Aether, an innovative project developed by Lafarge to reduce the CO2 footprint of cement, is receiving support from the European Union. This support is provided under the European “LIFE+” program,...
GÜRIS Insaat ve Mühendislik, Turkey awarded Humboldt Wedag/Germany a contract to provide a new pyroprocess system with a capacity designed for 4000 t/d clinker. GÜRIS already operates two cement...
Standard Industrie has used the experience gained from over
30 years in the field of solving blockages and its capacity for constant innovation to create the AIRCHOC® Wireless (Fig.), an air cannon...
Many innovations will be presented on the international stage at the 28th SAMOTER, the three-yearly International Exhibition on the topics Earth Moving, Construction Sites and Building Industry...
For more than six decades, Schenck Process weighfeeders have been paradigms of reliability, precision and operational safety. The Stock Equipment Company has been part of the Schenck Process Group...
Mondi Kraft Paper and Siam City Cement (SCCC) have successfully implemented a high porous bag construction for 50 kg cement packaging in Thailand (Fig. 1). The new 2-ply 80 gsm construction is...
5th International Gypsum Conference of the Russian Gypsum Association, Kasan/Russia (08.-10.09.2010)
The 5th International Gypsum Conference, organized by the Russian Gypsum Association, took place in Kasan, Russia, on 08.-10.09.2010. The organizers, Juri Gontsharov (Chairman of the Gypsum...
1 Hydration and hardening of gypsum-based plasters
The hardening of gypsum building materials is based on the crystallization of calcium sulfate dihydrate from a solution that is supersaturated with...
1 Effect of minor components on the
cement burning process
Alkalis (mainly sodium and potassium), sulphur and chloride are minor components in the raw materials used for clinker production. Depending...
1 Introduction
Coal is still considered the most important fuel for the manufacture of cement, lime and gypsum. In the German cement industry, despite the increasing use of secondary fuels, the...
