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SOIL DRYING / CONDITIONING

Lime Kiln Dust will react with water, chemically absorbing water and, at the same time, producing heat which can cause evaporation. This allows the moisture content in wet and unworkable soils to be adjusted to a more optimum value.

One common application would be a building site during a wet, rainy season. Absorption of free water can result in a soil meeting certain moisture and compaction specifications, thereby avoiding the costly removal and replacement of material.

Out-of-spec soil with too high a moisture content can be dried very effectively with LKD. Quite often, simply mixing in a small percentage of LKD with the wet soil will bring the soil characteristics into spec and eliminate the need to bring in fill material, potentially saving thousands of dollars.
Lime Kiln Dust site drying and stabilization.
A wet, muddy building site is dried and stabilized with Lime Kiln Dust. Steam, visible in the background, results from the reaction of the calcium oxide content of LKD.
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