CO 821 (OTTO) Calcium oxide, nanopowder, APS 100-300 nm, 99.5% Cas 1305-78-8 - used in making porcelain, cements, mortars and glass. CO 821 (OTTO) Calcium oxide, nanopowder, APS 100-300 nm, 99.5% Cas 1305-78-8 - used to restore the pH of acidic soils (liming). It is useful as a basic catalyst and an acid scavenger in several organic transformations, for example, in Arndt-Eistert synthesis of alpha-diazoketones, synthesis of heterocycles and oximes.