1.02059

Calcium carbonate

99.95 Suprapur^®

• Linear Formula: CaCO₃
• CAS Number: 471-34-1
• Molecular Weight: 100.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 8008338
• MDL number: MFCD00010906
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• EC Index Number: 207-439-9
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: for inorganic trace analysis
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 99.95%
• form: solid
• potency: 6450 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); >2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rat)
• pH: 9.5-10.5 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H₂O, slurry)
• mp: 825 °C (decomposition)
• solubility: 0.017 g/L
• density: 2.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• bulk density: 300‑1400 kg/m³
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• 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

Description

Application

• Elastic constants of biogenic calcium carbonate.: This study investigates the elastic properties of biogenic calcium carbonate, providing valuable insights into its mechanical behavior and potential applications in biomaterials and environmental sciences (Best et al., 2024).


• Modification of Living Diatom, Thalassiosira weissflogii, with a Calcium Precursor through a Calcium Uptake Mechanism: A Next Generation Biomaterial for Advanced Delivery Systems.: This study explores the modification of living diatoms with calcium carbonate precursors, proposing innovative applications in advanced drug delivery systems (Abdul Rahman et al., 2024).

Analysis Note

Purity (metallic): ≥ 99.95 %
Assay (complexometric): ≥ 99.0 %
Chloride (Cl): ≤ 5 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 10 ppm
Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 20 ppm
Al (Aluminium): ≤ 0.20 ppm
Ba (Barium): ≤ 2.0 ppm
Cd (Cadmium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Ce (Cerium): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Co (Cobalt): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Cr (Chromium): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Cu (Copper): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Eu (Europium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.100 ppm
Hg (Mercury): ≤ 0.050 ppm
K (Potassium): ≤ 2.0 ppm
La (Lanthanum): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Li (Lithium): ≤ 1.0 ppm
Mg (Magnesium): ≤ 5.0 ppm
Mn (Manganese): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Na (Sodium): ≤ 3.0 ppm
Ni (Nickel): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Pb (Lead): ≤ 0.050 ppm
Rb (Rubidium): ≤ 20 ppm
Sc (Scandium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Sm (Samarium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Sr (Strontium): ≤ 100 ppm
Tl (Thallium): ≤ 0.01 ppm
Y (Yttrium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Yb (Ytterbium): ≤ 0.010 ppm
Zn (Zinc): ≤ 0.10 ppm

Legal Information

SUPRAPUR is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable