Lime and Limestone: Chemistry and Technology, Production and Uses

- Modern uses of traditional materials - 'Lime and Limestone' is a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the main scientific and technological aspects of the quarrying, processing, calcining and slaking of lime and limestone products. It places emphasis on how the processes are designed to ensure that the products meet market requirements and comply with customer specifications. It describes authoritatively, and in detail, the current uses in the many market segments, including: - iron, steel and other metals, - building, construction and cement, - water, sewage and environmental protection, - chemicals, agriculture and foodstuffs. It also addresses topical issues such as: environmental protection measures within the industry, toxicology, occupational health, storage, transportation, economic aspects, sampling, testing and analysis. The book maintains a good balance between scientific information - of use to technologists - and more general information - of value to production and commercial personnel, both within the lime and limestone industries and in the many industries that they serve.

Table of Contents:
Preface: Importance, History PRODUCTION OF LIMESTONE Formation, Classification and Occurrence Physical and Chemical Properties Prospecting and Quarrying Processing and Dispatch Sampling and Testing USES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF LIMESTONE Overview and Economic Aspects of the Limestone Market Construction and Building Cement Production Agriculture Refining of Metals Other Uses PRODUCTION OF QUICKLIME Physical and Chemical Properties Raw Materials for Lime Burning (limestone, fuel and refractories) Calcination of Limestone Production of Quicklime Processing Storage and Dispatch of Quicklime Sampling and Testing of Quicklime SLAKED LIME Physical and Chemical Properties Production of Hydrated Lime Handling and Storage of Hydrated Lime Production of Milk of Lime and Lime Putty Handling and Storage of Milk of Lime and Lime Putty Sampling and Testing of Slaked Lime USES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF LIME PRODUCTS Overview and Economic Aspects of the Lime Market Construction and Building Iron and Steelmaking Water and Sewage Treatment Gaseous Effluents Agriculture, Food and Food By-products Production of Chemicals Other Uses SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT Control of the Environmental Effects of Production Toxicology and Occupational Health of Limestone and Lime

About the Author :
J. A. H. Oates is the author of Lime and Limestone: Chemistry and Technology, Production and Uses, published by Wiley.