Lime hydration systems
Technical overview. Lime hydrate or hydrated lime is the reaction product of quicklime and water. Depending on the quicklime used – high calcium, usually containing CaO, plus to % MgO, magnesia or dolomitic quicklime, usually containing CaO plus to % MgO – the hydrates are calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) 2) or mixtures of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) 2) and magnesium hydroxide .