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Rajgangpur.
Profile of OCL
History
Production Process
Fuel Analysis.
Cement Chemistry.
Waste Utilization.
Problem.
Conclusion.
Biblography.
Founded 1949
Executive DD ATAL
Director
Contacts www.ocl.in
ocl_cement@ocl.in, ocl_rajgangpur@ocl.in
The origin of OCL was seeded in the time that signalled India's
independence. A dream unleashed. A blue print of growth was drawn.
Endeavours to reconstruct economy set in. Indian industry woke up to the
key challenge of self-reliance. Agriculture took a turn to modernity with
construction of dams across the country. Against such a bubbling
background Sjt. Jaidayalji Dalmia, an industrialist of farsighted vision set
up a cement plant at Rajgangpur during 1950-51 at the request of
Government of Odisha to manufacture super grade cement for use in the
construction of Hirakud dam. The plant that went on steam as Orissa
cement limited during 1952 transformed itself into OCL India Limited
during 1996 to better reflect its multifarious activities.
Period Achievements
1949 Company got incorporated.
1951 Cement manufacturing started with a 500 TPD Wet process
plant.
1988 Conversion from Wet to Dry process with capacity
enhancement to 5.25 Lakh TPA.
1997 First in India to install Vertical Roller Mill for cement grinding
(CVRM) and enhancing the cement manufacturing capacity to
10 Lakh TPA.
From a modest 500 TPD capacity imported single wet process Kiln of FL
Smidth make of Denmark, the house of 'Konark' brand cement has
journeyed a long way. To cater the growing demand the company enhanced
its installed capacity with addition of its second wet process 600
TPD kiln in 1957.Keeping a steady progress with time and
technology, OCL has produced the first clinker through modernized and
fully Automated dry process plant in 1988 and further enhanced its
installed capacity by adding its 2nd clinkerization unit in 2009.
In the early fifties OCL has installed four numbers of Ball mills of FL
Smidth for cement grinding purpose. Later on, to keep pace with the
technological advancement and facilitating manufacture of blended
cement, three giant Vertical Roller Mills with combined and separate
grinding systems were installed during the period of 1997 to 2005.
For a brief spell OCL also ventured into manufacture of a wide range of
cement allied products including spun pipes etc., in early sixties of the last
millennium and became a prime source of high strength reinforced spun
pipes and pre-stressed concrete poles. It was the first manufacturer of pre-
stressed concrete railway sleepers. Decades later, the company still reigns
supreme as a supplier of railway sleeper grade cement in India.
A company is primarily known for the products it makes and the services
it renders. In the ultimate count it is quality that holds the key.
OCL is proud of its dedicated team of people - its employees, its ever-
increasing list of satisfied customers, its dealers, its Bankers and Financial
Institutions, its representatives and associates who have all imme nsely
contributed to making what OCL is today.
Applications.
Used for general low-rise civil construction works
under normal environmental conditions.
Applications.
General civil engineering construction works
including residential commercial & industrial
buildings like roads, bridges, fly overs under normal
environmental conditions.
Pre-cast items such as blocks, tiles and pipes.
Asbestos products such as sheets and pipes.
Non-structural works such as plastering and
flooring.
Properties :
Chemical Properties(BIS Requirement):
%LOI %MgO %SO3 %IR %Cl %Slag
Properties
PSC 5.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 0.1 25-70%
Applications:
General civil engineering construction works
Fly Ash
Properties :
Chemical Properties(BIS Requirement):
%LOI %MgO %SO3 %Fly Ash
Properties
PPC 5.0 6.0 3.0 15-35%
Physical Properties(BIS Requirement):
Properties Fineness: Compressive Soundness
Specific Setting time Strength(CCS) in
Surface MPa
Area Initial Final 3- 7- 28- LeChtelier Autoclave
M2/Kg day day day In mm (%)
PPC 225 30 600 16 22 33 10 0.8
Applications:
Useful for general construction works and especially
suitable for works in aggressive environmental
conditions.
