FEMA | N/A |
CAS | 21645-51-2 |
EINECS | 244-492-7 |
JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
CoE Number | N/A |
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Odor | N/A |
Flavor | N/A |
Material Notes | A compound with many biomedical applications: as a gastric antacid, an antiperspirant, in dentifrices, as an emulsifier, as an adjuvant in bacterins and vaccines, in water purification, etc. a compound with many biomedical applications: as a gastric antacid, an antiperspirant, in dentifrices, as an emulsifier, as an adjuvant in bacterins and vaccines, in water purification, etc. Used in foods as a buffer, neutralising agent or firming agent Aluminium hydroxide is an intermediate product in the Bayer process. In this process, bauxite is dissolved in hot sodium hydroxide solution, and insolubilities are filtered off. On cooling, aluminium hydroxide precipitates. The aluminium hydroxide is further calcined to give alumina, which may be smelted in the Hall-H�roult process in order to produce aluminium. |