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Use of industrial sludge as raw materials for clinker production

With the emerging need for eco-friendly cement, cement industries are exploring sustainable alternative materials to limestone to manage resources and energy. One of the emerging alternative materials is industrial sludge. 

Sludge disposal is a huge problem for industries owing to their toxic nature. By using toxic sludge as a raw material for cement operated under high temperatures, industries can sustainably dispose of their waste, while also producing eco-friendly cements.

Relevant for

  • Procurement, supply chain & logistics professional
  • Project management professional
  • Industrial EHS professional
  • Operations & maintenance professional

Innovation sector

  • Energy efficiency
  • Material sciences

Web Resources

India: introducing co-processing of industrial waste in the cement industry

01-03-2013

Source: CPCB

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Industry


India: introducing co-processing of industrial waste in the cement industry

01-03-2013

Source: CPCB

Website : Link

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Stakeholders

Industry


China Resources Cement uses industrial waste as raw materials for cement production

01-03-2021

Source: China Resources Cement

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Industry


Feasibility study of the use of concrete sludge as alternative raw material for portland clinker production

01-10-2015

Source; Heidelberg Cement Group

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Industry


Utilization of reduction slag and waste sludge for Portland cement clinker production

01-09-2017

Source: National Taipei University of Technology

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Industry


Action plan for enhancing use of alternate fuels and raw materials in Indian Cement Industry

01-09-2015

Source: Cement Manufacturers’ Association

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Industry


Domain

Energy Efficiency

Waste management

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

Corporate researcher

Industry

Cement