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Quicklime

Quicklime: QL-30 & QL-100

Micronised Minerals Fine Quicklime is a high quality calcium oxide product manufactured to a very fine grain size, maximising the availability of CaO for chemical processes.

Quicklime or Burnt Lime chemically known as Calcium Oxide (CaO), is a highly reactive chemical with variety of uses in the mining proccesses, industrial water treatment, and soil conditioning in the Civil sector. Quicklime is most commonly used for its ability to stabilise pH, soften water, stabilise bio-solids, and precipitate nutrients.

MMS Quicklime is available in two sizes; QL-100 & QL-30:

  • QL-100 is milled to an average particle size of 150 micron. 
  • QL-30 is slightly larger with an average particle size of 600 micron. 
Applications / Uses

Quicklime for Mining sector

Quicklime is mainly used by mining industry to treat runoff and process waters from coal mining, metal mining and non-metal mines. Quicklime used with properly designed slaking plants helps to neutralise acids from mining waters and precipitate metals and non-metals. 

Quicklime for Civil sector

Quicklime has important applications in construction operations. It can be used for Road/Soil stabilisation to reduce moisture in wet soil at construction sites and improve soil-workability and short-term strength.

POTENTIAL USAGE

  • pH Management in ore processing

  • Soil Stabilisation
  • Acid Sulphate Soil Treatment

  • Acid Water Treatment

Packaging options: 500-1200 kgs. Bulker Bags and Bulk Tankers

Micronised Minerals quicklime is manufactured under an accredited ISO 9001 quality management system to achieve world class product quality standards.