1689. Calcium Peroxide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1305-79-9
Calcium dioxide.
CaO2; mol wt 72.08.
Ca 55.60%, O 44.39%.

Description and references

The commercial product usually contains about 60% CaO2, water, and some Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3. Prepn: Young, US 2533660 (1950 to du Pont); Ehrlich in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry vol. 1, G. Brauer, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 2nd ed., 1963) p 936.

Properties

White or yellowish, odorless, almost tasteless powder. Dec in moist air. Slightly sol in water; sol in acids with formation of H2O2. Oxidizer. Keep well closed.

Use

Stabilizer for rubber.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic.

Keywords

Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Peroxides/Permanganates