A first radiance meter is directed toward an object to be measured, radiance is measured through a space where dust is present with the use of at least two wavelengths by the first radiance meter, second radiance meters which are equal in number to one or more objects having temperatures different from that of the object to be measured are directed toward the objects, radiances are measured through the space with the use of at least two wavelengths by the second radiance meters respectively, and a temperature of the object to be measured, a temperature of the dust, and concentration of the dust are measured from the radiances measured by the first radiance meter and the second radiance meters.

A porous and easy water soluble amorphous silica which does not contain tar, crystal, residual agrichemicals, and carcinogens, and method and apparatus to produce same, by using only one burning treatment from a plant including abundant silica, including a method of manufacturing the amorphous silica wherein rice family plants are burned while stirring and introducing into the furnace an atmospheric gas having a mass of 6.7 or more and 20 or less of the weight of the rice family plants, or oxygen gas having a weight of 1.4 or more and 4 or less with respect to the weight of the rice family plants, and at the same time as burning, combustion gas generated at the time of combustion is discharged.

A porous and easy water soluble amorphous silica which does not contain tar, crystal, residual agrichemicals, and carcinogens, and method and apparatus to produce same, by using only one burning treatment from a plant including abundant silica, including a method of manufacturing the amorphous silica wherein rice family plants are burned while stirring and introducing into the furnace an atmospheric gas having a mass of 6.7 or more and 20 or less of the weight of the rice family plants, or oxygen gas having a weight of 1.4 or more and 4 or less with respect to the weight of the rice family plants, and at the same time as burning, combustion gas generated at the time of combustion is discharged.

A hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace reactor and a method of reducing iron ore to iron using the same are disclosed. The hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace includes a rotary kiln furnace and a hydrogen-plasma generator.

A hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace reactor and a method of reducing iron ore to iron using the same are disclosed. The hydrogen-plasma rotary kiln furnace includes a rotary kiln furnace and a hydrogen-plasma generator.

A method and system for the generation of a medium-Btu, clean and renewable fuel gas to replace fossil fuels in existing lime kilns with minimal retrofitting without significantly compromising the kiln capacity. A steam-blown dual fluidized bed gasifier produces renewable fuel gas from a carbonaceous feedstock such as woody biomass. A gas cleanup process purifies the raw fuel gas, resulting in a clean fuel gas for mitigation of lime contamination and environmental issues. The adiabatic flame temperature and flue gas volume/GJ for the combustion of the renewable fuel gas are similar to values for natural gas, making retrofitting of fossil fuel-fired lime kilns relatively straightforward.

Method of operating a rotary furnace for the production of hydraulic binder so as to reduce ring formation therein, whereby the longitudinal temperature profile in the furnace is varied during furnace operation by injecting at least one fluid other than the main fuel(s), the primary oxidizer and hot air from the material cooler with at least one continuously or discontinuously varying injection parameter.

Method of operating a rotary furnace for the production of hydraulic binder so as to reduce ring formation therein, whereby the longitudinal temperature profile in the furnace is varied during furnace operation by injecting at least one fluid other than the main fuel(s), the primary oxidizer and hot air from the material cooler with at least one continuously or discontinuously varying injection parameter.

Provided is a combustible waste treatment method capable of suppressing the falling rate of even combustible waste having relatively poor combustibility into a clinker during combustion.

The combustible waste treatment method includes: blowing first combustible waste having flammability into a kiln from a first waste burner disposed at a position vertically above a main burner blowing main fuel; and blowing second combustible waste having flame retardancy into the kiln from a second waste burner disposed at a position vertically above the first waste burner.

Provided is a combustible waste treatment method capable of suppressing the falling rate of even combustible waste having relatively poor combustibility into a clinker during combustion.

The combustible waste treatment method includes: blowing first combustible waste having flammability into a kiln from a first waste burner disposed at a position vertically above a main burner blowing main fuel; and blowing second combustible waste having flame retardancy into the kiln from a second waste burner disposed at a position vertically above the first waste burner.