Technical Forum

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Vocational qualifications

Vocational qualifications

Dr Clark is caught up in the ‘spring clean’ of his office but finds that in having to throw away some long-unused resources he is reminded of some past involvements that have me...

Dependency: Part 2

Dependency: Part 2 Premium

In the second of a two-part Technical Forum Dr Clark continues his exploration of the complex dependencies involved in delivering a successful cement project. The fictional ceme...

NOx in the mass balance

NOx in the mass balance Premium

Dr Clark discusses how NOx emissions fit into the mass balance of a cement kiln. How do they arise and how can they be controlled and mitigated? Organic nitrogen compounds in th...

Making step changes

Making step changes Premium

Dr Clark recalls the step changes in cement kiln technology and capacities that were provided by preheating and precalcining technologies. Modern day cement kilns have huge outp...

Gaseous emission control

Gaseous emission control Premium

With acid gas emissions being one of the topics of this ICR issue Dr Clark reflects on previous Technical Forums on this subject and the latest offerings from WL Gore in this re...

Top-cycle heat recovery

Top-cycle heat recovery Premium

With the publication of an article on the Holcim Lägerdorf kiln in this month’s ICR, Dr Michael Clark muses on the mass and energy flows of such a semi-wet kiln system, even spe...