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Celite® 545

filter aid, treated with sodium carbonate, flux calcined

Synonym(s):

Diatomaceous earth, flux-calcined

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
11101527
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
SB.54

Quality Level

form

powder

quality

flux calcined
treated with sodium carbonate

composition

Al2O3, 1.0%
CaO, 6.73%
Fe2O3, 0.46%
Na2O + K2O, 1.88%
SiO2, 89.0%

median particle size

≤125.30 μm (71% (acc. to Cilas))

pH

>8.5 (25 °C, 10% in aq. suspension)

SMILES string

O=[Si]=O

InChI

1S/O2Si/c1-3-2

InChI key

VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diatomaceous earth is made up of natural amorphous silica formed from the fossilized skeletons of diatoms. It is extracted, crushed, dried and calcined with flux material. DE is widely used as filler in construction materials, paints and as an anti-caking agent for agricultural chemicals. It has high water and oil absorption ability.

Application

Diatomaceous earth may be used as an adsorbent for column chromatography.

Caution

Not Intended for cGMP Parenteral Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Legal Information

Celite is a registered trademark of Imerys Minerals California, Inc.

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Danger

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Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 1 Inhalation

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Lungs

Storage Class

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

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WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Direct immobilization of polyphenol oxidases on Celite 545 from ammonium sulphate fractionated proteins of potato (Solanum tuberosum).
Khan AA, et al.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis. B, Enzymatic, 40(1), 58-63 (2006)
Lactose hydrolysis from milk/whey in batch and continuous processes by concanavalin A-Celite 545 immobilized Aspergillus oryzae ? galactosidase.
Ansari SA and Husain Q.
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 90(2), 351-359 (2012)
Immobilization of lipases on clay, Celite 545, diethylaminoethyl-, and carboxymethyl-Sephadex and their interesterification activity.
Ansari SA and Husain Q.
Biotechnol. Tech., 12(5), 381-384 (1998)
Violeta Chitu et al.
Cell reports, 30(9), 3004-3019 (2020-03-05)
CSF-1R haploinsufficiency causes adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP). Previous studies in the Csf1r+/- mouse model of ALSP hypothesized a central role of elevated cerebral Csf2 expression. Here, we show that monoallelic deletion of Csf2 rescues most behavioral deficits
H Checkoway et al.
British journal of industrial medicine, 50(7), 586-597 (1993-07-01)
A cohort mortality study was conducted among workers from two plants in the diatomaceous earth mining and processing industry in California. Diatomaceous earth consists of the skeletal remains of diatoms. Exposure to amorphous (non-crystalline) and crystalline silica in the form

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