Calcium carbide has the nominal formula of CaC 2 and the molecular weight of 64.0992 g/mol. The pure material is colorless, but most samples have a color ranging from black to grayish-white, depending on the grade. Its density is 2.22 g/cc and it melts at 2160 °C with a boiling point (under an inert atmosphere) of 2300 °C, where it decomposes.Its main use industrially is in the production of ...

11.4 Calcium Carbide Manufacturing 11.4.1 General Calcium carbide (CaC2) is manufactured by heating a lime and carbon mixture to 2000 to 2100°C (3632 to 3812°F) in an electric arc furnace. At those temperatures, the lime is reduced by carbon to calcium carbide and carbon monoxide (CO), according to the following reaction: CaO + 3C → CaC2 ...

Calcium carbide (CaC2) is widely used for the production of various acetylene derivatives, accompanying with a huge amount of carbide slag waste. To develop a clean production process, we explored the reaction of CaC2 and glycerol at varying conditions for the first time. The products were characterized by various techniques. It is observed that CaC2 can react with glycerol at ambient ...

Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of Ca C 2.Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide.. The pure material is colorless, however pieces of technical-grade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of about 80–85% of CaC 2 (the rest is CaO (calcium oxide), Ca 3 P 2 (calcium phosphide ...

Calcium carbide is the most popular raw material used for the commercial production of acetylene. It is created by mixing lime and coke in a blast furnace. The product manufactured is calcium carbide. It is reacted with water to create acetylene gas, and this reaction can be easily formulated as CaC2 + 2H2O → C2H2 + Ca (OH)2.

a hardness of 12.5 kg and hardness for CaC2 of 5.5 kgs was indicated by extrapolation of the curve. Commercial 80% carbide has hardness by 30-80 Bhn. Thermal Properties The theoretical heat of formation of calcium carbide based on the heats of reaction of CaO, Co, and CaC2 has been calculated as 111.3 kcal/gm-mole for CaC2 the latent heat of

As calcium carbide (CaC2) production is an energy-intensive industry, a novel low rank coal to CaC2 (LRCtCC) process has been developed. This study is aimed to evaluate the techno-economic ...

11.4 Calcium Carbide Manufacturing 11.4.1 General Calcium carbide (CaC2) is manufactured by heating a lime and carbon mixture to 2000 to 2100°C (3632 to 3812°F) in an electric arc furnace. At those temperatures, the lime is reduced by

A process is proposed, and mass–energy balance presented, for the simultaneous production of P4 and CaC2 (ultimately for acetylene, C2H2, and PVC production) from apatite, producing a lime ...

To develop a clean production process, we explored the reaction of CaC2 and glycerol at varying conditions for the first time. The products were characterized by various techniques.

Uses of Calcium Carbide (CaC2) It is used in the production of calcium hydroxide and acetylene. It is used in the production of polyvinyl chloride as acetylene the derivative of calcium carbide can be used as a raw material for the production of PVC. It is used to produce calcium cyanamide. It is used in the removal of sulphur from iron.

Compared to the traditional electric arc process for the production of CaC2 from coke and CaO, the autothermal process requires less energy. However, the coke used for in situ heat generation ...

Calcium Carbide for Acetylene Production. Acetylene is a combustible gas with a distinctive odor. It is used as a raw material for the production of several organic chemicals, as well as a fuel component in metal cutting, and oxy-acetylene welding. Today, acetylene is also used in the production …

Calcium carbide production process. Following figure shows, how CaC 2 and acetylene gas is manufactured by starting from raw materials and what are the physical conditions you should maintain to get higher yield. Carbide compounds can be prepared from strontium and barium metals too.