Lime Fat

This lime is also known as high calcium lime, pure lime, rich lime or white lime. Coarse lime is obtained from pure limestone, shells and coral. When it is released into the air, it absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and turns into calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is popularly known as coarse lime because it slips strongly and its volume increases to about 2-2½ times that

of quicklime.

The properties of coarse lime are as follows.

It hardens very slowly.
It has a high degree of plasticity.
Its color is pure white.
It sets slowly in the presence of air.
It slakes loudly.
Following are the uses of coarse lime.

It is used in whitewashing and plastering walls.
With sand, it forms lime mortar, which sets in thin joints. Such mortar can be used for thin joints of brickwork and stonework.