Federation for International Refractory Research and Education

Compendium Series

In order to further promote refractory research and education, FIRE launched in 2018 a compendium series in association and in partnership with Goller-Verlag publishing to make refractory science and technology available to academia, students, refractory raw material suppliers, producers, users and others interested in the refractory industry.

The FIRE Compendium Series are dedicated to a readership of academia, students, refractory manufacturers and refractory user industries from the sectors of iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, aluminium, cement, lime, glass and ceramics, high-performance composites and coatings, foundry, petrochemical, power generating and waste incineration.

The 4 volumes of the FIRE Compendium Series gives you a full overview on the following Refractory topics:

   

  • Vol. 1 - Refractory: Castable Engineering
  • Vol. 2A - Corrosion of Refractories: the fundamentals
  • Vol. 2B - Corrosion of Refractories: testing and characterization methods
  • Vol. 2C - Corrosion of Refractories : the impact of Corrosion

The Volume 1 addresses the fundamentals of refractory castable engineering with three distinct themes being presented in a sequence that not only considers the formulation concepts and properties but also the features and the optimization of different systems. This book represents unrivalled peer reviewed content in terms of castable engineering compared to previous publications and provides the reader with a unifying holistic view of such complex subject.

The three books of Volume 2 are intending to serve not only as reference books but also to serve for educational purposes, hence should be of interest to academia, students and research engineers in this field of expertise. Wear by corrosion of refractory materials remain a major concern for plant operators, manufacturers of refractories, installers and refractory engineers involved in R&D and Education in this field of expertise.

Volume 3 about Mechanical Properties is planned!

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TRL Krosaki is the only refractory manufacturer in India producing the full spectrum of refractory products under one roof at its flagship plant in Belpahar, Odisha. Complemented by operational facilities across Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, the company serves a diversified customer base across Steel, Cement, Glass, Copper and Aluminium industries, both in India and worldwide.

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15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR – FIRE is a partner!

REFFRACTEUR, a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (DN-ID), has been selected for funding by the European Commission.

Apr 7, 2026

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