The invention provides a burning method for preparing an energy-conservation and emission-reduction type active
lime. The method comprises the following steps: subjecting the
raw material (1) limestone to size grading; respectively and evenly distributing the limestone of different grades into each preheating chamber (8.1) of a novel vertical preheater (8), preheating and partially decomposing the limestone with high temperature
exhaust gas and introducing the limestone into a
rotary kiln (15); calcining and decomposing the limestone under the action of a temperature field to allow CO2 to be produced and the limestone to become
lime; and allowing the
lime to enter into a shaft well device (18) for annealing and heat exchange, then introducing the lime into a cooling
machine (19) for cooling and carrying out screening to separate blocky lime from powdery lime, thereby obtaining finished products, i.e., blocky lime and powdery lime. The invention further provides an apparatus composed of a size grading device (2), a
distributor (5), a distribution warehouse (6), the novel vertical preheater (8), the
rotary kiln (15), a
kiln hood (17), a
combustor (16), the shaft well device (18) and the cooling
machine (19) for the method. The method and the apparatus provided by the invention has the characteristics of an expandable range of the size of the
raw material limestone, low
heat consumption, high production efficiency, a
high activity degree of the products, low
discharge of SO2 and
exhaust gas, low cost, simple and convenient operation and capacity of meeting needs of larger-scale industrial production.