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Ted Krapkat

Registered User Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Plant Chemist, Cement Australia.

Re: silica (quartz vs silicate minerals)

Hello Stephen, Although silicate minerals are generally considered easier to burn than pure quartz, the maximum amo...

Re: LIQUID PHASE

Hello Gulam, Because it is essential for formation of C3S and protection of the kiln bricks, I would say that the q...

Re: LIQUID PHASE

Hello Dastgir, Fe2O3 is only present to lower the temperature of formation of the liquid phase which is essential f...

Re: Mr Ted,

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Re: Mr Ted,

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Re: Alk / SO3 ratio

Raj Sahu: Dear Mr.Ted Krapkat, Thanks for your information shared.Could you also please tell that at what c...

Re: Alk / SO3 ratio

Electron1539 & Bandari, Remember of course that all these formulas assume completely oxidising conditions in the ki...

Re: Alk / SO3 ratio

Hi Electron153, In the environment of the kiln/preheater, K2O in particular combines preferentially with Cl rather ...

Re: LIQUID PHASE

Hi Stephen, In addition to the good information that Vinayak has provided, excessively high liquid phase may also...

Re: MgO in raw mix

Thanks Stephen, The fact that the slabbing occurs only some of the time when MgO increases confirms my suspicion th...

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