calcium fluoride
Americannoun
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Room to improve: Add a mineralizer such as calcium fluoride or sulfate to lower the lime’s melting temperature, saving energy.
From Scientific American • Feb. 9, 2023
Heating the hydroxide produces aluminum oxide, Al2O3, which dissolves in a molten mixture of cryolite, Na3AlF6, and calcium fluoride, CaF2.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The electrolysis of a solution of cryolite and calcium fluoride results in aluminum metal at the cathode, and oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide at the anode.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Solid calcium fluoride can also be prepared by the reaction of aqueous solutions of calcium chloride and sodium fluoride, yielding aqueous sodium chloride as the other product.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
It most abundantly occurs as apatite, a mineral consisting of calcium phosphate, with small quantities of calcium fluoride or calcium chloride.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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