Carbide
Name: Karbid
Synonyms: calcium acetylenate, calcium carbide
Chemical formula: CaC2
Application:
a reducing agent in the metallurgy of heavy metals
production of nitrozac (a fertilizer based on calcium cyanamide)
acetylene production
formerly as a source of light in portable carbide lamps (carbides) and in lighthouses (direct acetylene combustion), today used in some headlamps, applicable in speleology
homemade firecracker (carbide can)
food heater in military and tourist individual sets of food ration (eg American MRE sets)
deterrent against moles and voles in gardens
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