Flux Lime Metallurgist Mineral Processing Engineer
All forms of "lime" are used in the steel plant. Calcium hydroxide is used for water treatment, acid neutralizing, and as a lubricant for wire drawing. All the other limes are used as fluxes in the sintering plant, blast furnace or steel producing furnaces. In the production of self flux or superflux sinter, high calcium and dolomitic limestone fines, are used. Where quicklime fines are ...