Dust collection plays a critical emissions reduction role for safe and efficient operation of cement kilns. There are several challenges to be overcome. This article looks at how high-performance filter media helped overcome issues at three different cement plants.

Cement manufacturing is a high-risk industry due to a large number of occupational hazards present. Occupational health and safety is one of the sector’s main concerns, specifically exposure to cement dust and its effect on human lungs.

Fresh air is just as important for quarry and construction machines as it is for people. Machines must use clean air to ensure the best possible fuel efficiency and avoid failures. Clean air filters are vital to achieving these aims. Regular professional cleaning ensures sufficient air flow, while costs for replacement filters are reduced to a minimum.

In 2018 a customer approached Claudius Peters Projects with a coal burner feeding query. It required a uniform low-pulsation flow of coal at up to 35kg solid per kg fluid to be transferred over 70m at variable conveying rates. The existing system, comprising a single silo, feeding systems, single conveying pipe and burner, was not able to achieve these aims. Together the companies came up with an unusual solution...

The 13th Global CemFuels Conference on alternative fuels for the cement and lime industry has successfully taken place in Amsterdam, with 185 registered delegates, 33 exhibitors and 22 presentations on the latest developments in markets and technologies for alternative fuels. The 14th Global CemFuels Conference will take place in February 2020 in Cyprus, with a confirmed visit to Vassiliko Cement.