The substitution of fossil fuels by alternative fuels in the cement and lime industry is increasingly coming into focus for companies. The reason for this is a growing general awareness of both the necessity for sustainable limitation and control of CO2 (and other) emissions as well as of the increasing shortage of fossil fuels. Yet the implementation of alternative fuels is a complex undertaking which requires taking into account a broad range of factors. The Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials Handbook is the most comprehensive reference work on alternative fuels and raw materials for the cement and lime industry to date. It brings together research results from the most diverse sources combined with the knowledge and long-term pertinent experience of the authors in an indispensable guide on alternative fuels and raw materials. This book is primarily aimed at technologists, engineers as well as industry decision makers who use alternative fuels and alternative raw materials or who plan their implementation. The first volume at hand provides detailed and objective information on, among others, preconditions for utilisation, production technologies, effective quality management, logistical requirements, storage, dosing, feeding, drafting of contracts and emission controls. Furthermore it imparts the basic understanding required for the second volume, in which the special material characteristics of a large number of suitable raw materials and alternative fuels are precisely and individually addressed.