Lime works. Industrial plant for the treatment of the quarried mineral limestone. Limestone is calcium carbonate (CaCO3),which is an important building material,being used as an aggregate in road construction and a ballast for railways. It is also the source of quicklime (calcium oxide),which is made by heating to 800 degrees Celsius: CaCO3 ----> CaO + CO2 Quicklime is used in making mortar and cement. When mixed with water it produces slaked lime,or calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Slaked lime is used in agriculture to neutralise acidic soil | |
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