Parallel-flow regenerative shaft kiln and method for burning carbonate rock

Abstract

The invention relates to a parallel-flow regenerative shaft kiln (1) for burning and cooling a material, such as carbonate rock, comprising two shafts (2) which can be operated as a burning shaft and a regenerative shaft in an alternating manner and which are connected together by means of a connection channel (2). Each shaft (2) has, in the flow direction of the material, a pre-heating zone (21) for pre-heating the material, a burning zone (20) for burning the material, and a cooling zone (22) for cooling the material, wherein the cooling zone (22) has a cooling gas inlet (23) for introducing cooling gas into the cooling zone (22) and a cooling gas discharge device (17) for discharging cooling gas out of the shaft (2). A post-calcination zone (9) is formed behind the burning zone (20) in the flow direction of the material, said post-calcination zone being designed to post-calcinate the material exiting the burning zone (20) at a gas temperature of 800 °C to 1100 °C, in particular 900 °C to 1000 °C, preferably approximately 850 °C to 950 °C

Description

[0001] Cocurrent-countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace and process for burning carbonate rock

[0002] The invention relates to a cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (GGR shaft furnace) and a method for burning and cooling material, such as carbonate rocks, using a GGR shaft furnace.

[0003] The burning of carbonate rock in a GGR shaft kiln has been known for around 60 years. Such a GGR shaft kiln, known for example from WO 2011 / 072894 A1, has two vertical, parallel shafts that operate cyclically, with burning taking place only in one shaft, the respective combustion shaft, while the other shaft operates as a regenerative shaft. Oxidation gas is fed to the combustion shaft in cocurrent with the material and fuel. The resulting hot exhaust gases, together with the heated cooling air supplied from below, are channeled via the overflow duct into the exhaust gas shaft, where the exhaust gases are discharged upward in countercurrent to the material, preheating the material. The material is usually fed into the shaft from above together with the oxidation gas, with fuels being injected into the combustion zone.

[0004] In each shaft, the material to be burned usually passes through a preheating zone to preheat the material, a subsequent burning zone in which the material is burned and a subsequent cooling zone in which cooling air is supplied to the hot material.

[0005] In order to meet the quality requirements regarding high reactivity of the quicklime, as required, for example, in steelworks, the temperatures in the firing zone must not exceed 1100°C, preferably 1000°C. Furthermore, the demand for environmentally friendly production of quicklime is also increasing, so that certain requirements regarding the CO2 content of the exhaust gas for subsequent post-treatment must be met. Furthermore, a high degree of calcination of the end product is desired. Based on this, the object of the present invention is to provide a PGR shaft kiln and a method for burning carbonate rock using a PGR shaft kiln, with which lime with high reactivity and a high degree of calcination can be produced, wherein the exhaust gas simultaneously has a high CO2 content, in order to enable cost-effective separation from the exhaust gas.

[0006] This object is achieved according to the invention by a device having the features of independent device claim 1 and by a method having the features of independent method claim 12. Advantageous further developments emerge from the dependent claims.

[0007] According to a first aspect, the invention comprises a cocurrent-countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace for burning and cooling material, such as carbonate rocks, comprising two shafts that can be operated alternately as a burning shaft and a regenerative shaft and are connected to each other by a connecting channel. Each shaft has, in the direction of material flow, a preheating zone for preheating the material, a burning zone for burning the material, and a cooling zone for cooling the material. The cooling zone comprises a cooling gas inlet for admitting cooling gas into the cooling zone and a cooling gas exhaust device for discharging cooling gas from the shaft. In the direction of flow of the material behind the combustion zone, a post-calcination zone is formed, which is designed and arranged such that it post-calcines the material emerging from the combustion zone at a gas temperature of 800°C to 1100°C, in particular 900°C to 1000°C, preferably about 850°C to 950°C.

[0008] The post-calcination zone preferably adjoins the combustion zone directly. Each shaft preferably has a flow passage into the connecting channel, wherein the post-calcination zone is formed, in particular completely, downstream of the flow passage in the flow direction of the material. The flow passage into the connecting channel is preferably arranged in the combustion zone or at the transition between the combustion zone and the post-calcination zone. The post-calcination zone extends, for example, from the flow passage in the flow direction of the material.

[0009] The material to be burned is preferably limestone or dolomite with a grain size of 10 to 200 mm, preferably 15 to 120 mm, and most preferably 30 to 100 mm. The cooling gas is, for example, air.

[0010] The post-calcination zone is preferably located between the firing zone and the cooling zone, so that the material from the firing zone is fed directly into the post-calcination zone and post-calcined there. During post-calcination, the material portions not yet calcined in the firing zone are subsequently calcined, with the gas temperature within the post-calcination zone being lower than in the firing zone but higher than the calcination temperature of the material.

[0011] Each shaft preferably has a material inlet for admitting material to be burned into the shaft, wherein the material inlet is located in particular at the upper end of the respective shaft so that the material falls into the respective shaft due to gravity. The material inlet and / or the material outlet is / are designed in particular as a lock for admitting and / or discharging material into the shaft furnace. A material inlet designed as a lock is preferably configured such that only the raw material to be burned enters the shaft, but not the ambient air. The material lock also prevents gas from escaping from the shaft via the material inlet. The lock is preferably designed such that it seals the shaft airtight against the environment and allows solids, such as the material to be burned, to enter the shaft.

[0012] The connecting channel is designed to provide a gas connection between the two shafts and preferably connects the combustion zones of the shafts to one another. The flow passage is preferably provided with the connecting channel 19 for the gas connection between the shafts and is arranged in particular at the lower end of the combustion zone, so that the combustion gases flow from the combustion zone into the flow passage. The post-calcination zone is preferably arranged between the combustion zone and the flow passage in the flow direction of the combustion gases, so that the combustion gases flow from the combustion zone into the post-calcination zone, are preferably redirected there, and are introduced directly into the flow passage after the post-calcination zone.

[0013] During operation of the PGR shaft kiln, one of the shafts is operated as an active combustion shaft, while the other shaft is operated as a regenerative shaft and is passive. The PGR shaft kiln is operated cyclically, with the function of the shafts being swapped after the cycle time has elapsed. This process is repeated continuously. In the active shaft operated as a combustion shaft, a fuel is introduced into the combustion zone via the burner lances. The material to be burned is heated in the preheating zone of the combustion shaft, preferably to a temperature of approximately 700°C. In the shaft operated as a combustion shaft, the combustion zone is designed as a cocurrent combustion zone, with the material to be burned flowing parallel to the gas. The gas flows within the combustion shaft from the preheating zone into the combustion zone and then into the post-calcination zone and via the connecting channel into the combustion zone and the preheating zone of the regenerative shaft.In the shaft operated as a regenerative shaft, the gas flows in the preheating zone and the combustion zone in countercurrent to the material to be burned.

