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Characterization and Provenance of Carbonate Rocks for Quicklime and Dololime Production in Twin-Shaft Regenerative Kilns from the Arabian Peninsula and Neighboring Countries.
- Source :
- Minerals (2075-163X); Dec2023, Vol. 13 Issue 12, p1500, 33p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study analyzes high-grade carbonate rocks from several strategic deposits in the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries. The rocks are used locally for quicklime and dololime production in twin-shaft regenerative kilns. Stable C-O-Sr isotopes, along with chemical, mineralogical-petrographic analyses, micropaleontological investigations, cathodoluminescence microscopy, organic carbon speciation, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, were used to trace the provenance of these rocks from economically significant non-metallic deposits. The resulting database can help identify and differentiate industrial raw materials that may appear similar chemically and/or macroscopically but have different textures/microstructures that can affect the properties of the derived burnt lime products. Various technological tests, including slaking reactivity, sticking tendency at high-temperature (i.e., 1300 °C), and physico-mechanical behavior of the lime, were performed to evaluate their suitability and predict lime performance in twin-shaft regenerative kilns. Comparison of laboratory and plant results validated the resulting database. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2075163X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Minerals (2075-163X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174464396
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/min13121500