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Crematory High Emissivity Coating: 21% Energy Savings with Cremkote

Cremation unit, main and afterburner chambers·Cremation facility

A cremation facility applied Cremkote to the crown and walls of the main chamber and the walls of the afterburner chamber of its natural-gas cremation units, on refractory brick with the hearth left uncoated. Energy use fell 21%, cycle times shortened, and the project returned its cost in under a year.

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21% energy savings
: Faster cycle times
: ROI under one year
: 1,850°F (1,010°C), natural gas

The Challenge

Gas cost per cremation and cycle time on units operating at 1,850°F.

What Was Applied

Cremkote on the main chamber crown and walls and the afterburner chamber walls; substrate firebrick and refractory brick; hearth not coated.

Why It Worked

Coated chamber surfaces absorb burner energy and re-radiate it uniformly into the chamber instead of losing it to the flue, so the unit reaches and holds temperature on less gas and completes each cycle sooner. See Crematories.

Summary of Results

Metric	Before	After
Energy consumption	Baseline	−21%
Cycle time	Baseline	Faster
Return on investment		Less than one year

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