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Aluminium Sulfate

CAS 10043-01-3Al2(SO4)3MW 342.2

Aluminium Sulfate (CAS 10043-01-3) — formula Al2(SO4)3, molecular weight 342.2; category chemical.

Product Overview

CAS Number10043-01-3
Molecular FormulaAl2(SO4)3
Molecular Weight342.2
Melting Point3.9 °F (USCG, 1999)
Boiling Point214 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
ApplicationsUses: 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, and catalysts to make ethane, [HSDB], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Pulp and Paper Processing [Category: Industry], Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], An early step in the treatment of raw water ... Either aluminum sulfate or ferric chloride proved a good primary flocculant for virus removal., The active ingredient is no longer contained in any registered products ... "cancelled.", For aluminum sulfate (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 013906) there are 0 labels match., SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Tanning leather, mordant in dyeing, manufacture lakes, deodorizing and decolorizing petroleum, antiperspirants, manufacture of aluminum salts., For more Uses (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (11 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Aluminium sulfate is an industrial chemical used as a flocculating agent in the purification of drinking water, in waste water treatment plants, and also in paper manufacturing. (L771), Use Classification: Food additives, Food Additives -> FIRMING_AGENT -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Deodorant, Antiperspirant, S, Industry Uses: Reducing agent, Waterproofing agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Fixing agent (mordant), Flocculating agent, Hardener, Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified, Intermediate, Other, Binder, pH regulating agent, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Consumer Uses: Flocculating agent, Dye, Filler, Household Products: Information on 14 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate anhydrous in the following categories is provided:, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Pet Care, Information on 3 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate in the following categories is provided:, Methods of Manufacturing: In Germany and most European countries, aluminum sulfate is produced on a large scale only from aluminum hydroxide and sulfuric acid by the Giulini process., Acid digestion of predominately silicon-rich raw materials gives a solution of aluminum sulfate. The purity depends on the process and starting materials. Iron, which strongly interferes, is precipitated with calcium hexacyanoferrate(II) as Berlin blue (iron hexacyanoferrate (II)), with calcium sulfide as iron sulfide, or by hydrolysis as basic iron sulfate. ... The clear solution is decanted and sold as a liquid or concentrated to 61.5 deg Baume, allowed to solidify, and milled. The final product, which contains about 0.5% Fe2O3 and 0.1% insoluble material, is the technical grade., By reacting freshly precipitated aluminum hydroxide with appropriate quantity of sulfuric acid. Resulting solution is evaporated and allowed to crystallize., Treating pure kaolin or aluminum hydroxide or bauxite with sulfuric acid. The insoluble silic acid is removed by filtration and the sulfate is obtained by crystallization. Similarly, from waste coal mining shale and sulfuric acid., Impurities: The iron-free grade: (<0.005% ferric oxide max) ... using pure alumina trihydrate in place of bauxite or clay., Formulations, Preparations: Grades: iron-free, technical, CP, USP, United States Pharmacopeia, FCC, food chemicals codex, a liquid form (49.7 water) is also available., Article of commerce usually contains 5 to 10% less water than theory., Aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate, Ground & powder, food grade, and commercial., The commercial grade is available both as a lump or granular solid containing 17.0-17.5% aluminum oxide (57% aluminum sulfate) and as a solution containing 7.5-8.5% aluminum oxide., Commercial product is known as cake alum or patent alum. It is about 99.5% pure., Consumption Patterns: Coagulant for water and waste treatment, 65% (pulp and paper industry, 15%, other industries, 50%), rosin size precipitant for paper, 35%, other, less than 1% (1981), Water & waste treatment, - potable, 25%, - waste & sewage, 20%, - pulp and paper, 10%, papermaking, - paper, 20% - paper board, miscellaneous, 5% (1984), estimate, U.S. Production: 2023: 2, 500, 000, 000 - <4, 000 lb, 2022: 2, 2021: 2, 2020: 2, (1977) 7.13X10+11 GRAMS, (1979) 7.40X10+11 GRAMS, (1984) 2.16 billion lb, (1983) 2.21 billion lb, For more U.S. Production (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (10 total), U.S. Imports: (1977) 9.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.20X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 4.57X10+10 g, U.S. Exports: (1977) 6.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.40X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 5.70X10+9 g, General Manufacturing Information: All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities, Utilities, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturi
CategoryAcidity Regulators