It is employed for water retaining structures, marine
works, mass concreting such as Dams, Retaining Walls,
and sewage pipes.
Applications:
Use for underground structures in sulphate salt rich
environment, effluent treatment plants.
Used in Sugar & other chemical industries where civil
works are likely to be subjected to be sulphate attack.
Properties :
Chemical Properties(BIS Requirement):
%LOI %Mgo %SO3 %IR C3S C3S C3A (C4AF+2C3A) Na2O
Proper Max Min Max Max Max Max
ties
Oil 3.0 6.0 3.0 0.75 48.0 65.0 3.0 24.0 0.75
Well
Physical Properties(BIS Requirement):
Properties Initial CCS at (MPa) Soundness Thickening
Consistency (Min) Time
(BC) At At %of %of %of Autoclave (in
Water Free Free Expansion minutes)
38oC 60oC by Fluid Water
mass of max
(%)
max
fluid
Oil 30 2.1 10.3 44.0 5.9 1.4 0.8 90-120
Well
Applications:
Used for making mortars for brickwork.
Exclusively used for plastering works.
Used for smooth surface finishing works.
High Alumina Cement (HAC) (IS-6452).
This cement is basically ordinary Portland cement with very high fineness.
This type of cement is specially used for repairing and rehabilitation works
are done where the speed of construction is fast and early completion is
required due to the limitation of work.
Meant for non-structural and decorative use. Normally used for flooring,
general architectural purposes, such as mosaic tiles, decorative concrete
wall paintings and special effects.
Manufactured specially for high rainfall areas to improve the cement’s self-
life. During manufacture the cement particles are given a chemical coating
which imparts water repelling property where by the cement is not affected
by high humidity and hence be stored without deterioration for a longer
period.
Low Heat Portland cement (LHC) (IS-12600).
Used for making concrete for dams and other water retaining structures,
bridge abutments, massive retaining walls etc. In mass concreting, there is
often considerable rise in temperature from the heat of hydration of the
cement with resultant expansion, and the slow rate at which it is
dissipated from the surface. The shrinkage which takes place on
subsequent cooling may develop cracks.
Iron
Tricalcium Silicate (C 3S) (Fe)
AM 1.5-2.5 1.3-1.6
The different source of these above type of raw materials are following.
alternative fuel.
Vertical
Roller mill
for
Grinding.
Raw
Meal
Silo
Grinding
Raw Meal
Co Preheater
al
Firi
ADDITIVES (Gypsum,
Slag, Fly Ash)
Rotary Klin
Clinker
Stacker of Reclaimer of
Limestone Lime Stone
Stacker of Reclaimer of
Coal Coal
Clinkerisation (Pyroprocessing):
The heart of the Portland cement manufacturing
process is the pyroprocessing system. This system
transforms the raw mix into clinkers, which are grey,
glass-hard, spherically shaped nodules that range
from 0.32 to 5.1 centimetres (cm) (0.125 to 2.0 inches
[in.]) in diameter. The pyroprocessing system of
clinkerisation section consists of a rotary kiln with 5
stage preheater with in line precalciner. In the Preheater
Clinker
Automatic Rotopackers
ASSURENCE PROCEDURE:
Objective:
a) Ensuring the quality of the incoming, intermediate, semi-finished and
final product.
b) Ensuring conformity with the laid down norms by BIS (Bureau of
Indian Standards.)
Scan of calcium aluminate cement during hydration process Peak intensity variation during hydration
Alite Balite
Free Lime
% of Fe2O3
Procedure for determination of Fe 2O3 by K2Cr2O7 in Clinker, Cement and
Gypsum:
% of CaO:
Procedure for determination of CaO by KMnO4 for GYPSUM, CLINKER,
and CEMENT:
1. 0.5 gm of sample is weight and take in 500 ml beaker.
2. Dissolve it with concentrated HCl and some distilled water is added to
make the solution.
