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LIME KILN [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

lime kiln: an item in the "Masonry and Stoneworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

four à chaux : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de maçonnerie ou du travail de la pierre» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Industrial processes. Incineration processes used in industry to destroy hazardous waste -multiple hearth incinerators, cement kilns, lime kilns and industrial boilers- have limited applications for soil remediation because the facilities are not transportable and are not designed to handle or treat this type of waste.

Key term(s)
  • lime-burning kiln

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A refractory-lined, open-ended, inclined steel cylinder, located in the lime recovery area of a pulp mill. It is mounted on rollers on which it is rotated about its longitudinal axis. Lime mud ... is fed in the higher feed end and burned to form lime (CaO) as it travels to the lower discharge end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Long tube horizontal incliné, tournant lentement sur son axe, à l'intérieur duquel est acheminé du carbonate de chaux pour y être calciné et transformé en oxyde de calcium.

Spanish

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