Limestone,
or calcium carbonate, is the common rock found throughout the world. Oldest and
perhaps slightly overlooked, limestone is very much part of our everyday life.
It may be hidden with your walls, in the water you drink, the food you consume,
or in the cosmetics.
While Calcium carbonate can be categorized in Limestone
family, There are also other types of lime that are used widely in many industries.
We can categorize our offered lime stones into three different types. While Cold
lime or Calcium carbonate with the chemical formula of CaCo3 is the most common
form of limestone, we also have quick lime with the chemical formula of Cao and
Hydrated lime which is a mixture of Calcium oxide (Cao) and Water (H2O) with
the chemical formula of Ca(OH)2
ABWAB Minerals supplies Calcium Carbonate (Cold lime), Calcium Oxide (Quick lime) and Hydrated lime in different grades for a wide range of applications.
Here we have Technical Sales Representatives to assist you in the selection of the appropriate limestone grade that matches the requirements of your intended application.
Calcium Carbonate (Cold lime - CaCo3)
Calcium carbonate is rarely found in pure form in nature. In nature, this type of rock is usually in the form of T-sand or dolomitic clay limestone with impurities such as silica, aluminum, magnesium and manganese and..
But fortunately, Abwab corporation has one of the few pure sources of this substance , which has calcium carbonate (caco3) with a purity of over 98%, and during three decades of activity in this field, always after specialized analysis, peeling. Extraction: The finest calcium carbonate (caco3) is collected from quarry and shipped to the processing facility .
Then, in the crushing process with the most advanced machines, this product is produced in 4 completely different sizes according to different needs and applications.
This product is produced in different sizes such as (60-40), (15-40), (10-15), (10-0) mm in high volumes and is prepared in different packages according to customer needs and shipped.
It is noteworthy that the factory has always been able to meet the needs of large domestic and foreign industries such as steel, metal, construction and road construction industries with the highest quality and quantity level during several decades of operation. And customer satisfaction has always caused this production unit to continue its growing trend with all its might by using the latest technology in the field of production.
Quick lime - CaO:
After the Second World
War, limestone was used in industrialized countries to stabilize the land,
especially to pave roads and prevent plant growth and water absorption in the
bed, combs and slopes of roads and runways. This odorless substance is white or
gray in solid form with a molar mass of mol / 077g.56, melting point 2570 and
boiling point 2580 ° C, is stable with water, but absorbs CO2 in the air and is
compatible with water, moisture, strong fluoric acids. Severe eye, skin,
respiratory and digestive problems. The material of live micronized powder lime
depends on the impurities in it. If the primary limestone is more than 90% by
weight of calcium carbonate, the lime obtained from it is rich lime (high
purity) and if the calcium carbonate is less than 37% by weight, lime The
result is called low-purity lime.
The quick lime supplied by Abwab Minerals are gained from one of the highest quality quarries in the middle east region and processed in our facilities with the European tachnology.
Hydrated lime Ca(OH)2:
Combination of water and
calcium oxide (cao) generates heat which causes some of water to evaporate and
subsequently, lime is swollen due to water absorption. Then the lime turns into
a white powder which is called hydrated lime.
This solid odorless
(solid odorless) material with hexagonal crystals or soft white granules
disintegrates (dissolves) in 580 c before reaching to boiling point. It is
soluble in acids and ammonium salt solutions and insoluble in ethanol; it
quickly absorbs air co2 (co2 from the air) and turns into calcium carbonate.
When (some) water is added to hydrated lime, it turns into lime water which if
it is filtered (and if filtered), a clear solution called calcium hydroxide, is
obtained. It has many applications in chemical industries, such as preparation
of sodium hydroxide, ammonium, per chlorine and it is specifically used to
extract magnesium from seawater.
| Packing : | 25kg bags or jumbo bags Customer special packing can be accepted for bulk orders. |
| Delivery terms: | FOB Jebel Ali Dubai, CFR and CIF every port on the world. |
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