Reducing greenhouse gasses emissions by fostering the deployment of alternative raw materials and energy sources in the cleaner cement manufacturing process

Assessment of Energy Performance and Emission Control Using Alternative Fuels in Cement Industry through a Process Model

“…Energies 2017, 10,1996 11 of 17 NOX and SO2 emission results are presented in Figure 5a,b respectively. For reference case the NOX and SO2 emission are found to be a little higher from the standard baseline, which is due to the excess air in the burning zone.…”

“…Numerous research works have been conducted in recent years to understand the possible impact of using alternative fuel in cement manufacturing. Mikulcic et al [10] reviewed all the recent works on reducing greenhouse gasses emission by employing different alternative fuels. Horsley et al [11] summarized the research articles on the behavior of trace elements on using alternative fuels in the cement industry.…”

“…Due to the complexity of modelling the behavior of solid particles in conventional CFD framework, researchers used one-dimensional models with material and energy balance equations. Numerical techniques associated with solving boundary value problems were incorporated to achieve accurate temperature profiles and specific mass fractions [9][10][11][12][13][14]. These models were used to study flame shape, temperature of the kiln, velocity profile of particles in the kiln system and oxygen enrichment in the burning zone.…”

A review of developments in technologies and research that have had a direct measurable impact on sustainability considering the Paris agreement on climate change

“…The last SDEWES conference, held in Dubrovnik 2015, had in total 541 contributions, with 22 of these, presented in this special issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, having an important role to play in mapping the pathways to local, regional and ultimately global decarbonisation by informing key decision makers from industry and government of the findings of cutting-edge research and the state-of-the-art of existing and novel technologies in the field. The guest editors have a diverse background, expertise and knowledge in the field of sustainable energy including biofuels [2], [3], [4], wind [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] solar photovoltaics [10], [11], [12], [13] electric vehicles (EV) [14], [15], [16], [17], [18] greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], electricity markets [24], [25], [26], [27], energy storage [28], [29], [30], [31], [32][33]and climate change measures [34], [35], [36], [37]. As academics and researchers in the field of sustainable energy we should aim to analyse the complex interaction of technology in terms of environmental costs, energy costs, energy security and economic opportunity to fully decarbonise human activity and preserve the planet.…”

Studies on Environmental Impact Assessment of Reinforced Concrete in Different Life Cycle Phases

“…According to Mikulcic et al (2016), the cement industry worldwide is one of the largest industrial sectors emitting CO 2 , accounting for a considerable amount of global greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the growing awareness of global warming, the production of more energy-efficient cement is being increasingly emphasized, with one of the priorities being to reduce energy demand and to innovate the production process in order to move towards a cleaner production.…”