Initial Analysis for Study of Pure Limestone Decarbonation

Abstract

Over the past 70 years dozens of works that deal with the relationship between the properties of limestone, burning modes and properties of lime were created. The expected properties of lime should be proportionate to the nature and burning technology of limestone. But very often the reality is different. General relationships and dependencies have not been found yet. The aim of this work was to determine the relationship among the properties of limestone, lime, hydrated lime. The second aim has been to describe influence of the burning process on the properties of the material mentioned above. For this purpose it was necessary to get a enough wide set of data by performing a comprehensive analysis of various types of limestone. Partial dependencies have been already found on the initial results. An example might be dependence of the samples porosity to decarbonation rate or to its geological age. Due to the realization of this stage of research a coherent set of data was created. This dataset will be used for further research in this area.