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General Application:

Aluminium sulfate is used in water purification and as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles. In water purification, it causes suspended impurities to coagulate into larger particles and then settle to the bottom of the container (or be filtered out) more easily. This process is called coagulation or flocculation. It is sometimes used in the human food industry as a firming agent. Aluminum sulfate may be used as a deodorant, an astringent, or as a styptic for superficial shaving wounds. It is a common vaccine adjuvant and works by facilitating the slow release of antigen from the vaccine depot formed at the site of inoculation.