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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Another name for [ | + | Another name for [[calcium%20oxide|calcium oxide]]. Quicklime is prepared by calcining [[limestone|limestone]] in a kiln at about 500 C. Quicklime is a white amorphous powder. It may contain small amounts of silica, iron, magnesium, and/or aluminum oxides. [[Oyster%20shell|Oyster shells]] have been used to make a very pure quicklime. Once water is added, quicklime becomes [[slaked%20lime|slaked lime]]. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[lime|lime]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 10 May 2016
Description
Another name for Calcium oxide. Quicklime is prepared by calcining Limestone in a kiln at about 500 C. Quicklime is a white amorphous powder. It may contain small amounts of silica, iron, magnesium, and/or aluminum oxides. Oyster shells have been used to make a very pure quicklime. Once water is added, quicklime becomes Slaked lime.
See also Lime.
Synonyms and Related Terms
chaux vive (Fr.); cal viva (Port.); calcium oxide; lime; caustic lime
| Density | 3.2 |
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 453
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996