3. One two drop of methyl orange is add and heat.
4. Reduce the colour of the solution by drop wise addition of ammonium
hydroxide of yellow colour.
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5. Again add oxalic acid and bring the colour to red.
6. Add 50 ml of ammonium oxalate to the boiled solution.
7. Cool down to 50-60 C then filter with whatmann 41 and wash the
residue with distilled water.
8. Titrate against 0.18 N KMnO4 solution.
9. % of CaO= Consumption of KMnO4*factor.
Preparation and standardisation of KMnO4 Solution and determination of
Factor.
1. Dissolve 5.6 gm of KMnO4 per litre distilled water and mix it properly.
2. Standardise the solution by taking 0.67 gm of sodium oxalate and
dissolving it 10 ml 1:1 H2SO4 mixed with 10 ml of hot distilled water.
Then titrate against the prepared KMnO4 sol n. Let’s the consumption
be X ml Factor = (Consumption of KMnO4 sol n)/56.
Procedure for determination of CaO by KMnO4 for LIMESTONE, CLAY,
SHALE, MORRUM, RAW MEAL AND COAL ASH:
1. Weight accurately 1 gm of sample in a platinum crucible.
2. Add around 10-15gm of fusion mixture and heated in a muffle
furnace at 900 C for 15 minutes.
3. Extract the sample with 1 N of 100 ml of 1:1 HCl.
4. Add 5-6 of Bromine water to the solution and keep it on heater till
complete evaporation of the Bromine Water.
5. Remove the solution from heater and add 10 gm of Ammonium
chloride added and dissolve it by stirring it by glass rod.
6. Add Ammonium hydroxide drop wise until precipitation.
7. Warm the solution on heater and filter it through whatmann 541
filter paper.
8. Collect the filtrate in 600 ml beaker and wash the residue by hot
distilled water for two three times.
9. Boil the filtrate and add boil Ammonium Oxalate about 80 ml and
further boil it.
10. Cool the solution and allow the precipitate to settle down.
11. Filter the solution through double 41 filter paper and wash the
precipitate by distilled water.
Fineness of Cement.
Fineness is the property which allow us more surface area more reacting
sites and better reactivity during hydration reaction. Fineness also effects
the heat released during hydration and it also accelerates the strength
development principally during first seven days. Determination of fineness
is done by BLAINE AIR PERMIEABILITY method.
Experimental Conditions: The standard experimental conditions
according to the BIS procedure IS-4031 is , The temperature
of the experimental room should be 27+- 2 oC and the relative
humidity of that room should not be exceeding 65% .
Apparatus: The setting time of the cement is measured by
Variable flow type air Permeability method (Blaine Type)
according to IS-5516.
Procedure:
Soundness of cement.
Fuel Analysis.
Fuel is a very important thing for cement industry. The heart stage of
cement manufacturing is the formation of clinker in rotary kiln. In Rotary
Kiln at about 1400 deg. Centigrade raw meal get converted into clinker and
that high temp in rotary kiln maintained by fuel combustion. Mainly in
cement industry Coal is used as a fuel for combustion although now a days
Pet Coke is blended with Coal for its up gradation of GCV value. Now let us
discuss about coal-
Introduction: Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel available on the Earth.
It can be defined as a complex heterogeneous mixture of plant substances
which are altered due to physical and chemical processes. These processes
have been taking place for several million years and have been
accomplished by bacteria, heat and pressure inside the Earth’s crust. It
primarily consists of Carbon along with Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sulphur etc. as
secondary components. Coal formation starts from the plant debris and
ends at Graphite at its highest maturity. This process may be complete or
may be stopped at any stage giving rise to coal of varying maturity thus
various Ranks.
Coal rank:
Based upon composition and properties coals are assigned to a rank
progression that corresponds to their level of organic metamorphism.
Table-2-Gradation of coal
B 5600-6200 Anthracite
C 4940-5600 Bituminous
E 3360-4200
F 2400-3360 peat
G 1300-2400
Coal is mined in over 100 countries, and on all continents except Antarctica.
