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The main objective of the research project is to investigate both technically and economically the application of hydrogen in the calciner in the cement production process for the first time.
To meet the ambitious climate protection targets by 2050, so-called CCUS technologies are required. In addition to CO₂ storage, the combination of CO₂ and hydrogen management offers the possibility of producing usable products. The combination of capture methods and methods of CO₂ utilisation results in a variety of possible process chains, the optimum of which depends on site-specific boundary conditions. The project analyses possible pathways in order to develop a supporting tool for strategy development for specific sites.
The aim of IGF project 21619 is to develop a training simulator with which learners can independently solve typical process engineering tasks within a virtual reality (VR) environment, particularly in connection with ball mills.
EMSARZEM analyses the processing and utilisation of waste incineration ashes, which are produced during the thermal recycling of municipal waste.
AI applications or machine learning applications such as soft sensors or assistance systems for production controllers represent promising solutions for process control and optimisation. However, this requires robust AI applications that do not jeopardise the operational safety of the complex production facilities in the cement industry.
The subject of the research project is the fine-tuning of dry cement raw materials. The focus is on the influence on the electrical energy requirement during the comminution of the raw material and the thermal effects on the subsequent clinker burning process, caused by a changed raw meal granulometry.
As part of the research project, the German cement industry is to be provided with a utility model of a new type of apparatus for quasi-continuous incoming inspection of SRF deliveries. Based on a fast, technically robust and efficient characterisation of flight capability, humidity and optically detectable features of SRF, a system shall be developed, constructed and tested in practice.
The aim of the project is to be able to select operating parameters and catalyst materials in such a way that a maximum reduction performance takes place and the function of the catalysts is not affected. This should enable operators of cement rotary kilns, including many SMEs, to achieve a reduction in organic components without having to expect frequent failures of the SCR plant.
