ABSTRACT: Overall plant growth and microbial biomass can be effected by dust accumulation. The chloroform fumigation-extraction method was used to evaluating the effect of cement dust pollution emitted from Kurdistan cement factory on soil microbial biomass carbon. Chlorophyll content (a, b and total) of plants species was measured in different distance from cement factory. Mic...

Cement production is a major source of metals and metalloids in the environment, while exposures to metals and metalloids may impact human health in the surrounding communities. We recruited 185 participants living in the vicinity of a cement plant in the northeast U.S., and measured the levels of aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se) in blood and...

The most advanced cement manufacturing technology does not, on its own, guarantee profitable operations. The cement manufacturing operation for maximum cost efficiency not only requires the advanced technological design but also sound operational practices. Operational Audit is an effective way for enhancing the productivity and minimising energy consumption. The objectives of a comprehensive o...

Organizations that implement strategic energy management programs have the potential to achieve sustained energy savings if the programs are carried out properly. A key opportunity for achieving energy savings that plant managers can take is to determine an appropriate level of energy performance by comparing the plant’s performance with that of similar plants in the same industry. Manufacturin...

The paper presents Design development of cement industry cyclone based on CFD along with pilot plant trials. Based on simulation of laboratory scale cyclone as expressed in literature and in-house pilot plant experiments, Reynolds stress model has been found to predict the turbulent flow field, pressure drop and particle collection efficiency closely as compared to other standard turbulence mod...

limestone, exploited near bielawy, a town located in the kujawsko-pomorskie province ofpoland, is the main raw material in the production process in a cement plant. the dust emitted by the factory is of alkaline ph and contains such heavy metals as: cadmium (cd), lead (pb), chromium (cr) and nickel (ni). the research aims at assessing the influence of cement dust on the total content and bioava...

Superplasticizers are a class of anionic polymer dispersants used to inhibit aggregation in hydraulic cement, lowering the yield stress of cement pastes to improve workability and reduce water requirements. The plant-derived biopolymer lignin is commonly used as a low-cost/low-performance plasticizer, but attempts to improve its effects on cement rheology through copolymerization with synthetic...

Original scientific paper In the paper an experimental research has been carried out regarding the possibility for the use of incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) in the production of cement mortars with partial cement replacement. Different mixtures of cement mortar have been investigated, with comparison of its basic characteristics with and without certain amounts of added ISSA that was inci...

Epidemiological studies have shown the association between the exposure to air pollution and several adverse health effects. To evaluate the possible acute health effects of air pollution due to the emissions of a cement plant in two small municipalities in Italy (Mazzano and Rezzato), a case-control study design was used. The risks of hospital admission for cardiovascular or respiratory diseas...