Applications

Documented applications: 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, and catalysts to make ethane, [HSDB], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Pulp and Paper Processing [Category: Industry], Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], An early step in the treatment of raw water ... Either aluminum sulfate or ferric chloride proved a good primary flocculant for virus removal., The active ingredient is no longer contained in any registered products ... "cancelled.", For aluminum sulfate (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 013906) there are 0 labels match., SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Tanning leather, mordant in dyeing, manufacture lakes, deodorizing and decolorizing petroleum, antiperspirants, manufacture of aluminum salts., For more Uses (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (11 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Aluminium sulfate is an industrial chemical used as a flocculating agent in the purification of drinking water, in waste water treatment plants, and also in paper manufacturing. (L771), Use Classification: Food additives, Food Additives -> FIRMING_AGENT -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Deodorant, Antiperspirant, S, Industry Uses: Reducing agent, Waterproofing agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Fixing agent (mordant), Flocculating agent, Hardener, Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified, Intermediate, Other, Binder, pH regulating agent, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Consumer Uses: Flocculating agent, Dye, Filler, Household Products: Information on 14 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate anhydrous in the following categories is provided:, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Pet Care, Information on 3 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate in the following categories is provided:, Methods of Manufacturing: In Germany and most European countries, aluminum sulfate is produced on a large scale only from aluminum hydroxide and sulfuric acid by the Giulini process., Acid digestion of predominately silicon-rich raw materials gives a solution of aluminum sulfate. The purity depends on the process and starting materials. Iron, which strongly interferes, is precipitated with calcium hexacyanoferrate(II) as Berlin blue (iron hexacyanoferrate (II)), with calcium sulfide as iron sulfide, or by hydrolysis as basic iron sulfate. ... The clear solution is decanted and sold as a liquid or concentrated to 61.5 deg Baume, allowed to solidify, and milled. The final product, which contains about 0.5% Fe2O3 and 0.1% insoluble material, is the technical grade., By reacting freshly precipitated aluminum hydroxide with appropriate quantity of sulfuric acid. Resulting solution is evaporated and allowed to crystallize., Treating pure kaolin or aluminum hydroxide or bauxite with sulfuric acid. The insoluble silic acid is removed by filtration and the sulfate is obtained by crystallization. Similarly, from waste coal mining shale and sulfuric acid., Impurities: The iron-free grade: (<0.005% ferric oxide max) ... using pure alumina trihydrate in place of bauxite or clay., Formulations, Preparations: Grades: iron-free, technical, CP, USP, United States Pharmacopeia, FCC, food chemicals codex, a liquid form (49.7 water) is also available., Article of commerce usually contains 5 to 10% less water than theory., Aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate, Ground & powder, food grade, and commercial., The commercial grade is available both as a lump or granular solid containing 17.0-17.5% aluminum oxide (57% aluminum sulfate) and as a solution containing 7.5-8.5% aluminum oxide., Commercial product is known as cake alum or patent alum. It is about 99.5% pure., Consumption Patterns: Coagulant for water and waste treatment, 65% (pulp and paper industry, 15%, other industries, 50%), rosin size precipitant for paper, 35%, other, less than 1% (1981), Water & waste treatment, - potable, 25%, - waste & sewage, 20%, - pulp and paper, 10%, papermaking, - paper, 20% - paper board, miscellaneous, 5% (1984), estimate, U.S. Production: 2023: 2, 500, 000, 000 - <4, 000 lb, 2022: 2, 2021: 2, 2020: 2, (1977) 7.13X10+11 GRAMS, (1979) 7.40X10+11 GRAMS, (1984) 2.16 billion lb, (1983) 2.21 billion lb, For more U.S. Production (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (10 total), U.S. Imports: (1977) 9.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.20X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 4.57X10+10 g, U.S. Exports: (1977) 6.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.40X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 5.70X10+9 g, General Manufacturing Information: All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities, Utilities, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturi.

