Cement, Portland (Hydraulic)

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• Cement Kilns, California EPA, Compliance Assistance Program, 1996. 27MB PDF. See pg. 25 of PDF for diagram.
• "Energy Efficiency and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Opportunities in the U.S. Cement Industry", by Nathan Martin, et al, Energy Analysis Department, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Sept. 1999) - (.pdf)
• Concise Encyclopedia of Mineral Resources - available in the Science & Engineering Reference section - call number: TA 402 .C66 1989
  • NOTE: There is a good chapter on Portland Cement
• "Cement Manufacture and the Environment, Part I: Chemistry and Technology", by Hendrik van Oss, et al., Journal of Industrial Ecology, v. 6, n. 1, pgs. 89-105. - Available online via CRUZCAT and UC-eLinks
• "Incinerators and Cement Kilns Face Off", by Irene Kim, Chemcial Engineering, April 1994, v. 101, n. 4, pgs. 41-45.
• Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, World Bank Group (July 1998) - (.pdf)
  • NOTE: Cement Manufacturing starts on page 275 of the publication
  • Via the website at: http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/PPAH
• Cement Kiln Dust Waste, Special Wastes, Wastes, U.S. EPA
• The Power and The Dust: Hazardous Waste Incineration In South Carolina Cement Kilns: A Report on the Global Players, the Ecological Impact, and Grassroots Resistance, Movementech (2002) (html format because .pdf was corrupted)
• Industrial Technologies Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE
  • Program News
  • Energy and Emission Reduction Opportunities for the Cement Industry (Dec. 2003) - (.pdf)
• Voluntary reporting of Greenhouse Gases, U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration
• EnergyStar Cement Manufacturing Focus (look for report titled: "Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for Cement Making"

Selected Industry and Trade Association Sources

• Portland Cement Association (PCA)
  • Work Plan for U.S. Industry's Climate Change Program (via ClimateVISION) - (.pdf)
• The Concrete Industry's Strategic Development Council (SDC)
  • Vision and roadmap for the concrete industry:
    • Roadmap - Roadmap 2030: The U.S. Concrete Industry Technology Roadmap (Dec. 2002) - (.pdf)
    • Vision - Vision 2030: A Vision for the U.S. Concrete Industry (Jan. 2001) - (.pdf)
• California Portland Cement Company
• CEMEX USA
  • Cement plant in Davenport, CA (formerly owned by RMC Pacific Materials)
    • Plant history

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