Calcium Chloride

Product Description

Calcium Chloride is a high-quality industrial chemical with a purity level of 95%. It is available in powder form and can be stored at room temperature. The pH level of Calcium Chloride is 2.0, making it highly acidic. This versatile compound is widely used in different industries for various applications, including dust control, road stabilization, and ice melting. Calcium Chloride is also used as a desiccant for moisture control, as a food additive, and in the production of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound, a salt with the chemical formula CaCl 2. It is a white crystalline solid at room temperature, and it is highly soluble in water. It can be created by neutralising hydrochloric acid with calcium hydroxide.

Calcium chloride is commonly encountered as a hydrated solid with generic formula CaCl2.nH2O, where n = 0, 1, 2, 4, and 6. These compounds are mainly used for de-icing and dust control. Because the anhydrous salt is hygroscopic and deliquescent, it is used as a desiccant.

By depressing the freezing point of water, calcium chloride is used to prevent ice formation and is used to de-ice. This application consumes the greatest amount of calcium chloride. Calcium chloride is relatively harmless to plants and soil. As a de-icing agent, it is much more effective at lower temperatures than sodium chloride. When distributed for this use, it usually takes the form of small, white spheres a few millimeters in diameter, called prills. Solutions of calcium chloride can prevent freezing at temperatures as low as 52 C (62 F), making it ideal for filling agricultural implement tires as a liquid ballast, aiding traction in cold climates.