High-temperature industrial and applied processes rely on materials and systems that can withstand extreme thermal, mechanical, and chemical conditions. As such, refractory materials are central to a wide range of high-temperature industrial and applied processes, including metallurgy, glass production, ceramics, cement, waste-to-energy systems and related thermal technologies. Their performance is governed by complex interactions between raw-materials, phase evolution, microstructure, thermal and mechanical loading, and chemical attack by slags, melts, dusts, and reactive gases. Understanding these processes is essential for improving material durability, process efficiency, and sustainability in extreme environments.
This session welcomes contributions on refractory materials and high-temperature mineralogical processes across industrial and applied systems. Topics may include raw materials, metallurgy, synthesis and processing, phase stability, melt-solid-gas interactions, corrosion and degradation mechanisms, thermal shock and creep behaviour, and lifetime prediction. In addition, we encourage studies that link refractory behaviour to metallurgical practice and plant performance, alongside characterization, modelling, work on circular approaches, such as recycling, the use of secondary raw materials, and strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of high-temperature industries.
Our session aims to connect fundamental research, advanced characterization, modelling, and industrial case studies. Contributions from universities, research facilities, and industry are equally welcome, with the goal of fostering exchange across the full chain from materials design and processing to service performance and end-of-life management.