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Re: Limestone *LINK*

Posted By: Tony Olsen
Date: Saturday, 5 March 2005, at 9:57 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Limestone (Mike Scarborough)

I think you will need to "calcine" the limestone to get a reaction from it later. This process is to put finely ground limestone in a kiln and heat it to greater than 900 deg F for a while. I think this is the stuff in plaster, and if you have worked with plaster at all, you will probably remember the thermal reaction when the water was added.

Tony

: Living near some old limestone quarries, I was wondering if that might be the
: heat-producing reaction. There are plenty of old local stories of ships
: being loaded with barrels of limestone, then taking on water and catching
: fire. Maybe I should go out and look for some rocks to crush up and try it
: myself!

lime faqs

Messages In This Thread

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Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 3 March 2005, at 4:21 p.m.

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Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 3 March 2005, at 4:25 p.m.

Re: Heater meals... self-heating food!
Mike Scarborough -- Friday, 4 March 2005, at 8:01 a.m.

Re: Heater meals... self-heating food! *LINK*
Reg Lake -- Friday, 4 March 2005, at 11:47 p.m.

Re: Limestone
Mike Scarborough -- Saturday, 5 March 2005, at 9:16 a.m.

Re: Limestone *LINK*
Tony Olsen -- Saturday, 5 March 2005, at 9:57 a.m.

Re: Limestone
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 7 March 2005, at 6:57 a.m.

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