Reactions with calcium

Hydrogen fluoride is the most important compound of fluorine. It is prepared in the laboratory, and on the large scale, by the reaction of calcium fluoride with concentrated sulphuric acid. ... 

As with other rare-earth metals, except for lanthanum, europium ignites in air at about 150 to I8O0C. Europium is about as hard as lead and is quite ductile. It is the most reactive of the rare-earth metals, quickly oxidizing in air. It resembles calcium in its reaction with water. Bastnasite and monazite are the principal ores containing europium. 

Calcium ion plays an important role in many aqueous environmental systems. A useful direct analysis takes advantage of its reaction with the ligand ethylenedi-aminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), which we will represent as... 

In the commonly used Welland process, calcium cyanamide, made from calcium carbonate, is converted to cyanamide by reaction with carbon dioxide and water. Dicyandiamide is fused with ammonium nitrate to form guanidine nitrate. Dehydration with 96% sulfuric acid gives nitroguanidine which is precipitated by dilution. In the aqueous fusion process, calcium cyanamide is fused with ammonium nitrate ia the presence of some water. The calcium nitrate produced is removed by precipitation with ammonium carbonate or carbon dioxide. The filtrate contains the guanidine nitrate that is recovered by vacuum evaporation and converted to nitroguanidine. Both operations can be mn on a continuous basis (see Cyanamides). In the Marquerol and Loriette process, nitroguanidine is obtained directly ia about 90% yield from dicyandiamide by reaction with sulfuric acid to form guanidine sulfate followed by direct nitration with nitric acid (169—172). 

Formation of emissions from fluidised-bed combustion is considerably different from that associated with grate-fired systems. Flyash generation is a design parameter, and typically >90% of all soHds are removed from the system as flyash. SO2 and HCl are controlled by reactions with calcium in the bed, where the lime-stone fed to the bed first calcines to CaO and CO2, and then the lime reacts with sulfur dioxide and oxygen, or with hydrogen chloride, to form calcium sulfate and calcium chloride, respectively. SO2 and HCl capture rates of 70—90% are readily achieved with fluidi2ed beds. The limestone in the bed plus the very low combustion temperatures inhibit conversion of fuel N to NO. ... 

Docusate Calcium. Dioctyl calcium sulfosuccinate [128-49-4] (calcium salt of l,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)ester butanedioic acid) (11) is a white amorphous soHd having the characteristic odor of octyl alcohol. It is very slightly soluble in water, and very soluble in alcohol, polyethylene glycol 400, and com oil. It may be prepared directly from dioctyl sodium sulfo succinate dissolved in 2-propanol, by reaction with a methan olic solution of calcium chloride. 

The abihty of algiaates to form edible gels by reaction with calcium salts is an important property. Calcium sources are usually calcium carbonate, sulfate, chloride, phosphate, or tartrate (20). The rate of gel formation as well as the quaUty and texture of the resultant gel can be controlled by the solubihty and availabiUty of the calcium source. 

Calcium hydride is highly ionic and is insoluble in all common inert solvents. It can be handled in dry air at low temperatures without difficulty. When heated to about 500°C, it reacts with air to form both calcium oxide and nitride. Calcium hydride reacts vigorously with water in either Hquid or vapor states at room temperature. The reaction with water provides 1.06 Hters of hydrogen per gram CaH2. 

A diagram for one implementation of this process (61,62) is shown in Eigure 11. Recovered potassium sulfate is converted to potassium formate [590-29 ] by reaction with calcium formate [544-17-2] which is made by reacting hydrated lime, Ca(OH)2, and carbon monoxide. The potassium formate (mp 167°C), in hquid form, is recycled to the combustor at about 170°C. Sulfur is removed as soHd calcium sulfate by filtration and then disposed of (see... 

At about the same time that the Birkeland-Eyde process was developed, the Frank-Caro cyanamide process was commercialized (14). In this process limestone is heated to produce lime, which then reacts with carbon in a highly energy-demanding reaction to give calcium carbide. Reaction with N2 gives calcium cyanamide [150-62-7] which hydrolyzes to ammonia and calcium carbonate (see Cyanamides). 

The common treatment methods are acidification, neutralization, and incineration. When oxahc acid is heated slightly in sulfuric acid, it is converted to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. Reaction with acid potassium permanganate converts it to carbon dioxide. Neutralization with alkahes, such as caustic soda, yields soluble oxalates. Neutralization with lime gives practically insoluble calcium oxalate, which can be safely disposed of, for instance, by incineration. 

Tricalcium phosphate, Ca2(P0 2> is formed under high temperatures and is unstable toward reaction with moisture below 100°C. The high temperature mineral whidockite [64418-26-4] although often described as P-tricalcium phosphate, is not pure. Whidockite contains small amounts of iron and magnesium. Commercial tricalcium phosphate prepared by the reaction of phosphoric acid and a hydrated lime slurry consists of amorphous or poody crystalline basic calcium phosphates close to the hydroxyapatite composition and has a Ca/P ratio of approximately 3 2. Because this mole ratio can vary widely (1.3—2.0), free lime, calcium hydroxide, and dicalcium phosphate may be present in variable proportion. The highly insoluble basic calcium phosphates precipitate as fine particles, mosdy less than a few micrometers in diameter. The surface area of precipitated hydroxyapatite is approximately... 