The largest reserves are found in the United States, Russia, China, Australia
and India.
PROCEDURE:
a) Take the weighted ground coal samples passing 212 micron IS sieve
and equilibrated at 40 C and 60% relative humidity in a petridish.
b) Place the samples in an oven maintained at a temperature 108±2 o C
for 2 hours.
c) Cool the petridish in a desiccator & weighted.
d) The loss in weight gives the percentage moisture.
e) The experiment is repeated till constant weight is attained.
Calculation:
% Moisture = Loss in weight of coal X 100
Weight of coal initially taken
1.3 Determination of Volatile matter:
W3 - W1
Ash Content (%) = × 100
W2 - W1
Where W1= Mass of dish. W 2=Mass of dish and sample. W 3= Mass of dish
and ash.
1.5 Determination of Fixed Carbon:
Chemical reaction for Clinker formation starts from the Preheater. The raw
meal is injected into the gas flow at the top of the cyclone stages in the
preheater. In the cyclone tower, the meal is dried and the clay minerals
dehydrate and decompose. In this preheating process, the meal
temperature is typically increased to about 700°C, while the temperature
of the counter flowing gas is reduced from about 900 to about 350°C.
In the precalciner, the meal is calcined at a temperature of about 900°C. Up
to 85-90% calcination process takes place here. The solids residence time
in the preheater and precalciner is about 2 minutes.
After coming at the lower cyclone stage (which is sometimes regarded as
being part of the precalciner), the precalcined meal enters the rotary kiln.
In the kiln, the meal is first completely calcined, then the clinker formation
reactions take place. The combination of the slight inclination (typically
3800C
600-8000C : Decomposition of Clay,
800C metakaolinites & others. With formation of
6000C
reactive oxide mixture
8700C
8500C
10000C 11000C
9000C Kiln 14500C
CA+ 2C => C3A C2S + C => C3S Clinker
CA+ 3C + F =>C4AF
C3A
CS+ C => C2S Cooler 1100C
S + 2C => C2S
The raw mix enters at the upper end of the kiln and slowly works its way
downward to the hottest area at the bottom over a period of 60-90 minutes,
undergoing several different reactions as the temperature increases. It is
important that the mix move slowly enough to allow each reaction to be
completed at the appropriate temperature. Because the initial reactions
are endothermic (energy absorbing), it is difficult to heat the mix up to a
higher temperature until a given reaction is complete.
Dehydration zone (up to ~ 450˚C): This is simply the evaporation and
removal of the free water. Even in the “dry process” there is some adsorbed
moisture in the raw mix. Although the temperatures required to do this are
not high, this requires significant time and energy. In the wet process, the
dehydration zone would require up to half the length of the kiln, while the
dry process requires a somewhat shorter distance.
Calcination zone (450˚C – 900˚C): The term calcination refers to the process
of decomposing a solid material so that one of its constituents is driven off
as a gas. At about 600˚C the bound water is driven out of the clays, and by
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900˚C the calcium carbonate is decomposed, releasing carbon dioxide. By
the end of the calcination zone, the mix consists of oxides of the four main
elements which are ready to undergo further reaction into cement
minerals. Because calcination does not involve melting, the mix is still a
free-flowing powder at this point.
Rxn: CaCO3 → CaO + CO 2
Clay→ SiO2 + Al2O3 + Fe2O3 + H2O
CaO + Al2O3 → CaO.Al2O3 (CA)
CaO + SiO2 = CaO. SiO2 (CS)
Solid-state reaction zone (900˚ - 1300˚C): This zone slightly overlaps, and is
sometimes included with, the calcination zone. As the temperature
continues to increase above ~ 900˚C there is still no melting, but solid-state
reactions begin to occur. CaO and reactive silica combine to form small
crystals of C2S (dicalcium silicate-Belite), one of the four main cement
minerals. In addition, intermediate calcium aluminates and calcium ferrite
compounds form. These play an important role in the clinkering process
as fluxing agents, in that they melt at a relatively low temperature of ~
1300˚C, allowing a significant increase in the rate of reaction. Without
these fluxing agents, the formation of the calcium silicate cement minerals
would be slow and difficult. In fact, the formation of fluxing agents is the
primary reason that Portland (calcium silicate) cements contain
aluminium and iron at all. The final aluminium- and iron-containing
cement minerals (C 3A and C4AF) in a Portland cement contribute little to
the final properties. As the mix passes through solid-state reaction zone it
becomes “sticky” due to the tendency for adjacent particles to fuse together.
