Content: 1. BASICS OF MINERAL RESOURCES FOR CEMENT PRODUCTION1.1 PREAMBLE1.2 CHARACTERIZATION OF MINERALS AND ROCKS1.3 NATURE OF LIMESTONE OCCURRENCE1.4 ASSESSMENT OF LIMESTONE DEPOSITS1.5 MINERAL COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF LIMESTONE1.6 LIMETONE MINING1.7 QUARRY DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION1.8 ARGILLACEOUS MATERIALS1.9 CORRECTIVE MATERIALS1.10 NATURAL GYPSUM1.11 INFLUENCE of Raw Materials ON THE UNIT OPERATIONS1.12 SUMMARY1.13 REFERENCES2. RAW MIX PROPORTIONING, PROCESSING AND BURNABILITY ASSESSMENT2.1 PREAMBLE2.2 STOICHIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS IN RAW MIX COMPUTATION2.3 RAW MIX COMPUTATION2.4 PREPARATION PROCESS FOR RAW MIX2.5 BURNABILITY FEATURES OF RAW MIX2.6 USE OF MINERALIZERS2.7 SUMMARY2.8 REFERENCES3. FUELS COMMONLY IN USE FOR CLINKER PRODUCTION3.1 PREAMBLE3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF FUEL3.3 COAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD3.4 BASIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF COMBUSTION3.5 COAL PREPARATION AND FIRING3.6 RELATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS WITH COMBUSTION3.7 PETCOKE AS A SUBSTITUTE FUEL3.8 SUMMARY3.9 REFERENCES 4. ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND RAW MATERIALS4.1 PREAMBLE4.2 BROAD CLASSIFICATION4.3 FEASIBILITY OF AN AFR PROJECT4.4 INVENTORY AND MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS4.5 SYSTEMATIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT4.6 CO-PROCESSING OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS4.7 SYSTEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR USING ALERNATIVE FUELS4.8 GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY4.9 ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIALS4.10 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS4.11 SUMMARY4.12 REFERENCES5. PYROPROCESSING AND CLINKER COOLING5.1 PREAMBLE5.2 CLINKER FORMATION PROCESS5.3 PREHEATER-PRECALCINER SYSTEMS5.4 ROTARY KILN SYSTEMS5.5 KILN BURNERS AND COMBUSTION5.6 CLINKER COOLERS5.7 VOLATILES CYCLE IN PREHEATER-PRECALCINER KILN SYSTEMS5.8 REFRACTORY LINING MATERIALS IN THE KILN SYSTEM5.9 ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND KILN EMISSIONS5.10 KILN CONTROL STRATEGIES5.11 SUMMARY5.12 REFERENCES6. CLINKER GRINDING AND CEMENT MAKING6.1 PREAMBLE 6.2 CLINKER CHARACTERISTICS6.3 CLINKER GRINDING SYSTEMS6.4 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS6.5 GRINDING AIDS IN CEMENT MANUFACTURE6.6 STORAGE, DISPATCH AND BAGGING OF CEMENT6.7 SUMMARY6.8 REFERENCES7. COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF PORTLAND CEMENTS7.1 PREAMBLE: THE ADVENT OF PORTLAND CEMENTS7.2 BASIC GRADES AND VARIETIES7.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF PORTLAND CEMENTS7.4 PHASE-MODIFIED PORTLAND CEMENTS7.5 BLENDED PORTLAND CEMENTS7.6 CHARACTERIZATION OF CEMENTS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PROPERTIES7.7 OVERVIEW OF THE HYDRATION REACTIONS7.8 CEMENT FOR DURABLE CONCRETE 7.9 SUMMARY7.10 REFERENCES8. ADVANCES IN PLANT-BASED QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICE8.1 PREAMBLE8.2 SAMPLING GUIDELINES8.3 SAMPLING STATIONS IN CEMENT PLANTS8.4 COMPUTER-AIDED RUN-OF-MINE LIMESTONE QUALITY CONTROL8.5 PRE-BLENDING OPERATION 8.6 RAW MIX CONTROL8.7 KILN OPERATION MONITORING8.8 CEMENT GRINDING PROCESS8.9 X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY FOR PHASE ANALYSIS8.10 ON-LINE QUALITY CONTROL IN CEMENT PLANTS8.11 FLUE GAS ANALYSIS8.12 8.14 SUMMARY8.15 REFERENCES9. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES9.1 PREAMBLE9.2 POLLUTANTS EMITTED TO ATMOSPHERE DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT9.3 GENERATION AND BROAD CHARACTERISTICS OF DUST9.4 SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION9.5 NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSION9.6 NOISE POLLUTION 9.7 SELECTED MONITORING TECHNIQUES9.8 CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK9.9 SUMMARY9.10 REFERENCES10 TRENDS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CEMENT MANUFACTURE AND APPLICATION10.1 PREAMBLE10.2 SUSTAINING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE GROWTH OF CEMENT INDUSTRY10.3 STATUS OF POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE PYROPROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES10.4 PORTLAND CEMENT DERIVATIVES WITH NICHE APPLICATION POTENTIAL 10.5 COMPLEX BUILDING PRODUCTS FORMULATION WITH CAC10.6 RESEARCH THRUST TOWARDS LOW-CARBON CEMENT INDUSTRY10.7 TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR CONVERTING CO2 INTO FUEL PRODUCTS10.8 LOW CARBON CEMENTS AND CONCRETE10.9 NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CEMENT RESEARCH10.10 NONHYDRAULIC CEMENTS10.11 SUMMARY10.12 REFERENCES11 GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GROWTH TRENDS IN CEMENT PRODUCTION11.1 PREAMBLE11.2 CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION GROWTH PERSPECTIVES11.3 NATIONAL ECONOMY VERSUS CEMENT CONSUMPTION11.4 CHANGE DRIVERS OF PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF CEMENT11.5 FUTURE DESIGNS OF CEMENT PLANTS11.6 GROWTH OF THE INDIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY - A CASE STUDY11.7 REFERENCESEPILOGUE