Quimex 97

CAS Number: 1305-62-0
EC Number: 215-137-3
Chemical Name: Calcium Hydroxide
Chemical Family: Calcium & Calcium Compounds

Quimex 97 is a product used as an additive in foods that are highly specialized that require high purity and low impurities, is used for making tortillas or flour, it helps regulate pH, inhibition of fungus, moho or yeast in addition to providing better quality final product color. This product is primarily a source of calcium.

Product families

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing

Food & Nutrition — Food

Other Food Applications

Product Families

Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Technical Salts & Inorganics

Inorganics

Other characteristics

Brand: Quimex
Synonyms: Ca(OH)2, Calcium Hydrate, Hydralime, Hydrated Lime, Slaked Lime
Markets: Food & Nutrition
Industrial
Storage: Keep at room temperature and protected from moisture.
Presentation: Paper bags ( 25kg & 50lb ), Tonbags & Bulk.
Technology: Base Chemicals & Intermediates
Specification: Meets the specifications of Food Chemical Codex.
Packaging Type: Bags
Bulk
ChemicalFormula: Ca(OH)₂
Base Chemicals Functions: Buffers & pH Stabilizer
Food Additive
Preservative

Technical data

Table 1 of 2

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Free Moisture	max. 1.0	%	GRAVIMETRICO
Granul scale (No. 100, Which Pass)	min. 99	%	ASTM C-110
Granul scale (No. 200, Which Pass)	min. 97	%	—
Granul scale (No. 325, Which Pass)	min. 90	%	—

Table 2 of 2

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Calcium Hydroxide	min. 97.0	%	ASTM C-25S
Iron Oxide	max. 0.30	%	XRF
Aluminium Oxide	max. 0.30	%	XRF
Sulfur	max. 0.16	%	LECO
Insoluble matters	max. 0.5	%	External Laboratory Analysis
Chloride	max. 320	ppm	XRF
Magnesium Oxide	max. 0.7	%	XRF
Phosphate	max. 600	ppm	XRF
Silicon Oxide	max. 0.50	%	XRF
Carbon Dioxide (Weight)	max. 0.85	%	LECO