[0014] In both the combustion shaft and the regenerative shaft, cooling gas is passed through the cooling zone in countercurrent to the material to be cooled and is preferably completely discharged from the shaft via the cooling gas outlet of the cooling gas discharge device, so that preferably no cooling gas flows from the cooling zone into the combustion zone and the post-calcination zone.

[0015] Each shaft preferably has at least one exhaust gas outlet, for example at the upper end of the shaft within the preheating zone. The exhaust gas outlet is preferably arranged above the material column in a material-free region of the preheating zone. The exhaust gas is preferably discharged exclusively from one shaft, in particular the regenerative shaft. The discharged exhaust gas is preferably fed to the other shaft, in particular the combustion shaft and / or the regenerative shaft, wherein the supply takes place, for example, via the connecting channel or inlets in the shaft walls at the level of the combustion zone. Preferably, only a portion of the exhaust gas discharged from the regenerative shaft is fed back to at least one shaft. A portion of the exhaust gas discharged from the regenerative shaft is, for example, discharged from the PGR shaft furnace and fed, for example, for further treatment, such as sequestration.The exhaust gas preferably consists of CO2 and optionally H2O. The exhaust gas discharged from the shaft preferably has a CO2 content of more than 90%, in particular 95% to 99%, preferably 98%.

[0016] Recirculating the exhaust gas into at least one shaft enables the production of lime with high reactivity, while simultaneously producing process exhaust gas with a CO2 content of more than 90% based on dry gas. Such process exhaust gas can be liquefied and sequestered with less effort. For example, the liquefied process exhaust gas is fed to further process steps or stored. Alternatively, the PGR shaft kiln described above can also be used to produce exhaust gas with a lower CO2 content, for example, 45% for soda production, 35% for sugar production, or 30% for the production of precipitated calcium carbonate.

[0017] The exhaust gas is introduced, for example, into the preheating zone or the combustion zone of the shaft operated as a combustion shaft and / or into the connecting channel and / or into the combustion zone or preheating zone of the shaft operated as a regenerative shaft. Each shaft preferably has a gas inlet, in particular a combustion gas inlet, which is arranged in the upper region of the shaft in the preheating zone or the combustion zone and serves to admit the gas required for combustion. The exhaust gas discharged from the shaft via the exhaust gas outlet preferably has a temperature of approximately 60°C - 160°C, in particular 100°C. Preferably, only a portion of the exhaust gas is introduced into the preheating zone or the combustion zone of the combustion shaft. Recirculating the exhaust gases into the preheating zone offers the possibility of increasing the gas quantity in the shaft while simultaneously ensuring a high CCh concentration in the exhaust gas.

[0018] For example, the exhaust gas is heated, in particular to a temperature of 900°C to 1100°C, preferably 1000°C, before being introduced into the shaft, in particular into the connecting channel or into the combustion zone of the shaft operated as a regenerative shaft or combustion shaft.

[0019] The cooling gas heated in the cooling zone is discharged from the cooling zone of the shaft, for example, via a cooling gas discharge device. In particular, the cooling gas admitted into the cooling zone is completely discharged from the respective shaft via the cooling gas discharge device. The cooling gas is preferably admitted into the cooling zone from below via a cooling gas inlet arranged in the lower region of the cooling zone. The cooling gas discharge device preferably has a cooling gas outlet for discharging the cooling gas from the shaft. The cooling gas outlet is in particular connected to a cooling gas discharge line for conducting the discharged cooling gas.

[0020] An oxidizing agent is preferably supplied to the shaft operated as a combustion shaft. The oxidizing agent is, for example, pure oxygen or an oxygen-rich gas with an oxygen content of at least 70 to 95%, preferably 90%. The oxidizing agent is preferably introduced into the preheating zone of the combustion shaft together with the exhaust gas. It is also conceivable for the shaft in the preheating zone to have a separate oxidizing agent inlet for admitting the oxidizing agent into the shaft separately from the exhaust gas. For example, the oxidizing agent is fed to the combustion zone together with the fuel. The oxidizing agent line preferably has a control element, such as a valve or flap, via which the amount of oxidizing agent in the respective shaft can be adjusted. The shafts each preferably have at least one burner lance, wherein the exhaust gas is introduced, for example, into the burner lance.Each shaft preferably has a plurality of burner lances that extend at least partially through the preheating zone and in particular open into the combustion zone of the respective shaft and serve to conduct, for example, fuel and / or an oxidizing gas, such as air or oxygen-enriched air or pure oxygen. A fuel is preferably supplied to the combustion zone and / or the preheating zone of the shaft operated as a combustion shaft via a fuel line. The fuel is preferably supplied by burner lances that are arranged in the combustion zone and / or the preheating zone. The fuel is, for example, a fuel gas, such as blast furnace gas or natural gas or pulverized coal or biomass or liquid fuels. In the combustion zone, the material is preferably heated to a temperature of approximately 1100°C. In particular, the exhaust gas is introduced into the fuel line.For this purpose, the exhaust gas line is preferably connected to the fuel line and / or to at least one burner lance. The exhaust gas is preferably introduced into the burner lance and / or the fuel line after the heat exchanger, whereby the heat exchanger is preferably the heat exchanger for heating the exhaust gas in counterflow to the extracted cooling gas. The exhaust gas is preferably introduced into the burner lance and / or the fuel line via a control element, such as a flap or a valve, for adjusting the amount of exhaust gas. Each fuel line and / or burner lance is preferably assigned a control element for adjusting the amount of exhaust gas in the respective burner lance and / or fuel line. The control element is preferably arranged in the exhaust gas line. In particular, the exhaust gas is introduced into the burner lances of the shaft operated as a combustion shaft.

[0021] According to a first embodiment, the post-calcination zone is formed at least partially or completely as an annular space between the cooling gas discharge device and the shaft wall. Preferably, no or only a very small proportion of cooling gas is present in the post-calcination zone. According to a further embodiment, a gas separation zone for separating the cooling gas and the fuel gas is formed between the post-calcination zone and the cooling zone. The gas separation zone preferably serves to gas-technically separate the cooling zone from the fuel zone and the post-calcination zone. Preferably, the gas separation zone directly adjoins the post-calcination zone in the flow direction of the material, with the cooling zone in particular directly adjoining the gas separation zone. In particular, the gas separation zone is arranged in a shaft section with a substantially constant cross-section.Preferably, only cooling gas from the cooling zone is introduced into the gas separation zone, with no or only a very small proportion of fuel gas, approximately from 0.5% to 10%, in particular from 1% to 8%, preferably from 2% to 6%, being introduced from the combustion zone into the gas separation zone.

