Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate to capturing and sequestering CO2 emissions from the cement production process with the potential to produce carbon-negative cement. Methods described herein can include contacting calcium oxide (CaO) with ambient air at a carbonation station to form a first stream of calcium carbonate, combining the first stream of calcium carbonate with a second stream of calcium carbonate in a calciner to form a combined stream of calcium carbonate, and applying heat to the calciner to decompose the combined stream of calcium carbonate into a stream of calcium oxide and a CO2 stream. The method further includes sequestering the CO2 stream, dividing the stream of calcium oxide into a first calcium oxide stream and a second calcium oxide stream, feeding the first stream of calcium oxide to the carbonation station, and feeding the second stream of calcium oxide to a kiln to produce a clinker.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a system for producing cement clinker from raw cement mixture, wherein one part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in a calciner preheater, and the other part of the raw cement mixture is preheated in an oven preheater, the preheated raw cement mixture is pre-calcined in a calciner which is operated according to the oxyfuel method, the pre-calcined raw cement mixture is fired in an oven, the fired raw cement mixture is cooled in a cooler, the calciner preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the calciner, the oven preheater is operated using exhaust gases of the oven, an entrained flow reactor is used as the calciner, a part of the calciner exhaust gas being recirculated to the calciner after being used in the calciner preheater, and the oven exhaust gas undergoes a post-combustion CO2 separation.
Abstract:
A method for denitrification of flue gases and a system, wherein flue gases generated in a rotary kiln are conveyed to a calcining zone for the deacidification of raw cement meal. Aqueous ammonia solution, ammonia, or ammonia-releasing substances for denitrifying the flue gases injected into the calcining zone according to the method of selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), and the flue gas stream, together with an ammonia slip generated during the denitrification, is passed through a heat exchanger and through at least one dedusting device. The flue gas is guided through a exhaust gas line via a catalyst for the decomposition of excess ammonia with residues of nitrogen oxide in accordance with a method of selective catalytic reduction (SCR), wherein the catalyst is arranged in a reactor provided in the exhaust line, and is no larger than is required for a sufficient decomposition of the ammonia.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vertical-shaft kiln (2) for manufacturing a clinker, including: a tubular enclosure (4) comprising from top to bottom: a feeder section (14); a decarbonatation section (16) exhibiting a slanted lower surface (16a); a clinkering section (18) exhibiting a slanted lower surface (18a); a first collection section (20) extending substantially vertically; first extraction means (42) arranged for extracting the clinker from the first collection section (20); means arranged for generating a first gas exhibiting a temperature ranging between 950° C. and 1250° C., and for supplying the first gas in the decarbonatation section (16); means arranged for generating a second oxidizing gas exhibiting a temperature ranging between 1250° C. and 1450° C., and for supplying the second oxidizing gas in the clinkering section (18); and first suction means for suctioning the first and second gas from the feeder section (14).
Abstract:
In the method according to the invention for producing cement clinker, raw cement meal is preheated in a preheater, the preheated raw cement meal is precalcined in a calciner and the precalcined raw cement meal is burnt in a kiln, fuel and combustion air having an oxygen content of at least 75 mol % being used in the calciner, and the raw cement meal being precalcined in a fluidized bed in the calciner. The exhaust gases occurring in the kiln are delivered to the preheater, bypassing the calciner, and the exhaust gases of the calciner are delivered to a CO2 preparation device.
Abstract:
A process for decarbonation of particles of raw meal, to be burnt in a clinkering kiln at a cement plant, the process includes: a) decarbonation of particles of raw meal, in a fluidized bed heat exchanger, the particles being suspended in a rising carrier gas including carbon dioxide, the fluidized bed heat exchanger having a solid heat carrier circulating counter-current relative to the carrier gas, to provide an effluent gas including carbon dioxide and decarbonated raw meal; b) separating the effluent gas and the decarbonated raw meal c) separating the effluent gas into a first and second part; cooling the first part of the effluent gas and recycling to provide carrier gas, d) isolating the second part of effluent gas e) recovering and re-heating the heat carrier and recirculating to step (a).
Abstract:
A fluidized calciner is provided which allows a reduction in the rate of unburned fuel at an outlet of a fluidized calciner to enable sufficient calcination while preventing possible occlusion in a preheater, even when pulverized coal of coal or coke, which has low combustion quality, is used as fuel, based on calculations in accordance with computational fluid dynamics based on the shape of an actual furnace and operational conditions. The present invention provides a fluidized calciner including a tubular furnace body (2) in which an axial direction is an up-down direction, a pulverized coal blowing line (3) through which fuel is blown into the furnace body (2), a raw material chute (4) through which a cement raw material is loaded into the furnace body (2), at least one air introduction pipe (5) through which introduced air is sucked, the pulverized coal blowing line (3), the raw material chute (4), and the air introduction pipe (5) being connected to a side portion of the furnace body (2), and a fluidizing air blowing port (6) disposed at a bottom portion of the furnace body (2) and through which fluidizing air is blown into the furnace body (2), in which a blowing port of the pulverized coal blowing line (3) is disposed below a suction port of the air introduction pipe (5) and above the fluidizing air blowing port (6).
Abstract:
A method for using waste heat from a cement producing plant, wherein heat of a process gas is used through a heat exchanger, which comprises a sequence of cyclones, for heating raw mix. A cement producing plant having at least one calcinator and at least one heat exchanger, which comprises a series of cyclones for heating raw mix. The process gas is removed at the outlet of the calcinator and/or at the gas-side outlet of the first cyclone in the heat exchanger in the direction of gas flow and, once the heat has been removed in a steam vessel, the cooled process gas is fed back into the second cyclone or third cyclone in the heat exchanger in the direction of gas flow. The heat taken from the process can be used for the further heating of unrecovered heat which can thereby be more efficiently converted into electrical energy.
Abstract:
In the method according to the invention for producing cement clinker, raw cement meal is preheated in a preheater, the preheated raw cement meal is precalcined in a calciner and the precalcined raw cement meal is burnt in a kiln, fuel and combustion air having an oxygen content of at least 75 mol % being used in the calciner, and the raw cement meal being precalcined in a fluidised bed in the calciner. The exhaust gases occurring in the kiln are delivered to the preheater, bypassing the calciner, and the exhaust gases of the calciner are delivered to a CO2 preparation device.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for manufacturing of cement includes cement raw meal being preheated in a preheater, calcined in a calciner by contact with hot gases which are introduced into the calciner via a gas inlet and being diverted from the calciner via a gas outlet, and where calcined cement raw meal is diverted from the calciner, burned into cement clinker in a kiln and subsequently cooled in a clinker cooler. At least a portion of the calcined cement raw meal diverted from the calciner is heated further in a separate system to a temperature which exceeds the calcination temperature and is subsequently recirculated to the calciner. That at least a portion of the gases which are diverted via the gas outlet of the calciner is removed from the plant with a view to storage underground or other additional treatment.