Uses of Lime :
Lime is used only for the following purposes :
1.It is used as a binding material in mortars for stone-ware and also in bedding and jointing brick work of low strength.
2. It is also used for plastering interior surfaces of walls.
3. It is used for preparing concrete for foundation and sub-bases of flooring works.
4. It is used for knotting of timber work before painting.
5. It is used for stabilizing the soils and for improving soil for agricultural purpose.
6. It is used as a flux in manufacture of steel.
7. It is used for creating good sanitary conditions in foul, damp and filthy places.
8. It is commonly used for white washing the rooms of buildings.
9. Eminently hydraulic lime can be used for masonry work below ground level.
10. It is used as chemical raw material in the purification of water and for sewage treatment.
11. It is used as flux in the metallurgical industry.
12. It is used as a refractory material for lining open- hearth furnaces.
13. It is use as a raw material for manufacture of glass.
14. It is used for the production of artificial stone, lime- sand brick foam- silicate products, etc.
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