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I’m looking for lime- calcium oxide or hydroxide. I thought i found a place but can’t find it it’s been closed. Anyone know where to get this? Thanks...

Ive looked before with no luck. must be here but its amazing how difficult it can be to find basic stuff in cambodia

Years ago I saw bags of lime in the Kampot Market. Get someone that lives down there to have a look.

@willyhilly might know. (Or he might not).

Builder's lime- the hydroxide, is sold everywhere cement is sold.

I noticed a bunch of used lime bags been used to put sand in at a hardware shop in 108 today so its somewhere around

All right thanks, I’ll keep trying. I found a chemistry dictionary that may help...

Easy enough to find. Think it's called ម្សៅរហ័ស masau rhys. Sold in hardware stores, in chicken feed sacks and that (lime powder or quick lime, if thtas the same thing).

nemo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:13 pm Builder's lime- the hydroxide, is sold everywhere cement is sold.

I assume you must mean in Phnom Penh? In the province I've never seen anything like lime at places that have cement. They didn't even have concrete adhesive or concrete epoxy despite asking at several different places.

Are there any particular places that you recommend, or areas of town to check?

Andy S Tawatin wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:42 pm Easy enough to find. Think it's called ម្សៅរហ័ស masau rhys. Sold in hardware stores, in chicken feed sacks and that (lime powder or quick lime, if thtas the same thing).

Thanks, if that is actually the word in Khmer it will be much easier to find.