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TYPICAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF VICAL GRADES
  Colour   White
  Solution in Hydrolic Acid (5N)   Clear
  Soluble Alkali (as Na2O)   0.20%max.
  pH   9.5 - 10.0
  Iron as Fe   0.02% max.
  Manganese as Mn   Traces
  Phosphate as PO4   Traces
  Chlorides as Cl   Traces
  Lead as Pb   Traces
  Copper as Cu   Traces
  Arsenic as As   Traces
  Sulphate as SO4   0.1% max.
  Magnesia as MgO   0.5% max.
  Silica as SiO2   0.1% max.
  Aluminium, Iron, Phosphate and   matter Insoluble in Hydrolic Acid   0.5% max.
  Calcium Carbonate   98.5% min.
  Specific Gravity   2.60 - 2.70
  Loss on Drying at 105°C ± 5°C   0.5% max.

 
VICAL GRADES OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ARE ULTRAFINE PURE WHITE POWDER, WITH CALCITE STRUCTURE AND ARE AVAILABLE BOTH IN UNCOATED AND COATED VARIETIES.
 
VICAL-D IS UNCOATED PRECIPITED GRADE. VICAL-S AND VICAL-S1 ARE SURFACE COATED WITH STEARIC ACID. VICAL-C IS SURFACE COATED WITH TITANATE COUPLING AGENT.
 

                                       GRADE

                               A.C.C.

        P.C.C.

  VICAL-C

VICAL-S VICAL-S1 VICAL-D
 Bulk Density 0.55 - 0.60 0.60 - 0.65 0.55 - 0.60 0.50 - 0.60
 D.O.P. Absorption (gm/100 gm.) 45 - 55 40 - 50 40 - 50 50 - 60
 Flow Point - - - 18 - 22
 Average Particle Size (Micron) 3 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 4 2 - 3
 Surface Area by Nitrogen Absorption  (M2/gm) 18 - 20 18 - 20 15 - 20 17 - 19
 Specific Surface Diameter from surface  area (Micron) 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.10
 Coating (In Percentage) 0.7 - 1.0% Titanate 2.7 - 3.0% 
Stearate
1.5 - 2.0% 
Stearate
-
 Crystal Structure Calcitic Calcitic Calcitic Calcitic
 Fineness-Residue on 75 Micron IS Sieve  (200 mesh)% by Weight 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
 Brightness (Hunter) 97 - 100 97-100 97 - 100 97 - 100
 
TYPICAL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF VICAL GRADES
Particle Size Analysis - Laser Particle Size . Malvern Instruments Ltd. Malvern U.K.