lime-sulfur
lime-sulfur mixture of calcium polysulfides formed by reacting (e.g., by boiling) calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) with sulfur. It is used as an insecticide and fungicide.
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The art of Fresco.
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...applied to it. Intonaco is made from slaked lime, a lime powder to which water has been...be done without proper equipment. The slaked lime must sit for at least three months before using, but it can be bought pre-aged. Slaked lime slows down the drying time, and plasterers...
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The two most misused words in cement, concrete, and masonry.(Hime & Erlin on Concrete)
Magazine article from: Concrete Construction; 4/1/2004; ; 558 words
; ...calcium hydroxide (hydrated quicklime or slaked lime) but also can be dolomitic lime, which...differently than free lime. Hydrated slaked lime is slaked quicklime that has reacted...plasters. Topping lime is very pure slaked lime. Enough of this confusion! Let's go...
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Stucco updates.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/2000; ; 420 words
; ...Old-time stucco mortar was one 94-pound bag of Portland (concrete) cement and two gallons of curd-like slaked lime. It was very strong, but slaked lime can create second- and third-degree burns on the skin. Today's stucco can more easily be made with...
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Masa in the limelight; Masa (mah-sah): the Spanish word for "dough": in practice, the soaked and ground corn meal used to make tamales, tortillas, sopes, tostadas, huaraches and other antojitos, or appetizers.(Cover story)
Magazine article from: Art Culinaire; 3/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...calcium oxide to evaporate, you're left with a powder known as slaked lime, or pickling lime. Masa is made from dried field or dent corn...When boiled with corn in a 5% solution for about 20 minutes, slaked lime loosens the indigestible skin surrounding each kernel. Later...
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Preventing the peach tree's nemesis.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 2/1/1984; 269 words
; ...crop of healthy leaves from dormant buds, often at the expense of a fruit crop and tree vigor. Spray with lime sulfur (calcium polysulfides) or fixed copper. Copper oleates are ineffective; they don't contain enough copper to kill all of the Taphrina fungus...
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Armourcoat. (Interior Finishes: Product Reviews).
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 3/1/2003; 88 words
; ...stone plaster finish. The system, a modern reworking of an ancient technique. comprises a gypsum or cement base blended with slaked lime, aggregates and natural pigments applied in successively thinner layers. Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html
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LIME COMPANY NO LEMON.
Magazine article from: African Business; 6/1/1998; 122 words
; ...drastically increase, mainly due to anticipated growth in the mining industry. The NLC product range includes hydrated lime (slaked lime), quicklime, crushed limestone and agricultural lime. NLC sales volume was over 440,000 metric tonnes in the 1996/97 financial...
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A brief history of the tamal.(Mundo Latino: news events)
Magazine article from: Latino Leaders; 2/1/2003; 178 words
; ...today this flavorsome food must be prepared using the ancient pre-Hispanic method of processing the corn with nixtamal, or slaked lime. Mexican tamales have become popular fare all over the world. They are often served with a green or red sauce in restaurants...
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Which type of calcium is right for you? (Country conversation & feedback).
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/2003; ; 161 words
; ...Quicklime (calcium oxide CaO) is not recommended. It burns your hands and the mouths of animals (calcium hydroxide solution) * LIM Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide Ca[(OH).sub.2]) Hope that helps.--Annette Snow, TN Thanks, Annette. By the way, Ken Scharabok reiterated...
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Ndebele: The art of an African tribe. (Culture).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: African Business; 2/1/2003; 490 words
; ...those that live within easy reach of trading stores use commercial brushes, and water based acrylic paints often mixed with slaked lime or earth to obtain pastel colours. Author and photographer Margaret Courtney-Clarke enjoys a world-wide reputation for her...
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Industrial Chemistry, Inorganic
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...Uses Phosphate rock 37,706 Fertilizers, detergents Salt 49,723 Chlorine, alkali production Limestone 20,617 Soda ash, lime Sulfur 10,144 Sulfuric acid production Potassium compounds 1,323 Caustic potash, fertilizers Sodium carbonate 11,356 Caustic...
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