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This article deals with the intensification of the grinding process in ball mills. Attention is drawn to the need to reduce the energy input for grinding. Data on cement clinker grinding kinetics when surface-active agents are used, as well as issues of intensification of the grinding process by changing the surface profile of the armor plates are given.

Mercury is one most important global pollutants in the environment. The article studied the mercury migration according to the mercury migration in the cement process, in which a model for the relationship between the mercury input, internal circulation and output is built. In the model, mercury concentration in each stage of the process was calculated and characterized with different input, which were Consistent with actual verification, and then the reasonable method was advised to prevent the mercury pollution. The simulation showed that the mercury input is below 0.1g/t.cli, and the mercury gas emission concentration is below 0.05 mg/Nm 3 whenever the mode of raw mill is on or off. But once the mercury input is over 0.23 g/t.cli, the mercury gas emission concentration is over 0.05mg/Nm 3 although the mode of raw mill is on. The mercury content in ERM and KA is almost ten times higher than raw material, and the mercury content in KA is almost ten times higher than raw meal extraction, and multiples increase with higher mercury input as well. Even if mercury is continuously enriched internal, there is no limit of mercury concentration saturation.

Unidentified Clinker causes a loss of reserve in mine activity. Clinker is created by in situ coal heating and has certain quality characteristics. This research investigated the effect of coal quality on clinker deformation. This research is located in the Latih Formation, Binungan Area, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Coal quality samples were derived from 77 drillholes, consisting of 10 seams with a thickness > 2.25 m and distributed laterally and vertically. Coal quality parameters consist of Inherent Moisture (IM), Ash Content (AC), Volatile Matter (VM), and Fixed Carbon (FC). The coal quality sample is classified into the clinker seam group and the non-clinker seam group. Each quality parameter is compared with seam thickness in a scatter graph. The result of this study is that coal that has the potential to deform into clinker has a value of IM < 14.49 %, VM > 39.8%, and FC > 42.08 %, but AC is 3.63% relatively stable, or there is no correlation to clinker deformation. Among these four quality parameters, moisture significantly differs between seam clinker and non-clinker. This study concludes that the lower layer of coal or older seam in the Binungan area has a higher potential to be clinker, which is caused by increased FC and VM values and a decrease in IM value.

Because of its low cost, its ease of use and relative robustness to misuse, its versatility, and its local availability, concrete is by far the most widely used building material in the world today. Intrinsically, concrete has a very low energy and carbon footprint compared to most other materials. However, the volume of Portland cement required for concrete construction makes the cement industry a large emitter of CO 2 . The International Energy Agency recently proposed a global CO 2 reduction plan. This plan has three main elements: long term CO 2 targets, a sectorial approach based on the lowest cost to society, and technology roadmaps that demonstrate the means to achieve the CO 2 reductions. For the cement industry, this plan calls for a reduction in CO 2 emissions from 2 Gt in 2007 to 1.55 Gt in 2050, while over the same period cement production is projected to increase by about 50 %. The authors of the cement industry roadmap point out that the extrapolation of existing technologies (fuel efficiency, alternative fuels and biomass, and clinker substitution) will only take us half the way towards these goals. According to the roadmap, the industry will have to rely on costly and unproven carbon capture and storage technologies for the other half of the required reduction. This will result in significant additional costs for society. Most of the CO 2 footprint of cement is due to the decarbonation of limestone during the clinkering process. Designing new clinkers that require less limestone is one means to significantly reduce the CO 2 footprint of cement and concrete. A new class of clinkers described in this paper can reduce CO 2 emissions by 20 to 30 % when compared to the manufacture of traditional PC Clinker.

Currently, the production of one ton of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) releases considerable amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. As the need and demand for this material grows exponentially, it has become a challenge to increase its production at a time when climate-related problems represent a major global concern. The two main CO2 contributors in this process are fossil fuel combustion to heat the rotary kiln and the chemical reaction associated with the calcination process, in the production of the clinker, the main component of OPC. The current paper presents a critical review of the existent alternative clinker technologies (ACTs) that are under an investigation trial phase or under restricted use for niche applications and that lead to reduced emissions of CO2. Also, the possibility of transition of clinker production from traditional rotary kilns based on fuel combustion processes to electrification is discussed, since this may lead to the partial or even complete elimination of the CO2 combustion-related emissions, arising from the heating of the clinker kiln.

