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Calcium formate

Calcium formate structure

CAS No:
544-17-2
Formula:
CH2O2.¹/2Ca
Chemical Name:
Calcium formate
Synonyms:
Formic acid,calcium salt (2:1);Calcium formate;Formic acid,calcium salt;Calcium diformate;Calcium formate (Ca(HCO2)2);Calcoform;Selbest Accelerator;E 328;Ronasil CF;Mebofix 50;Hanming HW;Diformyloxycalcium;1312710-55-6
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Organometallic Compounds

Description

Calcium formate, Ca(HCOO)
2
, is the calcium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It is also known as food additive E238 in food industry. The mineral form is very rare and called formicaite. It is known from a few boron deposits. It may be produced synthetically by reacting calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide with formic acid. Calcium formate is white solid, solubility at 0 °C 13.90 g, at 40 °C 14.56 g, at 80 °C 15.22 g of anhydrous salt per 100 g saturated solution, formed by reaction of calciu

DryPowder; Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals|WHITE-TO-YELLOW CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

Calcium formate is an organic molecular entity.

Calcium formate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

130.11

Exact Mass：

129.957901

EC Number：

208-863-7

UNII：

NP3JD65NPY

ICSC Number：

1634

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID0027193

Color/Form：

Orthorhombic crystals or crystalline powder|White or pale yellow, crystalline powder

HScode：

2915120000

Characteristics

PSA：

80.3

XLogP3：

-2.47

Appearance：

DryPowder; Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals

Density：

2.015 g/cm³

Melting Point：

>300 °C

Boiling Point：

100.6°C at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

29.9ºC

Water Solubility：

H2O: soluble

Storage Conditions：

Store in a tightly closed container. Store in a cool, dry area away from incompatible substances.

Toxicity：

Oral-rat LD50: 2650 mg/kg; Oral-Mouse LD50: 1920 mg/kg

Flammability characteristics：

Thermal decomposition emits spicy and irritating smoke

Odor：

Slight acetic acid-like odor

Autoignition Temperature：

475 °C

Safety Information

Packing level：

Ⅲ

Transport codes：

1759

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

36/37/38-41

safety instructions：

26-37/39-39-24/2526

RTECS Number：

LQ5600000

Marks：

Storage features：

Warehouse ventilated, low temperature and dry

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable under normal temperatures and pressures.

Precautionary statement(s)：

P280-P305 + P351 + P338 + P310

Hazard Statements：

H318

Disposal Methods：

SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial (sanitary landfill) disposal practices are subject to significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue (including waste sludge), consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.

Fire Hazards：

Not combustible. Finely dispersed particles form explosive mixtures in air.

GHS Classification：

|Danger|H318 (80.6%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]|P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310, and P337+P313|Aggregated GHS information provided by 571 companies from 8 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Fire Fighting：

In case of fire in the surroundings, use appropriate extinguishing media.

Preventive Measures：

SRP: The scientific literature for the use of contact lenses in industry is conflicting. The benefit or detrimental effects of wearing contact lenses depend not only upon the substance, but also on factors including the form of the substance, characteristics and duration of the exposure, the uses of other eye protection equipment, and the hygiene of the lenses. However, there may be individual substances whose irritating or corrosive properties are such that the wearing of contact lenses would be harmful to the eye. In those specific cases, contact lenses should not be worn. In any event, the usual eye protection equipment should be worn even when contact lenses are in place.

Irritations：

An eye irritant.

Spillage Disposal：

Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Sweep spilled substance into covered containers. If appropriate, moisten first to prevent dusting. Wash away remainder with plenty of water.

Safe Storage：

Separated from strong oxidants and strong acids.

Inhalation Risk：

A harmful concentration of airborne particles can be reached quickly when dispersed.

Effects of Short Term Exposure：

The substance is irritating to the eyes.

Exposure Prevention：

PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST!

Inhalation Prevention：

Use local exhaust or breathing protection.

Skin Prevention：

Protective gloves.

Eye Prevention：

Wear safety goggles.

Toxicity

Toxicity class：

moderately toxic

Non-Human Toxicity Values：

LD50 Rat oral 2650 mg/kg|LD50 Mouse 1920 mg/kg|LD50 Mouse iv 154 mg/kg

Drug Information

First Aid：

Fresh air, rest.

Rinse skin with plenty of water or shower.

First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.

MeSH Entry Terms：

aluminum formate

Symptoms：

Cough.

Redness. Pain.

Calcium formate Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

It is derived from the neutralization of formic acid and lime milk. Lime milk and carbon monoxide are reacted under pressure and heating.

Uses

Calcium formate decomposes and frees formic acid in the intestines and stomach of animals, reduces the pH in the intestines and stomach, is beneficial to activate pepsinogen, promote digestion, and also has antibacterial effects.Used as feed additives, suitable for all kinds of animals, with acidification, anti-mildew, antibacterial and other effects.For leather tanning.preservative. Diuretic effect.

Accelerator for concrete grout

Adhesives and sealants

Production

10,000,000 - 50,000,000 lb

Manufacturing Info：

Adhesive manufacturing|Formic acid, calcium salt (2:1): ACTIVE|AT RATE OF 5 LB/TON OF ENSILAGE TO PRESERVE SILAGE BY HASTENING DEVELOPMENT OF LACTIC ACID IN /ANIMAL/ FEED.|SCRUBBING SOLN (CALCIUM FORMATE, CA(OH)2, & CACL2) & CARBOXYLIC ACID ALLOWS OVER 90% FLUE GAS SULFUR DIOXIDE REMOVAL, PREVENTS SCALING, YIELDS HIGH PURITY GYPSUM.|USED AS A COMPONENT OF POWER PLANT FLUE-GAS SCRUBBING SOLUTION.

Use Classification：

EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Enzymes and Enzyme Stabilizers;Processing Aids and Additives|Safer Chemical Classes -> Green circle - The chemical has been verified to be of low concern

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:130.11
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
Exact Mass:129.9578994
Monoisotopic Mass:129.9578994
Topological Polar Surface Area:80.3
Heavy Atom Count:7
Complexity:7.5
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:3
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Material

Carbon dioxide

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium carbonate

Formic acid

Downstream Products

1-Octanol

Butanal

Sodium formate

Potassium formate

Formic acid

Acetic acid

Acetaldehyde

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