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ALUM

ălˈəm, any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, cesium, or thallium) and a trivalent cation (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron, manganese, cobalt, or titanium). The name alum commonly refers to potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate, or potash alum, KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O, a colorless-to-white, crystalline compound. It is used in water purification, leather tanning, mordant dyeing, as an astringent, and in baking powder; it occurs in nature as the mineral kalunite. Sodium aluminum sulfate, or soda alum, NaAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O, is also used in baking powder. Ammonium aluminum sulfate, or ammonia alum, NH₄Al(SO₄)₂·12H₂O, is used in tanning, in dyeing and fireproofing textiles, in vegetable glues and porcelain cements, and in water purification. Chromium potassium sulfate, or chrome alum, KCr(SO₄)₂·12H₂O, is used as a mordant in dyeing, in tanning, and in photographic fixing baths to harden gelatin films and plates. Aluminum sulfate, Al₂(SO₄)₃·18H₂O, is also called alum. A pseudoalum is a double sulfate salt of a divalent cation (e.g., magnesium or calcium) and a trivalent cation (e.g., aluminum).

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European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State: The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey
Book by Kate Fleet; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects:	Europe--Commerce--Islamic Countries, Islamic Countries--Commerce--Europe, Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
...6. Wine 74 7. Alum* 80 8. Cloth 95...in the late 1430s 147 3 Alum prices 150 4 Imported cloth...Constantinople in the later 1430s 147 A3.1 Alum Prices 150 A4.1 Imported cloth...*

Madder Red: A History of Luxury and Trade : Plant Dyes and Pigments in World Commerce and Art
Book by Robert Chenciner; Curzon, 2000
Subjects:	Dye Industry--History, Madder, Madder--History
...red when treated with greasy mordants and alum, a secret jealously preserved by Eastern...McDowell in 1986 analysed as madder with alum. 15 The next earliest madder dyeing...Germer decided on the Roman dating as alum mordanted wool was not known in the Middle...

Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World: Illustrative Documents
Book by Robert S. Lopez, Irving W. Raymond; Columbia University Press, 1955
Subjects:	Commerce--History

Handbook of Photography
Book by Keith Henney, Beverly Dudley; Whittlesey House, 1939
Subjects:	Photography--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

The English Patents of Monopoly
Book by William Hyde Price; Harvard Universtiy Press, 1913
Subjects:	Monopolies--Great Britain
...VII. The Royal Alum Works 82...included such products as soap, saltpeter, alum, sulphur, oil, salt, glass, and cloth...Treasury from the profits of monopoly was the alum project, which resulted so disastrously...

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A Novel Technology to Improve Drinking Water Quality Using Natural Treatment Methods in Rural Tanzania
Journal article by Shaaban Aman Mbogo; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 70, 2008
Subjects:	Alum--Comparative analysis, Coagulants (Materials)--Usage, Drinking water--Chemical properties, Water quality management--Methods, Water treatment--Methods, Water--Methods, Water--Purification
...relies on the addition of chemicals such as alum (aluminium sulfate) as coagulants and the...percent natural coagulant + 20 percent alum); residual turbidity of clarified water...WHO standards for drinking water. When alum (Al.sub.2SO.sub.4) was used, however, the...

The Evil Eye and Cultural Beliefs among the Bedouin Tribes of the Negev, Middle East [1]
Journal article by Aref Abu-Rabia; Folklore, Vol. 116, 2005
Subjects:	Bedouins--Research, Bedouins--Social aspects, Evil eye--Research
...Quran and other blessings. Some women put alum (shabbih) in the beads so that if the evil...eye. Both the blue beads and the white alum serve as protection against the evil eye...was a healer. She took three pieces of alum (shabbih), one personifying men, the...

Lung Cancer Risk after Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal article by Ben Armstrong, Emma Hutchinson, John Unwin, Tony Fletcher; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
Subjects:	Air pollution, Bladder cancer, Distillate oils, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Steel industry, Synthetic fuels
...Cohort <br/ Armstrong 1994 Alum* Canada Ca-coh <br/ Milham 1979 Alum USA Cohort <br/ Moulin 2000 Alum France Cohort...*

European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State: The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey
Journal article by Willem Floor; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002
Subjects:	European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State: The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey (Book)
...money, commodities, slaves, grain, wine, alum, cloth, and metals. A final chapter deals...it was under strict government control. Alum, which was used as a dye in the European...was dominated by the Genoese, who mined alum in Anatolia. Details about end-use localities...

Is Satire Possible?
Journal article by Susan Ohanian; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 84, 2002
Subjects:	Education--Management, Education--Testing, Mathematics teachers--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mathematics teachers--Information management, Satire--Analysis, Schools--Management
...of a student currently enrolled in the Alum Rock Union School District and of three...news article ran under this headline: "Alum Rock Chief Pitches His Reform Plan: Focus...Carrillo announced drastic moves to "revive" Alum Rock schools, which he termed "significantly...

