What is a Hydrated Lime?
Hydrated Lime Suppliers In South Africa
Limeco is one of the largest suppliers of Lime in Southern Africa with the broadest product range.
How do you get hydrated lime?
To simplify, hydrated lime results from adding water to powdered quicklime, putting it in a kiln or oven, and then pulverizing it with water.
The resulting lime has a density of about 35lb/ft³ and is called calcium hydroxide.
What are the types of hydrated lime?
Type N — normal hydrated lime.
Type S — special hydrated lime.
Type NA — normal air-entraining hydrated lime.
Type SA — special air-entraining hydrated lime.
What is hydrated lime used for?
Hydrated lime is also used to produce other metals. In construction, hydrated lime is used in soil stabilization for roads, earthen dams, airfields, and building foundations.
Hydrated lime can be used to raise the pH of acidic soils. This is also referred to as soil “sweetening.”