• As an essential component to the production of sugar from sugarcane and used to purify sugar from other sources, such as maple or sorghum.

• In Drinking water treatment, to remove temporary hardness from water, adjusting pH value and correction of oxygen level in long time stored water.

• In Animal Waste treatment and to control of excess nutrients, pathogens and odours

• In Sewage bio solids treatment,chemical neutralization, industrial sludge an dpetroleum wastes

• In manufacturing of Bleaching powder

• In construction, as an additive to concrete mix usedto make block and other concrete products in order to produce a denser, more water-resistant product.

• In the pickling process in food industry, because of its low toxicity and mildness of its basic properties, and also in brewing as acidity/pH adjustment tool

• As a purifier to solution of citric acid to remove suspended particles

• In leather industry, it is used in the tanneries to remove hair from animals’ skins

• In agriculture, used as a disinfectant for the treatment of manure and other digestive tract contents to kill bacteria, virus and parasites present. It is also  used by farmers to mix into the fiels to neutralize acidity

• In construction, grout consisting of a mixture of lime, sand and water, is placed between bricks or stones in buildings’ walls. It has been used to create  durable mortar and plaster

• As an adjuvant agent for smelting and producing iron and also used in copper, aluminium and zinc purification

• In wet and dry flu gas desulphurization, to remove acidic gases , particularly sulphur dioxide and hydrogen chloride