Calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate products are used as processing aids in many chemical manufacturing operations. These materials are used in the processes to produce various materials including citric acid, magnesia, caustic soda, sugar, glue, gelatin and many others. These materials function as a neutralizing agent, precipitant, source of alkalinity and a component of various organic and inorganic reactions.
Mississippi Lime’s Standard Quicklime, Standard Hydrated Lime, Pulverized Quicklime, and Pulverized Quicklime-FloTreat are widely used in chemical applications due to their preferred quality and consistency.
For the more demanding applications, Mississippi Lime offers a wide variety of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide products. Calcium oxide products include: VitaCal™ O Calcium Oxide, MicroCal® O Calcium Oxide, PolyCal® O Calcium Oxide, and PetroCal™ O Calcium Oxide. Calcium hydroxide products include: VitaCal® H Calcium Hydroxide, MicroCal® H Calcium Hydroxide, PolyCal® H Calcium Hydroxide, and PetroCal™ H Calcium Hydroxide. ThermoCal™ O Calcium Oxide is also available. All of these engineered products are available with specific purity, sizing, surface area and reactivity characteristics.
Mississippi Lime’s CalCarb® Calcium Carbonate product family is widely used in chemical manufacturing applications.
Magnum Fill® Powder and Magnum Gloss® Powder precipitated calcium carbonate products are used in applications that may demand high brightness, low impurity levels, a defined crystal morphology or specific particle size distribution.