Quick lime ka kakaretso e na overheated kalaka, overheated kalaka tokiso butle, haeba lejoe molora peista ho thatafala hape, ho tla etsa hore katoloso cracking ka lebaka la ho tsofala katoloso.E le ho felisa kotsi ena ea ho chesa kalaka, lime le tsona li lokela ho "tsofala" libeke tse ka bang 2 ka mor'a tlhokomelo.Sebopeho se bosoeu (kapa bohlooho, bo sootho, bosoeu), amorphous, bo monyang metsi le carbon dioxide moeeng.Calcium oxide e kopana le metsi ho etsa calcium hydroxide mme e fane ka mocheso.E qhibiliha ka metsing a nang le asiti, e sa qhibiliheng ka joala.Lingoloa tse senyang tsa alkaline, khoutu ea kotsi ea naha :95006.Kalaka e sebetsa ka khemikhale le metsi mme e futhumatswa hang-hang ho mocheso o ka hodimo ho 100°C.