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Ted Krapkat

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

Re: Drying accelerator for white portland cement

Prevac,   While Michael is correct that Calcium Chloride is the most commonly-used accelerator , it is extr...

Re: Reclaimers

Hi Raj,  Yes, I agree with you except that in the case of a linear stockpile, if you increase the number of layers ...

Re: Volatility of Fluoride

Hello Raj, The SCL we receive from the smelter has the following average alkali content;-  Na2O  ~ 16%  K2O   ~ 0...

Re: Volatility of Fluoride

Michael, Thanks for confirming my initial thoughts. At the low rates (2 - 3t/h) of SCL we are forced to use (limite...

Volatility of Fluoride

Hi,  Does anybody have any practical experience with the volatility of fluoride in the preheater?  We are currentl...

Re: Maximum SO3 Permissible

Hi cement lover, To answer your last question, the formula;- (1-((SO3)clinker/(SO3)hotmeal)) is the Sulphur Volatil...

Re: Coating formation in Kiln Inlet

Bazarah,  In my experience, buildups in this area usually originate from poor combustion resulting in high CO and S...

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