Calcium chloride, whit a formula CaCl2, is an ionic compound of calcium and chlorine. It is highly soluble in water and it is deliquescent. It is a salt that is solid at room temperature, and it behaves as a typical ionic halide. It has several common applications such as brine for refrigeration plants, ice and dust control on roads, and in cement. It can be produced directly from limestone, but large amounts are also produced as a by-product of the Solvay process. Because of its hygroscopic nature, it must be kept in tightly-sealed containers. Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the body and the major fraction is in the bony structure. Calcium plays important physiological roles, many of which are poorly understood. It is essential for the functional integrity of the nervous and muscular systems. It is necessary for normal cardiac function and is one of the factors that operate in the mechanisms involved in the coagulation of blood.
chemical and physical properties of calcium chloride
Applications of Calcium chloride
1.Highway maintenance
Dustlaying
Snow and ice control
2.Chemical manufacture
Production of calcium salts
3.Cement
Low alkali cement, volatilize alkali, source of chlorides
4.Food
Cheese, brining, beer
5.Construction
Cold-weather concrete additive
Accelerates set
Soil solidification
Tractor tire weighting
6.Drying air and gases
Direct drying compound
7.Highway construction
Shoulder and base stabilization
8.Automotive & Aluminum
Waste Water Treatment
9.Mining
Dust proofing and freeze-resisting ore and coal
10.Paper manufacture
Increases web strength of corrugating media
DE-Inking
Improves dye retention
11.Petroleum
Additive to oil well completion fluids
Cementing finished oil wells
Drilling mud additive
Drying petroleum fractions
COA MSDS
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