Symposium CO
Refractory Materials Challenges to Meet Current and Future Industry Needs
TUESDAY JUNE 16 AFTERNOON
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Victor Carlos PANDOLFELLI, Brazil (Convener)
14.25 Welcome
14.30 CO-1:IL01 Processing and Early Setting Properties of Refractory Castables Produced with Recycled Materials
O. KRAUSE, Koblenz University of Applied Science, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
15.00 CO-1:IL02 Optimisation of Thermal Shock Resistance of Zirconia Refractories through Synergies between Zirconia and Refractory Binders
R. SOTH, C. WÖHRMEYER, C. PARR, E. FRIER, M. LIEVIN, R.M. MINEAU, Imerys S.A., France; C. HEUER, C.G. ANEZIRIS, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
15.30 CO-1:IL03 Nb2O5 for Development of Special Raw Materials and Refractories
V.R. SALVINI, SOLVE and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; J.A. RODRIGUES, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; M.F. SANTOS, REDLAB and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; O.H. BORGES, PREDICT and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; L.O. FALSETTI, PREDICT and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; V.C. PANDOLFELLI, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
16.00 Break
Chair: Olaf KRAUSE, Germany
16.30 CO-2:IL05 Thermal Properties and Quality Control in Refractory Castables & Shapes
D. GOSKI, A. HAMPTON, Allied Mineral Products, LLC, Columbus, OH, USA
17.00 CO-2:IL06 Aerodynamic Levitation: A Technique for Studying High-Temperature Liquids, Slags, Electrofused Ceramics, and Other Melts
E. DE BILBAO, ZHENG ZHANG, C. DENIER, M. YEMBELE, R. HEBRAD, A. CROCHETET, CEMHTI UPR 3079 CNRS - University of Orléans, Orléans, France
17.30 CO-2:L07 Non-Destructive Characterization of Microstructure Evolution in Refractories under Thermal and Chemical Exposure Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
V. HOPP, A. RAZAVI, P. QUIRMBACH, University of Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
17.50 CO-2:L08 Advanced High-temperature Characterisation of Refractories: Laser Doppler Vibrometry for In Situ Microstructural and Damping Analysis
A. SALERNO1, K. BOATENG2, JM. AUVRAY2, A. BIGEARD3, P. LEPLAY3, J. SAUER4, B. BOLLEN5, M. HUGER6, 1Vesuvius plc, Department of Advanced Refractories, Ghlin, Belgium; 2Imerys Technology Center, Vaulx-Milieu, France; 3Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France; 4Polytec GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany; 5IMCE, Genk, Belgium; 6University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France
18.10 CO-2:L09 Innovative In Situ Thermal Shock Testing of Refractory Materials: Microcracked Model Systems Characterized by ATHORNA Device
A. BOIN1, M. MOUIYA1,2, N. TESSIER-DOYEN1, Y. TAMRAOUI2, J.C. DUPRÉ3, P. DOUMALIN3, J. ALAMI2, M. HUGER1, 1University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; 2Materials Sciences, Energy and Nanotechnologies Department, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco; 3University of Poitiers, PPRIME, UPR CNRS 3346, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 MORNING
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Yawei LI, China
9.00 CO-3:IL10 Refractory Composites to Enable Electrification of High-temperature Processes
P. GEHRE, C.G. ANEZIRIS, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
9.30 CO-3:IL11 Chromium-free Refractory Spinels for Copper Industry: Corrosion and Wettability by Fayalite Slags
I. JASTRZEBSKA1, O. PAJAK1, J. PRZYSTAS1, P. DROZDZ1, S. MANDAL2, 1AGH University, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Kraków, Poland; 2Steel Flow Control Group, Vesuvius Research, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
