ammonium carbonate
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A dozen cleaning agents were proposed before the restorers settled on a solution of distilled water and 25% ammonium carbonate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The second: a fifteen per cent solution of ammonium carbonate in water.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
The strongest solution in which nitrification has at present commenced contained ammonium carbonate equivalent to 368 milligrammes of nitrogen per liter.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various
This hinderance of nitrification by the presence of an excess of ammonium carbonate effectually prevents the nitrification of strong solutions of urine, in which, as already mentioned, ammonium carbonate is the first product of fermentation.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various
Alternatively, though usually less effectively, you could add some ammonium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate to the container.
