Aluminum Hydroxide Wiki
CAS: 21645-51-2
Aluminum
Hydroxide or aluminum hydrate is an inorganic compound, white and solid, which
is usually utilized in the chemical industry. It can extinguish fires through
the elimination of steam when it reaches certain high-temperature points. In
addition, its remarkable chemical inertness makes Aluminum Hydroxide the most
favored fire retardant in diverse uses, thereby being relevant to the
construction, plastic, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as with others of
the industrial inventory. Aluminum Hydroxide been most practically used in
various additives setting its usage through fireproofing for a century now, yet
its recognition has spanned since time immemorial. Common in structure both in
mineralization and in common usage around the globe, this flame retardant is
one of the most dominant minerals across Earth. Bauxite, which is a mineral
compound used from which Aluminum Hydroxide is procured, happens to be one of
the most abundant rocks found on Earth.
Chemical properties of Aluminum Hydroxide
● CAS: 21645-51-2
● Molecular Formula: AlH3O3
● Melting Point: Approximately 300 °C
(decomposition)
● Density: 2.42 g/cm³
● Boiling Point: 2980 °C (at 101 325 Pa)
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