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POROUS ALUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Additives
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aluminium sodium sulfate
1, record 1, English, aluminium%20sodium%20sulfate
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aluminum sodium sulfate 2, record 1, English, aluminum%20sodium%20sulfate
correct, see observation, United States
- sodium aluminium sulfate 1, record 1, English, sodium%20aluminium%20sulfate
correct, see observation, Great Britain
- SAS 2, record 1, English, SAS
avoid
- SAS 2, record 1, English, SAS
- sodium aluminum sulfate 3, record 1, English, sodium%20aluminum%20sulfate
correct, see observation, United States
- soda alum 4, record 1, English, soda%20alum
correct
- porous alum 4, record 1, English, porous%20alum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A chemical product in the form of] colorless crystals used in dyeing, paper making, tanning, food technology [and] to purify drinking water. 5, record 1, English, - aluminium%20sodium%20sulfate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) recommends the form "aluminium" instead of "aluminum." 1, record 1, English, - aluminium%20sodium%20sulfate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- aluminum sodium sulphate
- sodium aluminum sulphate
- aluminium sodium sulphate
- sodium aluminium sulphate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfate d'aluminium sodium
1, record 1, French, sulfate%20d%27aluminium%20sodium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- alun de sodium 2, record 1, French, alun%20de%20sodium
correct, masculine noun
- sulfate double d'aluminium et de sodium 2, record 1, French, sulfate%20double%20d%27aluminium%20et%20de%20sodium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé chimique se présentant sous la forme de cristaux incolores efflorescents produits par la calcination d'un mélange de bauxite, d'acide sulfurique et de sulfate de sodium, utilisé, entre autres, comme mordant en teinture, comme imperméabilisant en papeterie, comme agent de purification des eaux potables, et pour la gravure. 3, record 1, French, - sulfate%20d%27aluminium%20sodium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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