10.00 CO-5:IL18 Microstructural and Dimensional Changes in Magnesia-chromite Refractory Bricks due to Interaction with Slag and Matte
A.M. GARBERS-CRAIG, J.P.R. DE VILLIERS, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
10.30 CO-5:L19 Interactions between Slag and Refractories in DRI Smelting Furnaces
J. CLAYHILLS, J. LEHMUSTO, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland; S. SÖYRINKI, E. HUTTUNEN-SAARIVIRTA, J. LAGERBOM, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland; M. LINDGREN, Metso Research Center, Pori, Finland
10.50 Break
Chair: Andrie GARBERS-CRAIG, South Africa
11.20 CO-4:IL12 Mechanical Behaviour of a Recyclate Containing Non-basic Refractory Applied in a Lime Shaft Kiln
D. GRUBER, C. ATZENHOFER, Chair of Building Mateials and Ceramics, Technical University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria
11.50 CO-4:IL13 Application of DEM for the Simulation of Refractory Fracture
D. ANDRÉ, H. RANGANATHAN, M. MOUIYAA, M. HUGER, University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; R. SOTH, C. WÖHRMEYER, Imerys Technology Center, France
12.20 CO-4:L14 Phenomenological Modelling of Consolidation and Thermal Damage during Heat Treatment of a Refractory Ceramic
A. BIGEARD, C. MESNAGER, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France; E. BUCHOVECKY, Saint-Gobain Research North America, Northborough, MA, USA; D. BOUVARD, D. JAUFFRES, Grenoble INP - UGA, SIMaP, Grenoble, France
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 AFTERNOON
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Marc HUGER, France
15.00 CO-4:IL15 Challenges in the Thermo-mechanical Modelling of Refractory Products Considering Creep
H.U. MARSCHALL, A. HOU, RHI Magnesita, Leoben, Austria
15.30 CO-4:L16 Influence of the Glass Phase on the Elastic and Thermophysical Properties of Siliceous Fireclay, Fireclay and High-alumina Refractories
W. PABST, P. ŠPRINGER ŠIMONOVÁ, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague), Czech Republic; P. BEZDIČKA, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rež, Czech Republic
15.50 CO-4:L17 Combined SVM and GPR Approach for Thermal and Thermomechanical Prediction of Refractory Linings
PENG ZHANG, SHENGLI JIN, YAWEI LI, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories,Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
16.10 Break
Chair: Patrick GEHRE, Germany
16.40 CO-7:IL26 Training Model for Global Talents for Refractories Industry
YAWEI LI, The State Key Laboratory of Adanced Refractories, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
17.10 CO-7:IL27 Large Scale Cooperative Refractory Programs to Further Refractory Technology Driven by Sustainability
M. HUGER1, J. PEREIRA2, D. GRUBER3, 1University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; 2University of Minho, ISISE, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal; 3Technical University of Leoben, Chair of Ceramics, Leoben, Austria
17.40 CO-7:IL28 Firing International Collaboration for Sustainable Application of Refractory Materials
S. SINNEMA, Federation for International Refractory Research and Education, the Netherlands
THURSDAY JUNE 18 MORNING
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Carlos PAGLIOSA, Brazil
9.00 CO-6:IL20 Use of Hydrogen as a Fuel in Refractory Production: Impact on Product Quality and Refractory Lining Performance
L. PYTLAK, M. PISCHLER, M. KLINSER-GOMBOTZ, RHI Magnesita GmbH - Technology Center Leoben, Leoben, Austria
9.30 CO-6:IL21 The Application of Nanostructured Coatings on Sustainable Surface-modified Graphite for Utilization in High Performance Alumina-carbon Monolithic Refractories
S. DUTTA, S. MUKHOPADHYAY, Department of Chemical Technology, Ceramic Engineering Division, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
10.00 CO-6:IL22 Refractory-slag Interaction in Hydrogen Plasma Steelmaking: A study on Phosphate-bonded MgO Castables