[0022] The formation of the post-calcination zone and, optionally, the gas separation zone ensures reliable separation of the cooling gases and the fuel gases, thus preventing recarbonization. At the same time, the post-calcination of the material achieves a high degree of calcination.

[0023] According to a further embodiment, the post-calcination zone has a length extending in the flow direction of the material, wherein the cooling zone is designed as an annular space around the cooling gas discharge device and has an outer diameter, and wherein the ratio of the length of the post-calcination zone to the outer diameter of the cooling zone Ln / D1 corresponds to approximately 0.4 to 0.8, in particular 0.5 to 0.7, preferably 0.6. This ratio ensures reliable and complete deflection of the combustion gases from the combustion zone within the post-calcination zone, so that no or only a very small proportion of combustion gases enters the gas separation zone or the cooling zone and almost complete calcination of the material takes place. The post-calcination zone, the gas separation zone, and the cooling zone are designed, for example, as annular spaces, each with an outer diameter and an inner diameter.According to a further embodiment, the post-calcination zone has a length extending in the flow direction of the material, wherein the flow passage is designed as a material-free annular space and has an outer diameter and wherein the ratio of the length of the post-calcination zone to the outer diameter of the flow passage Ln / D5 corresponds to approximately 0.3 to 0.7, preferably 0.4 to 0.6, in particular 0.5, running parallel to the shaft axis. The post-calcination zone has, for example, a larger cross-section in its upper region than the combustion zone, wherein the cross-section of the post-calcination zone is reduced, in particular in the flow direction of the material. The combustion zone extends with its lower region preferably into the upper region of the post-calcination zone, so that a flow passage designed as an annular channel is formed between the two shaft sections.The annular flow passage preferably forms a material-free space in which no material to be burned is located. The flow passage preferably extends circumferentially around the lower area of ​​the combustion zone. The shafts, for example, each have a flow passage designed as an annular channel, which is connected to the connecting channel for gas flow and arranged at the same height as it.

[0024] According to a further embodiment, the post-calcination zone configured as an annular space has an outer diameter that decreases at an angle to the vertical of 0° to 30°, in particular 5° to 20°, preferably 10°, in the direction of flow of the material, and / or wherein the post-calcination zone has an inner diameter that decreases at an angle to the vertical of 15° to 50°, in particular 25° to 35°, preferably 28°, in the direction of flow of the material. This ensures optimal gravity-induced material transport within the post-calcination zone, preventing backflow in the annular space and thus avoiding dust deposits and dust encrustations.

[0025] According to a further embodiment, the cooling gas extraction device comprises an inner cylinder arranged within the cooling zone and having a cooling gas inlet. Furthermore, the cooling gas extraction device preferably comprises a cover, wherein the cover is arranged upstream of the cooling gas inlet in the direction of flow of the material. The cover therefore reliably prevents material from entering the inner cylinder. The inner cylinder is preferably designed as a hollow cylinder and extends, in particular, centrally, preferably coaxially to the cooling zone, through it, in particular to the level of the post-calcination zone. The inner cylinder is preferably gas-connected to the cooling gas outlet for discharging the cooling gas from the shaft.

[0026] According to a further embodiment, the cooling gas extraction device comprises a particle separation device for separating material particles from the cooling gas stream. The particle separation device is preferably arranged upstream of the cooling gas inlet into the inner cylinder of the cooling gas extraction device, in the direction of gas flow. A particle separation device prevents material from entering the inner cylinder of the cooling gas extraction device, thus preventing clogging of the cooling gas extraction device. Preferably, material particles, preferably larger than 0.3 mm, are separated from the gas stream upstream of the cooling gas inlet into the inner cylinder.

[0027] According to a further embodiment, the particle separation device is designed as a cooling air duct between the cover and the inner cylinder, which opens into the cooling gas inlet. The particle separation device, in particular the cooling air duct, forms a gas connection between the inner cylinder and the cooling zone.

[0028] The cover is preferably arranged upstream of the cooling gas inlet in the direction of material flow, such that a material-free space, in particular the cooling air duct, is formed around the cooling gas inlet. The cover preferably has a first, lower region which is hollow-cylindrical and extends around the inner cylinder and coaxially therewith. The first region preferably has a constant cross-section, in particular an inner diameter. The first region preferably ends at approximately the same height as or above the cooling gas inlet. The upper end of the first region is adjoined, for example, by a second region which is designed, for example, as a hollow cone with the tip pointing upwards. The inner diameter of the second region preferably decreases from the inner diameter of the first region counter to the direction of material flow.The cone angle of the cover is preferably 15° to 50°, in particular 25° to 35°, preferably 28°, to the vertical.

[0029] The cooling air duct preferably comprises an annular region between the first region of the cover and a hollow conical region between the second region and the inner cylinder. In particular, the cooling air duct is designed such that the cooling air is deflected at an angle of 90° to 200°, in particular 120° to 180°, before entering the cooling gas inlet of the inner cylinder. The particle separation device, designed as a cooling air duct, ensures that no particles, or only particles with a size of less than approximately 0.3 mm, of the material to be cooled enter the inner cylinder.

[0030] According to a further embodiment, the cooling air duct is designed such that the cooling air is deflected at an angle of 90° to 200°, in particular 120° to 180°, preferably 180°. This ensures reliable particle separation.

[0031] According to a further embodiment, the cooling gas extraction device is connected to a heat exchanger for heating the exhaust gas. The PGR shaft furnace, for example, has a heat exchanger that is gas-technically connected to the exhaust outlet and the cooling gas extraction device, so that the exhaust gas is heated in countercurrent to the cooling gas. The heat exchanger is, for example, a heat exchanger designed as a regenerator or a heat exchanger designed as a recuperator. The recuperator is, for example, a plate heat exchanger or a tube-bundle heat exchanger. The cooling gas discharged from the cooling zone is preferably fed to the heat exchanger for heating the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas discharged via the exhaust outlet is preferably heated in countercurrent by the discharged cooling gas before being introduced into the connecting channel and / or the combustion zone of the regenerative shaft.Preferably, the exhaust gas is heated by means of the heat exchanger to a temperature of 400°C to 800°C, in particular 600°C.

