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Product Flow Data set: Calcium carbide (en)
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Name Calcium carbide
Synonyms calcium acetylide,电石
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD 1.1: Materials production / Inorganic chemicals
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CAS Number 000475-20-7
Sum Formula CaC2
General comment Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2. Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide. The pure material is colorless, while pieces of technical-grade calcium carbide are grey or brown. Calcium carbide is industrially produced in an electric arc furnace. It is a chemical compound containing calcium and carbide. It's a grayish-black sand-like (crystalline) substance but white when pure. It has a garlic-like odor and is often used as a reducing agent, in generating acetylene gas, and to manufacture steel.
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-01-03T16:03:41.079239+08:00
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UUID d023bc2a-264f-47d9-a709-c858730b73d4
Data set version 01.00.000
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %