Problems Calcium

Lipids present in the diet may become rancid. When fed at high (>4-6%) levels, Hpids may decrease diet acceptabiUty, increase handling problems, result in poor pellet quaUty, cause diarrhea, reduce feed intake, and decrease fiber digestion in the mmen (5). To alleviate the fiber digestion problem, calcium soaps or prilled free fatty acids have been developed to escape mminal fermentation. These fatty acids then are available for absorption from the small intestine (5). Feeding whole oilseeds also has alleviated some of the problems caused by feeding Hpids. A detailed discussion of Hpid metaboHsm by mminants can be found (16). 

Dissolving an eggshell in vinegar demonstrates a modern environmental problem. Calcium carbonate is present in Earth s crust as marble, limestone, and chalk. Many modern buildings, statues, and stone structures contain calcium. Acid rain is slowly dissolving these structures. 

Some of the halides of the alkaline earth metals have a similar identity problem. Calcium chloride and magnesium chloride have melting points almost as high as that of sodium chloride. Those compounds are clearly held together by ionic bonds. Beryllium chloride, on the other hand, melts at about half the temperature of table salt. And it boils at 520°C compared to salt s 1,465°C. The differences in properties are due to the partially covalent bond formed between beryllium and chlorine. 

Calcium has many other important functions in the human body. For example, it helps control the way the heart beats. An excess (too much) or deficiency (not enough) of calcium can change the rhythm of the heart and cause serious problems. Calcium also controls the function of other muscles and nerves. 

Problem Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) is a major component of mortar, plaster, and cement, and solutions of Ca(OH)2 are used in industry as a cheap, strong base. Calculate the solubility of Ca(OH)2 in water if the fC p is 6.5X10 . 

Water-soluble scales and calcium carbonate account for many evaporator scaling problems. Calcium scales have a much greater impact on evaporator capacity and pose the more serious problem. The rate of calcium scaling is very dependent on temperature and is also directly proportional to solids content. Calcium scales can be controlled by minimizing calcium inputs and, to a great extent, through operation techniques. Special treatments are also sometimes effective. 

Some commonly used primary nutrient fertilizers are incidentally also rich sources of calcium. Ordinary superphosphate contains monocalcium phosphate and gypsum in amounts equivalent to all of the calcium originally present in the phosphate rock. Triple superphosphate contains soluble monocalcium phosphate equivalent to essentially all the P2 5 product. Other fertilizers rich in calcium are calcium nitrate [10124-37-5] calcium ammonium nitrate [39368-85-9] and calcium cyanamide [156-62-7]. The popular ammonium phosphate-based fertilizers are essentially devoid of calcium, but, in view of the natural calcium content of soils, this does not appear to be a problem. 

Health and Safety Factors. The low solubiUty of calcium fluoride reduces the potential problem of fluoride-related toxicity. Water saturated with calcium fluoride has a fluoride concentration of 8.1 ppm as compared to the recommended water fluoridation level of 1 ppm fluoride ion. However, because the solubiUty of calcium fluoride ia stomach acid is higher, continued oral ingestion of calcium fluoride could produce symptoms of fluorosis. The adopted TWA limit for fluorides as F is 2.5 mg/m (68,69). 

The FD C certified colors are all water-soluble dyes, but can be transformed into insoluble pigments known as lakes by precipitating the dyes with alurninum, calcium, or magnesium salts on a substrate of aluminum hydroxide. The lakes are useful in appHcations that require color whereas in dry form, such as cake mixes, or where water may be present and bleeding is a problem, such as food packaging. FD C Red Lake No. 3 was deHsted in Febmary... 

Cation exchangers are regenerated with mineral acids when used in the form. Sulfuric acid [8014-95-7] is preferred over hydrochloric acid [7647-01-0], HCl, in many countries because it is less expensive and less corrosive. However, the use of hydrochloric acid is the best method of overcoming precipitation problems in installations which deionize water with high concentrations of barium or calcium compared to other cations. A 4% acid concentration is common, although sulfuric acid regenerations may start as low as 0.8—1% to minimize calcium sulfate [7718-18-9] precipitation. 

A problem common to produced water appHcations is the tendency for oil fouling of the resin. If weak acid or chelate resins are used, a two-step regeneration process is required which uses acid to remove calcium and magnesium from the resin, foUowed by a dilute NaOH solution to convert the resin to the sodium form. 

Wood Pulping. The system Mg(OH)2 S02 H20 is also used in acid bisulfite pulping. Compared to a calcium-based system which is not as amenable to regeneration of the pulping bisulfite (87), fewer technical problems are encountered in the digesters, evaporators, or recovery boiler of the Mg-based process. In the presence of excess SO2, bisulfite forms in a 43% MgSO solution, at 25°C and 101.3 kPa (1 atm) SO2 pressure, to increase MgSO solubihty. 

