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Refractory Ceramics Expert with 15+ years of techno-commercial and academic research experience

Profile Summary

15 years of techno-commercial and academic R&D experience in materials, ceramics, refractory monolithics, cement & glass. Expertise in project administration, strategic goals, leading research teams, collaboration (cross-functional/external), recruitments (individuals/teams), lab-instrument setup, upscaling & commercialisation. Proven track records of innovation, research grants, mentorship, lectures, people supervision, high-quality publications, editorial, new product, technology & process development.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Crystallography
• ☆ X-Ray Crystallography
• ☆ Ceramic Engineering
• ☆ Applied Chemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing

Work Experience

Distinguished Professor

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

October 2022 - Present

R&D Scientist

Vesuvius

December 2019 - August 2022

Postdoctoral Fellow

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

April 2017 - April 2019

Research Associate

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute CSIR

May 2016 - December 2016

Technical Consultant

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute CSIR

November 2015 - April 2016

Education

PhD (Refractories & Traditional Ceramics Division)

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute CSIR

June 2010 - October 2015

Certifications

• TurboS (Leading Safety on the Shop Floor)

  Vesuvius

  December 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

MITHUN NATH, Tengteng Xu, Yibiao Xu, Ning Liao, Yawei Li (2021). High-Temperature Chemical Stability of Cr(III) Oxide Refractories in the Presence of Calcium Aluminate Cement . Materials.

Liao, N., Qiu, B., Nath, M., Li, Y., Sang, S.(2020). Effects of nano ZrO<inf>2</inf> content on the comprehensive properties of BN-SiC composites . Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 813.

Kahlenberg, V., de Villiers, J.P.R., Odendaal, D., Kr&#252;ger, H., Song, S., Nath, M.(2019). A new ternary phase in the system CaO–Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>–Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>: Crystal structure and thermal expansion of CaAl<inf>2</inf>Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>7</inf> . Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 102. (11). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 6968-6979.

Nath, M., Song, S., Liu, H., Li, Y.(2019). CaAl<inf>2</inf>Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>7</inf>: Formation, synthesis, and characterization of a new Cr(III) compound under air atmosphere in the Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>–CaO–Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> system . Ceramics International. 45. (13). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 16476-16481.

Nath, M., Song, S., Xu, T., Wu, Y., Li, Y.(2019). Effective inhibition of Cr(VI) in the Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-CaO-Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> refractory castables system through silica gel assisted in-situ secondary phase tuning . Journal of Cleaner Production. 233. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1038-1046.

Xu, T., Xu, Y., Li, Y., Sang, S., Wang, Q., Zhu, T., Nath, M., Zhang, B.(2019). Corrosion mechanisms of magnesia-chrome refractories in copper slag and concurrent formation of hexavalent chromium . Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 786. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 306-313.

Nath, M., Kumar, P., Song, S., Li, Y., Tripathi, H.S.(2019). Thermo-mechanical stability of bulk (Al <inf>1–x</inf> Cr <inf>x</inf> ) <inf>2</inf> O <inf>3</inf> solid solution . Ceramics International. 45. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 12411-12416.

Wu, Y., Song, S., Xue, Z., Nath, M.(2019). Formation Mechanisms and Leachability of Hexavalent Chromium in Cr <inf>2</inf> O <inf>3</inf> -Containing Refractory Castables of Electric Arc Furnace Cover . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science. 50. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 808-815.

Liao, N., Niu, B., Qiu, B., Nath, M., Li, Y., Gan, Z.(2019). Enhanced thermal shock resistance of BN-based composites sintered by hot-pressing with the introduction of nano oxides . Materials Science and Engineering A. 767.

Ren, B., Li, Y., Nath, M., Yan, S., Wang, Q.(2018). Abrasion resistance and thermal conductivity of ZrO<inf>2</inf>-containing bauxite refractories in the transition zone of a cement kiln . Ceramics International. 44. (15). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 18942-18948.

Nath, M., Song, S., Li, Y., Xu, Y.(2018). Effect of Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> addition on corrosion mechanism of refractory castables for waste melting furnaces and concurrent formation of hexavalent chromium . Ceramics International. 44. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2383-2389.

Ren, B., Li, Y., Nath, M., Wang, Q., Xu, Y.(2018). Enhanced alkali vapor attack resistance of bauxite-SiC refractories for the working lining of cement rotary kilns via incorporation of andalusite . Ceramics International. 44. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 22113-22120.

Nath, M., Song, S., Garbers-Craig, A.M., Li, Y.(2018). Phase evolution with temperature in chromium-containing refractory castables used for waste melting furnaces and Cr(VI) leachability . Ceramics International. 44. (16). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 20391-20398.

Wang, Q., Li, Y., Liao, N., Xu, X., Sang, S., Xu, Y., Wang, G., Nath, M.(2017). Synthesis of boron and nitrogen-doped expanded graphite as efficient reinforcement for Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-C refractories . Ceramics International. 43. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 16710-16721.

Kumar, P., Nath, M., Roy, U., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2017). Improvement in thermomechanical properties of off-grade natural magnesite by addition of Y<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> . International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 14. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1197-1205.

Nath, M., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2016). Hot corrosion behavior of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> refractory by molten glass at 1200 °C under static condition . Corrosion Science. 102. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 153-160.

Nath, M., Kumar, P., Maldhure, A.V., Sinhamahapatra, S., Dana, K., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2016). Anomalous densification behavior of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> system . Materials Characterization. 111. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 8-13.

KUMAR, P., NATH, M., GHOSH, A., TRIPATHI, H.S.(2016). Thermo-mechanical properties of mullite—zirconia composites derived from reaction sintering of zircon and sillimanite beach sand: Effect of CaO . Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition). 26. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2397-2403.

Nath, M., Reddy, V.P., Sinhamahapatra, S., Dana, K., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2015). Effect of alumina reactivity on the densification and properties of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> refractories . International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 12. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 608-613.

Kumar, P., Nath, M., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2015). Enhancement of thermal shock resistance of reaction sintered mullite-zirconia composites in the presence of lanthanum oxide . Materials Characterization. 101. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 34-39.

Kumar, P., Nath, M., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2015). Synthesis and characterization of mullite-zirconia composites by reaction sintering of zircon flour and sillimanite beach sand . Bulletin of Materials Science. 38. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1539-1544.

Nath, M., Tripathi, H.S.(2015). Thermo-mechanical behavior of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> refractories: Effect of TiO<inf>2</inf> . Ceramics International. 41. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3109-3115.

Nath, M., Dana, K., Gupta, S., Tripathi, H.S.(2014). Hot corrosion behavior of slip-cast alumina-chrome refractory crucible against molten glass . Materials and Corrosion. 65. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 742-747.

Singh, S.P., Nath, M., Karmakar, B.(2014). Quantum and dielectric confinements of sub-10 nm gold in dichroic phosphate glass nanocomposites . Materials Chemistry and Physics. 146. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 198-203.

Nath, M., Sen, S., Banerjee, K., Ghosh, A., Tripathi, H.S.(2013). Densification behavior and properties of alumina-chrome ceramics: Effect of TiO <inf>2</inf> . Ceramics International. 39. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 227-232.

Karmakar, B., Som, T., Singh, S.P., Nath, M.(2010). Nanometal-glass hybrid nanocomposites: Synthesis, properties and applications . Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. 69. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 171-186.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Tripathi, H.S., Nath, M., Ghosh, A.(2015). Development of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>–Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> refractories by reaction sintering of hydrated alumina and chromic oxide . 14th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories, UNITECR 2015, in conjunction with the 58th International Colloquium on Refractories.