CALCIUM HYDROXIDE


PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 1305-62-0

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE 

EINECS NO. 215-137-3
FORMULA Ca(OH)2
MOL WT. 74.09
H.S. CODE 2825.90

TOXICITY

Oral Rat LD50: 7340 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Calcium Dihydroxide; Calcium hydrate; Hydrated lime;
Lime water; Kemikal; Slaked lime; Caustic lime; Lime hydrate;

SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Hydrated lime, chemically known as calcium hydroxide, calcium hydrate or caustic lime, is produced by reacting water with high calcium quicklime in an atmospheric hydrator. It is a white powder form decomposes on heating producing calcium oxide.It is soluble in water and the solution is a medium strong base reacting violently with acids and attacking many metals in presence of water . Hydrated lime makes it suitable for a wide range of applications including: the treatment of potable water, waste water and municipal sludge, as a chemical process additive; the stabilization of toxic waste for site remesiation and various construction uses including soil stabilization and anti-stripping in asphalt mixes.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white crystals or powder, Odorless

MELTING POINT 580 C
BOILING POINT Decomposes
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.24
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 0.185 g/100 cc
pH 12 - 12.5
VAPOR DENSITY 2.5
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT Not considered to be a fire hazard
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

agriculture (soil alkaline), water treatment, construction (plaster, cement lime paints, white wash), municipal sludge treatment, chemical process additive, the stabilization of toxic, soil stabilization, anti-stripping in asphalt mixes.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

CaO

72.0% min

Ca(OH)2

95.0% min

MOISTURE

0.75% max

MgO

0.5% max

CaSO4

0.05% max

Fe2O3

0.08% max

Al2O3

0.15% max

SiO2

0.7% max

Mn

130ppm max

SCREEN SIZE

95% (mesh 100)

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs, 50kgs in bag
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Packing group:III)
UN NO. 3262
REMARKS