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J. Padgett (Carmeuse Lime) Nov. 2010

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J. Peeler (Emission Monitoring) Nov. 2011

The chemical industry uses lime in the production of a variety of chemicals including sodium alkalis, calcium carbide, cyanimide, citric acid, petrochemicals, propylene glycol glycerin, magnesia, calcium hypochlorite, and many others. These chemicals, in turn, are used in virtually every product in the United States. A growing use for lime is the production of precipitated calcium […]

The largest use of lime is in steel manufacturing, where it serves as a flux to remove impurities (silica, phosphorus, and sulfur).  Lime is used in basic oxygen furnaces and electric arc furnaces as well as in secondary refining. High calcium and dolomitic lime used in the steel industry must meet exacting physical and chemical […]

Municipalities, industrial facilities, utilities, and mining operations rely on lime to help comply with environmental regulations.  Lime is used to treat stack gases from power plants, industrial facilities, and medical and hazardous waste incinerators. Lime absorbs and neutralizes sulfur oxides from these gases, helping to prevent acid rain and reducing emissions of hazardous air pollutants, including […]

The dominant construction-related use of lime is soil stabilization for roads, building foundations, and earthen dams. Lime is added to low-quality soils to produce a usable base and sub-base. Hydrated lime has long been acknowledged to be a superior anti-stripping additive for asphalt pavements. It also helps resist rutting and fracture growth at low temperatures, reduces age […]