Calcium Hydroxide AR Grade is used in a wide variety of traditional & emerging applications, because of its chemical & physical properties.
It is noteworthy that CaO is also a separate mineral species, named lime. A pyrometamorphic mineral, it is rare, as it is unstable in moist air quickly turning into portlandite, Ca(OH)2.
Calcium hydroxide is commonly used to prepare lime mortar. One significant application of calcium hydroxide is as a flocculant, in water and sewage treatment. It forms a fluffy charged solid that aids in the removal of smaller particles from water, resulting in a clearer product.
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