Calcium Acetate

Introduction: 

Calcium acetate is an acetate of calcium, white to brown or gray crystals with a special odor. The common name for calcium acetate is calcium acetate. Calcium acetate anhydrous has very good hygroscopicity, so common calcium acetate exists in the form of monohydrate (Ca(CH3COO)2.H2O. If alcohol is added to a saturated calcium acetate solution, a semi-solid, flammable colloid, much like canned fuel products, such as Sterno, is formed. The "California Snowball" is actually a mixture of calcium acetate and ethanol. The colloids produced are white in color and pile up like snowballs. Chemical characteristics: When calcium acetate is higher than 160 °C, it decomposes. generation of acetone vapor and calcium carbonate; It reacts sharply with strong acids to form acetic acid fumes. With calcium acetate in kidney disease, the concentration of phosphate in the blood may increase (hyperphosphate blood) and cause some problems about the bones. Calcium acetate can be ingested in the daily diet to bind to excess phosphoric acid. A side effect of this method is stomach aches. Calcium acetate is also a food additive, mainly used in confectionery products.  

 

Uses:  

Alkaline agent; nutritional supplements; dough conditioner; Curing agent; yeast food; anti-caking agents; loosening agents; starter cultures; gum additives and improvers; White pigment (food surface colorant).

 

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