Technical Profile

What this product is

Aluminium Sulfate is a chemical compound with CAS registry number 10043-01-3 and molecular formula Al2(SO4)3 (molecular weight 342.2), belonging to the chemical segment of chemical raw materials.

Identification

CAS number: 10043-01-3

Its molecular formula Al2(SO4)3 comprises 2 Al, 3 S, 12 O atoms.

Also known as: Aluminium Sulfate · 硫酸铝

Category: chemical

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CAS number of Aluminium Sulfate?

The CAS registry number of Aluminium Sulfate is 10043-01-3.

What is the molecular formula and molecular weight of Aluminium Sulfate?

Molecular formula Al2(SO4)3, molecular weight 342.2.

What other names is Aluminium Sulfate known by?

It is also registered under: Aluminium Sulfate, 硫酸铝.

What are the documented applications of Aluminium Sulfate?

Recorded applications: 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, and catalysts to make ethane, [HSDB], Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry], Pulp and Paper Processing [Category: Industry], Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry], Sewer and Wastewater Treatment [Category: Industry], Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], An early step in the treatment of raw water ... Either aluminum sulfate or ferric chloride proved a good primary flocculant for virus removal., The active ingredient is no longer contained in any registered products ... "cancelled.", For aluminum sulfate (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 013906) there are 0 labels match., SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Tanning leather, mordant in dyeing, manufacture lakes, deodorizing and decolorizing petroleum, antiperspirants, manufacture of aluminum salts., For more Uses (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (11 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Aluminium sulfate is an industrial chemical used as a flocculating agent in the purification of drinking water, in waste water treatment plants, and also in paper manufacturing. (L771), Use Classification: Food additives, Food Additives -> FIRMING_AGENT -> JECFA Functional Classes, Cosmetics -> Deodorant, Antiperspirant, S, Industry Uses: Reducing agent, Waterproofing agent, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Fixing agent (mordant), Flocculating agent, Hardener, Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified, Intermediate, Other, Binder, pH regulating agent, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Consumer Uses: Flocculating agent, Dye, Filler, Household Products: Information on 14 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate anhydrous in the following categories is provided:, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Pet Care, Information on 3 consumer products that contain Aluminum sulfate in the following categories is provided:, Methods of Manufacturing: In Germany and most European countries, aluminum sulfate is produced on a large scale only from aluminum hydroxide and sulfuric acid by the Giulini process., Acid digestion of predominately silicon-rich raw materials gives a solution of aluminum sulfate. The purity depends on the process and starting materials. Iron, which strongly interferes, is precipitated with calcium hexacyanoferrate(II) as Berlin blue (iron hexacyanoferrate (II)), with calcium sulfide as iron sulfide, or by hydrolysis as basic iron sulfate. ... The clear solution is decanted and sold as a liquid or concentrated to 61.5 deg Baume, allowed to solidify, and milled. The final product, which contains about 0.5% Fe2O3 and 0.1% insoluble material, is the technical grade., By reacting freshly precipitated aluminum hydroxide with appropriate quantity of sulfuric acid. Resulting solution is evaporated and allowed to crystallize., Treating pure kaolin or aluminum hydroxide or bauxite with sulfuric acid. The insoluble silic acid is removed by filtration and the sulfate is obtained by crystallization. Similarly, from waste coal mining shale and sulfuric acid., Impurities: The iron-free grade: (<0.005% ferric oxide max) ... using pure alumina trihydrate in place of bauxite or clay., Formulations, Preparations: Grades: iron-free, technical, CP, USP, United States Pharmacopeia, FCC, food chemicals codex, a liquid form (49.7 water) is also available., Article of commerce usually contains 5 to 10% less water than theory., Aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate, Ground & powder, food grade, and commercial., The commercial grade is available both as a lump or granular solid containing 17.0-17.5% aluminum oxide (57% aluminum sulfate) and as a solution containing 7.5-8.5% aluminum oxide., Commercial product is known as cake alum or patent alum. It is about 99.5% pure., Consumption Patterns: Coagulant for water and waste treatment, 65% (pulp and paper industry, 15%, other industries, 50%), rosin size precipitant for paper, 35%, other, less than 1% (1981), Water & waste treatment, - potable, 25%, - waste & sewage, 20%, - pulp and paper, 10%, papermaking, - paper, 20% - paper board, miscellaneous, 5% (1984), estimate, U.S. Production: 2023: 2, 500, 000, 000 - <4, 000 lb, 2022: 2, 2021: 2, 2020: 2, (1977) 7.13X10+11 GRAMS, (1979) 7.40X10+11 GRAMS, (1984) 2.16 billion lb, (1983) 2.21 billion lb, For more U.S. Production (Complete) data for ALUMINUM SULFATE (10 total), U.S. Imports: (1977) 9.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.20X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 4.57X10+10 g, U.S. Exports: (1977) 6.00X10+9 GRAMS, (1979) 1.40X10+10 GRAMS, (1985) 5.70X10+9 g, General Manufacturing Information: All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities, Utilities, Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturi.

