Calcium bisulfite

Химические свойства

solution of calcium sulfite in an aqueous solution of sulfur dioxide; yellowish liquid; used in bleaching textiles [HAW93]

Использование

As germicide, preservative, and disinfectant; for washing (1:1000) casks in brewing to prevent souring and cloudiness of beer and to prevent secondary fermentation; as antichlor in bleaching fabrics; largely in manufacture of sulfite cellulose from wood for paper-making.

Профиль безопасности

A poison via ingestion. Strong irritant via skin and eye contact, ingestion, and inhalation. Spontaneously combukible. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of SOx See also SULFITES and SULFUROUS ACID