A monolithic refractory castable material comprises from about 25 to about 80 weight percent of graphite, from about 1 to about 15 weight percent of a water dispersible, curable phenolic novolac resin, and from about 70 to about 15 weight percent of one or more refractory aggregates, based on the weight of the monolithic refractory castable material. The monolithic refractory castable material is water dispersible and may be delivered to a structure surface by casting, pumping, shotcreting or gunning processes. In one embodiment, the monolithic refractory castable material may be employed to install or replace a blast furnace lining.

The invention relates to a method for repairing, in a hot state, a region of a tank in a glass furnace, referred to as the region to be repaired, by means of a repair product (P), the method involving the following steps, at a temperature greater than 300 C.: a) defining a receiving space in the region to be repaired, referred to as the region to be filled, the region to be filled (10) having a bottom (12; 12); b) coating the bottom, the coating time, from the start of the introduction of the repair product into the region to be filled to the time at which the bottom is completely covered with the repair product, lasting less than 14 minutes; c) filling the region to be filled with the repair product, the rate of increase (V) in the repair product in the region to be filled being, at any time during the filling step, greater than or equal to 3 mm/min.

A formulation containing polymer, resin and cement combined with aggregate can be used as a gunnable mix that is applied to a surface by being conveyed pneumatically in dry form to a nozzle, where water is added. Polymer in the gunnable mix enables it to adhere and bond to a surface, such as carbon brick, of a lining of a vessel used for the containment of molten metals. The formulation may be used, for example, to repair and protect blast furnace hearth linings.