September 2022

The September issue of World Cement begins with a review of the cement sector in the Sub-Saharan Africa, including case study highlighting Bamburi Cement’s plans to reduce its carbon footprint. After that is the Cover Story from thyssenkrupp Polysius, which looks a new high-efficiency burner design. The issue then moves on to cover a range of technical topics, including: Cement Additives, Kilns, Pre-Heaters & Gas Flow Measurement, Sampling & Analysis, Air Pollution Control, and Lubrication. The issue then concludes with an interview with Jeff Shelton of IGS who answers questions about his perspective on the history and future of air cannons in the cement industry.

This month's front cover is brought to you by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions.

Included in the September issue:
The BMHR 2022 supplement - view your free issue here.

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REGIONAL REPORT: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Sub-Saharan Surge for Cement
Prashant Singh, CW Group, describes how growing oil revenues and infrastructure spending has boosted cement demand in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Fighting The Footprint
Seddiq Hassani, Bamburi Cement, explains how green energy is being utilised to eliminate the company’s carbon footprint.

COVER STORY

Answering China’s Efficiency Aspirations
Dr. Rodrigo Gomez, Mr. Chen Yunqing, and Eric Song, thyssenkrupp Polysius, explain the efficiency benefits that have lead to one burner design achieving a 50% market share in China’s high-performance cement production lines.

CEMENT ADDITIVES

In The Mix
Martyn Whitehead, Fosroc, describes the role of cement additives in achieving the cement industry’s net zero goals.

KILNS, PRE-HEATERS, & GAS FLOW MEASUREMENT

Invest In Success.
Heather Harding, Bricking Solutions, explains how investing in a quality bricking machine saves plant operators both time and money in the long run.

Keeping Track Of Your Gas Flow
Hans Georg Conrads, Promecon, explains the importance of gas flow measurement as a key driver of cement plant optimisation in the future.

Kiln Instability? No Problem
S. Akhtar, Holcim, T. Abbas, S. Raza, and N. Kandamby, Cinar Ltd., offer a case study recording the troubleshooting process addressing kiln instability.

SAMPLING & ANALYSIS

The Importance Of Data Quality
Marius Kremer, Anton Paar, describes the process of X-ray diffraction measurements on cement, using quantitative and qualitative phase analysis with powder X-ray diffraction.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

Re-imagining The Reverse Air Baghouse
Edgar Isla Tapia and Luis Arévalo, Unacem Perú, & Oscar Lijap, Parker, introduce a kiln venting upgrade which saves downtime and dollars for cement producers.

LUBRICATION

Levelling-up Lubrication
Tom Hyde, TotalEnergies, describes how a new generation of lubricants can help cement producers cut costs, and do the right thing for the environment.

WORLD CEMENT INTERVIEW

All About Air Cannons
Jeff Shelton, IGS, answers our questions about his perspective on the history and future of air cannons in the cement industry.