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aluminum sulfate
noun
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , used chiefly as a water-purifying agent, as a mordant, and as a size in the manufacture of paper.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aluminum sulfate1
Example Sentences
Regulators suspect a significant portion of Stauffer’s waste is alum mud, a radioactive sludge that is a byproduct of producing aluminum sulfate.
Although such products are natural, they almost always contain alum in the form of potassium aluminum sulfate or ammonium aluminum sulfate.
Addressing alkaline soil requires products like sphagnum peat, elemental sulfur, aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, acidifying nitrogen, and organic mulches, according to Grove Collaborative.
The aluminum sulfate will be applied to three quarters of the lake starting Wednesday.
The treatment is alum, which is a combination of aluminum sulfate and sodium aluminate.
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