Novel refractory materials for high alkali, high temperature environments

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1049095· OSTI ID:1049095

Hemrick, James Gordon ^[1]; Smith, Jeffrey D. ^[1]; O'Hara, Kelley ^[2]; Rodrigues-Schroer, Angela ^[3]; Colavito, ^[3]

---

1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO (United States)
3. Minteq International, Inc., New York, NY (United States)

A project was led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in collaboration with a research team comprised of the academic institution Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), and the industrial company MINTEQ International, Inc. (MINTEQ), along with representatives from the aluminum, chemical, glass, and forest products industries. The project was to address the need for new innovative refractory compositions by developing a family of novel MgO-Al 2O3, MgAl2O4, or other similar spinel structured or alumina-based unshaped refractory compositions (castables, gunnables, shotcretes, etc.) utilizing new aggregate materials, bond systems, protective coatings, and phase formation techniques (in-situ phase formation, altered conversion temperatures, accelerated reactions, etc). This family of refractory compositions would then be tailored for use in high-temperature, high-alkaline industrial environments like those found in the aluminum, chemical, forest products, glass, and steel industries. Both practical refractory development experience and computer modeling techniques were used to aid in the design of this new family of materials.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1049095
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--2012-245; ED1904032; CEED001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
03 NATURAL GAS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM
COAL GASIFICATION
COMPUTERS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FORESTS
FURNACES
GLASS
IMPLEMENTATION
KILNS
LIFE SPAN
LINERS
MANUFACTURING
METAL INDUSTRY
NATURAL GAS
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
REPAIR
Refractory
SPENT LIQUORS
SPINELS
STEELS
THERMAL EFFICIENCY