CALCIUM CHLORIDE 34% (E509 food grade), L

Parameter	Attribute
Calcium chloride	Calcium dichloride, calcium salt
Formula	CaCl2
Structure
IUPAC	Calcium chloride
INCI	CALCIUM CHLORIDE
CAS	10043-52-4
Molar mass	110,98 g/mol
Density	2.15 g/cm3 (Anhydrous)
Solubility	In water: Anhydrous: 74.5 g/100 mL (20 °C)	In ethanol: 18.3 g/100 g (0 °C) 25.8 g/100 g (20 °C) 35.3 g/100 g (40 °C) 56.2 g/100 g (70 °C)	In methanol: 21.8 g/100 g (0 °C) 29.2 g/100 g (20 °C) 38.5 g/100 g (40 °C)	In acetone: 0.1 g/kg (20 °C)	In phyridine: 16.6 g/kg

Calcium chloride is an inorganic salt with the chemical formula CaCl₂, a colourless crystalline solid that is very soluble in water at room temperature. Calcium chloride usually comes in a hydrated form with the formula CaCl₂(H2O)x, where x denotes the number of water molecules, which can be 0, 1, 2, 4 and 6. These compounds are mainly used for icing and dust control. Since the anhydrous salt has hygroscopic properties, it is used as a drying agent.

In the food industry it is used as a food additive (supplement). In the European Union, it is labelled with the E number E509. The average intake of calcium chloride in food supplements is thought to be 160-345 mg/day. It is considered by the US Food and Drug Administration to be a generally accepted and safe substance. It is used as a fortifying agent in the preservation of vegetables or fruit. Used as an electrolyte in sports drinks. Calcium chloride is also used in the production of extra salty pickles to avoid additional sodium in the diet. The freezing point reducing properties of calcium chloride are used to freeze caramel in caramel filled chocolates. It is sometimes used in brewing to replenish water with missing minerals. In cheese making, calcium chloride is sometimes added to processed (pasteurised/homogenised) milk to restore the natural balance between calcium and casein protein.

In aquaculture, calcium chloride can be used as a bioavailable source of calcium for shell animals (e.g. molluscs or dinoflagellates) whose shells are composed of calcium carbonate. Also it is used to make sea water mineralization.

In laboratories, calcium chloride can be used as a drying agent by adding it to drying tubes or cooling vessels.

In medicine, calcium chloride can be used in the treatment of magnesium poisoning, and in the treatment of internal hydrofluoric acid burns. It can be used to treat the rapid onset of calcium channel toxicity (blockage) caused by the side effects of other drugs such as diltiazem.

In research, calcium chloride in its aqueous form is used to effect genetic transformation of cells by increasing the permeability of the cell membrane, which promotes the uptake of DNA (allowing DNA fragments to easily enter the cell).

In the construction industry, calcium chloride is used in concrete mixes to speed up the initial curing (drying) process of concrete, but chloride ions cause corrosion of steel reinforcement and should not be used in reinforced concrete. Anhydrous calcium chloride can also be used for this purpose and can be used as a measure of the moisture content of concrete. It is also used as an admixture to improve the stiffness of concrete at low temperatures. It can be used for soil binding (when mixed with sodium silicate it hardens sandy soils). Calcium chloride is also used to increase the hardness of swimming pool water in order to reduce erosion of concrete in the pool.

Self-heating uses the exothermic water-solubility properties of calcium chloride, which can be applied in self-heating cans and heating mats.

In the paper industry, it is used to remove dyes from recycled paper, reducing dye losses.

In the production of activated carbon, it is used as a drying agent that absorbs moisture from the air. Due to its good solubility in water, it can be used as a mineral fertiliser for soils that need to be enriched with calcium or to reduce their acidity. On the surface, where it can be removed by skimming. Calcium chloride can also be used in wastewater treatment to remove various inorganic compounds (fluorides, silicates, phosphates, sulphates and various heavy metals) by binding them into insoluble salts which settle out and can be removed.

In blast furnaces, it is used as an additive to improve process characteristics.

In the petroleum industry, calcium chloride is used to increase the density of brines ('brines') that are free of solid impurities. It is also used to inhibit clay swelling in the aqueous phase of inverted emulsion drilling fluid (fluid).

In metals extraction, acts as a fluxing agent (lowering the melting point) for the industrial production of sodium metal by electrolysis from molten sodium chloride. Similarly, calcium chloride is used as a fluxing agent and electrolyte for the production of titanium, where it ensures the proper exchange of calcium and oxygen ions between electrodes.

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**- The product complies with the requirements of the E509 food additive, but is not for use as a food additive.