[0032] The invention also includes a furnace for burning material, such as carbonate rocks, in a co-current countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace having two shafts which are operated alternately as a burning shaft and as a regenerative shaft and are connected to one another by means of a connecting channel, wherein the material flows through a material inlet into a preheating zone for preheating the material, a burning zone for burning the material and a cooling zone for cooling the material to a material outlet, wherein a cooling gas is admitted into the cooling zone and wherein the cooling gas heated in the cooling zone is discharged from the cooling zone of the shaft via a cooling gas discharge device, and wherein the burning zone is gas-connected to the connecting channel.The material emerging from the combustion zone is post-calcined in a post-calcination zone in the flow direction of the material behind the combustion zone at a gas temperature of 800°C to 1100°C, in particular 900°C to 1000°C, preferably about 850°C to 950°C.

[0033] The combustion zone is connected to the connecting channel, in particular via a flow passage, for gaseous purposes. Preferably, the material emerging from the combustion zone is post-calcined in a post-calcination zone located downstream of the flow passage in the direction of flow of the material. The post-calcination zone is preferably directly adjacent to the combustion zone, so that the material is post-calcined directly in the post-calcination zone after leaving the combustion zone.

[0034] The embodiments and advantages described with reference to the cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace also apply to the process in a procedurally equivalent manner.

[0035] According to one embodiment, the cooling air is introduced into the cooling gas extraction device at a temperature of less than 900°C, in particular 700°C to 850°C, preferably 725°C to 800°C. The PGR shaft furnace is preferably designed and configured such that the cooling air discharged from the shaft via the cooling gas extraction device has a temperature of less than 900°C, in particular 700°C to 850°C, preferably 725°C to 800°C. According to a further embodiment, the cooling gas discharged from the cooling zone is fed to a heat exchanger for heating the exhaust gas, wherein the cooling gas extraction device is preferably connected to the heat exchanger, so that the extracted cooling air is fed to the heat exchanger at a temperature of less than 900°C, in particular 700°C to 850°C, preferably 725°C to 800°C. This reliably prevents caking and contamination of the heat exchanger and ensures optimal operation and heat exchange with the exhaust gas.

[0036] According to a further embodiment, a cooling gas content of 0.5% to 10%, in particular 1% to 8%, preferably 2% to 6%, is set in the post-calcination zone. The cooling gas entering the post-calcination zone is preferably a cooling gas slip that cannot be prevented by process technology. This is preferably so small as to be negligible. This almost completely prevents recarbonization of the material.

[0037] According to a further embodiment, the fuel gas is deflected in the post-calcination zone at an angle of 90° to 180°, preferably 120° to 150°. The post-calcination zone is preferably designed and configured such that the fuel gas is deflected at an angle of 90° to 180°, preferably 120° to 150°. The deflection of the fuel gas preferably occurs exclusively in the post-calcination zone and not in the combustion zone, the cooling zone, or the gas separation zone.

[0038] Description of the drawings

[0039] The invention is explained in more detail below using several embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.

[0040] Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a GGR shaft furnace in a sectional view with a perspective view of the cooling gas discharge device according to one embodiment. Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a GGR shaft furnace in a sectional view according to the embodiment of Fig. 1.

[0041] Fig. 3a shows a schematic representation of a GGR shaft furnace in a sectional view according to another embodiment.

[0042] Fig. 3b shows a schematic representation of a partial section of a GGR shaft furnace in a sectional view according to a further embodiment.

[0043] Fig. 4a - c shows a schematic representation of a GGR shaft furnace in a cross-sectional view in the sectional planes of Fig. 3a according to a further embodiment.

[0044] Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of a GGR shaft furnace in a sectional view according to Fig. 1 to 3.

[0045] 1 and 2 each show a GGR shaft kiln 1 with two parallel and vertically aligned shafts 2. The shafts 2 of the GGR shaft kiln 1 are essentially identical in design, so that in Fig. 1 only one of the two shafts 2 is provided with a reference numeral and, for the sake of simplicity, only one of the two shafts 2 is described below. Each shaft 2 has a material inlet 3 for admitting material to be fired into the respective shaft 2 of the GGR shaft kiln 1. The material to be fired is in particular limestone and / or dolomite stone, preferably with a grain size of 10 to 200 mm, preferably 15 to 120 mm, most preferably 30 to 100 mm. The material inlets 3 are arranged, for example, at the upper end of the respective shaft 2, so that the material falls through the material inlet 3 into the shaft 2 due to gravity.The material inlet 3 is designed, for example, as an upper opening of the shaft 2 and in particular as a lock 3 and preferably extends over all or part of the cross-section of the shaft 2. A material inlet designed as a lock 3 is preferably configured such that only the raw material to be burned enters the shaft 2, but not the ambient air. The lock 3 is preferably designed such that it hermetically seals the shaft 2 from the environment and allows solids, such as the material to be burned, to enter the shaft.

[0046] Each shaft 2 further has a combustion gas inlet 12 at its upper end for admitting combustion gas for the combustion of fuels. The combustion gas is, for example, dedusted exhaust gas from at least one of the shafts 2, wherein the exhaust gas is preferably enriched with oxygen. Furthermore, each shaft 2 has an exhaust gas outlet 6 for discharging exhaust gases from the respective shaft 2. Each exhaust gas outlet 6 and combustion gas inlet 12 is assigned, for example, a control element. The control elements, such as a quantity-adjustable compressor, can preferably be used to adjust the amount of combustion gas into the respective combustion gas inlet 12 and the amount of exhaust gas to be extracted via the respective exhaust gas outlet 6. The combustion gas inlet 12 and the exhaust gas outlet 6 are, for example, arranged at the same height and in particular within the preheating zone 21 of the respective shaft 2.

[0047] At the lower end of shaft 2, a material outlet 40 is arranged for removing the fired material. Material outlet 40 is, for example, a lock as described with reference to material inlet 3. The fired material is, for example, guided into an outlet funnel 25, which is connected to the material outlet 40 of shaft 2. Outlet funnel 25 is, for example, funnel-shaped. Outlet funnel 25 preferably has a cooling gas inlet 23 for admitting cooling gas into the respective shaft 2. The cooling gas is preferably guided into the cooling gas inlet by means of a compressor (not shown).

[0048] During operation of the PFR shaft furnace 1, the material to be burned flows from top to bottom through the respective shaft 2, with the cooling air flowing from bottom to top, countercurrent to the material, partially through the respective shaft 2. The furnace exhaust gas is discharged from the shaft 2 through the exhaust outlet 6. The exhaust gas discharged from the shaft 2 preferably has a CO2 content of at least 80%, in particular 90%-99%, preferably approximately 95%.

