PyroGenesis Inc. announce that it has signed a €815 000 contract with a European cement industry customer for the supply of a plasma torch system for the electrification of a calcination furnace. The ...

Gypsum is a hydrated calcium sulfate (CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O) formed from calcium (Ca) and sulfur (S) that originate from the erosion of rocks. These elements are transported by water, which promotes the ...

Functional diagram of the inductive heating of a rotary kiln reactor in cement production: so-called susceptors are added to compensate for the poor electrical conductivity of the raw material. These ...

Researchers in the US have designed an electrochemical route to electrify and decarbonise cement production. The process, which generates calcium carbonate without relying on limestone decomposition, ...

For every 1,000 kilograms of cement the world produces, 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide are dumped into the atmosphere. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, consider that last year the world made about 4 ...

Switzerland/Sweden: ABB and Sweden-based Salt X have agreed to develop Electric Arc Calcination (EAC) technology, with ABB also becoming a Salt X minority shareholder. This partnership aims to ...

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden), the largest multi-commodity firm in the Middle East, has signed a frame agreement with Metso and thyssenkrupp Uhde for the development and licensing of a ...

MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1 million program aimed at lowering carbon emissions from ...