Production of quicklime from Ashaka limestone through calcination process
Department of chemical engineering Enugu state university of science and technology, pmb 01660, enugu, Nigeria.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2021, 01(02), 041–048.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjet.2021.1.2.0115
Publication history:
Received on 10 November 2021; revised on 10 December 2021; accepted on 12 December 2021
Abstract:
This study is on the production of quicklime from Ashaka limestone through calcination process. Effects of temperature, particle size and time on quicklime yield were determined. The experiment was carried out at temperatures of 800, 900, 1000, 1100 and 1200 0C, particle sizes of 80mm, 90mm, 100mm, 300mm and 425mm and times of 0.5hr, 1hr, 2hrs, 3hrs and 4hrs. Analyses of the results showed that quicklime was successfully produced from Ashaka limestone through the calcination process. Quadratic model adequately described the relationship between quicklime yield and calcination factors of temperature, particle size and time. Recorded model F-value of 134.35 implies that the model is significant. The predicted R² of 0.9597 is in reasonable agreement with the adjusted R² of 0.9844; the difference is less than the critical value of 0.2. Optimum yield of 73.48% was obtained at optima operating conditions; temperature of 1000 0C, particle size of 90 µm and time of 3 hrs.
Keywords:
Calcination; Ashaka limestone; Quicklime yield; Optimization
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