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Definition of calcium hydroxide
: a white crystalline strong alkali Ca(OH)2 that is used especially to make mortar and plaster and to soften water
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Recent Examples on the Web The enlarged calcium carbonate pellets now get sent to the third and final stage: heating that separates them into pure CO2 gas and calcium hydroxide that can go back to stage two.
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Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Machines that suck CO₂ from the air might be cheaper than we thought," 7 June 2018 Add in a little calcium hydroxide, and the disloyal potassium trades partners again.
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Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Machines that suck CO₂ from the air might be cheaper than we thought," 7 June 2018 The resulting solution of potassium carbonate is filtered and exposed to a slurry of calcium hydroxide.
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The Economist, "Extracting carbon dioxide from the air is possible. But at what cost?," 7 June 2018
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The first known use of calcium hydroxide was in 1872
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