2nd Edition

Cement Production Technology Principles and Practice

By Anjan Kumar Chatterjee Copyright 2026
506 Pages 228 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

506 Pages 228 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This comprehensive guide covers the complete cement production process—from raw material extraction to finished products. The new edition incorporates recent technological advances while maintaining focus on established practices and underlying principles. Key updates include alternative fuels and raw materials, carbon capture and utilization trends, and the emerging low-carbon cement sector. A... Read more
1. An Overview of Mineral Resources for Cement Production 2. Raw Mix Proportioning, Processing and Burnability Assessment 3. Coal and Other Common Fuels in Clinker Production 4. Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials in Pyro-Processing 5. Pyro-Processing and Clinker Cooling in the Modern Kiln Systems 6. Clinker Grinding to Cement Dispatch 7. Process-Related Quality Control Practices 8. Environmental Mitigation and Pollution Control Technologies 9. Automation and Digitalization in Cement Manufacturing 10. Generic Portland Cement and its Derivatives  11. Tracking the Technology Evolution of the Cement Industry 12. Reconnoitring the Present Status for Peeping into the Future

Biography

Anjan Kumar Chatterjee is a Materials Scientist and has spent almost five decades in the cement and concrete industry as a researcher and a corporate executive. He completed his graduation and post-graduation studies at the Presidency College (now a University) in Kolkata, India, and later obtained his doctoral degree from the Moscow State University, Russia. He carried out his research studies at the Institute of Metallurgy in Moscow and the Building Research Establishment in the United Kingdom. His research work encompassed metal refining slags, phase equilibrium studies of the oxy-fluoride systems, cement manufacturing processes, development of blended and special-purpose cements, refractory cements and products, ready-mixed concrete production, cement and concrete materials science and chemistry, and restoration and renovation of concrete structures.