How is the process of converting calcium carbonate (CaCO3) into calcium oxide (CaO)? [closed]








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I need to provide accurate information in relation to the production process of calcium oxide from calcium carbonate.


$$\ce{CaCO3 -> CaO + CO2}$$




From [wikipedia article of calcium oxide](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_oxide)



> 
> Calcium oxide is usually made by the thermal decomposition of
>  materials, such as limestone or seashells, that contain calcium
>  carbonate ($\ce{CaCO3}$; mineral calcite) in a lime kiln. This is
>  accomplished by heating the material to above 825 °C (1,517 °F), a
>  process called calcination or lime-burning, to liberate a molecule
>  of carbon dioxide ($\ce{CO2}$), leaving quicklime.
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> $$\ce{CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)}$$
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> The quicklime is not stable and, when cooled, will spontaneously react
>  with $\ce{CO2}$ from the air until, after enough time, it will be
>  completely converted back to calcium carbonate unless slaked with
>  water to set as lime plaster or lime mortar.
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