Calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, white powder. It is prepared by reacting calcium oxide (lime) with water; a process called slaking, and is also known as hydrated lime.
Chemical analysis:
| Chemical compound |
Percentage |
| Ca(OH)2 |
90- 80 % |
| MgO |
1 % max |
| sio2 |
1 % max |
| Al2O3 |
0.05 % |
| Fe2O3 |
0.04 % |
| CO2 residual |
4 % max |
| Heavy metals |
traces |
Physical Properties of the product
| Particle size |
50-80 Micron |
| Color |
Pure white |
| Density |
0.5-0.6 |
| Reactivity (neutralization of a pure acid per 100g of lime ) |
90g of hydrochloric acid 160 g of nitric acid |
Major Applications Areas
Water Treatment Plant – Effluent Treatment Plant – Paint industry – Petroleum refining industry – Food industry Leather industry – Paper industry – Metallurgical industry -Copper, Aluminum, Steel, Iron – Glass industry Pharmaceutical industry – Di Calcium Phosphate manufacturing – Rubber industry – Road making and construction industry
Packing
poly propylene bags 25 kg or jumbo bag and/or according to the customer requirements
