Preliminary examinations and possible application of limestone "Sibnička Čukara" - municipality of Rekovac

Abstract

Geological research carried out in the area of Central Serbia, municipality of Rekovac, showed the presence of limestone"Sibnička Čukara". Limestone is a raw material that has been used in various industrial branches such as: industry of lime, sugar, green-foder, mineral fertilizers, also in farmacy, metallurgy, etc. This raw material can have application in various industrial branches, which depends on its quality. Preliminary laboratory tests and characterization of certain limestone assortments obtained from "Sibnička Čukara" confirmed the possibility of application in the following areas: crushed limestone in the production of lime and sugar, in metallurgy as a second-class material, crushed limestone as a filler for asphalt and animal feed (but only for pigs older than 16 weeks, due to the content of heavy metals), then as an agent for production of mineral fertilizers and thereupon for flue-gas desulfurization.

Keywords

• limestone
• industrial use
• metallurgy
• mineral fertilizers
• flue-gas desulfurization