CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

 

SYNONYM: SLAKED LIME, HYDRATED LIME, CAUSTIC LIME.

 

FORMULA: Ca(OH)2

 

M.W.: 74.0946

 

CAS NO.: 1305-62-0

 

GRADE: INDUSTRIAL GRADE

 

DESCRIPTION: A SOFT WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER WITH AN ALKALINE TASTE, DERIVED FROM THE ACTION OF WATER ON CALCIUM OXIDE. IT ABSORBS CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE AIR, AND IT MELTS AND LOSES ITS WATER AT 580°C.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

Ca(OH)2

95% MIN.

CO2

1% MAX.

Fe

0.05% MAX.

H2O

1.0% MAX.

Mg

1.0% MAX.

WHITENESS

89% MIN.

FINENESS

400 MESH

 

USES: IT IS USED IN MORTAR, PLASTERS, CEMENTS, AS A WHITEWASH AND DISINFECTANT, AND IN SOIL CONDITIONING, WATER SOFTENING, AND MANY OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.

 

PACKING: 25 KG NET PLASTIC WOVEN BAG WITH LINING.