Causes and Prevention of corrosion in cement and

lime kilns.

The possible causes for the occurrence of shell corrosion in cement

and lime kilns could therefore be:-

1.Penetration of refractories and attack of alkalis on the kiln shell.

2.Poor designed brick shape and size.

3.Poor brick quality in terms of porosity and permeability.

4.Inadequate installation quality of brick lining.

5.Improper combustion of fuel leading to reducing conditions inside the kiln.

The possible preventive measures coming out from the above studies to
minimize the tendency and the rate of shell corrosion phenomenon are
as discussed below:-

1.Use of different gas tight coating or paints on the inner kiln shell to
lessen the chloride attack.

2.This will also help in preventing the absorption of atmospheric moisture

by hygroscopic compounds( tending to absorb moisture from the air) such as
KCI(Potassium Chloride).

3.Example of one such coating is: kilngard-600scw manufactured by: L & T.