Quarry efficiency Premium
The quarry is often an undervalued and overlooked aspect of cement manufacture. However, the quarry is where it all begins as the quality of the cement starts here. With the rig...
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Monolithic linings Premium
Castable or monolithic linings made of fireclay with silicon carbide can offer significant benefits when used in certain, particularly-challenging parts of the cement plant pyro...
Effects of age and type Premium
Limestone, a key element in the cement raw material mix, does not occur as a homogenous body of rock, but can vary widely in age and type across the world. These differences can...
Improving process safety Premium
The increasing use of alternative fuels is one example of where process safety is brought to the forefront at many cement plants, but hazards related to the storage and transpor...
VRM optimisation Premium
Most new cement plants utilise vertical roller mills (VRM) for raw material grinding and preparation. Taking a step-by-step look at the entire roller milling process, Kline Cons...
Process impact on clinker Premium
The fine microstructure of cement clinker provides a number of clues relating to the state of the process which made it, including the temperature, the chemistry, the fuel type ...
Slakers and movers Premium
Poorly-slaked lime can have a major negative impact on lime consumption and the operating cost at an end-user’s site. The amount of lime used in the process is determined by a c...
Freight fortunes? Premium
Recent developments in cement and clinker trade with shifts in demand patterns have combined with an increasing availability of bulk carrier capacity to push freight rates down....
Dosing flexibility Premium
As hybrid cars are slowly conquering the streets worldwide, proving that a mix of alternative energies is the key to future flexibility and mobility, industrial processes are be...
How much alite? Premium
The content of alite and other cement phases such as belite, aluminate and ferrite can have significant effects on the strength of the final mortar. This article looks at the co...