February 2017

February 2017

The February 2017 issue of Global Cement Magazine is an alternative fuels bumper issue to coincide with the 11th Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition, taking place in Barcelona, Spain on 2 - 3 February 2017. It contains a look detailed look at the burners used by the sector, plus articles on lean gas burning, explosion protection, dust filtration and alternative fuel dosing. This issue's regional focus takes in Spain and Portugal and we have detailed plant reports from Cementos Molins and Cementos Portland Valderrivas.

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Dear Readers
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Issue introduction

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There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ burner...
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This article was inspired by comments made by a representative of a major cement group during the Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition in Prague, Czechia in February 2016 that can be best summarised as: ‘There is no perfect rotary kiln burner on the market.

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Lean gases for cement production
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Many industrial processes emit waste gases as byproducts, some of which include unburned hydrocarbons that can be used to provide further energy.

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Thorwesten Vent brings explosion protection up-to-date at Eternit
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In order to be able to guarantee the safety of its fine wood chippings line, Eternit GmbH, based in Beckum, Germany, decided to upgrade its entire process chain with the latest explosion-protection technology.

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Maximising dust filtration efficiency with new technology
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Here Hycontrol looks at the problems associated with filter degradation and outline how the latest advances in filter technology, utilised in the company’s Hyvent unit, allow for increased efficiency.

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