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ALUMINIUM SULFATE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
Al2(SO4)3
formula, see observation
Al2O12S3
formula, see observation
DEF

A salt ... colorless when pure that crystallizes with 18 molecules of water (octadecahydrate) ... that is usually made by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid, and that is used chiefly in papermaking, in water purification, in sewage treatment, in tanning, in dyeing as a mordant, and in flameproofing.

OBS

Aluminium sulfate is also used as a modifier for food starch, and in the making of pesticides, antiseptics, and detergents.

OBS

alum: used chiefly commercially.

OBS

The commercial product is also known as "cake alum" or "patent alum."

OBS

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommends the form "aluminium" instead of "aluminum."

OBS

Chemical formulas: Al2(SO4)3 or Al2O12S3

Key term(s)
  • aluminum sulphate
  • aluminium sulphate
  • paper makers' alum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Al2(SO4)3
formula, see observation
Al2O12S3
formula, see observation
DEF

Produit chimique se présentant sous la forme de masses blanches déliquescentes (octadécahydrate), à saveur très astringente, utilisé pour l'encollage du papier, l'industrie du cuir, les laques, la purification de l'eau, en microscopie, comme agent thérapeutique et comme mordant.

OBS

Formules chimiques : Al2(SO4)3 ou Al2O12S3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Al2(SO4)3
formula, see observation
Al2O12S3
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmulas químicas: Al2(SO4)3 o Al2O12S3

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