lime concept
Lime or limestone (in English: Lime Material) is one of the alkaline rock compounds with a white color, and it is composed of calcium oxide, or calcium hydroxide, and it is obtained in several ways, including the method of heating limestone found in nature, and we can also say that lime is Ground limestone, which is one of the natural stones or rocks that are mainly used to reduce soil erosion, as it consists of pure calcium carbonate, while dolomitic limestone consists of carbonates of a mixture of calcium and magnesium. As for the properties of lime, there are many Factors directly affecting these properties, including the rate of free calcium present in the lime, as well as the rate or content of free lime.
Lime uses
There are many uses in which lime or lime is included as a main element, on top of which is construction, as it is considered one of the basic materials and elements that are used in construction, as it is divided into two main parts: hydraulic limestone, and this type is used with water, while non-hydraulic lime is not used with Water, and hydraulic lime is called quick lime, and it is manufactured by burning stone, provided that it contains calcium carbonate.
Lime treatment
There is a process for treating lime before using it in various fields, and this treatment can be done in several ways, including:
Read also:Waste recycling- Sizing: This is done by using a type of crusher to reduce the size of limestone rocks after crushing them, and to obtain the appropriate size, bearing in mind that there is a primary, secondary and third crusher that may be resorted to in order to reduce the size of lime to the largest possible extent.
- preheating: (in English: Calcining), and this process is carried out through the use of furnace waste gases, which are pre-entered into the preheating furnace.
