Aluminum+Trichloride

Aluminum chloride is strongly irritating and highly corrosive to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes owing to its reaction with water to form hydrochloric acid. It is slightly toxic by ingestion but can cause severe burns to the mouth and digestive tract until hydrolyzed in the stomach. Inhalation of aluminum trichloride dust, vapor, or its hydrolysis products can result in severe damage to the tissues of the respiratory tract and can lead to shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and headache; inhalation of large amounts may lead to respiratory tract spasms and pulmonary edema and can be fatal. Skin and eye contact with aluminum chloride can cause severe burns.

Medicine: Food: Laboratory: Other Applications:
 * 1) cough medicine
 * 1) known as sal ammoniac
 * 2) bread making
 * 3) yeast
 * 4) spice in dark sweets
 * 5) ads crisp to cookies
 * 6) flavors vodka
 * 1) cooling baths
 * 2) buffer solutions
 * 1) electrolyte in batteries
 * 2) shampoo
 * 3) plywood glue
 * 4) dyes
 * 5) tanning
 * 6) luster of cotton


 * **Major Hazards** |||| Highly corrosive solid that reacts with water to form hydrochloric acid. ||