An acetylene manufacturing plant had a pond of hydrated lime that needed to be removed. Gilmour & Company was hired to study the potential market for the lime and logistics to supply the market. We found a customer and helped negotiate a contract between the producer and end-user, supplied the equipment and labor to recycle the lime from the pond, and coordinated the logistics for transporting the material.

The pond contained over 1400 tons of lime which we processed into a marketable slurry. The project was completed in less than six months and saved the company massive disposal costs and allowed them to move forward with plans to relocate.

A hazardous waste disposal company had been receiving waste acid from various producers and treating the material in ponds. Since their permanent acid neutralization system had not been completed, a temporary system was needed. Lime was chosen as the neutralizing agent because of its relatively low alkalinity cost and ability to precipitate heavy metals.

Site engineers, with input from Gilmour & Company, developed a system consisting of a portable lime slaking unit (capable of slaking up to 100 tons/day of quicklime), portable Baker tank containers for storage of the lime slurry, and a two-stage acid neutralization system. Gilmour & Company recommended how to handle and store the lime slurry, provided the slaking system and related equipment, and delivered the quicklime on a scheduled basis..