[0049] Below the material inlet 3 and the combustion gas inlet 12, in the direction of material flow, is the preheating zone 21 of the respective shaft 2. In the preheating zone 21, the material and the combustion gas are preferably preheated to approximately 700°C. Preferably, the respective shaft 2 is filled with material to be burned. The material is preferably fed into the respective shaft 2 above the preheating zone 21. At least a portion of the preheating zone 21 and the portion of the respective shaft 2 adjoining it in the direction of material flow are surrounded, for example, by a refractory lining.

[0050] Fig. 3 shows a PGR shaft furnace according to Figs. 1 and 2 in more detail, wherein a plurality of burner lances 10 are optionally arranged in the preheating zone 21 and each serve as an inlet for fuel, such as a fuel gas, oil, or ground solid fuel. The PGR shaft furnace 1 has, for example, a cooling device for cooling the burner lances 10. The cooling device comprises, for example, a plurality of cooling air ring lines that extend in a ring around the shaft region in which the burner lances 10 are arranged. Cooling air for cooling the burner lances 10 preferably flows through the cooling air ring lines. The burner lances 10 are preferably cooled by means of the exhaust gas discharged via the exhaust gas outlet 6. The exhaust gas outlet 6 is preferably connected to the burner lances 10 for conducting exhaust gas to the burner lances 10.

[0051] Preferably, a plurality of burner lances 10, for example twelve or more, are arranged in each shaft 2 and are substantially evenly spaced from one another. The burner lances 10 are, for example, L-shaped and preferably extend horizontally into the respective shaft 2 and vertically within the shaft 2, in particular in the direction of flow of the material. The ends of the burner lances 10 of a shaft 2 are preferably all arranged at the same height. Preferably, the plane at which the lance ends are arranged is the lower end of the respective preheating zone 21. The burner lances 10 are preferably connected to a fuel line (not shown) for supplying fuel to the burner lances 10. The fuel line is, for example, at least partially designed as a ring line that extends circumferentially around the respective shaft 2.Preferably, each shaft 2 has a fuel line assigned to the burner lances 10 of the shaft 2, which in particular has a control element for adjusting the amount of fuel to the burner lances 10.

[0052] The preheating zone 21 is followed by the combustion zone 20 in the direction of material flow. In the combustion zone 20, the fuel is combusted, and the preheated material is fired at a temperature of approximately 1000°C. The PFR shaft furnace 1 further comprises a connecting channel 19 for the gas connection of the two shafts 2. In particular, no material to be burned is present in the connecting channel 19.

[0053] The PGR shaft furnace 1 preferably has, in the flow direction of the material, a preheating zone 21 for preheating the material, a combustion zone 20 for combustion of the material, a post-calcination zone 9 for post-calcination of the material, a gas separation zone 14 for gas-technical separation of the cooling zone from the combustion zone and the post-calcination zone and a cooling zone 22 for cooling the material.

[0054] Figs. 1-5 show, by way of example, a PFR shaft furnace 1 with round shaft cross-sections. However, the shaft cross-section can have a different geometric contour, such as round, semicircular, oval, square, or polygonal. The combustion zone 20 extends, for example, in a shaft section that has a substantially constant or increasing cross-section.

[0055] The combustion zone 20 is preferably designed such that the combustion gases within it run parallel to the shaft axis. The combustion zone 20 is preferably followed in the flow direction of the material by the post-calcination zone 9, which, for example, has a larger cross-section in its upper region than the combustion zone 20, wherein the cross-section of the post-calcination zone 9 reduces particularly in the flow direction of the material. The lower region of the combustion zone 20 preferably extends into the upper region of the post-calcination zone 9, so that an annular channel 18 is formed between the two shaft sections. The annular channel 18 preferably forms a material-free space in which no material to be burned is arranged. The annular channel 18 preferably extends circumferentially around the lower region of the combustion zone 20. The shafts 2 of Fig.1 - 4, for example, each have an annular channel 18, which is each connected to the connecting channel 19.

[0056] The post-calcination zone 9 preferably comprises a shaft region with a cross-section that narrows in the direction of material flow. The post-calcination zone 9 preferably extends from the annular channel 18 in the direction of material flow to a shaft region with a constant cross-section.

[0057] The gas separation zone 14 is arranged between the cooling zone 22 and the post-calcination zone 9 and preferably serves for the gas-technical separation of the cooling zone 22 from the combustion zone 20 and the post-calcination zone 9. Preferably, the gas separation zone 14 directly adjoins the post-calcination zone 9 in the flow direction of the material, with the cooling zone 22 directly adjoining the gas separation zone 14. In particular, the gas separation zone 14 is arranged in a shaft section with a substantially constant cross-section.

[0058] The cooling zone 22 preferably extends to the discharge gas device 41 and is formed in particular in a shaft section with a substantially constant or downwardly decreasing cross-section.

[0059] A discharge device 41 is preferably arranged at the material outlet end of each shaft 2. The discharge devices 41 comprise, for example, horizontal plates, preferably a discharge table, which allow the material to pass laterally between the discharge table and the casing wall of the PFR shaft kiln. The discharge device 41 is preferably designed as a pusher or rotary table, or as a table with a pusher clearer. This enables a uniform throughput rate of the firing material through the shafts 2. The discharge device 41 further comprises, for example, the outlet hopper 25, which adjoins the discharge table and at whose lower end the material outlet 40 is attached.

[0060] During operation of the PGR shaft kiln 1, one of the shafts 2 is active at a time, while the other shaft 2 is passive. The active shaft 2 is referred to as the combustion shaft and the passive shaft 2 as the regenerative shaft. The PGR shaft kiln 1 is operated cyclically, with a typical number of cycles being, for example, 75 to 150 cycles per day. After the cycle time has elapsed, the function of the shafts 2 is swapped. This process is repeated continuously. Material such as limestone or dolomite stone is alternately fed into the shafts 2 via the material inlets 3. In the active shaft 2, operated as a combustion shaft, a fuel is introduced into the combustion shaft 2 via the burner lances 10. The material to be burned is heated to a temperature of approximately 700°C in the preheating zone 21 of the combustion shaft.

[0061] During operation of the PGR shaft furnace 1, the cooling gas flows in both the combustion shaft 2 and the regenerative shaft 2 in countercurrent to the material to be cooled through the cooling zone 22 and is preferably completely discharged from the shaft 2 via the cooling gas outlet 29, so that preferably no cooling gas flows from the cooling zone 22 into the combustion zone 20.

