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Calcium sulfite
Names
	IUPAC name Calcium sulfite
	Other names Sulfurous acid, calcium salt (1:1); E226;
Identifiers
CAS Number	10257-55-3 (anhydrous) ; 72878-03-6 (tetrahydrate); 29501-28-8 (hemihydrate);
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	8329549 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.529
EC Number	233-596-8;
E number	E226 (preservatives)
PubChem CID	10154041;
UNII	7078964UQP ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10883104 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ca.H2O3S/c;1-4(2)3/h;(H2,1,2,3)/q+2;/p-2 ; InChI=1/Ca.H2O3S/c;1-4(2)3/h;(H2,1,2,3)/q+2;/p-2 Key: GBAOBIBJACZTNA-NUQVWONBAU;
	SMILES [Ca+2].[O-]S([O-])=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	CaSO3
Molar mass	120.17 g/mol
Appearance	White solid
Melting point	600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K)
Solubility in water	4.3 mg/100 mL (18 °C)
Solubility product (Ksp)	3.1×10−7
Hazards
Flash point	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions	Calcium sulfate
Other cations	Sodium sulfite
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Calcium sulfite, or calcium sulphite, is a chemical compound, the calcium salt of sulfite with the formula CaSO₃·x(H₂O). Two crystalline forms are known, the hemihydrate and the tetrahydrate, respectively CaSO₃·½(H₂O) and CaSO₃·4(H₂O).^[2] All forms are white solids. It is most notable as the product of flue-gas desulfurization.

Production

It is produced on a large scale by flue gas desulfurization (FGD). When coal or other fossil fuel is burned, the byproduct is known as flue gas. Flue gas often contains SO₂, whose emission is often regulated to prevent acid rain. Sulfur dioxide is scrubbed before the remaining gases are emitted through the chimney stack. An economical way of scrubbing SO₂ from flue gases is by treating the effluent with Ca(OH)₂ hydrated lime or CaCO₃ limestone.^[3]

Scrubbing with limestone follows the following idealized reaction:

SO₂ + CaCO₃ → CaSO₃ + CO₂

Scrubbing with hydrated lime follows the following idealized reaction:^[4]^[5]

SO₂ + Ca(OH)₂ → CaSO₃ + H₂O

The resulting calcium sulfite oxidizes in air to give gypsum:

2 CaSO₃ + O₂ → 2 CaSO₄

The gypsum, if sufficiently pure, is marketable as a building material.

Uses

Drywall

Calcium sulfite is generated as the intermediate in the production of gypsum, which is the main component of drywall. A typical US home contains 7 metric tons of such drywall gypsum board.^[6]

Food additive

As a food additive it is used as a preservative under the E number E226. Along with other antioxidant sulfites, it is commonly used in preserving wine, cider, fruit juice, canned fruit and vegetables. Sulfites are strong reducers in solution, they act as oxygen scavenger antioxidants to preserve food, but labeling is required as some individuals might be hypersensitive.

Wood pulp production

Chemical wood pulping is the removal of cellulose from wood by dissolving the lignin that binds the cellulose together. Calcium sulfite can be used in the production of wood pulp through the sulfite process, as an alternative to the Kraft process that uses hydroxides and sulfides instead of sulfites. Calcium sulfite was used, but has been largely replaced by magnesium and sodium sulfites and bisulfites to attack the lignin.^{[citation needed]}

Gypsum

There is a possibility to use calcium sulfite to produce gypsum by oxidizing (adding O₂) it in water mixture with the manganese (Mn²⁺) cation or sulfuric acid catalyzers.^[7]^[8]

Structure

Structure of the [Ca₃(SO₃)₂(H₂O)₁₂]²⁺ cage in calcium sulfite tetrahydrate.
Structure of anhydrous CaSO₃.

X-ray crystallography shows that anhydrous calcium sulfite has a complicated polymeric structure.^[9] The tetrahydrate crystallizes as a solid solution of Ca₃(SO₃)2(SO₄)^.12H₂O and Ca₃(SO₃)2(SO₃)^.12H₂O. The mixed sulfite-sulfate represents an intermediate in the oxidation of the sulfite to the sulfate, as is practiced in the production of gypsum. This solid solution consists of [Ca₃(SO₃)₂(H₂O)₁₂]²⁺ cations and either sulfite or sulfate as the anion.^[2]^[10] These crystallographic studies confirm that sulfite anion adopts a pyramidal geometry.

