Limestone, commonly referred to as lime rock, is a carbonate rock primarily composed of calcite. It may sometimes contain dolomite, clay minerals, and detrital minerals, exhibiting various colors such as gray, gray-white, gray-black, yellow, light red, and brown-red. Its hardness is generally low, and it reacts vigorously with dilute hydrochloric acid, producing bubbles. It is classified as a sedimentary rock based on its origin.
Limestone is a common non-metallic mineral and a valuable resource with a wide range of applications. After being processed by a grinding mill, limestone can be applied in various fields, yielding considerable economic benefits. With the tightening of environmental protection policies, the lime deep processing industry has received increased attention in recent years. In addition to traditional applications in construction, metallurgy, and agriculture, lime is also increasingly used in environmental protection fields such as wastewater treatment and flue gas desulfurization. Lime deep processing mainly refers to the processing applications from limestone to lime. In simple terms, limestone is calcined to produce lime, which is primarily composed of calcium oxide, also known as quicklime. Quicklime, when hydrated, becomes slaked lime, which is primarily composed of calcium hydroxide.
Production of calcium oxide
Calcium oxide is obtained by high-temperature calcination of limestone, commonly known as quicklime. Calcium oxide has various industrial applications, such as being used as an alkaline oxide in environmental protection fields like industrial wastewater treatment, waste incineration, and flue gas desulfurization. Additionally, calcium oxide is widely used in highways, high-speed rail, construction, plastics, rubber, food, and pharmaceuticals.
Production of calcium hydroxide
Calcium hydroxide is formed by the dissolution of calcium oxide in water, commonly known as slaked lime or hydrated lime. Calcium hydroxide can be used as an acidity regulator in food, providing buffering, neutralizing, and solidifying effects. It is also widely used in the production of calcium supplements, pharmaceuticals, the synthesis of food additives, and high-tech biomaterials.
Rubber industry
In the rubber industry, the addition of calcium carbonate can improve the dispersion, vulcanization elongation, and tear resistance of rubber products. The incorporation of calcium carbonate can enhance the processing and physical properties of rubber.
Plastic industry
Calcium carbonate can increase the volume of plastics, reduce product costs, and improve the dimensional stability, hardness, and rigidity of plastics. It also enhances the processing performance, heat resistance, and light scattering properties of plastics.
Other fields
Limestone can also be used to produce nano calcium carbonate, a functional inorganic filler with a particle size of 1-100 nm, widely applied in rubber, plastics, papermaking, inks, coatings, sealants and adhesives, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, and food. Additionally, limestone itself, as a carbonate rock, has fundamental applications in construction and road building.
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