Phragmites Australis as Alternative Fuel for Clinker Production

Fuels like pet-coke, spent solvents, used oil and plastic have become common and their energetic utilization in the cement industry is well accepted within the cement industry as well as in the waste management sector. Besides the microeconomic effect this involves also resource conservation caused by substitution of fossil fuels. Since the Kyoto Protocol was fully ratified another dimension became important. This is the emission of greenhouse gases. Per definition carbon dioxide emitted due to incineration of biogenous fuels is not climate relevant. Emission certificates are not needed therefore.