A. MALFLIET, M. SARACOGLU, Z. QIU, J. VAN DYCK, Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; M. ZARL, K1–MET GmbH, Linz, Austria
10.30 Break
Chair: Sunanda MUKHOPADHYAY, India
11.00 CO-6:IL23 Energy Efficiency Refractory Bricks for Steel Ladle Linings
C. PAGLIOSA, L. ROCHA MARTINS, H. COELHO AVILA, RHI MAGNESITA, Contagem, MG, Brazil; V.C. PANDOLFELLI, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
11.30 CO-6:L25 Characterization, Modelling and Optimization of a Multiphase Ceramic Microstructure for Thermal Shock Resistance
C. MICHEL, D. JAUFFRES, C. MARTIN, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, SIMaP, Grenoble, France; M. DARGAUD, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France
THURSDAY JUNE 18 AFTERNOON
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Victor Carlos PANDOLFELLI, Brazil
15.00 CO-8:IL29 The Enabling Contribution of Refractories for Hydrogen Technologies for Decarbonization of Industrial Heating Processes
T. TONNESEN, RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Mineral Engineering (GHI), Aachen, Germany
15.30 CO-8:IL30 An Alternative Cement-free Colloidal Bonding Route for More Sustainable Refractory Castables in the Context of Global Decarbonisation of Energy-intensive Industries
S. ABDELOUHAB, BCRC-INISMa, Belgian Ceramic Research Center, Mons, Belgium; E. BROCHEN, C. DANNERT, Forschungs-gemeinschaft Feuerfest e. V. at the European Centre for Refractories, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany; O. KRAUSE, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, WesterWaldCampus, Germany; A. PETIT, J. BOULESTIER, ENSIL-ENSCI, Limoges, France
16.00 CO-8:L31 Impact of H2 Combustion Atmosphere on Commercial Refractory Materials used for the Aluminum Recycling
A. KONSCHAK, J. MAIER, H. FRIEDRICH, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Center HTL, Bayreuth, Germany; D. CÖLLE, T. BONZECK, EKW GmbH, Eisenberg, Germany
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Victor Carlos PANDOLFELLI, Brazil (Convener)
14.25 Welcome
14.30 CO-1:IL01 Processing and Early Setting Properties of Refractory Castables Produced with Recycled Materials
O. KRAUSE, Koblenz University of Applied Science, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
15.00 CO-1:IL02 Optimisation of Thermal Shock Resistance of Zirconia Refractories through Synergies between Zirconia and Refractory Binders
R. SOTH, C. WÖHRMEYER, C. PARR, E. FRIER, M. LIEVIN, R.M. MINEAU, Imerys S.A., France; C. HEUER, C.G. ANEZIRIS, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
15.30 CO-1:IL03 Nb2O5 for Development of Special Raw Materials and Refractories
V.R. SALVINI, SOLVE and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; J.A. RODRIGUES, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; M.F. SANTOS, REDLAB and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; O.H. BORGES, PREDICT and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; L.O. FALSETTI, PREDICT and Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; V.C. PANDOLFELLI, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
16.00 Break
Chair: Olaf KRAUSE, Germany
16.30 CO-2:IL05 Thermal Properties and Quality Control in Refractory Castables & Shapes
D. GOSKI, A. HAMPTON, Allied Mineral Products, LLC, Columbus, OH, USA
17.00 CO-2:IL06 Aerodynamic Levitation: A Technique for Studying High-Temperature Liquids, Slags, Electrofused Ceramics, and Other Melts
E. DE BILBAO, ZHENG ZHANG, C. DENIER, M. YEMBELE, R. HEBRAD, A. CROCHETET, CEMHTI UPR 3079 CNRS - University of Orléans, Orléans, France
17.30 CO-2:L07 Non-Destructive Characterization of Microstructure Evolution in Refractories under Thermal and Chemical Exposure Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
