Induction crucible furnaces as melting devices have great advantages, the most important of which are the ability to obtain very pure metals and alloys of a precisely specified composition, the stability of the resulting metal’s properties, low waste of metal and alloying elements, high productivity, the possibility of full automation, good working conditions for maintenance personnel, and low environmental impact.…

The development of new technological processes and the improvement of existing technologies, where refractory materials for various purposes and technical ceramics with an operating temperature of up to 1900°C are used, require these materials to not only have high thermal insulation properties but also sufficient strength and high mechanical properties. Moreover, some components in both newly developed and existing systems…

Graphene is a single layer of graphite in which carbon atoms form a hexagonal lattice. The increasing interest in graphene is due to its enormous application potential and a range of unique properties: mechanical, electronic, optical, and others. So far, a number of methods for obtaining graphene are known, of which five main methods can be distinguished: 1.Micromechanical peeling of…

In this publication, we do not aim to highlight specific achievements of our company’s work and summarize the results for the short period since its founding earlier this year, but rather to outline the direction of our graphene research. This includes identifying priorities for our research to integrate it into existing technological processes and create new technical and technological processes…

The problem of health and environmental safety in the production and operation of periclase-carbon products has been addressed using various methods, but so far, unsuccessfully. Phenolic binders, resins, and pitches of various origins, which are used in the production of products, have not been minimized without losing operational properties. As a binder, there must be a component that cannot lead…

Carbon is a unique element in Mendeleev’s periodic table. It is a component of countless inorganic compounds as well as the main component of organic compounds. Carbon itself can form various allotropic forms: diamond, graphite, fullerene, nanotubes, etc. Its uniqueness is also determined by the fact that all allotropic forms have different properties. Most interesting is graphite, or more precisely…

The presence of gases and non-metallic impurities in metals and their alloys, even in hundredths or thousandths of a percent, significantly reduces their strength and plasticity. To purify metals from undesirable impurities such as gases, oxides, nitrides, and other non-metallic inclusions, a complex of technological operations has been developed, which can be collectively termed “refining”. The refining process is of…

The work of our company on new binders for refractory materials has been carried out with the aim of reducing their production costs, primarily reducing energy costs, shortening the time for preparing mold materials for operating conditions, and increasing the application temperature of these materials. We have mainly worked on binders for monolithic refractory materials, especially for cement-free refractory materials,…