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Editorial

Outlook for the year 2024

Dear readers, Another new, as yet unfulfilled year lies ahead of us: new and interesting tasks and challenges, certainly many interesting developments and a whole series of trade fairs and conferences.

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Spotlight

Erratum

In the article “Enhancing alternative fuel usage at the rotary kiln burner with AF-Booster®”, published in ZKG 7, 2023, pp. 52 – 56, a picture (Figure 1a) of a Flash Dryer for alternative fuels which...

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PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION

PCA advocates for particulate matter relief

The Portland Cement Association urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider enforcing a proposed lower, fine particulate matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standard...

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ENDRESS+HAUSER

Change at Endress+Hauser

Dr. Peter Selders takes over as CEO, Matthias Altendorf new president of the Supervisory BoardEndress+Hauser has completed the announced change at the top of the Group: Dr. Peter Selders has taken...

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Products

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Events

HOLCIM

“It’s time for things to change!”

FORUM:BAU 2023 was all about the future of construction. The construction of the future must be different from the construction of the past and present - there was a consensus on this at the FORUM:BAU...

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Plant report

Materials

Patents

US 2023/0339811 A1

Gypsum set accelerator

(22) 01.11.2022(43) 26.10.2023(57) Provided are a gypsum set accelerator wherein the gypsum set accelerator is a dry-milled mixture comprising calcium sulfate dihydrate co-ground with one or more of...

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WO 2023/208755 A1

Storage of carbon dioxide released from lime

(22) 21.04.2023(43) 02.11.2023(57) The present invention relates to a method of producing calcium oxalate from calcium carbonate the method comprising 0 the steps of: (a) producing CO2 by contacting...

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ZA202304127 (B)

Vibrating feeder for cement production

(22) 04.04.2023(43) 29.11.2023(57) The disclosure discloses a vibrating feeder for cement production, which relates to thetechnical field of cement production, and includes a feeding box. The feeding...

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Occupational safety

Column

Do you believe in PID-Control – or in God?

We are all familiar with the concept of the PID controller, as it is used in numerous applications in our plants every day to ensure that production is as stable and target-driven as possible. Even if...

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Sustainability