Packaging and storage
Preserve in well-closed containers.
Labeling
The label states the content of anhydrous aluminum dichlorohydrate.
Identification
A solution (1 in 10) responds to the tests for
Aluminum 191 and for
Chloride 191.
pH 791:
between 3.0 and 5.0, in a solution [15 in 100 (w/w)].
Limit of iron
Using Aluminum Dichlorohydrate instead of Aluminum Chlorohydrate, proceed as directed in the test for
Limit of iron under
Aluminum Chlorohydrate. The limit is 150 µg per g.
Aluminum/chloride atomic ratio
Divide the percentage of aluminum found in the test for
Content of aluminum by the percentage of chloride found in the test for
Content of chloride and multiply by 35.453/26.98, in which 35.453 and 26.98 are the atomic weights of chlorine and aluminum, respectively: the ratio is between 0.90:1 and 1.25:1.
Assay
Calculate the percentage of anhydrous aluminum dichlorohydrate in the Aluminum Dichlorohydrate by the formula:
Al({26.98
x + [17.01(3
x 1)] + 35.453} / 26.98
x),
in which
Al is the percentage of aluminum found in the test for
Content of aluminum,
x is the aluminum/chloride atomic ratio, 26.98 is the atomic weight of aluminum, 17.01 is the molecular weight of the hydroxide anion (OH), and 35.453 is the atomic weight of chlorine (Cl).