Which category does Aluminium Sulfate belong to?

Category: Acidity Regulators.

PubChem Public Data

Independent reference data for Aluminium Sulfate (CAS 10043-01-3), compiled from public chemistry databases.

Registry identifiers across databases

CAS Registry Number10043-01-3
PubChem CID24850
Molecular formulaAl2(SO4)3
IUPAC namedialuminum;trisulfate
UNII (FDA)I7T908772F

Computed descriptors

Molecular Weight342.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count12
Rotatable Bond Count0
Exact Mass341.818266
Monoisotopic Mass341.818266
Topological Polar Surface Area266
Heavy Atom Count17

Physicochemical values on record

Boiling Point214 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
Boiling Point1600
Melting Point3.9 °F (USCG, 1999)
Melting Point700
Melting Point770 °C
Solubility86.9
Density1.61
Density2.71 g/cm³
Density2.672 @25 °C
Decomposition770 °C

Documented uses on record

    Petroleum Production and Refining [Category: Industry]Pulp and Paper Processing [Category: Industry]

    Synonyms and trade names

    ALUMINUM SULFATE; 10043-01-3; Aluminium sulfate; Dialuminum trisulfate; Aluminum sulfate anhydrous; Aluminium sulphate; Dialuminum sulfate; Aluminum alum; Sulfuric acid, aluminum salt; Filter Alum; Pickle Alum; Papermaker's Alum; Sulfuric acid, aluminum salt (3:2); Aluminum sulfate (2:3); Pearl Alum; Aluminum trisulfate

    Regulatory listings held on file

    Regulatory & Food ContactFDA Substance added to food: COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONT
    FIRMING_AGENT: Food Additives
    COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SEQ
    ALUMINIUM SULFATE (anhydrous)
    NO ADI ALLOCATED
    TRS 631-JECFA 22/21
    GHS notification summary4.4% (50 / 1124)

    GHS hazard classification

    GHS notification summary4.4% (50 / 1124)
    Reported hazard statementsH290 (41.1%), H318 (91.5%), H319

    This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 4.4% (50 of 1124) of reports.

    H290 (41.1%): May be corrosive to metals [Warning Corrosive to Metals]

    What the public record says

    Aluminium Sulfate · CAS 10043-01-3 · Al2(SO4)3. UNII I7T908772F. Boiling Point: 214 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999); Boiling Point: 1600; Melting Point: 3.9 °F (USCG, 1999).

    Physical description and handling notes

    Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.

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