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Calcium formate

Product Name
Calcium formate
CAS No.
544-17-2
Chemical Name
Calcium formate
Synonyms
Cafo;mravencanvapenaty;SETAKY;calcoform;Ca-formate;cium formate;Bayer Latibon;Calciumformiat;Calcium Format;Calcium Forate
CBNumber
CB1415854
Molecular Formula
C2H2CaO4
Formula Weight
130.11
MOL File
544-17-2.mol
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Calcium formate Property

Melting point:
300 °C
Density 
2,02 g/cm3
vapor pressure 
3.41Pa at 25℃
storage temp. 
Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
solubility 
H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
pka
3.8[at 20 ℃]
form 
orthorhombic crystals
Specific Gravity
2.02
color 
orthorhombic crystals, crystalline
Odor
wh. orthorhombic cryst. or cryst. powd., sl. acetic acid-like odor
PH
7.51(1 mM solution);7.92(10 mM solution);8.24(100 mM solution);8.47(1000 mM solution)
Water Solubility 
SOLUBLE
Hydrolytic Sensitivity
0: forms stable aqueous solutions
λmax
λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.04
λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.03
Merck 
13,1670
BRN 
3624099
InChIKey
CBOCVOKPQGJKKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
LogP
-2.3 at 20℃
CAS DataBase Reference
544-17-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Formic acid, calcium salt (544-17-2)
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Safety

Hazard Codes 
Xi
Risk Statements 
36/37/38-41
Safety Statements 
26-37/39-39-24/2526
WGK Germany 
1
RTECS 
LQ5600000
TSCA 
Yes
HS Code 
29151200
Hazardous Substances Data
544-17-2(Hazardous Substances Data)
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Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements

H318Causes serious eye damage

Precautionary statements

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

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N-Bromosuccinimide Price

Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
21134
Product name
Calcium formate
Purity
BioUltra, ≥99.0% (T)
Packaging
250g
Price
$103
Updated
2024/03/01
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
21134
Product name
Calcium formate
Purity
BioUltra, ≥99.0% (T)
Packaging
1kg
Price
$295
Updated
2024/03/01
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
03826
Product name
Calcium formate
Purity
qNMR Standard for D2O (~7.5 - 8.5 ppm)
Packaging
1g
Price
$208
Updated
2024/03/01
Alfa Aesar
Product number
A18916
Product name
Calcium formate, 98%
Packaging
100g
Price
$47.65
Updated
2024/03/01
Alfa Aesar
Product number
A18916
Product name
Calcium formate, 98%
Packaging
500g
Price
$194
Updated
2024/03/01
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Calcium formate Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Calcium formate is a white to almost white fine crystalline powder. It can be used an accelerator for the pozzolanic cement pastes. On the one hand, it shortens the initial and final setting times and increases the compressive strength and combined water content as well as gel/space ratio at all ages of hydration. On the other hand, it decreases the total porosity. It has been shown that it has a growth-promoting effect in weanling pigs challenged with E. coli, independently of their susceptibility to the intestinal adhesion of this strain. More importantly, calcium formate can be used as a nutrient supplement to the feed of young growing pigs or fattening poultry, further boosting the growth of animals and the feed utilization. At the same time, it causes a reduction of the occurrence of piglet diarrhea.

Chemical Properties

Calcium formate, Ca(HCOO)2, is the calcium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It is also known as 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.

Chemical Properties

Calcium formate is white solid, solubility at 0 °C 13.90 g, at 40 °C 14.56 g, at 80 °C 15.22 g of anhydrous salt per 100 g saturated solution, formed by reaction of calcium carbonate or hydroxide and formic acid. Calcium formate, when heated with a calcium salt of a carboxylic acid higher in the series, yields an aldehyde.

Uses

Calcium Formate is Hydrophobic additives for construction materials.Formic Acid is used as a potential energy source in the preparation of fuel cells. Also used in chemical synthesis of various anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agents.

Uses

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.

Definition

ChEBI: Calcium formate is an organic molecular entity.

Reactions

Calcium formate can be used to prepare solutions of other water-soluble formate salts. For example, the addition of nickel (II) sulfate to a solution of calcium formate results in the precipitation of insoluble calcium sulfate, leaving nickel (II) formate in solution:
Ca(OOCH)2 + NiSO1 → CaSO4 + Ni(OOCH)2
In a similar reaction, sulfuric acid reacts with calcium formate to provide low-cost solutions of formic acid:
Ca(OOCH)2 + H2 SO4 → CaSO4 + 2HCOOH
When heated, calcium formate decomposes to calcium carbonate and formaldehyde:
Ca(OOCH)2 → CaCO3 + HCHO
Calcium formate can be used as a low-cost reducing agent in the conversion of carboxylic acids to aldehydes. This process is an effective substitute for the troublesome Rosenmund reduction.
(RCOO)2Ca + (HCOO)2CA → 2RCH + 2CaCO3

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Safety Profile

Poison by intravenous route. Moderately toxic by ingestion. An eye irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes. See also CALCIUM COMPOUNDS.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise it from water (5mL/g) by partial evaporation in a desiccator. [Beilstein 2 IV 16.]

Toxicity evaluation

Calcium formate has a low order of toxicity. In rats, the acute oral LD50 is 2650mg/kg; by intravenous injection, the LD50 is 154mg/kg.
In a study with rats, calcium formate added to the drinking water at 0.2% for 3 years or 0.4% for 2 years didn't affect growth, fertility or function in up to 5 generations.
Calcium formate would be expected to be irritating to the eyes and skin. In case of eye contact, immediately flush the eyes with water for 15 minutes. Avoid prolonged or repeated exposure of the skin.

References

Heikal, Mohamed. "Effect of calcium formate as an accelerator on the physicochemical and mechanical properties of pozzolanic cement pastes." Cement & Concrete Research 34.6(2004):1051-1056.
Bosi, P, et al. "The influence of fat protection of calcium formate on growth and intestinal defense in Escherichia coli K88-challenged weanling pigs." Animal Feed Science & Technology 139.3–4(2007):170-185.
Bolze, Rudolf, et al. "Agent for increasing the performance of pigs and poultry." EP, EP0260391. 1988.

Calcium formate Preparation Products And Raw materials

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View Lastest Price from Calcium formate manufacturers

Hebei Duling International Trade Co. LTD
Product
Calcium formate 544-17-2
Price
US $20.00/kg
Min. Order
1kg
Purity
99%
Supply Ability
5000 Ton
Release date
2023-03-01
Hebei Dongdu Import and Export Co. LTD
Product
calcium formate 544-17-2
Price
US $450.00/ton
Min. Order
20ton
Purity
98%
Supply Ability
5000ton
Release date
2023-12-20
Hebei Dongdu Import and Export Co. LTD
Product
calcium formate 544-17-2
Price
US $450.00/ton
Min. Order
20ton
Purity
98%
Supply Ability
5000ton
Release date
2023-12-20

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