3. A wide range of air lime applications
3.1 Lime properties
Lime possesses a wide range of properties that are exploited in very diverse fields, far beyond the scope of construction and civil engineering. In addition, the lime industry's mastery of production processes has enabled it to develop qualities of quicklime, hydrated lime, milk of lime, magnesian and dolomitic lime, as well as limestone, whose composition and physico-chemical properties can now be modulated according to the application concerned.
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The following list illustrates the many features of these products:
source of calcium and magnesium;
neutralizing power ;
dehydrating ;
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Chemicals used to treat water for human consumption. – Lime. - AFNOR NF EN 12518 -
- Chaux de construction. - AFNOR NF EN 459 -
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Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
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IMA Europe – Industrial minerals association
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International Lime Association
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