Presentation of state-of-the-art emission abatement technologies and discussion of emerging techniques for waste gas cleaning systems in the cement industry

Process and environmental engineers, environmental experts, plant managers, representatives from national and international cement organisations as well as from authorities

The legal requirements to reduce emissions from cement plants challenge the cement industry to continuously improve its high level of environmental protection. With the entry into force of the revised European Industrial Emissions Directive and the Air Quality Directive, there is a strong focus on the further reduction of industrial emissions. In addition, emerging decarbonisation technologies require the adaptation or introduction of new technologies to clean exhaust gas streams from cement plants. Also, further emission reduction is an ongoing issue, particularly in relation to the legal framework that applies when alternative fuels and raw materials are used.

In most cases, regulatory requirements can only be met through the application of efficient end-of-pipe abatement measures. This seminar will provide an overview of current and emerging abatement technologies and present operational experience from several full-scale installations. To complete the picture, the actual environmental impact of modern cement plants will be provided in more detail.

• Present and future environmental legal requirements and their impact on exhaust gas cleaning in the cement industry (new IED, new Air Quality Directive)
• Further development of DeNOx catalysts for improved reduction of organic compounds
• Operational experiences with combined hot gas filtration and catalytic NO_x abatement
• Operational experiences with the X-Mercury-Technology
• Requirements for waste gas cleaning systems with carbon capture technologies
• From Air to Water: Extended exhaust gas cleaning in a carbon processing unit
• Environmental impact of modern cement plants with high alternative fuel use: Outcome of measurements campaigns in the view environmental requirements

Agenda subject to change