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Calcium carbonate

ACS reagent, chelometric standard, 99.95-100.05% dry basis

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Linear Formula:
CaCO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.09
Beilstein:
8008338
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent
chelometric standard

Quality Level

Assay

99.95-100.05% dry basis

form

powder

impurities

≤0.01% NH4OH pptd.
≤0.01% insol. dil. HCl

pH

8

solubility

dilute HCl: 6.7%

density

2.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
fluoride (F-): ≤0.0015%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Ba: ≤0.01%
Fe: ≤0.002%
K: ≤0.01%
Mg: ≤0.01%
NH4+: ≤0.003%
Na: ≤0.01%
Sr: ≤0.1%
heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP)

SMILES string

[Ca++].[O-]C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/CH2O3.Ca/c2-1(3)4;/h(H2,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2

InChI key

VTYYLEPIZMXCLO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Calcium carbonate is a calcium salt commonly found in shells and skeleton of marine animals. It is an inexpensive, non-toxic and easily available reagent with a wide range of applications.

Application

Calcium carbonate may be used:
  • As a pore generating agent to prepare porous ceramics.
  • As chelometric standard for the standardization of EDTA solution.
  • To extract aluminium by microwave induced thermal activation of coal fly ash (CFA).

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Opposite particle size effect on amorphous calcium carbonate crystallization in water and during heating in air.
Zou Z, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 27(12), 4237-4246 (2015)
Calcium carbonate nanoparticles as cancer drug delivery system.
Maleki Dizaj S, et al.
Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 12(10) (2015)
Aluminum release from microwave-assisted reaction of coal fly ash with calcium carbonate.
Zhang ZY, et al.
Fuel Processing Technology, 134, 303-309 (2015)
Permeability of porous ceramic based on calcium carbonate as pore generating agent.
Sim?o L, et al.
Ceramics International, 41(3), 4782-4788 (2015)
Kanwaljit Kaur
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Analysis, 247-248 (2007)

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