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As far as being no-fuss, the first time, mine were overburnt, 2nd batch, overdone, 3rd batch, juusssttt right.
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Underburnt limestone will not hydrate, while overburnt material is too hard and dense for slaking, or hydrates very slowly.
Chapter 4 1988
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· Traditional lime burning in intermittent kilns waste a great deal of fuel (usually firewood) and often produce non-uniform, low quality limes (overburnt or underburnt).
Chapter 4 1988
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The oversize core and overburnt material can be slaked separately for a longer period in deep slaking pits and then rescreened.
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In general however, highly reactive porous type quicklime will require a greater proportion of water than dense or overburnt quicklime.
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For a dry hydrate, the lime can then be screened by a barrel screen or an air separator can be used to separate the oversize core or overburnt material.
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A variance in stone feed size will result in the smaller size being overburnt or the larger size having a core of unburnt material, or both.
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- A fixed volume of overburnt stone will be heavier than soft burnt stone due to shrinkage, i.e. more stone lumps will fit into the same volume.
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- If water is poured over an overburnt stone and a lightly burnt stone, the former will react more slowly (low reactivity).
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The stone shrinks (becomes overburnt) by the increasing of crystal size and hence the reduction in the number and size of pores.
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