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Aluminium hydroxide, Al (OH)3, is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three much rarer polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite, and nordstrandite. Aluminium hydroxide is amphoteric, i.e., it has both basic and acidic properties. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO (OH), and aluminium oxide or ...
The antacid, Maalox Maalox was a brand of antacid owned by Sanofi.Their main product is a flavored liquid containing a suspension of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, which act to neutralize or reduce stomach acid, for the purpose of relieving the symptoms of indigestion, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and also stomach or duodenal ulcers.
Aluminium chlorohydrate is a group of water-soluble, [1] specific aluminium salts having the general formula Al n Cl 3n−m(O H)m. It is used in cosmetics as an antiperspirant and as a coagulant in water purification. In water purification, this compound is preferred in some cases because of its high charge, which makes it more effective at ...
An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion, or an upset stomach. [ 1 ] Some antacids have been used in the treatment of constipation and diarrhea. [ 2 ] Marketed antacids contain salts of aluminum, calcium, magnesium, or sodium. [ 2 ] Some preparations contain a combination of two ...
Sodium aluminate is an inorganic chemical that is used as an effective source of aluminium hydroxide for many industrial and technical applications. Pure sodium aluminate is a white crystalline solid having a formula variously given as NaAlO 2, NaAl(OH) 4 , [3] Na 2 O·Al 2 O 3, or Na 2 Al 2 O 4. Commercial sodium aluminate is available as a ...
Activated alumina. Activated alumina is manufactured from aluminium hydroxide by dehydroxylating it in a way that produces a highly porous material; this material can have a surface area significantly over 200 m 2 /g. The compound is used as a desiccant (to keep things dry by adsorbing water from the air) and as a filter of fluoride, arsenic ...
Boehmite or böhmite is an aluminium oxide hydroxide (γ-AlO (OH)) mineral, a component of the aluminium ore bauxite. It is dimorphous with diaspore. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic dipyramidal system and is typically massive in habit. It is white with tints of yellow, green, brown or red due to impurities.
Aluminium-ion batteries are a class of rechargeable battery in which aluminium ions serve as charge carriers. Aluminium can exchange three electrons per ion. This means that insertion of one Al 3+ is equivalent to three Li + ions. Thus, since the ionic radii of Al 3+ (0.54 Å) and Li + (0.76 Å) are similar, significantly higher numbers of ...