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Calcium oxide

99.995% trace metals basis

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Synonym(s):
Lime, Quicklime
Linear Formula:
CaO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.08
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

Assay

99.995% trace metals basis

form

powder and chunks

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: calcium

loss

10% loss on ignition, 1000°C (absorbed H2O and CO2)

bp

2850 °C (lit.)

density

3.3 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

SMILES string

O=[Ca]

InChI

1S/Ca.O

InChI key

ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Units are 10% in excess of stated weight to compensate for the loss of H2O and CO2

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 9(9), 1570-1578 (2013-08-29)
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Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 42(14), 5085-5091 (2013-02-12)
Inspired by Nature's catalyst, a nano-size layered manganese-calcium oxide showed a low overvoltage for water oxidation in acidic solutions, which is comparable to platinum.
Vasilije Manovic et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(22), 12720-12725 (2012-10-24)
This paper presents a novel method for reactivation of spent CaO-based sorbents from calcium looping (CaL) cycles for CO(2) capture. A spent Cadomin limestone-derived sorbent sample from a pilot-scale fluidized bed (FBC) CaL reactor is used for reactivation. The calcined

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