V. HOPP, A. RAZAVI, P. QUIRMBACH, University of Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
17.50 CO-2:L08 Advanced High-temperature Characterisation of Refractories: Laser Doppler Vibrometry for In Situ Microstructural and Damping Analysis
A. SALERNO1, K. BOATENG2, JM. AUVRAY2, A. BIGEARD3, P. LEPLAY3, J. SAUER4, B. BOLLEN5, M. HUGER6, 1Vesuvius plc, Department of Advanced Refractories, Ghlin, Belgium; 2Imerys Technology Center, Vaulx-Milieu, France; 3Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France; 4Polytec GmbH, Waldbronn, Germany; 5IMCE, Genk, Belgium; 6University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France
18.10 CO-2:L09 Innovative In Situ Thermal Shock Testing of Refractory Materials: Microcracked Model Systems Characterized by ATHORNA Device
A. BOIN1, M. MOUIYA1,2, N. TESSIER-DOYEN1, Y. TAMRAOUI2, J.C. DUPRÉ3, P. DOUMALIN3, J. ALAMI2, M. HUGER1, 1University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; 2Materials Sciences, Energy and Nanotechnologies Department, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco; 3University of Poitiers, PPRIME, UPR CNRS 3346, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 MORNING
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Yawei LI, China
9.00 CO-3:IL10 Refractory Composites to Enable Electrification of High-temperature Processes
P. GEHRE, C.G. ANEZIRIS, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
9.30 CO-3:IL11 Chromium-free Refractory Spinels for Copper Industry: Corrosion and Wettability by Fayalite Slags
I. JASTRZEBSKA1, O. PAJAK1, J. PRZYSTAS1, P. DROZDZ1, S. MANDAL2, 1AGH University, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Kraków, Poland; 2Steel Flow Control Group, Vesuvius Research, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
10.00 CO-5:IL18 Microstructural and Dimensional Changes in Magnesia-chromite Refractory Bricks due to Interaction with Slag and Matte
A.M. GARBERS-CRAIG, J.P.R. DE VILLIERS, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
10.30 CO-5:L19 Interactions between Slag and Refractories in DRI Smelting Furnaces
J. CLAYHILLS, J. LEHMUSTO, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland; S. SÖYRINKI, E. HUTTUNEN-SAARIVIRTA, J. LAGERBOM, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland; M. LINDGREN, Metso Research Center, Pori, Finland
10.50 Break
Chair: Andrie GARBERS-CRAIG, South Africa
11.20 CO-4:IL12 Mechanical Behaviour of a Recyclate Containing Non-basic Refractory Applied in a Lime Shaft Kiln
D. GRUBER, C. ATZENHOFER, Chair of Building Mateials and Ceramics, Technical University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria
11.50 CO-4:IL13 Application of DEM for the Simulation of Refractory Fracture
D. ANDRÉ, H. RANGANATHAN, M. MOUIYAA, M. HUGER, University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; R. SOTH, C. WÖHRMEYER, Imerys Technology Center, France
12.20 CO-4:L14 Phenomenological Modelling of Consolidation and Thermal Damage during Heat Treatment of a Refractory Ceramic
A. BIGEARD, C. MESNAGER, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France; E. BUCHOVECKY, Saint-Gobain Research North America, Northborough, MA, USA; D. BOUVARD, D. JAUFFRES, Grenoble INP - UGA, SIMaP, Grenoble, France
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17 AFTERNOON
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Marc HUGER, France
15.00 CO-4:IL15 Challenges in the Thermo-mechanical Modelling of Refractory Products Considering Creep
H.U. MARSCHALL, A. HOU, RHI Magnesita, Leoben, Austria
15.30 CO-4:L16 Influence of the Glass Phase on the Elastic and Thermophysical Properties of Siliceous Fireclay, Fireclay and High-alumina Refractories
W. PABST, P. ŠPRINGER ŠIMONOVÁ, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague), Czech Republic; P. BEZDIČKA, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rež, Czech Republic
