HIGH QUALITY cas 544-17-2 Calcium formate

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HIGH QUALITY cas 544-17-2 calcium formate, Ca(HCOO)2,  is a kind of Organic Salt under the scope of Organic Chemicals, it is also the calcium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It is known as calcium formate Food Additive E238 in food industry. The mineral form is very rare and called formicaite. It is known from a few boron deposits. It may be produced synthetically by reacting calcium Oxide or calcium hydroxide with formic acid.

1)    Basic information for the CAS 544-17-2 Calcium Formate

Product name: calcium formate

Alias: Ameisensaeure,Berylliumformiat; Ameisensaeure,Calciumformiat; Beryllium formate; beryllium formiate; Berylliumformiat; Calcium diformate; calcium formiate; Calciumformiat; Formic acid beryllium sal; tFormic acid, calcium salt (2:1); formic acid,beryllium formate; formic acid,calcium formate;

CAS No.: 544-17-2

EINECS: 208-863-7

Molecular Formula (MF):      Ca(HCOO)2

Molecular Weight (MW):     130

2）  Physical and chemical properties

Appearance: white to almost white fine crystalline powder

Specific density: 2.02 g/ml;

Melting point: 300 Celsius degree;

Product specification: 90-98% min

Packing: 25kg;  or 50kg bag; or as requested.

Decomposition

When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes.

Storage Temp

Store in a tightly closed container. Store in a cool, dry area away from incompatible substances.

3)     Notice on Safety information:

Danger Class:       none

Risk Statements: R36/37/38

 Safety Statements: S26;S37/39

UN NO. Under IMDG:  none

Packing Group:    none

Fire Fighting Procedures:

Use water spray, dry chemical, "alcohol resistant" foam, or Carbon dioxide. Use water spray to keep fire-exposed containers cool.

If material on fire or involved in fire: Use water in flooding quantities as fog. Solid streams of water may be ineffective. Cool all affected containers with flooding quantities of water. Apply water from as far a distance as possible. Use "alcohol" foam, carbon dioxide or dry chemical. Use water spray to knock-down vapors.

4)    Application:

Preservative for food, silage; as binder for fine-ore briquets; in drilling fluids and lubricants. Calcium formate is an organic salt suitable for use in pig and poultry diets. It acts as a feedstock preservative and has an acidifying effect on the gastro-intestinal tract, which promotes good gut-health. The efficiency of pig and poultry feedstock digestion is dependent on the indigenous micro-organism concentration in the gastro-intestinal tract. With the approaching ban on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in animal feed as a means to control disease and promote growth, alternatives are needed to limit the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria in the gut which can impair feedstock digestion as well as cause enteric diseases such as E. Coli and Salmonella. Acidifiers such as calcium formate preserve the feedstock before consumption and lower the pH in the gastro-intestinal tract, creating unfavourable conditions for these bacteria to grow.Calcium formate is used extensively in the leather industry as a masking agent in the chrome-tanning process. The addition of calcium formate to the tannage formulation promotes faster, more efficient penetration of the chrome in the leather. Calcium formate can also be used as a replacement for formic acid in the pickling operation.