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270296

Calcium carbide

pieces, thickness <10 mm , typically, technical grade, ~80%

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Linear Formula:
CaC2
CAS Number:
75-20-7
Molecular Weight:
64.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24856368
EC Number:
200-848-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3909011
MDL number:
MFCD00010905

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InChI key

UIXRSLJINYRGFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2.Ca/c1-2;/q-2;+2

SMILES string

[Ca++].[C-]#[C-]

grade

technical grade

assay

~80%

form

pieces

thickness

<10 mm , typically

density

2.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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signalword

Danger

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3 - Water-react. 1

Regulatory Information

监管及禁止进口产品
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H Kjuus et al.
British journal of industrial medicine, 43(4), 237-242 (1986-04-01)
The overall mortality and the incidence of cancer have been studied among male employees at a plant producing calcium carbide. The cohort was defined as all men employed at the plant for at least 18 months in the period 1953
B K Van Kreel et al.
Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS, 31(1), 108-111 (1996-01-01)
A rapid and inexpensive method was developed to determine deuterium enrichment in body fluids. This is achieved by converting water into acetylene. To vacutainer tubes a small amount of calcium carbide is added. The tubes are evacuated and 25 microliters
Palanisamy Ramasamy et al.
Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA, 20(6), 536-540 (2003-01-29)
Carbide sludge (10.4-11.5 tonnes day(-1)) is generated from the reaction of calcium carbide (900 kg) and water (6,000 L) in the production of acetylene (2,400 m3), in three selected acetylene manufacturing plants. The sludge (of pH 12.2 and containing Cu
P Boffetta et al.
Cancer causes & control : CCC, 8(3), 444-472 (1997-05-01)
Epidemiologic evidence on the relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and cancer is reviewed. High occupational exposure to PAHs occurs in several industries and occupations. Covered here are aluminum production, coal gasification, coke production, iron and steel foundries, tar distillation
Production of calcium carbide from fine biochars.
Guodong Li et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(45), 8480-8483 (2010-09-14)
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