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. Limestone containing 85.1 % CaCO3, 6% MgCO3, 2.5% Fe2O3 and 1.5% SiO2 and rest water is calcined (thermally decomposed) in hot air to vaporize H2O and separate CO2 from the carbonates The CaO and MgO are created by the reaction leave in the solid calcine, along with hematite and silica. How many kilograms of calcine will be produced per metric ton of limestone?
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 MgCO3 → MgO + CO2