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calcium silicate [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Cement Industry
  • Road Construction
OBS

An anti-caking agent for baking powder and table salt. Available as a white or whitish amorphous powder with a density of 2.9.

OBS

... three silicates of calcium: tricalcium silicate ...; dicalcium silicate ...; calcium metasilicate ...

Key term(s)
  • silicate of calcium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Cimenterie
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Poudre amorphe blanche, de densité 2,9, insoluble dans l'eau.

CONT

Ciment alumineux ou ciment fondu. Dans ces ciments, l'élément de durcissement est de l'aluminate de chaux au lieu de silicate de chaux comme dans les autres ciments.

OBS

Antimottant pour levure chimique et sel de table.

Spanish

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