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Calcium chloride dihydrate

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., USP, FCC, E509, 99-103%, ≤0.0001% Al

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CaCl2 · 2H2O
CAS Number:
10035-04-8
Molecular Weight:
147.01
EC Number:
233-140-8
MDL number:
MFCD00149613
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
329749597
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor pressure

0.01 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

grade

puriss.

Assay

99-103%

form

powder or crystals

quality

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., USP, FCC, E509

impurities

≤0.0001% Al
≤0.001% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.005% free acid (as HCl)
≤0.005% free alkali (as CaO)

pH

4.5-8.5 (25 °C, 5% in water)

mp

176 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

fluoride (F-): ≤40 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤200 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤1 mg/kg
As: ≤2 mg/kg
Fe: ≤10 mg/kg
Hg: ≤1 mg/kg
K: ≤100 mg/kg
Mg: ≤500 mg/kg
Na: ≤200 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

O.O.Cl[Ca]Cl

InChI

1S/Ca.2ClH.2H2O/h;2*1H;2*1H2/q+2;;;;/p-2

InChI key

LLSDKQJKOVVTOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Calcium chloride dihydrate is a useful biochemical reagent.

Application

Calcium chloride dihydrate was used in the preparation of calcium-alginate beads. It was used to compose the medium for Thermophilic Clostridia (MTC). It may be used for the concentration of virus vectors in a protocol.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Concentration of viral vectors by co-precipitation with calcium phosphate.
Pham L, et al.
The journal of gene medicine, 3(2), 188-194 (2001)
End-product pathways in the xylose fermenting bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum.
Shaw AJ, et al.
Enz. Microbiol. Technol., 42(6), 453-458 (2008)
George Pasparakis et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 323(1-2), 34-42 (2006-07-11)
The aim of the present work was to investigate the swelling behavior and the in vitro release of the antihypertensive drug verapamil hydrochloride from calcium alginate and chitosan treated calcium alginate beads. Calcium-alginate beads, chitosan-coated alginate beads and alginate-chitosan mixed
P Geetha et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 122, 17-23 (2015-07-15)
Population explosion, depletion of water resources and prolonged droughts and floods due to climatic change lead to scarcity of pure and hygienic drinking water in most of the developing countries. Recently nanomaterials attained considerable attention as biosorbent for water purification
Avinash A Kadam et al.
Bioresource technology, 132, 276-284 (2013-02-16)
Pretreatments to sugarcane bagasse (SCB) such as CaCl2, alkali, ammonia, steam and milling showed 91%, 46%, 47%, 42% and 56% adsorption of Solvent Red 5B (SR5B); 92%, 57%, 58%, 56% and 68% adsorption of simulated dyes mixture (SDM), and 86%
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