Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Clam shells can be turned into quicklime (calcium oxide) by burning them at 800 degrees Celsius. Quicklime has many industrial applications which interest me, especially for making cement mortar, to nixtamalize corn, and as a soil amendment. However, as I found out today, making quicklime isn't as easy as online tutorials make it seem.

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Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Collecting clams
01:31 Collecting manzanita wood
04:53 Super hot kiln fire to make quicklime
06:21 Testing the shells for calcium oxide
07:21 Grinding shells into powder
08:25 Adding powder to compost and conclusion

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