Specifications: Test item Specification Reagent grade Pharmaceutical grade Appearance Conform Conform Assay [Al2(SO4)3·18H2O]/% ≥99.0 ≥99.0 Clarify degrees test Conform Conform Water insoluble/% ≤0.02 ≤0.05 Chloride (Cl)/% ≤0.002 ≤0.01 Ammonium salt (NH4)/% ≤0.005 ≤0.02 Sodium (Na) /% ≤0.005 ≤0.015 Ferric (Fe)/% ≤0.003 ≤0.01 Heavy metal (Pb)/% ≤0.001 ≤0.002 Alkali metal and alkaline metal /% ≤0.25 ≤0.5 USE: used for the manufacturing of wood –pulp,paper,alum,aluminium salt, printing ink,lubricant,boiler cleaning agent,satin white,oilcloth,linoleum,ceramics,for sizing paper,clarifying fats and oils,tanning white leather,and water purification as deodorization and decolourizer in petroleum refining,as filtering medium water-proofing agent,and as mordant in dyeing.