aluminum sulfate

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Scope note
White crystalline salt found naturally as mineral alunogenite; made synthetically by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid. It is used as a dye mordant, in tanning, as a flocculant in water purification, and for sizing paper.
aluminum sulfate
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025