Calculation for Lime Consumption

Lime purity 70 %

W/L analysis
TTA as Na2O 90 GPL
Na2S as Na2O 6 GPL
Na2CO3 as Na2O 13 GPL
TAA as Na2O 77 GPL
NaOH as Na2O 71 GPL

Chemical Rxns
CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2
56 18 74

Ca(OH)2 + Na2CO3 2NaOH + CaCO3

74 80 100

W/L Production
(TAA as Na2O) 25 MT

W/L Production
(NaOH as NaOH) 29.744 MT

Lime requirement from

rxn for above quantity 20.821 MT ( 100 % pure lime)

Actual lime req

after taking its purity
into account 29.744 MT

MUD Generation 46.104 MT

Lime Cons/WL Prod 1.190 MT/MT ( TAA as Na2O)

(Min without any lime losses)

Lime losses in
Mud filter { Ca(OH)2 } 1.5 %

Lime loss in Mud 0.5233 MT

Lime Cons/WL Prod 1.220 MT/MT ( TAA as Na2O)

(After taking lime
losses into account)

Cell marked Red means it contains formula

Cell marked blue means cell value can be changed as per requirement