Calcium Oxide
Product Description
| Product | Calcium Oxide |
| CAS | 1305-78-8 |
| Formula | CaO |
| Synonym | Quicklime, Burnt Lime, Calcium oxide (CaO), Calcium oxide |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 3.40 |
| Practically Insoluble | in alcohol |
| 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 |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | Wide variety of uses: In drilling, used as a clay stabilizer; Prevents clay from swelling or shifting Click here for more drilling fluid additives! Flame retardant, heating agent when mixed with water
Use: BUFFERING |
| Class | Inorganic Chemicals: Nitrates, Phosphates, Oxides & more, Specialty Chemicals, Chemical Intermediates, Synthetic Rubber Ingredients, Drilling and Completion Fluids, Research & development chemical (R&D chemistry), Shale Stablizers, Drilling Fluid Additives, Industrial Chemicals |
| Function | Intermediates, Drilling Fluid Additives, Chemical Intermediate, Clay Stabilizer, Stabilizer |
| Industry | Industrial, Industrial Drilling, Oil and Gas Production, Research & Development, Plastics, Rubber |
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