[0062] Within the shaft 2 operated as a combustion shaft, the combustion gas flows through the combustion gas inlet 12 into the combustion shaft and in cocurrent with the material within the combustion zone 20. From the combustion zone 20, the combustion gas flows into the post-calcination zone 9 and is redirected within the post-calcination zone 9 so that it flows into the material-free space designed as an annular channel 18. From the material-free space 18, the gas flows via the connecting channel 19 into the shaft 2 operated as a regenerative shaft. Within the regenerative shaft, the gas flows from the connecting channel 19 and the material-free space 18 of the regenerative shaft into the post-calcination zone 9 and is redirected there so that it flows in countercurrent to the material to be burned through the combustion zone 20 into the preheating zone 21 and leaves the regenerative shaft through the exhaust gas outlet 6 of the regenerative shaft.Preferably, the exhaust gas discharged from the shaft 2 has a temperature of 60°C to 160°C, preferably 100°C.

[0063] The exhaust gas is preferably fed into an exhaust line adjoining the exhaust gas outlet 6. The exhaust gas line optionally has, particularly in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, an exhaust gas filter adjoining the exhaust gas outlet 6 for filtering fine particles, in particular dust, from the exhaust gas. Preferably, a portion of the exhaust gas is fed in a combustion gas line to the combustion gas inlet 12. Preferably, the exhaust gas is only fed to the combustion gas inlet 12 of the shaft 2 operated as a combustion shaft. The combustion gas line is connected, in particular, to an oxidizing agent line, so that an oxidizing agent, preferably pure oxygen, is introduced into the combustion gas line and then, together with the exhaust gas, via the combustion gas inlet 12 into the shaft 2.It is also conceivable that an oxygen-rich gas with an oxygen content of at least 70 to 95%, preferably 90%, is introduced into the combustion gas line 4 as the oxidizing agent. It is also conceivable that the portion of the exhaust gas is fed to the burner lances. Optionally, the portion of the exhaust gas that is not returned to the combustion gas inlet 12 is fed to the connecting channel 19 or the burner lances. The exhaust gas line optionally has a heat exchanger for heating the exhaust gas. The heat exchanger is designed, for example, as a recuperator, wherein the exhaust gas is heated in countercurrent to the extracted cooling gas and the cooling gas is cooled simultaneously. The heat exchanger is connected, in particular via a cooling gas discharge line, to the cooling gas outlets 29 of both shafts 2, so that the exhaust gas is heated in the heat exchanger by means of the extracted cooling gas, preferably in countercurrent.Preferably, a portion of the exhaust gas is diverted and removed. Preferably, the entire amount of CCH from calcination and combustion, as well as optionally the water from combustion, is removed from PFR shaft furnace 1.

[0064] In each cooling zone 22, a cooling gas extraction device 17, each with a cooling gas outlet 29, is arranged. The cooling gas extraction device 17 has an inner cylinder 26, which extends from the cooling zone 22 at least partially into the post-calcination zone 9 and the gas separation zone 14 and is connected to the cooling gas outlet 29. For example, the inner cylinder 26 extends from the discharge device 41 through the cooling zone 22 and the gas separation zone 14 into the post-calcination zone 9 up to the height of the connecting channel 19. To cool the inner cylinder 26, a plurality of cooling channels 7 are preferably formed in its outer walls, which are connected to a cooling air line for conducting cooling air.The inner cylinder 26 of the cooling gas extraction device 17 has a cooling gas outlet 29 which is designed as a line and extends from the inner cylinder 26 downwards centrally through the discharge device 41 and then radially outwards through the outlet funnel 25 and the shaft wall 31 and serves to conduct cooling gas from the inner cylinder 26 and from the shaft 2.

[0065] The inner cylinder 26 is preferably open at the top and has a cooling gas inlet 30 at its upper end for admitting cooling gas from the cooling zone 22 into the inner cylinder 26. The inner cylinder 26 is preferably arranged coaxially to the shaft 2 within the cooling zone 22 and, for example, has a refractory lining 8 whose wall thickness increases, in particular, in the direction of material flow, so that the inner diameter of the cooling zone, designed as an annular space, increases in the direction of material flow. Above the inner cylinder 26 and to protect against the penetration of material into the cooling gas inlet 30, the cooling gas extraction device 17 has a cover 27. The cover 27 is arranged upstream of the cooling gas inlet 30 in the direction of material flow, so that a material-free space, in particular a cooling air duct 15, is formed around the cooling gas inlet 30. The cooling air duct 15 is formed between the cover 27 and the inner cylinder 26.The cover 27 has, for example, a first, lower region 16 which is hollow-cylindrical and extends around the inner cylinder 26 and coaxially therewith. The first region 16 preferably has a constant cross-section, in particular an inner diameter. The first region preferably ends approximately at the same height as or above the cooling gas inlet 30. Adjoining the upper end of the first region 16 is a second region 28 which, for example, is designed as a hollow cone with its tip pointing upwards. The inner diameter of the second region preferably decreases from the inner diameter of the first region counter to the direction of material flow. The first and second regions 16, 28 form, for example, the one-piece cover 27.The cooling air duct 15 preferably comprises an annular region between the first region 16 of the cover 27 and a hollow conical region between the second region 28 and the inner cylinder 26. In particular, the cooling air duct 15 is designed such that the cooling air is deflected at an angle of 90° to 200°, in particular 120° to 180°, before entering the cooling gas inlet 30 of the inner cylinder 26. As a result, the cooling air duct 15 functions as a particle separation chamber, so that no or only very few particles of the material to be cooled enter the inner cylinder 26. Preferably, the cooling air duct 15 is designed and configured such that only particles with a diameter of less than 0.4 mm to 0.5 mm, in particular less than 0.3 mm, enter the interior of the inner cylinder 26.In particular, the flow velocity within the cooling air duct 15 is adjusted such that only particles with a diameter of less than 0.4 mm to 0.5 mm, in particular less than 0.3 mm, reach the interior of the inner cylinder 26. Preferably, the tip of the cover 27 is arranged at a distance from the lower end of the combustion zone 20, wherein the distance corresponds approximately to 0.5 to 1.5 times the length Ln of the post-calcination zone 9. It is also conceivable for the tip of the cover 28 to be arranged at the level of the lower end of the combustion zone 20.

[0066] The cover 27 has, for example, a plurality of cooling channels 7 that extend along the wall of the cover and serve to conduct cooling fluid, preferably cooling air. The cover 27 is preferably formed at least partially from a refractory material.

[0067] Fig. 4a shows a cross-section through a shaft 2 in the section plane AA according to Fig. 3a, which is located at the level of the connecting channel 19 and the annular channel 18. The annular channel has a preferably constant inner diameter D5.

