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A very sticky substance added to water during treatment that causes particles in the water to stick together.
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In the papermaking context, alumina sulfate: A1 2 (SO 4 ) 3 ?14H 2 0, A1 2 (SO 4 )3 ?18H 2 0, or a mixture of these hydrates. The increasing use of alum in papermaking since the 17th century (especially since the introduction of alum-rosin sizing in the mid-1800s, and the substitution of aluminum sulfate for the milder potassium aluminum sulfate about the same time, has been seen as the principal cause of deterioration of books since 1850. [1]
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A lightweight, silver-colored, easily worked metal used in sculpture and architecture since about 1930. Aluminum is not an alloy. The melting point of aluminum is 1200 degrees F.
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| alum |
Aluminum sulfate (an acid salt) used in the paper making process.
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Aluminum Sulfate (Al2SO4), which is used to cause suspended solids in water to be coagulated and subsequently filtered or vacuumed out.
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