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Alternative Fuel at the Whitehall Cement Plant

Alternative Fuel at the Whitehall Cement Plant. Profile and key figures. A WORLDWIDE PRESENCE IN 49 COUNTRIES. Central and Eastern Europe Workforce: 7,180 16 Plants. Western Europe Workforce: 4,543 27 Plants. Asia Pacific Workforce: : 9,637 28 Plants. North America Workforce: 5,622

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Alternative Fuel at the Whitehall Cement Plant

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  1. Alternative Fuel at theWhitehall Cement Plant

  2. Profile and key figures A WORLDWIDE PRESENCE IN 49 COUNTRIES Central and Eastern EuropeWorkforce: 7,180 16 Plants Western EuropeWorkforce: 4,543 27 Plants Asia PacificWorkforce: : 9,637 28 Plants North AmericaWorkforce: 5,622 20 Plants Eastern MediterraneanWorkforce: 4,714 11 Plants AfricaWorkforce: 5,550 12 Plants South AmericaWorkforce: 2,474 11 Plants

  3. Lafarge North America • World leader in building materials in North America • Cement Division • Construction Materials • Gypsum Division • Operations in 50 states and 10 provinces of Canada • 100 fulltime employees at Whitehall • Diverse product portfolio • Excellent safety & environmental program • Technological leader in alternative fuels

  4. Cement Manufacturing in the Lehigh Valley

  5. Whitehall Cement - 1926

  6. Whitehall Cement - Today

  7. Plant Partnerships and Outreach • Wildlife Habitat Council Partnership • World Wildlife Fund Conservation Partnership • Wildlands Conservancy Partnership • Various Local Civic & Business Organizations

  8. What is Cement? Raw Materials Clinker 2600o F CaCO3 + SiO2 + Al2O3 + Fe2O3 C3S + C2S + C3A + C4AF CaO + CO2 Clinker + Gypsum Portland Cement C3A + C2S + C3A + C4AF+CaSO4 2 H2O CaSO4  2 H2O CaSO4  1/2 H2O CaSO4

  9. Whitehall Plant Facilities & Equipment 2 Preheater Kilns Kiln 2 & Kiln 3 3 Active Quarries 2 Raw Feed Mills Package & Bulk Shipping 2 Finish Mills

  10. Kiln Material flow Gas flow Feed Fuel flow Stack 1900 °F CEMS 3800 °F Tires PDF Kiln Coal / Coke Dust Collector Cooler 200 feet Clinker

  11. Tire Derived Fuel • Tested 1991 – Started June 23, 1993 – Going Strong • Community Benefits • >20 million tires to date • Reduces emissions • Reduces dependency on fossil fuels • Created local employment • Company Benefits • Reduces fuel costs • Enhances long term viability in very competitive market • Commitment to sustainable development

  12. Tire Derived Fuel • Why does TDF work at Whitehall? • State recognized need to eliminate tire piles • I-95 Fire • West Nile Virus • Strong customer relationships • Well run – clean operation • Storage in trailers – NO tire piles • Staged combustion – improves NOx emissions • Free tire removal for communities • “Didn’t you use to burn tires?”

  13. Tire Derived Fuel • Air Quality Permit • Annual testing requirements for metals/VOC • Installation of NOx/SO2 CEMS • Beneficial Use General Permit • Issued through DEP Waste Program

  14. Tire Derived Fuel

  15. Plastic Derived Fuel Project Review • Goal of project is to replace front-end fuel (coal) with shredded,processed Plastic Derived Fuel • Increase sustainable fuel source • Increase available landfill space • Well over 10,000 ton/year of plastichas been identified as being availablefor this purpose • Targeted waste plastic include Types 4-7 (currently landfilled)

  16. Plastic Derived Fuel Preparation Blue Box Recycling Recyclable Plastic Sorting at Recycle Facility Plastic Rejects

  17. Plastic Derived Fuel Preparation Recyclable Plastic Baled Plastics Plastic Product Plastic Plant

  18. Plastic Derived Fuel Preparation Plastic Rejects Landfill Shredded Plastic Whitehall Plant Concrete Products

  19. Test Your Environmental IQ • If you lined up all the styrofoam cups made in one day, how long would it be? • 100 feet • 50 miles • 500 miles • Circle the Earth once Answer: d) Circle the Earth once! Source: EPA Mid-Atlantic Region

  20. Whitehall Alternative Fuel Usage Goal-2007 Future Opportunity

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