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calcium carbide |
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calcium carbide (CaC2), a gray or black crystalline compound produced from lime and coke. When mixed with water, it yields acetylene gas (C2H2), which has been used as an anesthetic and was once used as a source of illumination in miners' lamps. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sebba's method, as outlined last month in a letter in the July 18 NATURE, involves dissolving a small amount of calcium carbide in molten lead. 24 per diluted share, primarily due to the December 1998 divestiture of the Company's calcium carbide and carbon products operations. For large foundries, the use of calcium carbide has declined from 54% in 1988 to 18% in 1998. |
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