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Quicklime
Available calcium quicklime are :
- High calcium quicklime: Over 90% pure calcium oxide, used in construction, environmental remediation, and agriculture.
- Dolomitic quicklime: Lower calcium oxide content (40-50%) with magnesium oxide, used in steelmaking and chemical production.
- Specialty quicklime: Custom-made quicklime with specific chemical and physical properties for specific applications, such as low reactivity or high surface area.
- Hydrated quicklime / hydrated lime: Quicklime that has been hydrated (mixed with water) to form calcium hydroxide, is used in wastewater treatment and other applications. This can also be called hydrated lime.
- Powdered quicklime: Quicklime that has been ground into a fine powder, used in industrial processes and as a filler in various products.
- Calcium carbonate lime: a derivative of quicklime.