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Calcium carbonate

powder, ≤50 μm particle size, 98%

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Synonym(s):
Calcite, Calcium monocarbonate, Monocalcium carbonate
Linear Formula:
CaCO3
CAS Number:
471-34-1
Molecular Weight:
100.09
Beilstein:
8008338
EC Number:
207-439-9
MDL number:
MFCD00010906
PubChem Substance ID:
24858766
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

form

powder

particle size

≤50 μm

solubility

H2O: insoluble

density

2.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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 (CaCO3) is a naturally found material in chalk, limestone, and marble. It is composed of three elements which include carbon, oxygen, and calcium. It is formed by reacting carbon dioxide with slaked or burnt lime. It can be used for a variety of applications ranging from industrial, food to agriculture.

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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Calcium carbonate: from the Cretaceous period into the 21st century (2001)
M Azizur Rahman et al.
PloS one, 8(3), e58781-e58781 (2013-03-26)
An organic matrix consisting of a protein-polysaccharide complex is generally accepted as an important medium for the calcification process. While the role this "calcified organic matrix" plays in the calcification process has long been appreciated, the complex mixture of proteins
Jane A Cauley et al.
Journal of women's health (2002), 22(11), 915-929 (2013-10-18)
Clinical outcomes of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) calcium plus vitamin D supplementation trial have been reported during 7.0 years of active intervention. We now report outcomes 4.9 years after the intervention stopped and cumulative findings. Postmenopausal women (N=36,282) were
Christopher T Parsons et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 178, 254-263 (2013-04-17)
Arsenic contamination of floodplain soils is extensive and additional fresh arsenic inputs to the pedosphere from human activities are ongoing. We investigate the cumulative effects of repetitive soil redox cycles, which occur naturally during flooding and draining, on a calcareous
Pedram Fatehi et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 94(1), 531-538 (2013-04-03)
In this work, we aimed at adsorbing the oligo-sugars of prehydrolysis liquor on precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) to produce modified PCC. The results showed that the adsorptions of oligo-sugars, lignin and furfural were greater on porous PCC (PCC2) than on
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