aluminum sulfate
A salt of aluminum (Al 2 (SO
4 ) 3 ), occurring naturally
in considerable quantities in alumstone (alumite)
and feather alum. It is manufactured by treating
bauxite with 80% sulfuric acid at 110° C.,
the resulting solution being purified,
concentrated, and allowed to solidify. See also:
ALUM .
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