Glossary Of Lime Plaster A

AAC: Aerated autoclave concrete. It is commonly also called as

cellular concrete or Aircrete.

Acidification: The reduction of PH of soil, waterways and lakes is known as Acidification. Aggregates: A granular material used in construction. The most common natural aggregates of mineral origin are sand, gravel and crushed rock(<95% caco3). Agricultural Lime: Lime and dolomite products that are used in agriculture to neutralize the soil acidity. Air Lime: Calcic or dolomitic limes are called air limes because they combine and harden with the carbon dioxide present in the air.

B Building Lime: It is a hydrated lime whose physical characteristics make it suitable for structural purposes. It is usually used as a binder for building mortar.

C Calcination: Heating materials to release volatile constituentsor change the crystal structure. Calcite: Its a crystalline mineral consisting of calcium carbonates. Calcium Hydroxide: It is obtained when calcium oxide is mixed or slaked with water.

Chemical Lime: A hydrated lime that is used for one or more of the many chemical and industry applications. It possesses relatively high chemical purity. Coating Pigment: Its a pigment for coating paper, usually supplied as slurry mixture, of very bright clean particles, such as pulverized limestone or kaolin.

D Dead Burnt Lime: Its a sinterized quicklime which does not slake under normal conditions. Dead Burnt Dolomite: A highly sintered form of dolomitic quicklime which is used primarily as a basic refractory. Dolomitic Limestone: Limestone that includes small amounts of the mineral dolomite. Dolomite Stone: Type of rock which consists mainly of the mineral dolomite (10-50%), commonly called dolomite. (CaCO3-MgCO3) F Filler: Fine ground limestone or dolomite stone. Used as a filler in asphalt, plastics, paint and paper. Fluxing Lime: its a lump or pebble quicklime used for fluxing in steel manufacture, or the term may be applied more broadly to include fluxing of nonferrous metals and glass. It is a type of chemical lime. G Gypsum: The common name for the mineral consisting primarily of fully hydrated calcium sulfate, CaSO4 x 2H2O or calcium sulfate dihydrate. Gypsum occurs naturally in many areas, and is produced by some wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) processes.

H Hydraulic Lime: A chemically impure form of lime with hydraulic properties of varying extent, that possesses appreciable amounts of silica,alumina and usually some iron, chemically combined with much of the lime. It is Usually used as binder for plaster and mortar. L Lake Liming: Spreading of pulverized limestone used to combat acidification in lakes. Lime Burned Dolomite: Calcinated dolomite stone with a carbon content similar to that of normal roast limestone. Lump Quicklime: Usually refers to products with a top size above 2.5 cm. M Magnesian Limestone: "A limestone containing apprciable amounts of magnesium, at least 90% calcite, and no more than 10% dolomite Micronised Limestone: Also called ground limestone, with a top size < 300 Milk Of Lime: A suspension of calcium hydroxide particles in water. These particles give it the milky aspect. Mortar: A mix of one or more inorganic or organic binders, aggregates, fillers, additives and/or admixtures N Neutralisation: Elimination of excess H+ (or OH-) ions by adding base (or acid). P PCC: Precipitated Calcium Carbonate, also known as purified, refined or synthetic calcium carbonate

Pebble Quicklime: Usually refers to screened products with a top size in the range of 1,5 to 6cm. Pozzolanic: Used to describe materials, which contain reactive silica, and which, when mixed with quicklime and water, set to a hard mass. Putty Lime: A mixture of lime (calcium hydroxide) in water which is used for the production of lime plasters, renders, mortars Q Quicklime: Lime product consisting mainly of CaO. Produced from limestone from which carbon dioxide has been removed by heating. R Reactivity Of Quicklime: Measure of the rate at which it reacts with water. 'Moderate', 'medium', and 'low' reactivity are used as broad classifications for quicklimes. " Rendering Mortar: Durable coating of lime and aggregate, which provides a protective covering to the walls of a building. S Sandlime Bricks: Calcium silicate bricks produced by autoclaving a mixture of sand and lime Scrubber: Any of several forms of chemical/physical devices that remove sulfur compounds formed during coal combustion and especially from coal-fired power plants. Slag: Refers to the solid or liquid impurities removed from molten metal in the metallurgical processing. Soft Burned Lime: A quicklime calcined at relatively low temperature. It is characterised by its high porosity and chemical reactivity. T

Tadelakt: A bright, nearly waterproof lime plaster which can be used on the inside of buildings and on the outside. Type S Hydrated Lime: Also called special hydrated lime, is an ASTM designation to distinguish a structural hydrated from a normal hydrated lime. W Whitewash: Synonymous with milk of lime, a dilute lime hydrate suspension.