Rxn: 2CaO + SiO2 → 2CaO•SiO2 (C2S-Belite)
3CaO•Al2O3 + CaO + Fe2O3 → 4CaO•Al2O3•Fe2O3 (C4AF- Ferrite)
CaO•Al2O3 + 2CaO → 3CaO•Al2O3 (C3A-Cellite)
Clinkering zone (1300˚C – 1550˚C): This is the hottest zone where the
formation of the most important cement mineral, C 3S (Alite), occurs. The
zone begins as soon as the intermediate calcium aluminate and ferrite
phases melt. The presence of the melt phase causes the mix to agglomerate
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into relatively large nodules about the size of marbles consisting of many
small solid particles bound together by a thin layer of liquid. Inside the
liquid phase, C3S forms by reaction between C 2S crystals and CaO. Crystals
of solid C3S grow within the liquid, while crystals of belite formed earlier
decrease in number but grow in size. The clinkering process is complete
when all of silica is in the C 3S and C2S crystals and the amount of free lime
(CaO) is reduced to a minimal level (<1%).
Rxn: 2CaO•SiO2+ CaO → 3CaO•SiO2 (C3S-Alite)
Cooling zone: As the clinker moves past the bottom of the kiln the
temperature drops rapidly and the liquid phase solidifies, forming the
other two cement minerals C 3A (aluminate) and C 4AF (ferrite). In addition,
alkalis (primarily K) and sulphate dissolved in the liquid combine to form
K2SO4 and Na2SO4. The nodules formed in the clinkering zone are now
hard, and the resulting product is called cement clinker. The rate of cooling
from the maximum temperature down to about 1100˚C is important, with
rapid cooling giving a more reactive cement. This occurs because in this
temperature range the C 3S can decompose back into C 2S and CaO, among
other reasons. It is thus typical to blow air or spray water onto the clinker
to cool it more rapidly as it exits the kiln.
When Portland cement is mixed with water its chemical compound constituents
undergo a series of chemical reactions that cause it to harden. This chemical
reaction with water is called "hydration". Each one of these reactions occur at a
different time and rate. Together, the results of these reactions determine how
Portland cement hardens and gains strength.
The hydration of cement can be thought of as a two-step process. In the first step,
called dissolution, the cement dissolves, releasing ions into the mix water. The mix
water is thus no longer pure H2O, but an aqueous solution containing a variety of
ionic species, called the pore solution. The gypsum and the cement minerals C 3S and
C3A are all highly soluble, meaning that they dissolve quickly. Therefore the
concentrations of ionic species in the pore solution increase rapidly as soon as the
cement and water are combined. Eventually the concentrations increase to the point
that the pore solution is supersaturated, meaning that it is energetically favourable
for some of the ions to combine into new solid phases rather than remain dissolved.
This second step of the hydration process is called precipitation. A key point, of
course, is that these new precipitated solid phases, called hydration products, are
different from the starting cement minerals. Precipitation relieves the
supersaturation of the pore solution and allows dissolution of the cement minerals to
continue. Thus cement hydration is a continuous process by which the cement
minerals are replaced by new hydration products, with the pore solution acting as a
necessary transition zone between the two solid states. The reactions between
Portland cement and water have been studied for more than a hundred years, and the
fact that hydration proceeds by a dissolution-precipitation process was first
elaborated by the famous chemist Le Chatelier.
