Cement Manufacturing
Cement Chemistry and Quality
Advanced Cement Technology: Chemistry, Manufacturing and Testing
Cement chemistry at depth, linked to how it is made and how it is tested.
- Duration
- 5 days
- Contact hours
- 30
- Level
- Advanced
- Fee from
- US$1,500
Overview
This week connects three things usually taught apart: the chemistry of clinker phases, the manufacturing decisions that produce them, and the tests that measure the result. It covers the phase system and the moduli, how burning and cooling conditions change phase composition and crystal size, and what each standard test actually measures about the cement that comes out. The point throughout is to let somebody trace a test result back to a process decision.
Who should attend
Process and quality engineers, laboratory managers and chemists, production superintendents, and technical sales staff who have to explain cement behaviour.
What you will be able to do
- Describe the clinker phases and what each contributes.
- Use the moduli to understand and adjust a raw mix.
- Relate burning and cooling conditions to phase composition.
- Interpret the standard tests and what they do not measure.
- Trace a cement property back to a manufacturing decision.
How it is taught
Short input, then work, across 5 days of roughly 6 teaching hours each. Exercises run on situations delegates bring rather than on a case study written for a different organisation. Cohorts are capped so that everybody is asked something.
Available as classroom, in house.
Programme outline
Day 1
Chemistry
- Oxides, phases and the Bogue calculation
- Lime saturation factor, silica and alumina moduli
- Minor constituents and their effects
Day 2
Clinker formation
- Reactions through the kiln
- Burnability and its measurement
- Cooling rate, crystal size and reactivity
Day 3
From clinker to cement
- Gypsum, sulphate optimisation and setting
- Supplementary materials and their contribution
- Fineness, particle size distribution and strength
Day 4
Testing
- Chemical analysis methods
- Strength, setting, soundness and consistency
- Microscopy and X ray diffraction
Day 5
Diagnosis
- Low strength and its usual causes
- Setting irregularities
- Reading a cement back to the kiln that made it
What you leave with
- A phase composition calculation from real chemical analysis.
- A raw mix adjustment worked through.
- A test interpretation guide linking results to process causes.
Dates and fees
| Dates | Location | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 30 November 2026 to 4 December 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Cairo, Egypt | Classroom | US$1,500 |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | US$1,500 |
Fees are per delegate and cover tuition, all programme materials and the certificate. Travel, accommodation and visas are arranged by the delegate. Registration closes two weeks before a programme starts.
Certificate
A GATI certificate recording what was attended, issued after the programme has run and attendance has been taken. Attending at least 80 per cent of the days earns a certificate of completion; attending less earns a certificate of attendance stating exactly what was attended. Every certificate carries a code that anybody can check against GATI's own record.
It records participation. and GATI does not claim one it does not hold.