Refractory Technology

Dr Ritwik Sarkar Associate Professor, NIT, Rourkela, India, has about 15 years of experience in Ceramics and Refractories. He worked with IFGL Bioceramics Ltd, IFGL Refractories Ltd, CG & CRI, R&D of ACC Ltd, and H&R Johnson Ltd, all in India, and at the IKKM, RWTH Aachen, Germany (DAAD Fellowship). Dr Sarkar has received many awards in his career for academic excellence and his contributions to Ceramics and Materials Science, including the Young Scientist Award. A life member of the Indian Ceramic Society & Indian Institute of Ceramics, Dr Sarkar has more than 70 research publications and 9 patents to his credit.

1. Refractory . 2. Classifications of refractories. 3. Idea of properties. 4. Standards and testing. 5. Silica refractories. 6. Alumina refractories. 7. Fire clay refractories. 8. Magnesia refractories. 9. Dolomite refractories. 10. Chromite, mag-chrome and chrome-mag refractories. 11. Magnesia-carbon refractories. 12. Special refractories. 13. Unshaped (monolithic) refractories. 14. Trend of refractories and other issues.