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Quicklime

Formula: CaO

Chemistry %

CaO

100.00

Quicklime is calcined calcium carbonate or limestone. It is unstable (wants to reabsorb the lost CO2) so must be used quickly, sealed or a protection mechanism employed. It is used as a source of CaO in the glass and enamel industries and in refractories (often in combination with calcined dolomite). If it is calcined higher than necessary for slaking (to make calcium hydroxide) it is referred to as dead-burned lime.

Out Bound Links

(URLs) What is Quicklime at SpecialtyMinerals.com
http://www.specialtyminerals.com/our-minerals/what...
(URLs - Technical inforamtion) Quicklime at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_oxide
(Typecodes) 1: GNM - Generic Material
(Typecodes - Unspecified) 1: FLS - Flux Source
(MDT - Member) Glass Industry
The materials included in this MDT were selected i...
(Materials - Related) Calcined Dolomite - CaO.MgO
Dead-burned Dolomite
(URLs) Lime kiln at wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_kiln
(Temperatures) Calcium carbonate decomposition (750C-1000C)
Converts to Quicklime. If burned higher or too lon...
(Typecodes) 1: REF - Refractory

In Bound Links

(Oxides - Material source) CaO - Calcium Oxide, Calcia
(Materials - Related) Precipitated Lime - CaCO3 - Synthetic calcium carbonate
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, PCC

XML for Import into INSIGHT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<material name="Quicklime" descrip="" searchkey="Burnt Lime, Dead-burned lime" loi="0.00" casnumber="1305-78-8">
<oxides>
<oxide symbol="CaO" name="Calcium Oxide, Calcia" status="" percent="100.000" tolerance=""/>
</oxides>
</material>

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