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magnesium hydroxide

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magnesium hydroxide: see milk of magnesia milk of magnesia, common name for the chemical compound magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2. The viscous, white, mildly alkaline mixture that is used medicinally as an antacid and laxative is a suspension of approximately 8% magnesium hydroxide in water.
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ACM-MH 95 magnesium hydroxide serves as a flame-retardant filler, releasing water of hydration like alumina trihydrate, but is able to withstand processing temperatures to 625 F vs.
APPLICATION: Using magnesium hydroxide as a substitute for sodium hydroxide can improve the bleaching effluent characteristics in the bleaching of mechanical pulps.
Others contain only magnesium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide, so they're not good sources of calcium.
 
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