Friday, September 28, 2012

Quicklime 1

I gathered 60g of chalk (more or less pure, dry calcium carbonate)
I put it in the kiln (cone 05) for 8 hrs at top temp

Results
  • The result weighed 34g
  • That is almost exactly the 33.6g we expected
  • The remainder may be unconverted chalk, absorbed water, or reabsorbed CO2

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