Assertion: quick lime | /r/CapableOf | expand in volume
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text: Ordinary quick lime on picking up about 30% by weight of water vapor expands in volume about 250%; that a volume of cc. for example, will expand to a volume of 350 cc, whereas the lime pellets made in accordance with this invention have a much lower volumetric expansion of less than about 100%, and, inpreferred form, of only about 50% on picking up about 30% by weight of water vapor.