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*Quicklime is $120/metric ton (MT) in 2015 [https://www.indexmundi.com/en/commodities/minerals/lime/lime_t5.html] | *Quicklime is $120/metric ton (MT) in 2015 [https://www.indexmundi.com/en/commodities/minerals/lime/lime_t5.html] | ||
*280MMT are produced per year [https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:309947/FULLTEXT01.pdf], or about 33B market | *280MMT are produced per year [https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:309947/FULLTEXT01.pdf], or about 33B market | ||
*4MJ/kg of quicklime produced. | *4MJ/kg of quicklime produced for shaft kiln. The theoretical heat requirement for dissociation of CaCO3 is about 3,15 MJ | ||
per kg of lime. The rotary kiln consumes about 8 MJ per kg of lime. [https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:309947/FULLTEXT01.pdf] | |||
=Lime Production (Calcination and More)= | =Lime Production (Calcination and More)= | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 7 June 2021
- Wikipedia - [1]
Kanthal heaters for limestone production - [2]- Calcium oxide is quicklime [3]
- Quicklime is $120/metric ton (MT) in 2015 [4]
- 280MMT are produced per year [5], or about 33B market
- 4MJ/kg of quicklime produced for shaft kiln. The theoretical heat requirement for dissociation of CaCO3 is about 3,15 MJ
per kg of lime. The rotary kiln consumes about 8 MJ per kg of lime. [6]
Lime Production (Calcination and More)