The alkah metal phosphides of formula M P and the alkaline-earth phosphides of formula M2P2 contain the P anion. Calcium diphosphide [81103-86-8] CaP2, contains P reaction with water Hberates diphosphine and maintains the P—P linkage. 

Zinc oxide is a common activator in mbber formulations. It reacts during vulcanization with most accelerators to form the highly active zinc salt. A preceding reaction with stearic acid forms the hydrocarbon-soluble zinc stearate and Hberates water before the onset of cross-linking (6). In cures at atmospheric pressure, such as continuous extmsions, the prereacted zinc stearate can be used to avoid the evolution of water that would otherwise lead to undesirable porosity. In these appHcations, calcium oxide is also added as a desiccant to remove water from all sources. 

Sihca is reduced to siUcon at 1300—1400°C by hydrogen, carbon, and a variety of metallic elements. Gaseous siUcon monoxide is also formed. At pressures of >40 MPa (400 atm), in the presence of aluminum and aluminum haUdes, siUca can be converted to silane in high yields by reaction with hydrogen (15). SiUcon itself is not hydrogenated under these conditions. The formation of siUcon by reduction of siUca with carbon is important in the technical preparation of the element and its alloys and in the preparation of siUcon carbide in the electric furnace. Reduction with lithium and sodium occurs at 200—250°C, with the formation of metal oxide and siUcate. At 800—900°C, siUca is reduced by calcium, magnesium, and aluminum. Other metals reported to reduce siUca to the element include manganese, iron, niobium, uranium, lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium (16). 

Dkect synthesis is the preparative method that ultimately accounts for most of the commercial siUcon hydride production. This is the synthesis of halosilanes by the dkect reaction of a halogen or haUde with siUcon metal, siUcon dioxide, siUcon carbide, or metal sihcide without an intervening chemical step or reagent. Trichlorosilane is produced by the reaction of hydrogen chloride and siUcon, ferrosiUcon, or calcium sihcide with or without a copper catalyst (82,83). Standard purity is produced in a static bed at 400—900°C. 

MetaHic potassium and potassium—sodium alloys are made by the reaction of sodium with fused KCl (8,98) or KOH (8,15). Calcium metal and calcium hydride are prepared by the reduction of granular calcium chloride with sodium or sodium and hydrogen, respectively, at temperatures below the fusion point of the resulting salt mixtures (120,121). 

Water. The character of the water has a great influence on the character of the beer and the hardness of water (alkalinity) manifests itself by the extent of its reaction with the weak acids of the mash. Certain ions are harm fill to brewing nitrates slow down fermentation, iron destroys the colloidal stabihty of beer, and calcium ions give beer a purer flavor than magnesium or sodium ions (Table 7). 

Boron Triiodide. Boron ttiiodide is not manufactured on a large scale. Small-scale production of BI from boron and iodine is possible in the temperature range 700—900°C (70—72). Excess I2 can be removed as Snl by reaction with Sn, followed by distillation (71). The reaction of metal tetrahydroborates and I2 is convenient for laboratory preparation of BI (73,74). BI can also by synthesized from B2H and HI in a furnace at 250°C (75), or by the reaction of B with excess Agl or Cul between 450—700°C, under vacuum (76). High purity BI has been prepared by the reaction of I2 with mixtures of boron carbide and calcium carbide at elevated temperatures. 

Because of its extreme chemical reactivity, calcium metal must be carefully packaged for shipment and storage. The metal is packaged in sealed argon-tiUed containers. Calcium is classed as a flammable soHd and is nonmailable. Sealed quantities of calcium should be stored in a dry, weU-ventilated area so as to remove any hydrogen formed by reaction with moisture. 

The purity of commercial-grade calcium depends to a large extent on the purity of the calcium oxide used in its production. Impurities such as magnesium oxide, or other alkaline-earth or alkaH metal compounds are reduced along with the calcium oxide, and these metals can contaminate the calcium. In addition, small amounts of aluminum may distill with the calcium vapor, and small amounts of calcium nitride may be produced by reaction with atmospheric nitrogen. 

The hydrolysis process, ie, reaction with water, for lime is called slaking and produces hydrated lime, Ca(OH)2. Calcium hydroxide is a strong base but has limited aqueous solubiHty, 0.219 g Ca(OH)2/100 g H2O, and is therefore often used as a suspension. As an alkaH it finds widespread iadustrial appHcatioa because it is cheaper than sodium hydroxide. 

In production of sugar, the juice extracted from the sugar cane or sugar beets is treated with a suspension of Ca(OH)2, which neutralizes the symp acidity and precipitates calcium sucrate, leaving impurities ia the solution. This is filtered and the calcium sucrate is converted to sugar and CaCO by reaction with CO2. 

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