In addition to their role as inorganic coagulants, aluminium and iron salts are used to:

• Accelerate the setting time of concrete (aluminium salts)
• Add vital nutrients to animal feed compounds (iron salts)
• Create pigments used in the paint and cosmetics industries (iron salts)
• Effectively treat anaemia in human beings (iron salts)
• Fill fire extinguishers (aluminium salts)
• Fix colours on textiles (aluminium salts)
• Manufacture cosmetics and anti-perspirants (polyaluminum chlorides)
• Produce zeolites used as commercial adsorbents (aluminium salts)