There are two reasons that the hydration products are different from the cement
minerals. One reason is that there is a new reactant in the system: water. Not only
does the water facilitate the hydration process by dissolving the cement minerals, but
it also contributes ions, in the form of hydroxyl groups (OH-), to the hydration
products. The second reason is the tendency for all processes to approach
thermodynamic equilibrium. This dictates that the solid phases that precipitate out
of the pore solution are the ones that are the most stable under the current
conditions. The stability of a phase is defined by a parameter called the free energy,
Figure 1-2: Results of a realistic digital model of cement hydration. Phases are color coded: Black=water (pores),
Red = C3S, Blue = C2S, Yellow = C-S-H gel. a) Cement particles dispersed in water just after mixing. (Stage 1). b)
30% hydration, ~ 1 day (end of Stage 3). c) 70% hydration, ~ 28 days (Stage 4). (Images courtesy of NIST).
Figure 5-3: Typical development of the degree of hydration and compressive strength
of a Type I Portland cement over time.
In Figure 5-3 alpha has reached a value of 1 (complete hydration) after one
year, but this will not always be the case, as many cement pastes will never
reach full hydration. Depending on why hydration terminates, incomplete
hydration may or may not be a bad thing. The final degree of hydration will
depend on the w/c of the paste, the cement particle size, and the curing
conditions. Hydration will continue at a slow rate during Stage 4 until one
of the three following criteria is met:
1) All of the cement reacts. This is the situation shown in Figure 5-3. This
indicates that the paste has a moderate or high w/c and was cured
correctly. While it is the best possible outcome for the given mix design, it
does not guarantee high quality concrete as the w/c may have been too
high. If the cement contains some large particles, full hydration of these
particles may not occur for years. However this is generally not the case
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with modern cements.
2) There is no more liquid water available for hydration. If the cement has
a w/c less than about 0.4, there will not be enough original mix water to
fully hydrate the cement. If additional water is supplied by moist curing or
from rainfall, hydration may be able to continue. However, it is difficult to
supply additional water to the interior of large concrete sections. If the
cement is improperly cured so that it dries out, hydration will terminate
prematurely regardless of the w/c. This is the worst-case scenario, as the
strength will be lower (perhaps significantly) than the value anticipated
from the mix design.
3) There is no more space available for new reaction product to form. When
the capillary porosity is reduced to a certain minimal level, hydration will
stop even if there is unreacted cement and a source of water. This is the
best possible outcome, and it is only possible if the w/c is less than about
0.4. Not only will the cement paste or concrete have a high strength, but it
will also have a low permeability and thus be durable.
The term ‘Setting’ is used to describe the stiffening of the cement paste.
Setting of cement refers to changes of cement paste from a fluid to rigid
state. Setting differs from Hardening of cement.
The term ‘Hardening’ refers to the gain of strength of a set cement paste,
although during setting the cement paste acquires some strength.
The setting characteristics of Portland cement paste are defined by initial
set and final set. Initial set indicates the approximate time at which the
paste begins to stiffen considerably. Final set roughly indicates the time at
which the cement paste has hardened and can support some load.
Initial setting time indicates the beginning of the setting process when the
cement paste starts losing its plasticity. Final setting time is the time
elapsed between the moment water is added to the cement and the time
when the cement completely lost its plasticity and can resist certain
definite pressure.
These times of set are tested according to standardized procedures and
have no special relationship to concrete setting behaviour. Setting types are
affected by minor constituents in the cement such as alkalis and Sulphates,
by fineness, water-cement ratio, ambient temperature and inclusion of
mineral and chemical admixtures. Concrete generally sets more slowly than
cement paste because of the higher water-cement ratios.
Hydration of C 3S: C3S on reaction with water produces C-S-H and calcium
hydroxide, CH, (also known as Portlandite). The hyphens used in the C-S-H
formula are to depict its variable composition: CSH would imply a fixed
composition of CaO.SiO 2.H2O. C/S ratios in C-S-H vary from 1.2 to 2.0, and
H/S ratios vary between 1.3 and 2.1.
