Calcium formate CAS#544-17-2
Accelerates Cement Performance: Effectively shortens initial and final setting times while improving compressive strength in cement applications.
Enhances Structural Properties: Increases combined water content and gel/space ratio while reducing overall porosity, leading to improved material durability.
Promotes Animal Growth: Supports growth performance in livestock, particularly in young pigs and poultry, by improving feed efficiency.
Supports Animal Health: Helps reduce the incidence of diarrhea in piglets and provides beneficial effects even under bacterial challenges such as E. coli.
Calcium Formate (CAS#544-17-2)
Calcium formate appears as a white to nearly white fine crystalline powder. It is widely used as an accelerator in pozzolanic cement systems, where it reduces both initial and final setting times while enhancing compressive strength. It also increases combined water content and improves the gel/space ratio throughout all stages of hydration, while simultaneously lowering overall porosity.
In addition, calcium formate has been shown to promote growth in weanling pigs, even when challenged with E. coli, regardless of their susceptibility to intestinal adhesion. It is also commonly used as a nutritional feed additive for young pigs and fattening poultry, helping to improve growth performance and feed efficiency. Furthermore, it contributes to reducing the incidence of diarrhea in piglets.
Calcium formate Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 300 °C |
| density | 2,02 g/cm3 |
| vapor pressure | 3.41Pa at 25℃ |
| refractive index | 1.3714 |
| storage temp. | Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| pka | 3.8[at 20 ℃] |
| form | orthorhombic crystals |
| color | orthorhombic crystals, crystalline |
| Specific Gravity | 2.02 |
| Odor | wh. orthorhombic cryst. or cryst. powd., sl. acetic acid-like odor |
| PH | 7.51(1 mM solution);7.92(10 mM solution);8.24(100 mM solution);8.47(1000 mM solution) |
| Water Solubility | SOLUBLE |
| λmax | λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.04 |
| λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.03 | |
| Hydrolytic Sensitivity | 0: forms stable aqueous solutions |
| Merck | 131670 |
| BRN | 3624099 |
| InChI | 1S/2CH2O2.Ca/c2*2-1-3;/h2*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;+2/p-2 |
| InChIKey | CBOCVOKPQGJKKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| SMILES | O=CO[Ca]OC=O |
| LogP | -2.3 at 20℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 544-17-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Formic acid, calcium salt (544-17-2) |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38-41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-37/39-39-24/2526 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | LQ5600000 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 29151200 |
| Storage Class | 11 - Combustible Solids |
| Hazard Classifications | Eye Dam. 1 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 544-17-2(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Product Application of Calcium Formate (CAS#544-17-2)
Calcium formate is used as a preservative for food and silage, as well as a binder for fine ore briquettes, and in drilling fluids and lubricants.
As an organic salt, it is well suited for pig and poultry feed. It functions as a feed preservative and acidifier in the gastrointestinal tract, helping to maintain a healthy gut environment. By lowering pH levels, it inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella, thereby supporting better digestion and reducing the risk of enteric diseases. This makes it an effective alternative to prophylactic antibiotics in animal nutrition.
In addition, calcium formate is widely applied in the leather industry as a masking agent in chrome tanning, where it enhances the penetration efficiency of chromium into leather. It can also serve as a substitute for formic acid in the pickling process.
