CALCIUM HYDROXIDE (Ca(OH)2)
In the industry Ca(HO)2 is used as an alkali.
It is obtained when calcium oxide is mixed, or "slaked" with water.
It is used in sugar refining. It is also used as an ingredient in whitewash and mortar in buildings. It is also sometimes used as filler.
It is also used in the petrochemical industry it is used for manufacturing solid oil of many marks.
It is used to make ebonite (a cheap alternative for wood)
An ingredient in baby formula milk.
In Native American and Latin American cooking, calcium hydroxide is called "cal". Corn cooked with cal becomes nixtamal which significantly increases its nutrition value, and is also considered tastier and easier to digest.
Native Americans also traditionally chewed tobacco leaves with calcium hydroxide derived from burnt shells to enhance the effects.
In manufacturing the trademarked compound "Polikar", is an anti-fungal (Anti fungi) and antimicrobial preservative for vegetables in storage.
As a flocculent, in water and sewage treatment and improvement of acid soils.
It has been proposed to add Calcium Hydroxide to sea water in great quantities to reduce atmospheric CO2 and fight the greenhouse effect.
There are many risks in using/Inhaling/getting it in your body in some other way.
There are many health risks that are listed below:
• Difficulty in breathing
• Internal bleeding
• Hypo tension
• Skeletal muscle paralysis, interference with actin-myosin system
• An increase in blood pH, which is damaging to the internal organs.
• Calcium Hydroxide is also a cancer suspect agent.
SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-calciumh.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/top ... -hydroxide
