Calcium Hypochlorite / Bleaching Powder

Calcium Hypochlorite / Bleaching Powder

 

1. Preparation

 

It is manufactured by the calcium process and the sodium process

 

2. Properties

 

Calcium hypochlorite is a yellow white solid which has a strong smell of chlorine. It is not highly soluble in water, and is more preferably used in soft to medium-hard water. It has two forms: A dry form and a hydrated form. The hydrated form is safer to handle.

 

3. Uses

 

Calcium hypochlorite is used for the disinfection of drinking water or swimming pool water. It is used as a sanitizer in outdoor swimming pools in combination with a cyanuric acid stabilizer, which reduces the loss of chlorine due to ultraviolet radiation. The calcium content hardens the water and tends to clog up some filters; Hence, some products containing calcium hypochlorite also contain anti-scaling agents.

 

Calcium hypochlorite is also an ingredient in bleaching powder, used for bleaching cotton and linen. It is also used in bathroom cleaners, household disinfectant sprays, moss and algae removers, and weedkillers.

 

In addition, calcium hypochlorite may be used to manufacture chloroform.

 

Bleaching powder is used also in sugar industry for bleaching sugar cane juice before its crystallization. 

 

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