Calcium Carbide-Ammonia-Acetylene

Cla, C02 or S02. Was prepd by Moissan from Li, NH, and C,H2 in a similar manner as briefly described under Calcium Carbide-Ammonia-Acetylene. It gave on heating CaCj Refs l)Beil 1,238 2)H.Moissan, CR... 

Calcium Carbide-Ammonia-Acetylene A72-L Calcium Diazide A527-R Calcium Diazide Dihydrazinate A528-L Calcium Hydrogen Acetylide A72-L Caiibers(Miiiimeters vs Inches)... 

Although a feedstock, or a particular feedstock source, is initially taken up because it is produced in excess or is even a waste product, its success can result in the need to manufacture it specially for that process, thereby losing the rationale for its original adoption. One can see this progression at work with coal-tar (in particular phenol ) and synthetic dyes, with coke-based ammonia and the Solvay process, with calcium carbide and acetylene-based chemicals, and, more recently, with refinery gases and petrochemicals. Conversely, butanol became such a major by-product of butadiene production that I.G. could only sell a quarter of it by 1943. ... 

Methods of EGA using selective sorption, condensation of effluent gases, infrared absorption and thermoparticulate analysis have been reviewed by Lodding [144]. The use of simple gas burette systems should not be forgotten and an Orsat gas analysis apparatus can provide useful measurements in studies of the decomposition of formates [169]. Problems have been encountered in the determination of water released Kiss et al. [170—172] have measured the formation of this compound from infrared analyses of the acetylene evolved following reaction of water with calcium carbide. Kinetic data may be obtained by wet methods ammonia, determined by titration after absorption in an aqueous solution, has been used to measure a—time values for the decomposition of ammonium salts in a fluidized bed [173],... 

Catalytic forms of copper, mercury and silver acetylides, supported on alumina, carbon or silica and used for polymerisation of alkanes, are relatively stable [3], In contact with acetylene, silver and mercury salts will also give explosive acetylides, the mercury derivatives being complex [4], Many of the metal acetylides react violently with oxidants. Impact sensitivities of the dry copper derivatives of acetylene, buten-3-yne and l,3-hexadien-5-yne were determined as 2.4, 2.4 and 4.0 kg m, respectively. The copper derivative of a polyacetylene mixture generated by low-temperature polymerisation of acetylene detonated under 1.2 kg m impact. Sensitivities were much lower for the moist compounds [5], Explosive copper and silver derivatives give non-explosive complexes with trimethyl-, tributyl- or triphenyl-phosphine [6], Formation of silver acetylide on silver-containing solders needs higher acetylene and ammonia concentrations than for formation of copper acetylide. Acetylides are always formed on brass and copper or on silver-containing solders in an atmosphere of acetylene derived from calcium carbide (and which contains traces of phosphine). Silver acetylide is a more efficient explosion initiator than copper acetylide [7],... 

The most important apphcation of calcium carbide is the production of acetylene. It also is used to produce calcium cyanamide, CaCNs, a nitrogen fertilizer and a source of ammonia. 

According to H. Rose,47 dry powdered ammonium chloride at 0° absorbs the vapour of sulphur trioxide without decomposition, forming a hard mass which, when heated, first develops hydrogen chloride, and forms ammonium sulphate— it has been suggested that the product may be ammonium chloropyro-sulphate, NH4.0.S205C1. With carbon monoxide at a red heat, C. Stammer observed no changes, but with calcium carbide, R. Salvadori obtained calcium chloride, nitrogen, ammonia, carbon, and a series of hydrocarbons—methane, ethylene, and acetylene. 

COPPER (7440-50-8) Cu The powder forms the friction-, heat-, or shock-sensitive explosive detonator, copper acetylide, with acetylene gas acetylenic compounds and ethylene oxides. The powder forms explosive materials with azides (e.g., sodium azide forms potentially explosive copper azide). Finely divided material forms friction-, heat-, or shock-sensitive explosive with powdered divided bromates, chlorates, and iodates of barimn, calcimn, magnesium, potassium, sodium, or zinc. Violent reaction, possibly explosive, when finely dispersed powder comes in contact with strong oxidizers ammonium nitrate alkynes, bromine vapor, calcium carbide, chlorine, ethylene oxide, hydrazine mononitrate, hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen sulfide, finely divided bromates, iodine, lead azide, potassium peroxide, sodium peroxide (incandescence), sulfuric acid. Incompatible with acids, anhydrous ammonia chemically active metals such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, and zinc, zirconium, strong bases. 

LAPIS INFERNALIS (7761-88-8) A powerful oxidizer. Forms friction- and shock-sensitive compounds with many materials, including acetylene, anhydrous ammonia (produces compounds that are explosive when dry), 1,3-butadiyne, buten-3-yne, calcium carbide, dicopper acetylide. Contact with hydrogen peroxide causes violent decomposition to oxygen gas. Violent reaction with chlorine trifluoride, metal powders, nitrous acid, phosphonium iodide, red or yellow phosphorus, sulfur. Incompatible with acetylides, acrylonitrile, alcohols, alkalis, ammonium hydroxide, arsenic, arsenites, bromides, carbonates, carbon materials, chlorides, chlorosulfonic acid, cocaine chloride, hypophosphites, iodides, iodoform, magnesium, methyl acetylene, phosphates, phosphine, salts of antimony or iron, sodium salicylate, tannic acid, tartrates, thiocyanates. Attacks chemically active metals and some plastics, rubber, and coatings. 

SILVER NITRATE or SILVER(I) NITRATE (7761-88-8) A powerful oxidizer. Forms friction- and shock-sensitive compounds with many materials, including acetylene, anhydrous ammonia (produces compounds that are explosive when dry), 1,3-butadiyne, buten-3-yne, calcium carbide, dicopper acetylide. Contact with hydrogen peroxide causes violent decomposition to oxygen gas. Violent reaction with chlorine trifluoride, metal powders, nitrous acid. 

In some forms of generators for the gas, which are used commercially, the finely powdered carbide runs slowly into a reservoir of water. A better regulation of the gas supply is effected by using this method, and overheating, which may lead to an explosion, is avoided. Acetylene prepared from commercial calcium carbide contains ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, and phosphine. These substances must be removed when the gas is to be used for indoor illumination. The purification is effected by washing the gas with water and a mixture of slaked lime and bleaching powder, or with a solution of chromic acid in hydrochloric acid. In the laboratory a solution of mercuric chloride in dilute hydrochloric acid can be conveniently used for the purpose. 

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