A vacuum-retort process (Pidgeon process) was used during World War II for the production of magnesium and calcium. SiHcon, in the form of ferrosihcon, was used as the reducing agent instead of carbon to avoid the problem of cooling magnesium vapor in the presence of carbon dioxide ... 

Additional phosphonic acid is derived from by-product streams. In the manufacture of acid chlorides from carboxyUc acids and PCl, phosphonic acid or pyrophosphonic acid is produced, frequentiy with copious quantities of yellow polymeric LOOP. Such mixtures slowly evolve phosphine, particularly on heating, and formerly were a disposal problem. However, purification of this cmde mixture affords commercial phosphonic acid. By-product acid is also derived from the precipitate of calcium salts in the manufacture of phosphinic acid. As a consequence of the treatments of the salt with sulfuric acid, carbonate is Hberated as CO2 and phosphonic acid goes into solution. 

This PAG contains 1—2% sulfate as soluble calcium sulfate. Sulfate has been found to make PAG products unstable precipitate forms in less than one week at 50°G. Sulfate, however, has also been seen to increase PAG activity in water clarification and is thus intentionally added in one preparation (24). Precipitated calcium sulfate creates a sludge disposal problem. Typical Al content as AI2O2 of PAG products made from alum is 6 —8%. 

Other agents are also used for the treatment of manic-depressive disorders based on preliminary clinical results (177). The antiepileptic carbamazepine [298-46-4] has been reported in some clinical studies to be therapeutically beneficial in mild-to-moderate manic depression. Carbamazepine treatment is used especially in bipolar patients intolerant to lithium or nonresponders. A majority of Hthium-resistant, rapidly cycling manic-depressive patients were reported in one study to improve on carbamazepine (178). Carbamazepine blocks noradrenaline reuptake and inhibits noradrenaline exocytosis. The main adverse events are those found commonly with antiepileptics, ie, vigilance problems, nystagmus, ataxia, and anemia, in addition to nausea, diarrhea, or constipation. Carbamazepine can be used in combination with lithium. Several clinical studies report that the calcium channel blocker verapamil [52-53-9] registered for angina pectoris and supraventricular arrhythmias, may also be effective in the treatment of acute mania. Its use as a mood stabilizer may be unrelated to its calcium-blocking properties. Verapamil also decreases the activity of several neurotransmitters. Severe manic depression is often treated with antipsychotics or benzodiazepine anxiolytics. 

ChemicalRecope . There are advantages and disadvantages to each of the base systems employed in sulfite pulping (see Table 4). Each has its own potential recovery systems except the calcium system, which is obsolete. Calcium-based Hquors can be burned, but scaling problems are severe, and conversion of the calcium sulfate to CaO is not economical. 

High purity 75% ferrosihcon containing low aluminum and calcium can be used in continuously cast heats where nozzle blockage is a problem. In iron melting, this ahoy is desirable to minimize buildup on refractory faces in the furnace or on stopper rods or nozzles. Low aluminum ferroshicons can also help reduce hydrogen pin holes in castings poured in green-sand molds. 

The cell bath in early Downs cells (8,14) consisted of approximately 58 wt % calcium chloride and 42 wt % sodium chloride. This composition is a compromise between melting point and sodium content. Additional calcium chloride would further lower the melting point at the expense of depletion of sodium in the electrolysis 2one, with the resulting compHcations. With the above composition, the cells operate at 580—600°C, well below the temperature of highest sodium solubiUty in the salt bath. Calcium chloride causes problems because of the following equiUbrium reaction (56) ... 

A unique problem arises when reducing the fissile isotope The amount of that can be reduced is limited by its critical mass. In these cases, where the charge must be kept relatively small, calcium becomes the preferred reductant, and iodine is often used as a reaction booster. This method was introduced by Baker in 1946 (54). Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have recently introduced a laser-initiated modification to this reduction process that offers several advantages (55). A carbon dioxide laser is used to initiate the reaction between UF and calcium metal. This new method does not requite induction heating in a closed bomb, nor does it utilize iodine as a booster. This promising technology has been demonstrated on a 200 g scale. 

R)-Pantothenic acid (1) contains two subunits, (R)-pantoic acid and P-alanine. The chemical abstract name is A/-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-l-oxobutyl)-P-alanine (11). Only (R)-pantothenic acid is biologically active. Pantothenic acid is unstable under alkaline or acidic conditions, but is stable under neutral conditions. Pantothenic acid is extremely hygroscopic, and there are stabiUty problems associated with the sodium salt of pantothenic acid. The major commercial source of this vitamin is thus the stable calcium salt (3) (calcium pantothenate). 

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