Tricalcium silicate + water -> calcium silicate hydrate + lime + heat
2C3S + 6H → C3S2H3 (C-S-H) + 3CH (calcium hydroxide) + 120 Cal/gm
The C-S-H is very poor crystalline and non-stoichiometric phase. C-S-H
phase is the main binder in the hardened Portland cement paste and also
main contributor of compressive strength development at least up to 7
days.
Hydration of C2S: The kinetics and hydration mechanism for C 2S are similar
to those of C3S, except that the rate of reaction is much slower. The
hydration products are the same except that the proportion of CH produced
is about one-third of that obtained on hydration of C 3S.
Dicalcium silicates + water -> calcium silicate hydrate + lime
2C2S + 4H → C3S2H3 (C-S-H) + CH (calcium hydroxide) + 62 Cal/gm
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Like in the reaction of C 3S Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) contribute to the
strength of the cement paste. The reaction generates less heat and proceeds
at a slower rate, meaning that the contribution of C2S to the strength of the
cement paste will be slow initially. This compound is however responsible
to the long-term strength of Portland cement.
The principal hydration product is C3S2H4, calcium silicate hydrate, or C-S-
H (non-stoichiometric). This product is not a well-defined compound. The
formula C3S2H3 is only an approximate description. It has amorphous
structure making up of poorly organized layers and is called glue gel binder.
C-S-H is believed to be the material governing concrete strength. Another
product is CH - Ca(OH)2, calcium hydroxide. This product is a hexagonal
crystal often forming stacks of plates. CH can bring the pH value to over 12
and it is good for corrosion protection of steel.
Both the monosulphate and C 4AH13 are hexagonal plate type phases.
Hydration of C4AF: The ferrite phase (C 4AF) reacts in a similar fashion to
the C3A but more slowly. One important difference is that some of the
aluminum in the reaction products is substituted for iron. The amount of
substitution depends on many factors including the composition of the
C4AF and the local conditions in the paste. The heat of hydration of this
phase is 420J/gm. A convenient way to represent these reactions is-
Ferrite + gypsum + water → ettringite + ferric aluminum hydroxide + lime
Slag is a huge waste materials produced in iron blast furnace of Steel Plant.
Cement industry effectively using this blast furnace slag. This slag contains
the essential constituents of cement like Ca0= 43% SiO 2=25% and
Al2O3=17%. Slag can be mixed with Portland Clinker with a percentage of
25-70 to manufacture Portland slag cement.
Benefits: Use of slag in cement gives a huge benefits –
Use of slag not only reduces the production cost by reducing the use
of Clinker but also it reduces the production of CO2 indirectly.
Using slag Portland slag is manufactured which have a very high
potential in term of strength because its strength development
increases exponentially with respect to time up to years.
It also utilises the huge waste product of steel plant reducing the
disposal cost.
2. USE OF Fly Ash:
Benefits-
i. Utilization of bottom ash for manufacturing Portland
cement directly reduces the environmental pollution and
reduces the use of natural resources like clay, Shale.
ii. The Bottom ash being a fine materials consumes less
electrical power for achieving required fineness during
grinding in the mill and saves electricity.
4. USE OF CINDER GENERATED IN REFRACTORY GAS PRODUER
PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIAL.
Benefits:
i. Saving of normal coal mix which gives a substantial amount of
cost benefit.
ii. This initiative also helps in preserving the eco system by
avoiding the use of prime land for dumping these hazardous
wastes.
KILN with tertiary air ducts are more difficult to control since these
kiln contain two distinct and separate combustion processes that must
be closely controlled independently.
The kiln exit gases are being passed through PH section and are not
being by passed or vented directly. This might cause recycle and
accumulation of alkali leading to troubleshoot building and ring
formation. Fortunately, this problem is not being encountered in OCL
AT present.
Huge amount of CO 2 production during calcination reaction.