Calcium Chloride
Calcium Chloride is white to off-white crystalline powder mainly hygroscopic in nature. It is soluble in water, acetic acid and acetone. It is also available in different forms like anhydrous lumps, fused lumps, liquid brine and anhydrous granules.
- Other Names
- Calcium dichloride, Calcium chloride anhydrous, Jarcal, Isocal, Unichem calchlor
- Chemical Formula
- CaCl2
- CAS No
- 10043-52-4
- Molar Mass
- 110.978 g/mol
| TEST | RESULT |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White Powder Free From Impurities |
| Purity | 94 % - min |
| NaCl | 3 % - max |
| Ca(OH)2 | 0.50 % - max |
| Iron As Fe | 0.10 % - max |
| SO4 | 0.20 % - max |
Applications:
Calcium Chloride is used in oil and gas industry as a part of mud chemical or completion fluid.
It is used as additive in plastics. Used as a dehumidifier/drying agent, as a drainage aid for wastewater treatment.
As a thinner in fabric softener, as an electrolyte, as a food preservative.
It is used as cement & concrete additive. It is used in the production of activated charcoal. It is used as an additive in plastics & in fire extinguishers, in blast furnaces as an additive to control scaffolding and in fabric softener as a thinner.
It is also used in food industry and as a de-icing agent.
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