Free lime determination in clinker

Application note Applications in cement industry ARL X900 Simultaneous/Sequential X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Author Introduction Didier Bonvin Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) allows measurement of up to 84 periodic table elements in samples of various forms and nature: solids or liquids,…

APPLICATION NOTE ARL 9900 Series XRF Spectrometer with Compact Integrated XRD System Key words ARL 9900, cement, free lime, Integrated XRF-XRD, X-ray Fluorescence, X-ray Diffraction Introduction Calcination of cement raw materials in the kiln produces a material called clinker. Free…

Jairo Rueda, Henry Santamaria, Jorge Montana, Nestor Bernal and Renan Jaimes, Cementos Paz del Rio S.A., Columbia Bertrand Jequier and Felix Torres, Symtek, Columbia Key Words Cement, ARL 9900, XRD, XRF, Clinker phases Goal On-line quantification of clinker phases using…

APPLICATION NOTE ARL 9900 Series XRF Spectrometer with Compact Integrated XRD System Key words ARL 9900, Portland limestone cement, XRF/XRD Introduction There is a growing demand and interest in the cement industry to monitor the concentration of limestone, of which…