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The Usage and Prospect of Limestone Powder2015-04-17 10:32:32
Limestone is a very common mineral ore, the limestone ground into powder after processing, the fine limestone also have a great purpose, usually in the chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics industry, it will use a small amount of limestone powder.
The main component of limestone is calcium carbonate (CaCO3). A lot of lime and limestone can be used as building materials, it is an important raw material in many industries. Limestone can be directly processed into stone and fired into quicklime. Quicklime and slaked lime there. The main ingredient is lime CaO, the general was massive, pure white, light gray or pale yellow containing impurities. Add lime to absorb moisture or water to become hydrated lime, slaked lime, also known as its main ingredient is Ca (OH) 2. Slaked lime is formulated into a stone mortar, lime paste, used as coating materials and tile adhesives.
In fact, the main component of limestone is calcium carbonate, calcium carbonate is an important building material. Pure white calcium carbonate rock called marble, can be directly used for decorative pillars or crafts, due to impurities and has a beautiful marble pattern called calcium carbonate, used for veneer facades and inner wall or laying the ground; dense texture of calcium carbonate rock (limestone) can also be used directly for housing, but the main purpose is the production of cement limestone. So the prospect of limestone powder is very broad.