Calcium Oxide
Quantity
Unit
CAS #
1305-78-8
PRODUCT
SYNONYM
Quicklime; Burnt Lime; Calcium oxide (CaO); Calcium oxide
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FORMULA
CaO
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
MELTING POINT
2570 c
ODOR
wh. or gray cryst. or powd., odorless
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
56.08
SOLUBILITY
water forming ca(oh)2 and generating heat
BOILING POINT
2850 c
DENSITY
3.40
PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE
in alcohol
NOTES
Wide variety of uses:
In drilling, used as a clay stabilizer; Prevents clay from swelling or shifting
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Flame retardant, heating agent when mixed with water
Use: BUFFERING
CLASS
Specialty Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals: Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxides & more, Chemical Intermediates, Synthetic Rubber Ingredients, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Research & development chemical (R&D chemistry), Shale Stablizers, Drilling Fluid Additives, Industrial Chemicals
FUNCTIONS
Intermediates, Drilling Fluid Additives, Chemical Intermediate , Clay Stabilizer, Stabilizer
INDUSTRY
Industrial, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Research & Development, Plastics, Rubber, Drilling Fluid, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking
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