Aluminum sulfate
Agent Name
Aluminum sulfate
CAS Number
10043-01-3
Formula
Al.3/2H2-O4-S
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Alum; Aluminium sulphate; Aluminum alum; Aluminum alum (VAN); Aluminum sesquisulfate; Aluminum sulfate (2:3); Aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3); Aluminum sulphate; Aluminum trisulfate; Aluminum(III) silfate; Cake alum; Cake alum (VAN); Dialuminum sulfate; Dialuminum sulphate; Dialuminum trisulfate; Filter Alum; Hi Soft C 2; Nalco 7530; Papermaker's Alum; Pearl Alum; Pickle Alum; Sulfatodialuminum disulfate (Al2(SO4)3); Sulfuric acid, aluminum salt (3:2); Sulfuric acid, aluminum(3+) salt (3:2); Tai-Ace S 100; Tai-Ace S 150; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Metals, Inorganic Compounds
Description
White solid; [Merck Index] Hygroscopic; [CHEMINFO] White powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used for tanning leather, sizing paper, dyeing textiles (mordant), purifying water, treating sewage, manufacturing (lakes, aluminum resinate, aluminum salts, soaps, cosmetics), fireproofing and waterproofing cloth, clarifying oils and fats, waterproofing concrete, controlling pH of soil, and deodorizing/decolorizing petroleum; Also used in antiperspirants, agricultural pesticides, lubricants, food additives, and catalysts to make ethane; [HSDB]
Comments
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [ICSC] The octadecahydrate is CAS # 7784-31-8; Aluminum sulfate anhydrous is a severe eye irritant in animal studies; [CHEMINFO] An irritant; May cause serious eye injury; [MSDSonline] See "Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate." See "Aluminum."
Biomedical References
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
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