Abstract

One of the major industrial energy users, the cement industry also produces a lot of waste heat that may be collected and put to other uses, such the production of electricity. Waste heat recovery (WHR) technologies offer the potential to lower the cement industry's energy use and carbon emissions. For the cement industry, this research assesses the technical viability, financial viability, and environmental advantages of three WHR technologies: ORC, Kalina Cycle, and HRSG. The report also examines the prospects and challenges for the industry's adoption of WHR technology. The study's conclusions indicate that HRSG, followed by ORC and Kalina Cycle, is the technology for the cement industry that is both technically and commercially practical. The report also emphasizes the possible environmental advantages of using WHR technology in the cement sector, such as decreases in energy use, carbon emissions, and air pollution.

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