- Description
Description
Name: Calcium Hydroxide. (Hydrated Lime, Calcium Hydrate).
Formula: Ca(OH)2
Presentation: 25 kg packages
Lime is one of the few products that has stood the test of time. Since ancient times, lime has not only been used in construction, agriculture, and food; as science and technology advance, new chemical and physical applications for lime have been discovered.
Product uses: It is used in the construction industry for the production of masonry mixes, lime-based mortars, plasters, fine finishes, coarse finishes, block bonding, brick bonding, and adobe bonding.
| PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular weight: | 74.10 g/M | pH: | 12.45 in a 1% solution in water at 25°C |
| Physical condition: | Solid Powder | Flammability: | It is not flammable |
| Color: | White | Explosiveness: | It doesn’t explode |
| Stability: | Reagent | Additives: | Not applicable |
| Melting point: | 580°C (1076°F) It dehydrates at this temperature. | Relative Density: | 0.50-0.70 kg/l |
| Solubility in water: | 1,650 g/l water at 20°C. 100% Soluble in Ammonium Tetrachloride NH2Cl4. | Smell: | Lavatory |
