Term Name: | aluminium sulfate octadecahydrate |
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Synonyms: | Al2(SO4)3.18H2O, aluminium sulfate--water (1/18), aluminium sulfate.18H2O, aluminium(III) sulfate octadecahydrate, aluminum sulfate.18H2O, aluminum(III) sulfate octadecahydrate, cake alum, cake alum octadecahydrate, dialuminium sulfate octadecahydrate, dialuminum sulfate octadecahydrate, patent alum |
Definition: | A hydrate resulting from the the formal combination of anhydrous aluminium sulfate with approximately 18 mol eq. of water. The commercial product usually contains 5-10% less water than theory. It is one of the commonest hydrates of aluminium sulfate. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:74779] ( EBI ) |