There are many applications for products based on lime in the chemical industry and process; the request for lime may satisfy the needs of the same as a raw material that becomes part of the final product or as an adjuvant which is useful, or essential, to a specific production process.
sing lime as a raw material has the primary purpose of making calcium available in chemical synthesis reactions (organic and inorganic salts) and, given its function as a strong base, for adjusting the pH level of the reaction medium or to totally neutralise acid wastewater separated from the main product.