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Free lime reduction

08 October 2012, Published under Cement News

The occurrence of high free lime can result in poor clinker quality and inefficient burning. Chemical variance in the raw materials and changes to the burning conditions can also upset the kiln balance, which can lead to other problems such as the formation of snowballs. So what are the main factors that will help to reduce high free lime? Figure 1: cluster of early-formed C2S crystals (field of width 750µm) As in most walks of life, cement manufacturing has developed a degre...