Hydrated Lime [50 Ib]

Calcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, hydrated lime, or pickling lime, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2. It is a colourless crystal or white powder, and is obtained when calcium oxide (called lime or quicklime) is mixed, or “slaked” with water. It can also be precipitated by mixing an aqueous solution of calcium chloride and an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. The name of the natural mineral is portlandite.

When heated to 512 °C, the partial pressure of water in equilibrium with calcium hydroxide reaches 101 kPa and decomposes into calcium oxide and water.[1] A suspension of fine calcium hydroxide particles in water is called milk of lime. The solution is called lime water and is a medium strength base that reacts violently with acids and attacks many metals in presence of water. It turns milky if carbon dioxide is passed through, due to precipitation of calcium carbonate.

Uses:

• A flocculant, in water and sewage treatment and improvement of acid soils
• Used to create baseball diamond lines for professional baseball fields.
• An ingredient in whitewash, mortar, and plaster
• An alkali used as a lye substitute in no-lye hair relaxers
• A chemical depilatory agent found in Nair
• For preparation of dry mixes for painting and decorating In manufacturing mixes for pesticides
• Used to make Bordeaux mix when mixed with Copper Sulfate for the treatment of needle blight and other fungal attacks on different trees.

Hydrated Lime [50 Ib] Highlights: 

• SKU: 19102
• Manufacturer: Graymont
• The name of the natural mineral is portlandite
• Hydrated lime, also known as calcium hydroxide {Ca(OH)2}, is a refined mineral product
• It turns milky if carbon dioxide is passed through, due to precipitation of calcium carbonate