Calcium hypochlorite is a yellow white solid which has a strong smell of chlorine.
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Calcium hypochlorite is best kept in a cool dry place away from any organic material.
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Calcium hypochlorite is used for the disinfection of drinking water or swimming pool water.
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Calcium hypochlorite is also an ingredient in bleaching powder, used for bleaching cotton and linen.
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The process involved reacting chlorine and dry slaked lime to form bleaching powder, a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and other derivatives.
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Other important calcium compounds are calcium nitrate, calcium sulfide, calcium chloride, calcium carbide, calcium cyanamide and calcium hypochlorite.
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As a two-step process, calcium hypochlorite, a bleaching agent, kicks in after the initial coagulation to kill off any remaining gastrointestinal disrupters.