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A material of a thousand uses
A Glossary of limestone applications
Few people realise the importance of Calcium Carbonate in their day to day lives. Almost every common household product contains the material in one form or another -- from pills and toothpaste to the adhesive holding up the bathroom tiles; from the tiles on the roof to the carpets on the floor; from the glass in the windows to the jars in the larder.
The calcium carbonate added to the land and to animal feeds finds its way through the food chain to the bones in our bodies. Its properties as a neutraliser and purifier are essential to the conservation of our natural environment, by nurturing agricultural land and maintaining its fertility.
Its benefits are immeasurable: among others, it balances acidity in the soil, improves drainage and aeration to increase crop yields, and purifies sulphur emissions from power stations.
This list shows some of the common uses for limestone.
Construction & Building
Asphalts/Concrete Aggregates
Calcium Aluminate Cements
Cement Production
External & Internal Rendering
Hot mix Asphalt
Hydraulic road binders
Lime treatment of soils
Masonry Cements
Precast concrete products - blocks, pavaers
Sand for Mortars
Self-compacting concrete (SCC)
Unbound Aggregates for Roads
Agriculture & Food Products
Animal Feedstuffs
Baking: Flour additive
Brewing: control of acidity
Dairy Products
Digestion Aids
Fertilisers
Fruit Industry
Glue and Gelatin
Leather
Neutralising Acid Rainfall
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Poultry Grits
Sugar refining
Toothpaste
Environmental
Acid Neutralisation in Rivers
Drinking water treatment
Flue-gas desulphurisation
Gabions for erosion prevention
pH adjustment & water softening
Sewage & waste treatment
Scrubbing of gaseous effluents
Iron & Steelmaking
Open Hearth Steelmaking
Production of Iron
Smelting
Treatment of Pig Iron
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Other Uses of limestone
Abrasives for Cleaners & Polishes
Absorbents of Oil & Chemicals
Adsorber degreaser & surfactants
Adhesives & Sealants
Baby powder, french chalk
Calcium Zirconate
Ceramics, frits and glazes
Ceramic Tile Adhesives (CTA's)
Cosmetics: tint carrier
Dust suppressant for mines
Fillers & Extenders
Fireworks
Flame Retardants
Floor Coverings & Carpet Backing
Glass Manufacture
Mineral Wool
Paints and Coatings
Paper
Paper & Pulp
Pesticides
Plasters and Textured Finishes
Plastics
Printing Inks
Production of Organic Chemicals
Rubber
Sealing Mastics and Materials
Sodium Dichromate
Shower Trays
Synthetic Roof tiles
Quick Lime & Slaked Lime
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
Briquetting of fuels
Calcium Aluminate Cement
Calcium Silicate bricks
Casting & drawing lubrication
Desiccants
Destruction of Organic Wastes
Glass
Lime mortars
Non-explosive Demolition Agent
Oil additives & Lubricating greases
Paper & Pulp
Pigments & Paints
Pottery and Vitreous Enamel
Production of Chemicals
Refining non-ferrous metals
Self-heating food containers
Silica
Soda Lime
Treatment of Contaminated land |
Natural Chemistry...Pure Science
