The role of calcium chloride

Calcium chloride is a compound composed of two elements, calcium and chlorine, it is a white crystalline substance, usually sold in powder and pellet form. Calcium chloride has a salty taste and is therefore a major ingredient in many foods and can also be found in beverages.

Uses of calcium chloride include preventing food spoilage, people commonly use it as a food preservative, it also helps to maintain the freshness of food, pasteurized milk in the process of digestion of a lot of calcium, while adding a small amount of calcium chloride can help set, calcium chloride is also a very important additive to cheese, calcium chloride solution can be used in refrigerators, it is an essential coolant.

Calcium chloride is a solid state at room temperature, at lower temperatures, can be dissolved in water and ethanol, because it has strong moisture absorption properties, so it should always be sealed in the container storage. If the compound is exposed to oxygen, it will change into a liquid form. It can be used to dry other organic liquids, so it is sometimes used as a desiccant.

The compound helps lower the melting point of water and melts ice faster than other chemicals, so it can be used to dissolve ice on roads and sidewalks in extremely cold conditions, and is also widely used as an additive in the paper industry and as a dye in manufacturing.