Cement is a basic material for building and civil engineering construction. Output from the cement industry is directly related to the state of the construction business in general and therefore tracks the overall economic situation closely. The production of cement in the European Union stood at 172 million tonnes in 1995, equivalent to about 12% of world production. After mining, grinding and homogenisation of raw materials; the first step in cement manufacture is calcination of calcium carbonate followed by burning the resulting calcium oxide together with silica, alumina, and ferrous oxide at high temperatures to form clinker. The clinker is then ground or milled together with gypsum and other constituents to produce cement. Naturally occurring calcareous deposits such as limestone, marl or chalk provide the source for calcium carbonate. Silica, iron oxide and alumina are found in various ores and minerals, such as sand, shale, clay and iron ore. Power station ash, blast furnace slag, and other process residues can also be used as partial replacements for the natural raw materials. To produce 1 tonne of clinker the typical average consumption of raw materials in the EU is 1.57 tonnes. Most of the balance is lost from the process as carbon dioxide emission to air in the calcination reaction (CaCO3 → CaO + CO2). The cement industry is an energy intensive industry with energy typically accounting for 30- 40% of production costs (i.e. excluding capital costs). Various fuels can be used to provide the heat required for the process. In 1995 the most commonly used fuels were petcoke (39%) and coal (36%) followed by different types of waste (10%), fuel oil (7%), lignite (6%) and gas (2%).

Our training includes…

  • Introduction to Cement plants
  • cement production process
  • Major equipment – controls and instrumentation
  • Installations & Commissioning
  • Plant Automation, PLC & SCADA
  • Safety Engineering

For more details (demo class & sample course material) contact the Course Co-ordinator, Pertecnica at 07842430123

Classroom Training

Pertecnica offers class room training on cement plants. This is a 3 months training program which includes classes by faculty, video lectures, projects and case studies. At the end of the program, the student will get course completion certificate and a 3 months intern ship certificate.

  • Course fee: 36,000/-
  • Eligibility: BE / B Tech Chemical
  • Duration: 3 months