
AN OVERVIEW OF LIME SLAKING AGT Group
The most important single factor that affects the process efficiency of a slaking system is the specific surface area of the particles of calcium hydroxide The larger the specific surface area of the hydrate, the more surface is available for reaction, therefore, the more efficient the reaction and less consumption of lime The specific surface of calcium hydroxide varies a great deal based upon the variables that are described below The typical specific surface of calcium hydroxide ranges between 8,000 to 58,000 Cm2/gr Empirical data shows that the relationship between the particle size of hydrate and specific surface, even though related, is not linear Figure 8 shows 10 different limes

Lime Slaking Process RDP TECHNOLOGIES, INC
A lime slaking process is provided, whereby lime is delivered from a silo into a slaking vessel, and water is likewise delivered from one or more sources, into the slaking vessel, such that unreacted lime will go through a hydration process in an exothermic reaction, and wherein the temperature of the lime being slaked in the slaking vessel is monitored and controlled via a computer that responds to the monitored