Special reports

Lägerdorf project named ‘outstanding project’ in Mission Innovation Net-Zero Industries Awards

Brad Pronschinske, Martin Engineering, explains how the effective use of air cannons can remedy silo buildup and clogging issues, avoiding lost production and increasing safety.

Holcim has entered a three-year global strategic partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in order to drive nature-positive change across the built environment.

The modern cement industry is moving forwards with technology development to decarbonise while remaining productive, but the profile of its people must also evolve for the future, explain Roze Wesby, Holcim, and Marie O’Grady-Hills, ABB.

S. K. Gupta, UltraTech Cement Ltd, and Ashok Kumar Dembla, KHD Humboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd, offer some details on their collaboration at Ultratech’s Pali plant, outlining the facility’s sustainability goals and the equipment that will help it reach them.

Scheuch discusses the first implementation of a custom selective catalytic reduction (SCR) tail-end tower at Industria Cementi Giovanni Rossi S.p.A.

Rupert Kirchner, Cemtec-Digital, explains how data science is being harnessed to unleash the potential of smart grinding solutions.

Jens Lange and Daniel Loerwald, GEA Bischoff, discuss the role of waste heat recovery systems in utilising clinker cooler off-gas to increase energy efficiency and reduce operational expenses in cement plants.

What does your maintenance team want you to know about reliability, but is afraid to tell you? Jose Gil, FLSmidth, explains.

Driven by a desire to leverage proven technology for the benefit of their clients, Wingfield has continued to add products and services to their portfolio of solutions. WingScan is a volumetric load scanner utilising advanced LiDAR technology for measuring in-motion bulk material moving by conveyor belt, open-top truck, and rail.

Jeff Shelton, BD Heat and Dracyon, demonstrates why preventing buildup is vital for allowing SCR systems to tackle the cement industry’s NOx emissions.

Tahir Abbas and Michalis Akritopoulos, Cinar Ltd, and Syed Suhail Akhtar, Holcim, provide an assessment of oxy-combustion as a potential CO2 mitigation technology that could become the leading CO2 enrichment path for CCUS in the future.

Nathan Schindler, Evonik Corporation, describes how implementing a high-performance fibre material can help cement plants avoid air pollution and meet EPA standards.

Felix Bartknecht and Sriparthan Sriraman, SICK, illustrate the cutting-edge process gas analysis (PGA) systems that were used to help a French cement producer optimise their combustion efficiency while keeping emissions low.

Steven A. Jaasund, LDX Solutions, Inc., outlines the process of upstream gas conditioning for carbon capture scrubbers with wet electrostatic precipitation technology.