Isipowoda sika-Calcium Oxide, okwakhiwe ngokwesibonelo njengoko kuswela isilime, yisilimi esingathandabuzi esikhulu esinamandla amaningi. Kuyaphulwa ngokuphulwa kwelimestone, okubangela ukuthi kwenziwe isipowoda esihlukile kakhulu esinamandla amaningi okwenza izinhlelo zonke. Ekupheleni kwamanzi, isipowoda sika-Calcium Oxide isetshenziselwa ukulungisa i-pH futhi ukususa izinto ezingavumelekile, okunakekela ukuthi kwenziwe amanzi esihlakanipha nokuhlanganisa. Ekupheleni kwemithombo, isetshenziselwa njengomunye wamazwi amaningi ekukhokhelweni kwezinkambo nezinkambo, okunikeza amandla nemthwakalo emithombo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwaKeramiki kuvumela ukuthi iziphumo zokugcina zibe nzima nesikhundla esihlukile. Ngenxa yokuvumela ukuthi kwenziwe ngendlela esivumelana nayo, isipowoda sika-Calcium Oxide sikhokhelwa ukuze sifanele ukuthi kungahleli kwezinhlelo zokusebenza kwezilimi, futhi sivumela ukuthi kwenziwe ngendlela efanele ukuthi kungahleli kwezinhlelo zokusebenza kwezilimi. Uma usiza leliqhagamshelwano, uthola ubukhulu obungama-20 ngokusebenza kwezilimi, okunakekela ukuthi uthola isiphumo esihlukile esifanele kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza zakho.