[0068] Fig. 4b shows a cross-section through a shaft 2 in the section plane BB according to Fig. 3a. Preferably, the cover 27, in particular the second region 28, is attached to the inner cylinder 26 via radial webs 33. For example, the cooling gas extraction device 17 has four webs 33, which are arranged, in particular, at equal circumferential spacing from one another. The cooling channels 7, for example, also extend through the webs 33.

[0069] The cooling gas extraction device 17 preferably comprises a plurality of support elements 38 arranged within the cooling zone 22 according to FIGS. 1 and 2. The support elements 38 extend, for example, from the bottom of the cooling zone 22, in particular from the discharge device 41 to the cover 27, wherein the cover 27 is supported in particular on the support elements 38. Fig. 4c shows a cross-section through a shaft 2 in the sectional plane CC according to Fig. 3a, wherein in the exemplary embodiment four support elements 38 are arranged, which are preferably arranged evenly spaced from one another in the circumferential direction and each optionally have at least one cooling channel 7 for conducting cooling gas through the support elements 38. The support elements 38 are preferably all identical. In particular, the support elements 38 have an outer diameter that increases in the flow direction of the material.

[0070] The cooling gas inlet 30 is preferably arranged above the cooling gas outlet 29 in the cooling zone 22. During operation of the PFR shaft kiln 1, the cooling gas flows from bottom to top through the cooling zone 22 and into the cooling gas inlet 30 in the inner cylinder 26 of the cooling gas extraction device 17. Preferably, all of the cooling gas introduced into the cooling zone 22 flows through the cooling gas inlet 30 into the cooling gas extraction device 17, so that no cooling gas enters the post-calcination zone 9 and the combustion zone 20. The cooling air outlet 29 of the inner cylinder 26 is preferably arranged below the cooling zone 22. The cooling gas flows in particular from the cooling gas inlet 30 in the inner cylinder 26 downwards to the cooling gas outlet 29.

[0071] The post-calcination zone 9, the gas separation zone 14 and the cooling zone 22 are preferably designed as annular spaces around the cooling gas discharge device 17, wherein the annular spaces each have an outer diameter and an inner diameter.

[0072] The post-calcination zone 9 is preferably formed between the cover 27 of the cooling gas discharge device 17 and the shaft wall 31. In particular, the post-calcination zone 9 is formed exclusively between the upper region 28 of the cover 27 and the shaft wall 31. The post-calcination zone 9 preferably has a length Ln in the flow direction of the material, wherein the cooling zone 22 has an outer diameter D1, and wherein the ratio of the length Ln of the post-calcination zone 9 to the outer diameter D1 of the cooling zone 22 (Ln / D1) corresponds to approximately 0.4 to 0.8, in particular 0.5 to 0.6. The annular channel 18 preferably has an outer diameter D5, wherein the ratio of the length Ln of the post-calcination zone 9 and the outer diameter D5 of the annular channel 18 (Ln / D5) corresponds to approximately 0.3 to 0.7, preferably 0.4 to 0.6, in particular 0.5.

[0073] In the post-calcination zone 9, a gas temperature of 900°C to 1100°C, in particular 850°C to 1000°C and / or a CO2 content of at least 90%, in particular at least 98%, is preferably set. At this temperature, the firing material that was not fully calcined in the firing zone 20 is post-calcined, so that even with a very CO2-rich gas flow, the firing material is post-calcined and no or only negligible recarbonization occurs, thus producing good lime quality. The post-calcination zone 9 is preferably designed such that the fuel gas is deflected, in particular at an angle of 90° to 180°, preferably 120° to 150°. The shaft wall 31 in the post-calcination zone preferably has an angle W1 to the vertical of 0° to 30°, in particular 5° to 20°, preferably 10°.The second, conical region 28 of the cover 27 preferably has a cone angle W2 to the vertical of 15° to 50°, in particular 25° to 35°, preferably 28°.

[0074] The gas separation zone 14 preferably has a length Lg extending in the flow direction of the material. In particular, the ratio of the inner diameter D2 of the gas separation zone 14 to the outer diameter of the cooling zone D1 is approximately (D2 / D1) 0.4 to 0.9, preferably 0.5 to 0.8, in particular 0.7. The outer diameter of the gas separation zone preferably corresponds to the outer diameter D1 of the cooling zone 22. In particular, the ratio of the length Lg of the gas separation zone 14 to the outer diameter D1 of the cooling zone 22 is 0 to 1, preferably 0.3.

[0075] The cooling zone 22 has, for example, an outer diameter that increases in the direction of flow of the material, in particular up to the material discharge. The cooling zone 22 preferably has an outer diameter D1 at its upper end and an outer diameter D6 at the lower end, wherein the ratio between the lower and the upper outer diameter D6 / D1 is approximately 0.8 to 1.2, preferably 1.05. This ratio ensures that the material in the cooling zone 22 sinks well and evenly due to gravity and can be easily discharged by the discharge device 41. The cooling zone 22 has, for example, an inner diameter that increases in the direction of flow of the material, in particular up to the material discharge.Preferably, the cooling zone 22 has an inner diameter D4 at its upper end and an inner diameter D7 at its lower end, wherein the ratio between the lower and upper inner diameters D7 / D4 is approximately 1 to 4, preferably 2 to 3. This ratio also ensures a uniform sinking of the material in the cooling zone 22.

[0076] Preferably, the cooling gas is discharged from the cooling zone 22 via the cooling gas discharge device 17 at a temperature of 900°C to 650°C, in particular 700°C to 750°C, preferably 725°C. In particular, the PGR shaft furnace 1 comprises a heat exchanger connected to the cooling gas discharge device 17 for supplying the discharged cooling gas. This prevents dust from adhering to the inner walls of the cooling gas discharge device 17 and to the downstream heat exchanger. Preferably, the cooling gas is supplied to the heat exchanger at a temperature of less than 750°C, which enables cost-effective operation of the heat exchanger. A further advantage is that the length Lk of the cooling zone 22 can be shortened and thus made more cost-effective when an increased amount of cooling air is supplied.

[0077] The lime produced with the previously described PGR shaft kiln 1 shown in Figures 1 to 4 exhibits high reactivity, while simultaneously producing process gas with a CO2 content of more than 90% based on dry gas. Such process off-gas can be liquefied and sequestered with less effort. For example, the liquefied process off-gas is fed to further process steps or stored. Alternatively, the previously described PGR shaft kiln can also be used to produce off-gas with a lower CO2 content, for example, 45% for soda production, 35% for sugar production, or 30% for the production of precipitated calcium carbonate.

