AN OVERVIEW OF LIME SLAKING
Lime manufacturers generally use the dry hydration process for producing powdered hydrated lime. Our discussion here is limited to lime slaking. The slaking process is normally done with considerable excess water ranging from 2#189; parts water to 1 part CaO to 6 parts water to 1 part CaO. EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE SLAKING PROCESS It is not the intent of this paper to evaluate the slaking equipment