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

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
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). p. 6968-6979.
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. p. 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). p. 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). p. 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). p. 18942-18948.
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). p. 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). p. 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). p. 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). p. 1197-1205.
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. p. 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). p. 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). p. 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. p. 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). p. 1539-1544.
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). p. 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). p. 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). p. 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). p. 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.