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Title: Interaction of NaCl with limestones during calcination

Journal Article · · Am. Ceram. Soc. Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5242344

The interaction of small quantities of NaCl with limestone during calcination is shown to increase the average pore diameters of the lime particles. For twenty-eight limestones pore diameters increased from an overall average of 0.14 to 1.8 ..mu..m for 2.0 wt % NaCl addition. These structural changes are thought to result from the formation of trace amounts of liquid phase at high temperatures, which increases the ionic diffusion of the system. Controlled use of salt additives can result in a pore structure favorable to subsequent reactions involving gas or liquid phases. The effectiveness of the salt addition in promoting changes in pore distribution is dependent on the impurity content of the original limestone.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
OSTI ID:
5242344
Journal Information:
Am. Ceram. Soc. Bull.; (United States), Vol. 59:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English