How to Make Slaked Lime With Fire and Limestone

Just like when talking to beekeepers, beer brewers, or any of a number of simple skills -- the basics of what I am about to talk about are simple, but the chemistry rapidly gets complicated -- but if you just want a simple quicklime or slaked lime realize that this level of tech was well known even before the ancient romans -- so it is definitely something modern man can accomplish.

First, understand that there are two types of lime quicklime and hydrated lime.
Quicklime is made by heating calcium carbonate (limestone, marble, chalk, shells, etc.) to a temperature of around 1000°C for several to "burn" or "calcimine" it. Quicklime is a strong base so it is unstable and can be hazardous. To make it less dangerous, water is added to" slake" it. This is also known as hydrated lime.
The first time I saw this process on YouTube, I was amazed -- water makes the burned limestone crumble to bits -- it looks like it is melting.

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