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Baylor Selects Alum as New President
Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 122, November 29, 2005
Subjects:	Baylor University--Officials and employees, Lilley, John M.--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Universities and colleges--Officials and employees, Universities and colleges--United States
Baylor Selects Alum* as New President. After fits and starts, Baylor Universitys search for a new president ended with the choice of Baylor alumnus...*

Potty Mouth: Seinfeld Alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus Loves Bad Words and Gay Marriage
Magazine article by Brandon Voss; The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), November 4, 2008
Subjects:	Actors--Interviews, Actresses--Interviews, Louis-Dreyfus, Julia--Interviews
Potty Mouth: Seinfeld Alum* Julia Louis-Dreyfus Loves Bad Words and Gay Marriage. by Brandon Voss THE FOURTH SEASON of the CBS sitcom The New Adventures...*

Rider of the Storm: As Reality TV Alum Jim Morrison Takes Stab at Public Office, a Contest He Won in a New York City Gay Bar Becomes an Issue in the Campaign
Magazine article by Dan Allen; The Advocate, September 2, 2003
Rider of the Storm: As Reality TV Alum* Jim Morrison Takes Stab at Public Office, a Contest He Won in a New York City Gay Bar Becomes an Issue in the Campaign. by...*

Real World Recovery: In a Confessional New Book, Gay Real World Alum Chris Beckman Puts the Spotlight on a New Generation Fighting Addiction
Magazine article by Michael Giltz; The Advocate, September 27, 2005
Subjects:	Beckman, Chris--Works, Drug addicts--Biography, Drug addicts--Works
Real World Recovery: In a Confessional New Book, Gay Real World Alum* Chris Beckman Puts the Spotlight on a New Generation Fighting Addiction. by Michael Giltz "If Id started using drugs...*

Sickness and Secrecy
Magazine article by Paul M. Rodriguez; Insight on the News, Vol. 13, August 25, 1997
Subjects:	HIV infection--Research, Immunological adjuvants--Military aspects, Official secrets--Analysis, Persian Gulf War veterans--Diseases
...other than aluminum adjuvants (also called alum-based adjuvants) had been used on U.S...Although the only U.S.-approved adjuvant is alum-based,others -- such as squalene -- have...immunizations" are mixed with adjuvants -- such as alum, squalene and squalene liquids -- to provide...

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Bartlett Alum Paladino Making an Impact at Harper
Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 29, 2006
Subjects:	College football, Football (College), Football teams
Bartlett Alum Paladino Making an Impact at Harper...Miazga Daily Herald Correspondent Bartlett alum Chris Paladino has made an immediate impact...Lamothe at North Central: Burlington Central alum Bobbie Lamothe is now a member of the North...

Wave Alum Eby Reaps Football Award
Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 27, 2006
Wave Alum Eby Reaps Football Award. by Mike Miazga...picked up some football hardware. Eby, a 2004 alum of the Perry Street school in Elgin, was...third in the country. Pucci at Loras: Jacobs alum Natalie Pucci is the leading scorer on the...

Larkin Alum Allison Earns Another Player of Week Award
Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 25, 2005
Subjects:	Northern Illinois University
Larkin Alum Allison Earns Another Player of Week Award...start the week. Sikora at Augustana: Elgin alum Kelly Sikora is now a sophomore forward for...start the week. Mohney at Elmhurst: Huntley alum Andrew Mohney is a 6-7 junior center on the...

D-C Alum Rynders Earns Volleyball Honor at Beloit
Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 13, 2006
D-C Alum Rynders Earns Volleyball Honor at Beloit...Lamothe at North Central: Burlington Central alum Bobbie Lamothe is now a member of the North...Northwesterns 3-0 loss to Michigan. Cary-Grove alum Cassie McLaughlin had 5 kills and hit .400...

Jacobs Alum Zimka Helps NIU Soccer to National Ranking
Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 20, 2006
Subjects:	Northern Illinois University, Soccer
Jacobs Alum Zimka Helps NIU Soccer to National Ranking...Miazga Daily Herald Correspondent Jacobs alum Joe Zimka has played a major role in the...midfielder Jose Alvarado, a Burlington Central alum. Alvarado is a two-time all-conference selection...

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Alum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALUM al m, any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates...cation (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron, manganese, cobalt, or titanium). The name alum commonly refers to potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate, or potash alum, KAl(SO 4 ) 2 12H 2 O, a colorless-to-white, crystalline compound. It is used in...

Kalunite
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KALUNITE see alum* . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.*

Emetic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...vomiting. Direct, or gastric, emetics, which act directly on the stomach, include syrup of ipecac , sulfate of zinc or copper, alum , ammonium carbonate, mustard in water, or copious quantities of warm saltwater. Indirect, or systemic, emetics, such as apomorphine...

Aix-Les-Bains
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...24,826), Savoie dept., SE France, situated on Lake Bourget at the foot of the Alps. It is a popular resort and spa. The towns alum and sulfur springs have been frequented since Roman times. There are ruins of Roman baths. ____________________ Copyright...

Morocco , Type of Leather
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a birds-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the Mediterranean, where sumac...

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