Aluminium Sulfate

Name: Aluminium Sulfate
Formula: Al2 (SO4)3
Molecular Weight: 608
Name
: Aluminium Sulfate
Formula
: Al
2
(SO
4
)
3
Molecular Weight
: 608
Specificity
:
White, lustrous crystals, pieces, granules, or powder. Melts when gradually heated. At 250°loses its water; decomposes at red heat. Sol in 1 part water. Practically insol in alcohol. On long boiling of the aq soln, insol basic.
Relative density
: 1.987,
USES
:
Tanning leather, sizing paper, mordant in dyeing; purifying water; manuf lakes, aluminum resinate; fireproofing and waterproofing cloth; clarifying oils and fats; treating sewage; waterproofing concrete; deodorizing and decolorizing petroleum; antiperspirants; agricultural pesticides; manuf aluminum salts.