Properties: amber or dark brown oily liquid, slightly irritating odor, slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene and petroleum ether, density 990-1004Kg/m3, flash point: 140 °F.
Uses: Ammonium ethionate is an excellent collector of non-ferrous metal sulfide ore, weak recovery power for pyrite, with high selectivity, using this collector to obtain higher quality concentrate, low arsenic content (in the presence of arsenic).