Calcium Carbide
Calcium Carbide is a chemical compound that is the raw material Acetylene and Calcium Cyanimide. It has many uses in the chemical industry while it also works as desulfurization in the steel industry. It can also be used as a ripening agent by mixing it with water which produces Acetylene gas.
Ethylene Ripener
Ethylene is an organic gaseous plant hormone that has been used in its gaseous state to help in the ripening process of various fruits. In the last decade, scientists have experimented and tested food material science to successfully trap ethylene gas in powder form. This development imposed many changes in the agricultural field with researchers claiming many added benefits with its use.
Calcium Chloride
Calcium chloride is widely used as an additive in plastics, wastewater treatment plants, and blast furnaces to improve processes and characteristics. It is also widely used in the agricultural sector. Pre-harvest applications of calcium chloride are used to provide supplemental calcium to plants and growing fruit to delay aging, reduce post-harvest decay, improve firmness, and control the development of physiological disorders.