Increase in production capacity of Jizzakh cement plant

This article describes one of the projects undertaken in recent years by Dal Teknik Makina (Turkey) group of companies – expansion of production capacity of the Jizzakh cement plant in Uzbekistan producing Portland and white cement on the same line. After the pr...

Modern developments in nanotechnology and nanoengineering of cement and concrete

This article reviews the state of the field of nanotechnology of cement and concrete. The impact of recent advances in instrumentation and design of advanced composite materials is discussed. Main directions, historical milestones and recent progress in nanoengineering ...

Low-energy cements — their production and utilization

Term “low-energy cements” describes cements that can replace ordinary Portland cement in at least some applications and can also reduce energy consumption during the production process. An expansion of these cements could lead in both lower costs of binders production a...

Combating ASR to enable usage of local aggregates in Turkey

This article looks at the use of silica fume to negate the high reactivity of aggregates in Turkey. Reference is made to initial testing for ASR resistance in the early 1970’s, then to local research by KGM in 2013/2014 and further testing in Iceland in 2015. The paper ...

Effect of the method of mineralizer addition on the characteristics of Portland cement clinker

The article describes the studies carried out to determine the effect of mineralizer addition method on the properties of Portland cement clinker. In the course of research mineralizers were added to dehydrated raw slurry of ZAO Belgorodsky cement plant in two ways. It ...

Micro-induced calcite precipitation — crack sealing application

This paper investigates the sealing and healing properties of micro-induced calcite precipitation with regard to, surface finish and sealing cracks in cementitious materials. Sporosarcina pasteurii has been used to effectively precipitate calcium carbonate in order to s...

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