CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Lime benefits industrial processes and facilitates the creation of specialized products.
In the chemical industry, lime is used as a raw material in various processes. Grupo Calidra has developed specialized products such as Quimex 90, Quimex 95, Quimex 97, Liquid Lime, Curtical, Magnicalcio, Tecnicalcio and Biocalidra that are involved in the production processes of various industries.
LIME FOR OILS AND LUBRICANTS
Our products are a key component in the oil and lubricant industry, as they play a critical role in crucial areas such as oil refining and stabilization, removing impurities and improving quality.
Similarly, its use extends to the manufacturing of additives, improving their properties and performance. For example, it is used in sulfonates, phenolates, and salicylates, which act as detergents, dispersants, anticorrosives, antioxidants, and extreme-pressure (EP) additives.
LIME FOR FOOD ADDITIVES
Our CALIDRA products are essential ingredients in the food industry; due to their characteristics, they are widely used in the manufacturing of food additives, as they perform various functions such as improving texture, forming new salts, regulating acidity, absorbing CO2, and serving as a natural source of calcium.
Furthermore, they act as effective preservatives, preventing the proliferation of microorganisms and extending the shelf life of the additives and the final product.
Our products comply with strict international quality and safety standards, allowing us to offer reliable solutions to the food industry.
LIME AS AN ADDITIVE IN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
Lime is indispensable as an additive in the manufacturing of construction products because it improves the materials' workability, adhesion, durability, and impermeability.
It is used in plasters, mortars, concretes, stuccoes, paints, waterproofing agents, adhesives, panels, and lightweight blocks.
Thanks to its chemical properties, such as its ability to react with other compounds and its alkalinity, it protects against corrosion, enhances fire resistance, and increases protection against microorganisms."
LIME FOR TANNERIES
Curtical It plays a fundamental role in the tanning of animal hides, performing various functions such as swelling the hide to facilitate hair removal, increasing alkalinity to regulate pH, disinfecting and moisturizing the hides, preventing foul odors, and facilitating the removal of certain unwanted proteins and fats during the tanning process.
Furthermore, it is an auxiliary agent for the water pre-treatment processes used in manufacturing.
LIME FOR POLYMERS
Nuestros productos tienen aplicaciones que intervienen desde la preparación de polímeros hasta su inclusión en productos terminados.
They help eliminate excess moisture, accelerate rubber vulcanization, and are used in masterbatch and filler formulations, which improves the stiffness, pigmentation, abrasion resistance, and dimensional stability of plastics."
They are used in a wide variety of materials, including PVC, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester resins, polyurethane, and others.
LIME IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Lime is key in drilling, refining, and environmental treatment within the petroleum industry.
It is used in drilling muds to control pH, reduce corrosion, and improve fluid stability.
It helps neutralize acids and maintain the chemical stability of the mud.
It reduces the swelling of reactive clays in subterranean formations, preventing them from expanding and blocking the wellbore.
LIME FOR PULP AND PAPER
In paper manufacturing, lime is involved as a purifier and bleaching agent for cellulose pulp, removing impurities and improving the quality of the final product.
In addition to contributing to bleaching, lime improves the paper's texture and finish by regulating its pH, which prevents cellulose degradation and increases its resistance.
LIME FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS
Grupo Calidra through its products, it contributes to the production of glass and ceramics, enabling heating, melting, molding, and blowing, while improving characteristics such as greater transparency, higher hardness, increased brilliance, and better color.
The melting process is faster, which leads to economic savings and increased productivity in the manufacturing of vitreous products such as frits, hollow glass, optical glass, fibers, and wools, among others.
LIME FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE INDUSTRIES
BIOCALIDRA is ultra-high-purity lime present in the pharmaceutical industry.
This product complies with national and international certifications and is used in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, cosmetic products, personal care items, and vitamins.
It features a high level of preparation and care during production, which guarantees ultra-high purity.
SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS
Due to the multiple and beneficial properties of the products of Grupo Calidra, our products have an extensive range of applications in different specialized processes, such as fertilizers, biostimulants, clay improvers, anti-spark packaging, desiccants, refractories, insulators, soaps, detergents, disinfectants, calcium carbides, phosphorus, and multiple calcium and sodium salts.
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Productos Calidra usados en la industria Química
