Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a de-icing agent on roads and sidewalks to melt ice and snow.
Employed in dust control on unpaved roads and in concrete production to accelerate setting. - Food Industry: sed as a firming agent in canned vegetables and as a calcium supplement in food products.
- Chemical Industry: Used in the production of chemicals and as a desiccant for moisture control.
Where is Calcium Chloride Found?
- Natural Sources: Found in trace amounts in natural brines and mineral deposits.
- Industrial Production: Produced as a byproduct of the Solvay process or by reacting calcium carbonate with hydrochloric acid.
- Consumer Products: Found in de-icing agents, food additives, and desiccants.