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Description

Calcium Chloride Dihydrate is an affordable chemical with a number of uses in microbiological applications. This salt is a common ingredient in microbiological and plant tissue culture media.

Calcium Chloride Dihydrate is of >99% purity and is thoroughly tested for Arsenic, Magnesium, heavy metals, Lead, and Fluoride impurities. When dissolved in distilled water, the pH ranges between 4.5-8.5.

bioWORLD also carries Calcium Chloride Anhydrous for whichever reagent best fits your individual needs. Calcium Chloride is available in a number of molecular biology grade buffers, such as 1.0M Sterile and 5M.


bioWORLD's products are supplied for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as a drug, agricultural or pesticidal product, food additive or as a household chemical.

References

See "Effect of calcium chloride on emulsion stability of methyl-esterified citrus pectin" by PubMed.

Application

Used as a source of calcium ions in a solution.
Used in the the pharmaceuticals industry.
Used in food industry.
Used in the cosmetic industry.

Properties

Shelf life

5 years

Storage Temperature

RT

RTECS #

EV9830000

Purity

>99%

Appearance color

White

Appearance form

Powder

Molecular Formula

CaCl2H4O2

Molecular Weight

147.01

Density

1.85 g/mL

Melting point

175 - 176°C

Boiling point

100 °C at 760 mmHg

Solubility (@ RT)

H2O: 1 g/mL at 0°C.