Table 14 (Continued)
Chemical Shipping Data and Characteristics
Chemical
Shipping Data
Characteristics
Weight
Solubility
lb/cu ft
Containers
Appearance
Grades or
Common Name/
in Water
and
(Bulk
Commercial
and
Formula
Available
gm/100 mL1
Density)
Strength
Properties
Forms
Requirements
Use
Granules
White or
Bbl: 415 lb
Granules
21.88 at 0C
70% avail.
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE:
yellowish white
Cans: 5, 15,
Powder
22.7 at 20C
Cl2
Ca(OCl)24H2O
68 to 80
Hygroscopic
100, 300 lb
Pellets
23.4 at 40C
(H.T.H., Perchloron,
Powder
corrosive
Drums: 800 lb
Pittchlor)
32 to 50
Strong chlorine
(store dry and
Disinfection
odor
cool and avoid
Slime control
(Alkaline pH)
contact with
Deodorization
Yellow label--
organic matter)
oxidizing agent
Reacts to
70 to 96% CaO
55 to 70
White (light
Moisture-proof
Pebble
CALCIUM OXIDE: CaO
form CA(OH)2
(below 85%
To calculate
gray, tan) lumps
bags: 100 lb
Lump
(Quicklime, burnt
See CA(OH)2
can be poor
hopper
to powder
Wood barrel
Ground
lime, chemical lime,
above2
quality)
capacity,
Unstable,
Bulk: C/L
Pulverized
unslaked lime)
use 60
caustic,
(store dry: max.
Pellet
Coagulation
Pulv. is 43
irritant
60 days and keep
Granules
Softening
to 65
Slakes to
container
Crushed
pH adjustment
hydroxide slurry
closed)
Waste neutralization
evolving heat
Sludge conditioning
Air slakes to
Precipitate PO4
form CaCO3sat.
Soln. pH is 12.4
CARBON, ACTIVATED: C
10% C (bone
Insoluble
Powder
Bags: 35 lb
Powder
(Nuchar, Norit,
8 to 28
charcoal) to
Granules
(3 x 21 x 39 in)
forms a
about 400 mesh
(avg. 12)
Darco, Carbodur)
90% C (wood
slurry
Drums: 5 lb &
Dusty, smoulders
Decolorizing, taste
charcoal)
25 lb
if ignited
and odor removal
Bulk: C/L
Arches in
Dosage between 5 and
hoppers;
floodable3
80 ppm
Do not mix with
KMnO4, hypo-
chlorite, or
CaO; pH varies
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