May 2024

World Cement’s May issue opens with an overview of the Chinese economy and how this is impacting the cement sector, followed by a range of pertinent technical topics. This includes Refractories, Software, Automation & Process Control (featuring an item from our Cover advertiser Quantum IR Technologies on the importance of artificial intelligence),and Silos & Storage. It then goes on to explore the green topics of Carbon Capture, with a contribution from Ramboll, and Decarbonising Cement & Concrete.

This month's front cover is brought to you by Quantum IR.

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REGIONAL REPORT

10 Year Of The Dragon?
David Bizley, Senior Editor of World Cement, provides a brief overview of some of the factors facing the Chinese economy and the consequences for the construction and cement sectors.

REFRACTORIES

Sustaining Cyclone Efficiency
Preecha Chokjarearnsuk, HASLE Refractories, discusses the role of dip tubes in preheater cyclones and reveals how a new generation of ceramic vortex finder has performed for the ADBRI Birkenhead cement plant in Australia.

SOFTWARE, AUTOMATION & PROCESS CONTROL

Artificial Intelligence Turns Cement Production Green
Mark Israelsen, Quantum IR Technologies, explains how the use of AI analytics can help to reduce energy consumption and emissions in cement kilns.

Autopiloting The Cement Process
Fayez Boughosn and Ighnatios Maatouk, ES Processing, explore the benefits of autopiloting the cement manufacturing process.

All Eyes On AI
Chris Kiddle, AVEVA, explores the growing role of AI in the cement industry and considers both the benefits and the risks.

MPC, It’s Easy As ABC
Juliano de Goes Arantes, Rockwell Automation, explains how cement producers can conquer their most complex processes with MPC.

SILOS & STORAGE

Supporting Silos
Martin Wuerth, Wuerth Consulting Engineers, discusses a cost-effective silo repair method that can extend silo lifetime by more than 30 years.

CARBON CAPTURE

Capturing Tomorrow
Prateek Bumb, Carbon Clean, emphasises the importance of carbon capture for the cement industry to achieve net-zero goals.

Beyond Emissions
Jens Kristian Jørsboe, Jimmy Andersen, Christian Riber, and Burcin Temel McKenna, Ramboll, discuss the various carbon capture technologies and their advantages and disadvantages.

DECARBONISING CEMENT & CONCRETE

Advancing Mechanochemical Activation
A. Thomas, S.C. Liew, M. Pagels, & P. Suraneni, Carbon Upcycling Technologies, explore the use of enhanced mechanochemical activation to transform materials into SCMs.

CO₂ Capturing Concrete Additives
Tim Sperry, Carbon Limit, explains how merging direct air capture (DAC) technology with carbon mineralisation can help diminish the carbon footprint associated with cement and concrete production.