C2H2CaO4
130.11 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
CALCIUM FORMATE
CAS544-17-2EC208-863-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Animal feed preservative and concrete accelerator
Calcium formate is the calcium salt of formic acid, recognized as food additive E238. It is primarily used as a preservative in animal feed within the European Union and also serves as an accelerator in concrete applications.
Animal feed preservativeConcrete accelerator
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Referencestereoisomer of
Formic acid
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Referencestereoisomer of
Formic-d acid
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Safety Reference
Danger
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium diformate
InChIKey
CBOCVOKPQGJKKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
C(=O)[O-].C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Synonyms (8)
- E-238
- CALCIUM FORMATE
- Calcium diformate
- Calcium formate (Ca(HCO2)2)
- Calcoform
- Formic acid, calcium salt
- Mravencan vapenaty
- Mravencan vapenaty [Czech]