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LIME SOFTENING & STABILIZATION. Murder Parties. Ralph Rottingrape. Marilyn Merlot. George W. Taliban. Pen Ta Gon Advisor to the Emperor. Queen Illicibeth; Gridlock, the Merchant of Tennis. Description of water. Hardness expressed as mg/L of CaCO 3. Soft. less than 50. Moderately soft.
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Murder Parties Ralph Rottingrape Marilyn Merlot George W. Taliban
Pen Ta Gon Advisor to the Emperor Queen Illicibeth; Gridlock, the Merchant of Tennis
Description of water Hardness expressed as mg/L of CaCO3 Soft less than 50 Moderately soft 50–75 Slightly hard 75–150 Hard 150–300 Very hard greater than 300 Classifying Water Hardness
What is “lime”? • Limestone, mainly calcium carbonate, CaCO3 • Quicklime, calcium oxide, CaO • Slaked lime, calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2
Limestone mining, preparation and use
Lime Conversions • Limestone can be converted to quick lime: CaCO3 CaO + CO2 (1800F) • Quick lime is slaked with water: CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2 • Slaked lime slowly reacts with CO2 in air: …Ca(OH)2 + CO2 CaCO3 + H2O • Dissolved lime (hardness) can precipitate: Ca(HCO3)2 CaCO3 + H2O + CO2
Calcination of Limestone CaCO3 CaO + CO2
Hydration: slaking with water Water reacts with the quicklime to form hydrated lime: CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2
The removal of divalent metal ions Precipitation/settling or IX resins
Typical lime softening process… Ca(OH)2 Lime Lime sludge …presented as a complete drinking water treatment process
LIME SLAKING …and DOSING
LAGOON DEWATERING
Stability Relationship • The basic Relationship in Stabilization Has been simplified by Powell, Bacon and Lill to pHs = p(Ca2+) + p(Alk) + C
Powell, Bacon and Lill Diagram Langelier index mg/L