I-calcium formate isetshenziselwa ukukhulisa isisindo, futhi i-calcium formate isetshenziswa njengesithako sokuphakela kwezingulube ukuze kuthuthukiswe isifiso sokudla nokunciphisa isifo sohudo. I-calcium formate yengezwa ekuphakeleni ngendlela engathathi hlangothi. Ngemva kokuba amazinyane engulube ephakelwe, isenzo samakhemikhali ezinto eziphilayo zomgudu wokugaya ukudla sizokhipha umkhondo we-formic acid, ngaleyo ndlela kwehlise inani le-pH lepheshana lamathumbu. Ikhuthaza ukukhula kwamabhaktheriya anenzuzo emgudwini wokugaya futhi kunciphisa izimpawu zamachwane. Emasontweni ambalwa okuqala ngemva kokulunyulwa, ukungezwa kwe-calcium formate engu-1.5% ekudleni kungakhuphula izinga lokukhula kwezingulube ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-12 futhi kwenyuse izinga lokuguqulwa kokudla ngo-4%.