Several agro-waste materials have been utilized for sustainable engineering and environmental application over the past decades, showing different degrees of effectiveness. However, information concerning the wider use of palm oil clinker (POC) and its performance is still lacking. Therefore, as a solid waste byproduct produced in one of the oil palm processing stages, generating a huge quantity of waste mostly dumped into the landfill, the waste-to-resource potential of POC should be thoroughly discussed in a review. Thus, this paper provides a systematic review of the current research articles on the several advances made from 2005 to 2021 regarding palm oil clinker physical properties and performances, with a particular emphasis on their commitments to cost savings during environmental and engineering applications. The review begins by identifying the potential of POC application in conventional and geopolymer structural elements such as beams, slabs, and columns made of concrete, mortar, or paste for coarse aggregates, sand, and cement replacement. Aspects such as performance of POC in wastewater treatment processes, fine aggregate and cement replacement in asphaltic and bituminous mixtures during highway construction, a bio-filler in coatings for steel manufacturing processes, and a catalyst during energy generation are also discussed. This review further describes the effectiveness of POC in soil stabilization and the effect of POC pretreatment for performance enhancement. The present review can inspire researchers to find research gaps that will aid the sustainable use of agroindustry wastes. The fundamental knowledge contained in this review can also serve as a wake-up call for researchers that will motivate them to explore the high potential of utilizing POC for greater environmental benefits associated with less cost when compared with conventional materials.

Population and development megatrends will drive growth in cement production, which is already one of the most challenging-to-mitigate sources of CO 2 emissions. However, availabilities of conventional secondary cementitious materials (CMs) like fly ash are declining. Here, we present detailed generation rates of secondary CMs worldwide between 2002 and 2018, showing the potential for 3.5 Gt to be generated in 2018. Maximal substitution of Portland cement clinker with these materials could have avoided up to 1.3 Gt CO 2 -eq. emissions (~44% of cement production and ~2.8% of anthropogenic CO 2 -eq. emissions) in 2018. We also show that nearly all of the highest cement producing nations can locally generate and use secondary CMs to substitute up to 50% domestic Portland cement clinker, with many countries able to potentially substitute 100% Portland cement clinker. Our results highlight the importance of pursuing regionally optimized CM mix designs and systemic approaches to decarbonizing the global CMs cycle. In this paper we report the maximum potential for cement substitution with secondary materials to reduce CO2 emissions globally (1.3 Gt CO2-eq. in 2018) and on a country-by-country basis.

During mining, only 4–8% is converted to final products, and the rest is accumulated in landfills. There is a lack of research on the study of various patterns and mechanisms of the formation of cement clinker minerals during the simultaneous distillation of zinc. This paper presents studies of thermodynamic stimulation of environmental and population protection by utilization of technogenic enrichment waste as secondary raw materials for clinker production and zinc extraction. In particular, a comparison of the Gibbs energy (ΔG) of clinker formation under standard chemical equations and under non-standard chemical equations is given. According to the results of the study, using thermodynamic simulation, the temperature intervals of mineral formation, the dependence of the Gibbs energy on temperature (ΔGT°), and the approximation equations were found; it was established that the presence of zinc ferrite contributes to the intensification of the formation of clinker minerals and the extraction of Zn to gas.

The purpose from the research to choose the correct and best type of cement that is prevail able by mass quantity in the markets and different types. To construction the infrastructures needs the best types but the worthy mentioned the world specifications depend on compressive strength after (28) days that means the target to recognize the cements, to exploit the times can be used the chemical analysis for cement composition and calculate the compressive strength on the alkali and alit during hours instead of (28) days practically. The advanced devices used to analysis the cement composition is (X-ray) device.

The paper presents the linear regression model of moisture detection technique in the building material (clinker brick). In particular, the assumptions of linear regression model, which play very important role, are emphasized. The obtained data present the dependence between the moisture of clinker brick, evaluated gravimetrically and permittivity values determined by TDR technique. Using the achieved data, the optimal regression model is obtained and the advantages of applying the linear regression model are discussed.