15.50 CO-4:L17 Combined SVM and GPR Approach for Thermal and Thermomechanical Prediction of Refractory Linings
PENG ZHANG, SHENGLI JIN, YAWEI LI, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractories,Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
16.10 Break
Chair: Patrick GEHRE, Germany
16.40 CO-7:IL26 Training Model for Global Talents for Refractories Industry
YAWEI LI, The State Key Laboratory of Adanced Refractories, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
17.10 CO-7:IL27 Large Scale Cooperative Refractory Programs to Further Refractory Technology Driven by Sustainability
M. HUGER1, J. PEREIRA2, D. GRUBER3, 1University of Limoges, IRCER, UMR CNRS 7315, Limoges, France; 2University of Minho, ISISE, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal; 3Technical University of Leoben, Chair of Ceramics, Leoben, Austria
17.40 CO-7:IL28 Firing International Collaboration for Sustainable Application of Refractory Materials
S. SINNEMA, Federation for International Refractory Research and Education, the Netherlands
THURSDAY JUNE 18 MORNING
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Carlos PAGLIOSA, Brazil
9.00 CO-6:IL20 Use of Hydrogen as a Fuel in Refractory Production: Impact on Product Quality and Refractory Lining Performance
L. PYTLAK, M. PISCHLER, M. KLINSER-GOMBOTZ, RHI Magnesita GmbH - Technology Center Leoben, Leoben, Austria
9.30 CO-6:IL21 The Application of Nanostructured Coatings on Sustainable Surface-modified Graphite for Utilization in High Performance Alumina-carbon Monolithic Refractories
S. DUTTA, S. MUKHOPADHYAY, Department of Chemical Technology, Ceramic Engineering Division, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
10.00 CO-6:IL22 Refractory-slag Interaction in Hydrogen Plasma Steelmaking: A study on Phosphate-bonded MgO Castables
A. MALFLIET, M. SARACOGLU, Z. QIU, J. VAN DYCK, Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; M. ZARL, K1–MET GmbH, Linz, Austria
10.30 Break
Chair: Sunanda MUKHOPADHYAY, India
11.00 CO-6:IL23 Energy Efficiency Refractory Bricks for Steel Ladle Linings
C. PAGLIOSA, L. ROCHA MARTINS, H. COELHO AVILA, RHI MAGNESITA, Contagem, MG, Brazil; V.C. PANDOLFELLI, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
11.30 CO-6:L25 Characterization, Modelling and Optimization of a Multiphase Ceramic Microstructure for Thermal Shock Resistance
C. MICHEL, D. JAUFFRES, C. MARTIN, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, SIMaP, Grenoble, France; M. DARGAUD, Saint-Gobain Research Provence, Cavaillon, France
THURSDAY JUNE 18 AFTERNOON
Room: SALA STAMPA
Chair: Victor Carlos PANDOLFELLI, Brazil
15.00 CO-8:IL29 The Enabling Contribution of Refractories for Hydrogen Technologies for Decarbonization of Industrial Heating Processes
T. TONNESEN, RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Mineral Engineering (GHI), Aachen, Germany
15.30 CO-8:IL30 An Alternative Cement-free Colloidal Bonding Route for More Sustainable Refractory Castables in the Context of Global Decarbonisation of Energy-intensive Industries
S. ABDELOUHAB, BCRC-INISMa, Belgian Ceramic Research Center, Mons, Belgium; E. BROCHEN, C. DANNERT, Forschungs-gemeinschaft Feuerfest e. V. at the European Centre for Refractories, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany; O. KRAUSE, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, WesterWaldCampus, Germany; A. PETIT, J. BOULESTIER, ENSIL-ENSCI, Limoges, France
16.00 CO-8:L31 Impact of H2 Combustion Atmosphere on Commercial Refractory Materials used for the Aluminum Recycling
A. KONSCHAK, J. MAIER, H. FRIEDRICH, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Center HTL, Bayreuth, Germany; D. CÖLLE, T. BONZECK, EKW GmbH, Eisenberg, Germany







