Reconstruction of the grinding shop with the existing cement ball mill replaced.

Czech MZP completed work on the replacement of a cement ball mill in a tight working space in the grinding shop at the Prachovice cement plant placed in Czech Republic. Due to lack of room, it was not possible to remove the existing mill assembly by any known method, an...

Integrated approach to alternative fuels in the production of cement.

Manufacturing fuel from household and other wastes and its burning in cement kilns is an effective way of helping to address a number of issues, from dealing with environmental pollution to improving the profitability of cement producers. The Loesche group of companies ...

Non-destructive equipment inspection.

The quality of equipment and its parts is largely determined by the presence and nature of defects. The critical development of operational defects makes using the equipment impossible. Planned diagnostics for preventive purposes allows to detect the poor condition of t...

Increasing the strength of concretes made with blended cements.

Mixed cements are characterized by a lower early compressive strength compared with that of conventional Portland cement. Using a very simple three-dimensional geometric model, a "physical" approach to raising early strength is considered, which consists in re...

Identification of reactive sites in calcined kaolinite from a combination of chemical methods and solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Kaolinite has been examined at heating temperatures from 500 – 1100 oC. For each sample, the degrees of dissolution in acidic and basic media have been determined, using a 1.0 vol.% HF solution and an 8.0 M NaOH solution, respectively. The solid residues from these ...

Ukrainian cement industry. Results of operations in nine months of 2018.

In 9m 2018 7,037 kt of cement and 4,914 kt of clinker were produced by enterprizes — members of Ukrcement Association, which is 1.4 less and 3.6% more than in 9m 2017, respectively. In 9m 2018 the country exported 24 kt of clinker and 377 kt of cement; 453 kt of cli...

The First Annual Meeting and Symposium of Global Cement and Concrete Association.

On November 23, 2018 in London the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) held its inaugural Annual General Meeting and Symposium. The article offers information on the event and provides a review of the symposium presentations. The material includes an e...

8th International VDZ Congress 2018.

The article presents a review of the presentations made at 8th International VDZ Congress 2018 held in Düsseldorf, Germany on September 26—28, 2018.

8th International VDZ Congress 2018.

The article presents a review of the presentations made at 8th International VDZ Congress 2018 held in Düsseldorf, Germany on September 26—28, 2018.

20th IBAUSIL, International conference on building materials.

The article reviews the content of some presentations made at 20th IBAUSIL, International conference on building materials held in Weimar, Germany on September 12–14, 2018.

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