SANDEP REDDY HOUSE

LIME MORTAR PREPARATION DOCUMENTATION

 LIME
Lime is a calcium-containing inorganic mineral, used for building
construction in India since antiquity.
Buildings consructed with lime, that have survived natural ca-
lamities and continuous weathering for more than a millennium
throughout India are physical evidence of longitivity and durability
of traditional knowledge about the material.

KRISHNA TEMPLE, HAMPI

 SOURCES OF LIME

THE LIME CYCLE

LIME STONE MARL OR MARLSTONE

Lime mortar

1
Lime is made from quarried 2
limestone called CALCIUM Limestone is burned at a
CARBONATE temperature of 700-800
degree celcius to release
H2O COP2 to form QUICK LIME limestone
or calcim oxide. fuel

CO2
CO2
CaCO3

6
When mortar is applied to
the surface it reacts with
atmospheric CarbonDiox-
lime mortar ide to release water and
changes back to CALCIUM CaO
CARBONATE. Lime kiln

3
SEASHELL CHALK 5 Ca(OH)2 Quicklime is SLAKED by
ADDING WATER to form
Mortar is prepared by adding CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
AGGREGATE and SAND which is more stable than
along with water. quick lime.
H2O
4
Calcium hydroxide is packed
water in form of LIME PUTTY or
DRY HYDRATE.

water
lime mortar
lime dry
putty hydrate

sand aggragate

KANKAR LIME
 LIME KILNS
There are large variations in the design of lime kilns across the country, depending
on the geographical location, types of limestone to be fired, availabile fuel and the
end use of fired product.
 PROCEDURE

STAGE -1

Quick lime is converted to Slaked lime by hydration.

LIME MORTAR
STAGE -2
Lime Mortar is known for its durable, breathable and environment friedly nature.
Mixing slaked lime with aggregate and storing for minimum 15 days.
Lime Mortar = Lime as binding material + Aggregate as fillers that reduce shrinkage
+ Organic Additives for strengthening and improving properties STAGE -3

Mixing the stored mixture with natural additives in mixer before each use.
 Bags of quick lime obtained from supplier from Quick Lime in the form of stone is sprinkled with
STAGE-1 Ariyalur water to obtain powdery white slaked lime.

> Material obtained from supplier is in the form of stones of Quick Lime (CaO).

> To make it powdered Slaked Lime ( Ca(OH)2), it needs to react with water.

> Powder have to be cleared from all impurities before next procedure.

Slaked Lime obtained is dried under sunlight.

 Slaked Lime before sieving has a lot of impu-
rities Slaked Lime after sieving

Sieving done on the dried slaked lime obtained Residue obtained after sieving
after reaction
Quick Lime brought from Ariyalur with lumps Immediately after adding water to the quick lime Slaked Lime in white colour
 STAGE-2

> The sieved Slaked Lime is mixed with aggregate in a tank.

> Slaked Lime and River Sand / M-Sand is mixed in the ratio of 1:2 in dry
condition Filling the tank with 10 bags of dried and sieved slaked lime and 20 bags of M-Sand

> Water is poured into the tank with mixed mixture every 2 days for damping
the mixture.

M- Sand
Dried Sieved Slaked Lime
Wet the mixture in tank with water every two days After minimum of 15 days of storage in tank and frequent dampening, the mixture can be
taken further to the next stage of processes.
 STAGE-3

> Organic additives - 50kg of Jaggery and 50kg of Kadukka is mixed in half
bucket of water to form a liquid mixture. Jaggery

>The mixture of slaked lime and aggregate along with organic additives is
mixed in the pan.

>The final mixture after mixing everything together in the pan is the Lime mortar
for building use.

Kadukkai seeds Additives liquid mixture

Lime mortar flowing from the pan after mixing Lime mortar obtained after mixing
process