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Calcium hydride

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99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Calcium dihydride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
H2Ca
CAS Number:
7789-78-8
Molecular Weight:
42.09
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24879732
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
EC Number:
232-189-2
MDL number:
MFCD00010897
Assay:
99.9% trace metals basis
Form:
powder and chunks
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assay

99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder and chunks

reaction suitability

core: calcium, reagent type: reductant

greener alternative product characteristics

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816 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

Enabling,

SMILES string

[Ca]

InChI

1S/Ca.2H

InChI key

FAQLAUHZSGTTLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Atomic number of base material: 20
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Application

Calcium hydride (CaH2) is a metal hydride that can be used for a variety of greener applications such as:
  • fabrication of hydrogen storage systems for fuel cell applications
  • synthesis of porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) for adsorption of organic pollutants
  • formation of high temperature superconductors

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Danger

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 1

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Water-react. 1

Regulatory Information

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Articles

Mechanochemical Effect of Severe Plastic Deformations: Metal Alloys, Hydrides and Molecular Solids

Mechanochemical Effect of Severe Plastic Deformations: Metal Alloys, Hydrides and Molecular Solids

Reversible hydrogen storage in the lithium borohydride?calcium hydride coupled system
Pinkerton FE and Meyer MS
Journal of alloys and compounds, 464(1-2), L1-L4 (2008)
Superconductive sodalite-like clathrate calcium hydride at high pressures
Wang H, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(17), 6463-6466 (2012)
Synthesis of a porous aromatic framework for adsorbing organic pollutants application
Ren H, et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(28), 10348-10353 (2011)
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558257-10G04061832583082