Research projects

To meet the ambitious climate protection targets by 2050, so-called CCUS technologies are required. In addition to CO₂ storage, the combination of CO₂ and hydrogen management offers the possibility of producing usable products. The combination of capture methods and methods of CO₂ utilisation results in a variety of possible process chains, the optimum of which depends on site-specific boundary conditions. The project analysed possible pathways in order to develop a supporting tool for strategy development for specific sites.

The aim of the research project was to identify those fuel particles which potentially cause the greatest disturbances and to determine their rate of conversion in the flame and in the clinker bed. A further goal was to derive quality criteria for AF, to elaborate recommendations for the optimisation of fuel feeding systems and to develop a tool to estimate the suitability of an AF.

The research project was to create the basis for the use of mills for the targeted fine grinding of cement fractions and cement-like products.

The aim of ECo project was to utilise CO₂ for co-electrolysis SOEC in combination with electricity production from renewable sources for storage as methane presented an interesting approach to handling CO₂ emissions from the cement industry in a future sustainable energy system.

The aim of IGF project 21619 is to develop a training simulator with which learners can independently solve typical process engineering tasks within a virtual reality (VR) environment, particularly in connection with ball mills.

Taking into account the experimental results and a techno-economic analysis, CEMCAP has developed a decision basis for CO₂ capture technologies in the cement industry. This should enable European cement producers to perform plant-specific CCS economic analyses and adapt to a world with limited carbon emissions. From a European perspective, CEMCAP aims to expand the portfolio of cost- and resource-efficient options for CCS and thus the possibilities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

[The project description and the results are only available in German.]

The aim of the project was to define the sensitivities of and relationships between the various influencing factors in a form applicable to plants in general. This was achieved on the basis of plant experiences, as well as on existing and new plant measurements and CFD simulation.