Cement Energy and Environment

cement industry move towards more thermal and electrical energy efficiency and continuous improvement is ambition to reduce energy re lated cost. 5.0 Enhancing use of AFR The following barriers to increasing use of AFR were identified: Waste availability Lack of appropriate regulatory processes Availability of financial models Lack of capacity The means to address the barriers were identified as follows: lnventorization of waste streams Integration of permitting process into the consent to operate process Tax reforms- Tax incentives for companies meeting AFR usage targets (Futuristic) CSR funds, clean energy fund , cess on coal- money to be made available for AFR Innovative case studies: • NAMA approach • Membrane bio-drying technology Follow-up actions: Policy outreach Capacity building Financial models 6.0 New Products/Technologies and Carbon Capture & Utilisation: Key products and technologies identified for action by this group include: Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) - Being developed in India under Indo-Swiss collaboration as a Composite Binder with potential of very low clinker factor. High Belite Portland cement - Technology available in the country for upscaling, primari ly aimed at resource and energy conservation. Calera Cement - Recycling of carbon dioxide for binder making developed by the Calera Corporation, USA at pilot production level. Solidia cement & Concrete - a patented technology of Solidia Corporation of USA, later taken over by Lafarge, with potential of conservation of resource and energy along with reduction of carbon dioxide reduction . Carbon Capture & Utilization Technology with Oxy-Fuel Firing along with synthetic fuel end-product - concepts and process knowledge are in public domain but technology viability to be established. The Barriers perceived were : Absence of mi ssion-oriented collaborative research platform. Unclear modality of dealing with IPR issues, wherever necessary.