Calcium acetylide

Japanese: カルシウムアセチリド - かるしうむあせちりど
Calcium acetylide

…The chemical formula is CaC 2 . It is also called calcium acetylide or calcium carbide, and is known industrially as calcium carbide or simply carbide. It was first synthesized industrially in an electric furnace in 1891, and was initially produced as a raw material for the production of acetylene for welding, metal cutting, and lighting. However, when the production of calcium nitrate became industrialized around the beginning of the 20th century, the demand for it as a raw material expanded. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "calcium acetylide" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…化学式CaC2。アセチレン化カルシウム,カルシウムアセチリドともいい,工業的にはカルシウムカーバイドあるいは単にカーバイドという。1891年はじめて工業的に電気炉で合成され,最初は溶接,金属切断あるいは灯火用アセチレン製造原料としてつくられたが,20世紀初めころ石灰窒素の製造が工業化されて,その原料としての需要が拡大した。…

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