Potassium alum (alum) - Potassium alum

Japanese: カリミョウバン(明礬) - カリみょうばん
Potassium alum (alum) - Potassium alum
Its chemical formula is KAl( SO4 ) 2 · 12H2O or K2SO4 · Al2 ( SO4 ) 3 · 24H2O . Its specific gravity is 1.757. It is a regular octahedral, colorless crystal. When heated, it dissolves in water of crystallization (92°C). It dissolves well in water, and its aqueous solution is somewhat acidic. It is used as a mordant, pigment, sizing (to improve the water resistance of paper, etc.), tanning leather, water clarifier, medicine, etc. This is what is generally referred to as alum. It is precipitated by adding sulfuric acid after burning alum stone. → Burnt alum → Related topics Chrome alum (alum) | Alum (alum)

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Japanese:
化学式はKAl(SO42・12H2OまたはK2SO4・Al2(SO43・24H2O。比重1.757。正八面体,無色の結晶。熱すると結晶水に溶ける(92℃)。水によく溶け,水溶液は幾分酸性。媒染剤,顔料,サイジング(紙などの耐水性向上),皮のなめし,水の清澄剤,医薬品などに用いられる。一般にミョウバンというとこれをさす。ミョウバン石を焼いたのち硫酸を加えて析出させる。→焼ミョウバン
→関連項目クロムミョウバン(明礬)|ミョウバン(明礬)

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