{"id":12261,"date":"2021-04-06T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/?p=12261"},"modified":"2021-04-06T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T12:22:55","slug":"ebook-a-practical-guide-to-improving-cement-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/ebook-a-practical-guide-to-improving-cement-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"ebook: A Practical Guide to Improving Cement Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;border: 0;margin: 10px\" title=\"ebook: A Practical Guide to Improving Cement Manufacturing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/istock-1078997294_cementfactoryabove-2.jpg\" alt=\"ebook: A Practical Guide to Improving Cement Manufacturing\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/>By far, the most searched pages on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rNlFMV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cement\/Coal\/Minerals<\/a>\u00a0section of our website are the pages that relate to the cement manufacturing process.\u00a0 So instead of your searching throughout our website for everything you need to know about improving\u00a0cement manufacturing processes and production, we&#8217;ve put together a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/us\/en\/home\/global\/forms\/industrial\/cement-manufacturing-processes-production-ebook-registration-form.html?icid=CAD_blog_mining_2021April\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">practical guide<\/a> that you can download.<\/p>\n<p>The ebook gives an overview of cement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2PuqGwQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cement production and analysis\u00a0 processes<\/a>, and the basics about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The quarry, and its role in mining the raw materials, which need to be measured and analyzed<\/li>\n<li>The crusher and the role of pre-blending and moving<\/li>\n<li>The raw mill and kiln, where\u00a0adding, feeding, and heating are addressed<\/li>\n<li>The clinker, and the role of grinding, cooling, and verifying to ensure the\u00a0physical characteristics of cement are met.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cement is a fine, soft, powdery-type substance made from a combination of\u00a0calcium, silicon, aluminum, iron and other materials, including limestone, shells,\u00a0gypsum, clay, blast furnace slag (known as fly ash), silica\u00a0sand, and iron ore. 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