[0078] Fig. 5 shows a schematic representation of the PGR shaft kiln 1 of Figures 1 to 3, illustrating the gas flow patterns within the PGR shaft kiln. For example, the left shaft is operated as a combustion shaft and the right shaft as a regenerative shaft. Fig. 5 shows that a redirection of the gas flow occurs in the post-calcination zone 9. List of reference symbols

[0079] 1 PFR shaft furnace

[0080] 2 Shaft 3 Material inlet I Lock

[0081] 4 Combustion gas line 6 Exhaust outlet

[0082] 7 Cooling channels 8 Fireproof cladding

[0083] 9 Post-calcination zone 10 Burner lances

[0084] 11 Cooling gas discharge line 12 Combustion gas inlet

[0085] 14 Gas separation zone 15 Cooling air duct 16 First area of ​​the cover 17 Cooling gas exhaust device 18 Ring duct / material-free space 19 Connecting duct

[0086] 20 Combustion zone 21 Preheating zone 22 Cooling zone 23 Cooling gas inlet 24 Additional connecting channel of the cooling zones 25 Outlet funnel

[0087] 26 Inner cylinder 27 Cover 28 Second area of ​​the cover 29 Cooling gas outlet 30 Cooling gas inlet 31 Shaft wall

[0088] 32 Cooling device 33 Webs 38 Support elements 40 Material outlet / lock 41 Discharge device

[0089] Ln Length of the post-calcination zone Lg Length of the gas separation zone Lk Length of the cooling zone

[0090] D1 Outer diameter of the cooling zone, upper end D2 Inner diameter of the gas separation zone D3 Outer diameter of the cooling air duct D4 Inner diameter of the cooling zone, upper end D5 Outer diameter of the annular duct D6 Outer diameter of the cooling zone, lower end D7 Inner diameter of the cooling zone, lower end

Claims

Patent claims 1. Co-current countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) for burning and cooling material, such as carbonate rocks, with two shafts (2) which can be operated alternately as a burning shaft and as a regenerative shaft and are connected to one another by means of a connecting channel (2), wherein each shaft (2) has, in the flow direction of the material, a preheating zone (21) for preheating the material, a burning zone (20) for burning the material and a cooling zone (22) for cooling the material, and wherein the cooling zone (22) has a cooling gas inlet (23) for admitting cooling gas into the cooling zone (22) and a cooling gas extraction device (17) for removing cooling gas from the shaft (2).characterized in that a post-calcination zone (9) is formed downstream of the combustion zone (20) in the flow direction of the material, which post-calcination zone is designed and configured such that it post-calcines the material emerging from the combustion zone (20) at a gas temperature of 800°C to 1100°C, in particular 900°C to 1000°C, preferably approximately 850°C to 950°C, wherein the post-calcination zone (9) has a length (Ln) extending in the flow direction of the material, wherein the cooling zone (22) is designed as an annular space around the cooling gas discharge device (17) and has an outer diameter (D1), and wherein the ratio of the length (Ln) of the post-calcination zone (9) and the outer diameter (D1) of the cooling zone (Ln / D1) corresponds to 0.4 to 0.8, in particular 0.5 to 0.7, preferably 0.

6.

2. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to claim 1, wherein the post-calcination zone (9) is at least partially formed as an annular space between the cooling gas discharge device (17) and the shaft wall (31).

3. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a gas separation zone (14) for separating the cooling gas and the fuel gas is formed between the post-calcination zone (9) and the cooling zone (22).

4. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the post-calcination zone (9) has a length (Ln) extending in the flow direction of the material and wherein the flow passage (18) is designed as a material-free annular space and has an outer diameter (D5) and wherein the ratio of the length (Ln) of the post-calcination zone (9) and the outer diameter (D5) of the flow passage (18) (Ln / D5) corresponds to 0.3 to 0.7, preferably 0.4 to 0.6, in particular 0.

5.

5. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft kiln (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the post-calcination zone (9) has an outer diameter which decreases at an angle W1 to the vertical of 0° to 30°, in particular 5° to 20°, preferably 10° in the flow direction of the material and / or wherein the post-calcination zone (9) has an inner diameter which decreases at an angle W2 to the vertical of 15° to 50°, in particular 25° to 35°, preferably 28° in the flow direction of the material.

6. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cooling gas extraction device (17) comprises an inner cylinder (26) arranged within the cooling zone (22) with a cooling gas inlet (30) and a cover (27), wherein the cover (27) is arranged upstream of the cooling gas inlet (30) in the flow direction of the material.

7. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cooling gas extraction device (17) comprises a Particle separation device for separating material particles from the cooling gas stream.

8. Co-current countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to claim 6 and 7, wherein the particle separation device is designed as a cooling air duct (15) between the cover (27) and the inner cylinder (26), which opens into the cooling gas inlet (30).

9. Direct current countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to claim 8, wherein the cooling air duct (15) is designed such that the cooling air is deflected at an angle of 90° to 200°, in particular 120° to 180°.

10. Cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cooling gas discharge device (17) is connected to a heat exchanger (43) for heating the exhaust gas.

11. A method for burning material, such as carbonate rocks, in a cocurrent countercurrent regenerative shaft furnace (1) with two shafts (2) which are operated alternately as a burning shaft and as a regenerative shaft and are connected to one another by means of a connecting channel (19), wherein the material flows through a material inlet (3) into a preheating zone (21) for preheating the material, a burning zone (20) for burning the material and a cooling zone (22) for cooling the material to a material outlet (40), wherein a cooling gas is admitted into the cooling zone and wherein the cooling gas heated in the cooling zone (22) is discharged from the cooling zone (22) of the shaft (2) via a cooling gas discharge device (17), and wherein each shaft (2) is connected to the connecting channel (19) by means of gas technology, characterized in that the material emerging from the combustion zone (20) is post-calcined in a post-calcination zone (9) in the flow direction of the material behind the combustion zone (20) at a gas temperature of 800°C to 1100°C, in particular 900°C to 1000°C, preferably about 850°C to 950°C.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cooling air is introduced into the cooling gas extraction device (17) at a temperature of less than 900°C, in particular 700°C to 850°C, preferably 725°C to 800°C.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein in the post-calcination zone (9) a cooling gas proportion of 0.5% to 10%, in particular 1% to 8%, preferably 2% to 6%, is set.

14. Process according to one of claims 11 to 13, wherein in the post-calcination zone (9) the fuel gas is deflected at an angle of 90° to 180°, preferably 120° to 150°.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cooling gas discharged from the cooling zone (22) is fed to a heat exchanger (43) for heating the exhaust gas.

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