Matteo Pernechele & Murielle Goubard, Malvern Panalytical, explain the pivotal role X-ray diffraction technology has to play in making green cement a reality.
Sustainability is an increasingly important priority in the cement sector. Despite challenges such as higher fuel prices, the scarcity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), and water and electricity regulations, there are encouraging opportunities. The European Union’s Emissions Trading System is helping to alleviate the shortage of resources and reduce carbon emissions. Moreover, an improved understanding of the impact and performance of alternative fuels and alternative raw materials has opened doors for new processes and materials. Indeed, the solutions for producing green cements and decarbonizing the cement industry in the short and medium term are co-processing alternative fuels and reducing the clinker in cement using new SCMs. For that to happen, mineralogical analysis with X-ray diffraction is essential for selecting the proper raw materials and SCMs, optimizing pyro processing and its intermediate products, controlling blending, and maximizing SCMs in the final green cements.
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Matteo Pernechele & Murielle Goubard, Malvern Panalytical, explain the pivotal role X-ray diffraction technology has to play in making green cement a reality.
Sustainability is an increasingly important priority in the cement sector. Despite challenges such as higher fuel prices, the scarcity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), and water and electricity regulations, there are encouraging opportunities. The European Union’s Emissions Trading System is helping to alleviate the shortage of resources and reduce carbon emissions. Moreover, an improved understanding of the impact and performance of alternative fuels and alternative raw materials has opened doors for new processes and materials. Indeed, the solutions for producing green cements and decarbonizing the cement industry in the short and medium term are co-processing alternative fuels and reducing the clinker in cement using new SCMs. For that to happen, mineralogical analysis with X-ray diffraction is essential for selecting the proper raw materials and SCMs, optimizing pyro processing and its intermediate products, controlling blending, and maximizing SCMs in the final green cements.
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