Alum

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > mineral

Descripción

Colorless-to-white crystalline potassium aluminum sulfate; has a wide range of uses, including in treatment of leather and textile, in sizing paper, as a mordant in dyeing, and as a water-purifying agent.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300183621

Otros términos

  • aluin [nl]
  • alumbre [es]
  • potassium aluminum sulfate [en]
  • potash alum [en]
  • alum, potash [en]
  • sulfate, potassium aluminum [en]
  • potassium aluminium sulphate [en]
  • aluminum potassium sulfate [en]
  • potassium alum [en]