Belite-based low-carbon clinker cements Premium
While Portland cement is expected to remain the most-used cement type in concrete production, alternative cements are gaining importance. This has seen the continued development...
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Measuring opacity and particulate matter Premium
With cement production being a potential source of several hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that are subject to strict regulations to protect human health and the wider environme...
Krasnoyarsk’s burner exchange Premium
The burner system of Line 5 at the Krasnoyarsk cement plant in Siberia has been retrofitted from a direct-firing to a state-of-the-art indirect-firing system, courtesy of KHD Hu...
The noise about fans Premium
Fans are widely used to move air in a range of industries, including the cement industry. However, if not suitably insulated they can give rise to noise issues and impact the we...
Connected manufacturing Premium
The abundant and growing quantity of operational data and events collected in real time opens the door for improvements across the cement manufacturing process instead of only i...
Sustainable lubrication Premium
Open-gear drives of kilns and ball mills are often exposed to harsh operating conditions. While considerable advances have been made in terms of the design and manufacture of dr...
Boosting AF rates with flame thermography Premium
Over the past 30 years the cement industry has witnessed an increasing use of alternative fuels (AF), but the amount that can be fired in the main burner is limited by different...
China steps into the lime light Premium
As the urbanisation rate in China increases and the government legislates for a more sustainable society, the use of lime is set to expand. This is expected to lead to the moder...
Novel no-cement refractories Premium
For the areas in cement plants impacted by high wear or corrosion, refractory specialists have developed new no-cement refractory materials based on electrochemical bonding. A 2...
Efficient grinding meets reduced CO2 emissions Premium
While cement plants have made sound progress in terms of reducing CO 2 emissions from fuel consumption, progress relating to such emissions from electricity consumption has been...