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Analytical methods

Quantitative Rietveld phase analy- sis is a powerful method for the determination of quantitative phase amounts in multiple phase mixtures. Several authors described the possibility of quantitative...
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Analysers line up

Analyser Systems Switzerland andUSA have received the following orders for PGNAA online analysers. All orders are for the new Elemental Belt Analyser EBAª, which is smaller, lighter and of higher n...
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American projects

Demand for US cement still contin- ues to outpace domestic supply, despite the current spate of upgrading and expansion projects that are starting to come on-stream. Restructuring of the North Amer...
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Alternative solid fuels

PLANT REPORT R epresenting a US$7m investment, the 22,000ft 2 facility is designed to process industrial byproduct materials from manufacturing firms throughout the region into fuel needed for...
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Alternative prospects

European Union countries produce about 170Mta of cement, the production of which contributes significantly to local and regional economies through more than 300 plants spread across Europe. Su...
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Alternate future

India is one of the largest coal producers in the world. During 2006- 07 it produced 398.5Mt and its total coal reserves are estimated 253Bnt. And coal is extensively used: around 55 per cent o...
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Along the ohio river

INTERNATIONAL REPORT The Ohio River begins at the conflu- ence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers near Pittsburgh, PA. From there, it flows southwest 981 miles (1580km) until it merges with th...
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Alarm management strategy

PROCESS CONTROL T he implementation of advanced digital process controls in cement plants has now made it possible to intelligently classify and organise the way in which alarms are presented t...
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Advanced process technology

Modern cement burning processes have to fulfil the following major requirements: ¥energy efficiency ¥high availability/stable operation ¥high specific throughput rate related to capital outlay¥redu...
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Adding fuel to the fire

Cement factories have traditionally burned coal, oil or gas as a means of generating the energy required for kiln operation, but the continu- ing quest to diversify and find alternative fuels, has ...
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