{"id":51309,"date":"2026-01-01T18:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=51309"},"modified":"2026-01-01T18:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:02:45","slug":"calcium-hydroxide-cp-20kg","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/?product=calcium-hydroxide-cp-20kg","title":{"rendered":"CALCIUM HYDROXIDE CP 20kg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=attachment_3726 style=width: 219px class=wp-caption alignnone><img decoding=async aria-describedby=caption-attachment-3726 title=calcium hydroxide  cp 20kg class=size-medium wp-image-3726 lazyloaded data-src=https:\/\/www.chemicalplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Soda-Ash-Dense-Sodium-Carbonate-25kg-2.jpg.webp alt=calcium hydroxide  cp 20kg width=209 height=300 src=https:\/\/www.chemicalplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Soda-Ash-Dense-Sodium-Carbonate-25kg-2.jpg.webp style=--smush-placeholder-width: 209px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 209\/300;><noscript><img decoding=async aria-describedby=caption-attachment-3726 title=calcium hydroxide  cp 20kg class=size-medium wp-image-3726 src=https:\/\/www.chemicalplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Soda-Ash-Dense-Sodium-Carbonate-25kg-2.jpg.webp alt=calcium hydroxide  cp 20kg width=209 height=300 \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=caption-attachment-3726 class=wp-caption-text>CALCIUM HYDROXIDE (Lime White) 20kg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Calcium hydroxide (Hydrated lime) is traditionally called slaked lime, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2.<\/li>\n<li>It is a colourless crystal or white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide (lime or quicklime) is mixed, or \u2018slaked\u2019 with water.<\/li>\n<li>Calcium hydroxide is used in many applications, including food preparation.<\/li>\n<li>One significant application of calcium hydroxide is as a flocculant, in water and sewage treatment.<\/li>\n<li>It is also used in fresh water treatment for raising the pH of the water so pipes will not corrode where the base water is acidic; hydrated lime is self-regulating and does not raise the pH too much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hydrated lime has many other applications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As an ingredient in whitewash, mortar, and plaster In road construction, to improve the quality of excessively plastic subgrade soils.<\/li>\n<li>As a long-lasting fungicide In the petroleum refining industry for the manufacture of additives to oils.<\/li>\n<li>In the chemical industry for manufacture of calcium stearate.<\/li>\n<li>For preparation of dry mixes for painting and decorating.<\/li>\n<li>In manufacturing mixes for pesticides, and as a natural insecticide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calcium Hydroxide, 20kg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":51351,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[11350],"product_tag":[11351],"class_list":["post-51309","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-speciality-chemicals-bulk-chemicals","product_tag-bulk-chemicalsspeciality-chemicals","first","instock","sale","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/51309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=51309"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=51309"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqpharmaceuticalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=51309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}