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| ImageFile = Aluminium formate Structural Formula V1.svg 
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| IUPACName = Aluminium triformate
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|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 7360-53-4
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| UNII = 0D34IG724V
| PubChem = 62632
| ChemSpiderID = 56385
| SMILES = [Al+3].[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O
| InChI = 1/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
| InChIKey = MJWPFSQVORELDX-DFZHHIFOAF
| StdInChI = 1S/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
| StdInChIKey = MJWPFSQVORELDX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| C=3 | H=3 | Al=1 | O=6
| Appearance = White powder
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| Solubility = Insoluble 
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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards
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'''Aluminium formate''' is the [[Chemistry:Aluminium|aluminium]] [[Chemistry:Salt|salt]] of [[Chemistry:Formic acid|formic acid]], with the [[Chemistry:Chemical formula|chemical formula]] Al(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>. It can be produced via the reaction of aluminium [[Chemistry:Soap|soap]]s and formic acid.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oskar|first=Jochem|title=ALUMINIUM FORMATE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME|url=http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT2019415&id=-cx9AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q=Aluminium%20formate|publisher=United States Patent Office|accessdate=2012-06-29}}</ref> Reaction between formic acid and [[Chemistry:Aluminium hydroxide|aluminium hydroxide]] yields Al(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>0.75</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>0.25</sub>(HCOOH)<sub>0.25</sub>. Upon activation at 180&nbsp;°C, guest molecules are removed to obtain Al(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>.<ref>Evans H A, Mullangi D, Deng Z, et al. Aluminium formate, Al(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>: An earth-abundant, scalable, and highly selective material for CO<sub>2</sub> capture. Science Advances, 2022, 8(44): eade1473. {{doi|10.1126/sciadv.ade1473}}</ref>

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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal|last=Hannelore|first=Rauh|author2=Wilhelm Knoche|title=A kinetic study of the formation of aluminium formate in aqueous solution|journal=Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie|date=2010-06-10|volume=83|issue=5|pages=518–521|doi=10.1002/bbpc.19790830513}}<!--|accessdate=2012-06-29-->
* {{cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.jes.2018.02.013| pmid = 30340679| title = Aluminium formate (AF): Synthesis, characterization and application in dye wastewater treatment| journal = Journal of Environmental Sciences| volume = 74| pages = 95–106| year = 2018| last1 = Xue| first1 = Moxi| last2 = Gao| first2 = Baoyu| last3 = Li| first3 = Ruihua| last4 = Sun| first4 = Jianzhang| s2cid = 53010618}}

[[Category:Aluminium compounds]]
[[Category:Formates]]



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