The present invention relates to a family of white clinker compositions with
a high capacity to fix sulfur derived from a high sulfur content pet-coke used
as fuel in the manufacture thereof, which further exhibits low fuel composition
and fast setting, achieved by being comprised of the following amounts of clinker
phases in percentage by weight: 3CaO.SiO2 (C3S): 40 to 75,
2CaO.SiO2 (C2S): 10 to 35, 3CaO.Al2O3 (C3A):
0 to 15, CaO.SO3 (CS): 0 to 10, 4CaO.3Al2O3.SO3
(C4A3{hacek over (S)}): 2 to 15, 11CaO.7Al2O3.CaF2
(C11A7.CaF2): 0 to 5, total % CaF2:
0.3 to 1.5 measured as CaF2, % Fe2O3: 0 to 0.5
and a SO3 content between 1.5 to 5% by weight obtained through the calcination
of a raw meal containing CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, and
CaF2, using as fuel, pet-coke with a sulfur content higher than 5% and
at temperatures between 2192 and 2462 F., without the addition of essentially
additive containing SO3 in the raw meal.