CALL FOR PAPERS

UNITECR Announces Call for Papers

Join the forefront of refractory innovation – submit your research and contribute to groundbreaking advancements at UNITECR 2025

UNITECR Announces Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS

Educate, Inspire, Share

Grab the wonderful chance we offer to be at the heart of this prestigious forum for the international refractories community. Become part of our roster for 2025 and take this fantastic opportunity to boost the knowledge base from within your own particular discipline. There will be a dynamic, receptive audience in Cancun, eager to listen, to learn, and to network.

Refractories remain key to operational excellence in major manufacturing industries such as iron & steel, heat treatment, cement, glass, ceramics, and petrochemical, and we plan to present specific tracks in our conference program to reflect this.

Of course, one of the hottest of hot topics right now is how the future will be fashioned by digitalization, AI and ML. We certainly hope to attract contributions from leading voices in this sphere.

Meeting tough challenges will always be part of the discussion, and whether it’s energy storage and efficiency, reuse/recycle, carbon neutrality, the role of hydrogen, or resource preservation, we know that refractory materials, in their many different forms, continue to play a vital role in addressing these issues. We will allocate space for these important topics.

No less important, your expertise may lie in one of the disciplines that underpin successful development, take-up and enhancement of refractories – education, testing, standards, basic science, technology transfer, for instance. We want all of these facets of the industry to be explored.

Wherever your skills lie, we invite you to begin your journey to Cancun 2025 by submitting an abstract. We look forward to amplifying your voice.

You will find more information here.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Conference Tracks

UNITECR 2025 Topics of Interest for Submission include, but are not limited to:

Raw Materials

  • Alumina Materials
  • Basic Materials
  • Other Materials
  • Secondary / Recycled Materials
  • Binders

Refractories for Iron and Steelmaking

  • Ironmaking
  • Primary Metallurgy (BOF, EAF, IF)
  • Secondary Metallurgy (Ladle, Degasser, Ladle Furnace)
  • Secondary Heat Processing (Rolling Mills, Thermal Treatment)
  • Foundries

Refractories for Non-Metal Industries

  • Cement and Lime
  • Glass & Ceramics
  • Energy and Waste Incineration
  • Chemical and Petrochemical

Education

Basic Refractory Science and Technology Transfer

  • Synthesis of materials
  • Mechanisms of corrosion, erosion and clogging phenomena
  • Interaction between H₂ and refractory materials
  • Thermodynamic modelling
  • Transfer from basic science to applications

Advances in Monolithics Technology

  • Monolithic Refractories
  • Installation Techniques
  • Drying and Heating

Refractories for Non-Ferrous Industry

Modeling and Digitalization

  • Modeling and digitalization of refractories and their usage
  • Application of models in industrial practice to develop refractory solutions
  • Digitalization in industrial practice (digital exchange of data, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence)
  • Refractory engineering: design modeling and simulation of refractory materials

Testing and Standardization

TECHNICAL REVIEWERS
  • Andreas Buhr
    Almatis
  • Carlos Pagliosa
    RHI Magnesita
  • Celso Amoedo
    Togni Refratários
  • Christian Dannert
    European Centre for Refractories
  • Christoph Wöhrmeyer
    Imerys
  • Christos Aneziris
    Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
  • Dana Goski
    Allied Mineral
  • Daniel Cölle
    EKW Refractories
  • Daniele Lima
    Vesuvius
  • Douglas Galesi
    Shinagawa Refractories
  • Eduardo Togni
    Togni Refratários
  • Erwan Guéguen
    RHI Magnesita
  • Fred Bretas
    Ibar Refratários
  • Graziella Pacheco
    RHI Magnesita
  • Günter Deutsch
    RHI Magnesita
  • Gustavo Nogueira
    RHI Magnesita
  • Hong Peng
    Elkem
  • Jeff Smith
    University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Luis Otávio Falsetti
    Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Marc Huger
    Université de Limoges
  • Mariana Braulio
    4Cast
  • Martin Geith
    RHI Magnesita
  • Matheus dos Santos
    Redlab
  • Matheus Naves
    RHI Magnesita
  • Murilo H. Moreira
    Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Otávio Borges
    Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Paschoal Bonadia (coordinator)
    Bonatech Solutions
  • Paul Ormond
    Alumina Ceramic & Refractory Material
  • Rafael Salomão
    Universidade de São Paulo
  • Sérgio Cabral
    RHI Magnesita
  • Silvia Camelli
    Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia
  • Thorsten Tonnesen
    RWTH Aachen University
  • Vânia Salvini
    SOLVE High Temperature Ceramics
  • Victor Pandolfelli
    Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Vítor Domiciano
    RHI Magnesita
  • Waldir Resende
    Ibar Refratários
  • William Headrick
    RHI Magnesita
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Send your Abstract

We invite you to showcase your research and innovations at UNITECR 2025 by submitting your abstract for review. A technical committee will evaluate all submissions to identify the most impactful contributions in subject areas covered by our conference track themes. Selected abstracts will form a key part of the technical program, offering an opportunity to present your work to industry leaders and peers.

Detailed instructions for abstract submissions are available on the submission platform, which you can access by clicking on the button below. All abstracts must be submitted by December 20th, 2024, at 23:59 GMT-6.