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CASE HISTORIES
Portable Slaking System Speeds up Project
A hazardous waste disposal company had been receiving waste acid from various producers and treating the material in ponds. Since their permanent acid neutralization system had not been completed, a temporary system was needed. Lime was chosen as the neutralizing agent because of its relatively low alkalinity cost and ability to precipitate heavy metals.
Site engineers, with input from Gilmour & Company, developed a system consisting of a portable lime slaking unit (capable of slaking up to 100 tons/day of quicklime), portable Baker tank containers for storage of the lime slurry, and a two-stage acid neutralization system. Gilmour & Company provided recommendations and suggestions on handling and storing the lime slurry and provided the slaking system and related equipment. In addition, Gilmour & Company provided the quicklime on a delivered price basis and handled the scheduling of the deliveries.
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By providing a portable slaking system, Gilmour & Company helped this company meet its neutralization objective in a timely and cost-effecctive manner.
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