Natural occurrence

Calcium sulfite(III) hemihydrate occurs in the nature as the rare mineral hannebachite.^[11]^[12]

References

^ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–188. ISBN 978-1138561632.
^ ^a ^b Abraham Cohen; Mendel Zangen (1984). "Studies On Alkaline Earth Sulfites. Structure and Stability of the New Compound Ca₃(SO₃)₂SO₄^.12H₂O and Its Solid Solution In Calcium Sulfite Tetrahydrate". Chemistry Letters. 13 (7): 1051–1054. doi:10.1246/cl.1984.1051.
^ Wirsching, Franz (2000). "Calcium Sulfate". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_555. ISBN 3527306730.
^ Hudson, JL (1980). Sulfur Oxidation in Scrubber Systems. University of Virginia.
^ Miller, Bruce (2004). Coal Energy Systems. Elsevier Science Technology. pp. 294–299.
^ "USGS Gypsum Statistics and Information". USGS. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
^ Li, Yuran; Zhou, Jinting; Zhu, Tingyu; Jing, Pengfei (2014-02-01). "Calcium Sulfite Oxidation and Crystal Growth in the Process of Calcium Carbide Residue to Produce Gypsum". Waste and Biomass Valorization. 5 (1): 125–131. Bibcode:2014WBioV...5..125L. doi:10.1007/s12649-013-9206-2. ISSN 1877-2641. S2CID 98774317.
^ "How can we convert calcium sulfite into calcium sulfate after..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
^ Yasue, Tamotsu; Arai, Yasuo (1986). "Crystal Structure of Calcium Sulfite". Gypsum & Lime (Jap. Language). 203: 235–44.
^ Matsuno, Takashi; Takayanagi, Hiroaki; Furuhata, Kimio; Koishi, Masumi; Ogura, Haruo (1984). "The Crystal Structure of Calcium Sulfite Hemihydrate". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 57 (4): 1155–6. doi:10.1246/bcsj.57.1155.
^ "Hannebachite".
^ "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.

[crc-1] John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–188. ISBN 978-1138561632.

[Xray-2] Abraham Cohen; Mendel Zangen (1984). "Studies On Alkaline Earth Sulfites. Structure and Stability of the New Compound Ca₃(SO₃)₂SO₄^.12H₂O and Its Solid Solution In Calcium Sulfite Tetrahydrate". Chemistry Letters. 13 (7): 1051–1054. doi:10.1246/cl.1984.1051.

[3] Wirsching, Franz (2000). "Calcium Sulfate". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_555. ISBN 3527306730.

[4] Hudson, JL (1980). Sulfur Oxidation in Scrubber Systems. University of Virginia.

[5] Miller, Bruce (2004). Coal Energy Systems. Elsevier Science Technology. pp. 294–299.

[6] "USGS Gypsum Statistics and Information". USGS. Retrieved June 26, 2016.

[7] Li, Yuran; Zhou, Jinting; Zhu, Tingyu; Jing, Pengfei (2014-02-01). "Calcium Sulfite Oxidation and Crystal Growth in the Process of Calcium Carbide Residue to Produce Gypsum". Waste and Biomass Valorization. 5 (1): 125–131. Bibcode:2014WBioV...5..125L. doi:10.1007/s12649-013-9206-2. ISSN 1877-2641. S2CID 98774317.

[8] "How can we convert calcium sulfite into calcium sulfate after..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-05-18.

[9] Yasue, Tamotsu; Arai, Yasuo (1986). "Crystal Structure of Calcium Sulfite". Gypsum & Lime (Jap. Language). 203: 235–44.

[10] Matsuno, Takashi; Takayanagi, Hiroaki; Furuhata, Kimio; Koishi, Masumi; Ogura, Haruo (1984). "The Crystal Structure of Calcium Sulfite Hemihydrate". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 57 (4): 1155–6. doi:10.1246/bcsj.57.1155.

[11] "Hannebachite".

[12] "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.

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Calcium sulfite

Production

Uses

Drywall

Food additive

Wood pulp production

Gypsum

Structure

Natural occurrence

See also

References

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