Solutions tailored to your market
Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories has a longstanding commitment to advancing ceramics and refractories solutions tailored for the sustainable energy sector. Aligning with Saint-Gobain Group’s Net Zero Carbon 2050 initiative, PCR collaborates closely with industrial partners to develop innovative technologies aimed at decarbonizing essential industrial processes. With a strong foundation in materials like Silicon Carbide, Boron Carbide, and Alumina, PCR continues to push the boundaries of what ceramics and refractories can achieve in the quest for a greener future.
Solar power has long remained a niche energy source. Advancements in efficient solar panels has renewed interest in this sustainable energy source.
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Reactors for processing Polysilicon
Saint Gobain PCR manufactures reactor components made of Crystar® RB SiC and Refrax® NB SiC for processing high purity silicon.
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Hydrogen fuel is gaining increasing importance as a Carbon free alternative to fossil fuels. Saint Gobain PCR offers solutions based on Silicon Carbide material.
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Cooling tubes for alkaline electrolyzers.
Alkaline electrolyzers use an electrolyte to facilitate electrolysis of water to make Hydrogen. In this process, the electrolyte becomes hot and requires cooling. Hexoloy Silicon Carbide tubes are an excellent choice to cool the electrolyte.
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Lo-mass plates for Hydrogen fuel cells
Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories manufactures Crystar® 2000 Recrystallized SiC thin plates for firing of components used in Hydrogen fuel cells.
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Natural Gas pyrolysis reactor
Hexoloy Sintered SiC components enable high temperature pyrolysis of natural gas (methane) to produce H2 and Carbon.
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Nuclear power is a proven technology for many decades. It also enables countries to reduce their Carbon footprint.
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Seal face for reactor coolant pump
Nuclear reactors need to be cooled for safe operation. Saint Gobain PCR manufactures highly engineered Hexoloy SA SiC, and Noralide Si3N4 seal faces used in Reactor Coolant Pumps (RCP).
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Crushable insulators for MI Cables
Nuclear reactor temperature control is extremely important. Saint Gobain PCR manufactures crushable insulators, made of Alundum Alumina, for use in Mineral insulated metal sheathed (MIMS) thermocouples, as well as Mineral Insulated (MI) cables.
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Nuclear fuel pellets
Saint Gobain PCR manufactures high purity Alumina refractories for lining of furnaces used to fire nuclear fuel pellets.
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Micro nuclear reactor
Saint Gobain PCR manufactures Boron Carbide products for use in Micro-nuclear reactors. These products are used for Neutron Shielding.
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Aluminum industry is one of the leading industrial sources of CO2. Green Aluminum holds a lot of promise for large scale reduction in industrial CO2.
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Fused cast refractories for Aluminum Smelter
Saint Gobain manufactures fused cast refractories for lining of smelters that rely on ledge free technology to make aluminum.
Global steel industry is a significant source of CO2 emissions.
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Fused cast and pre-cast refractories for furnaces
Saint Gobain manufactures fused cast and pre-cast refractories for Direct Reduction of Iron Ore (DRI) furnaces.
Side by side with our customers, we develop pioneering ceramic and refractory solutions in line with a sustainable future.
Our collaboration is constant as we focus our efforts on supporting their decarbonization journeys. We deliver enhanced performance while minimizing our ecological impact. Our passion for R&D and innovation enables us to continuously explore and invent unique solutions to accelerate our global progress in carbon-reducing initiatives, across our entire value chain.
This is how we shape better ways to pursue our mission, contributing, along with all our stakeholders, to inspire a change industry-wide, today and tomorrow.
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