METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POROUS SINTERED MAGNESIA, BACKFILL FOR PRODUCING A HEAVY-CLAY REFRACTORY PRODUCT WITH A GRANULATION FROM THE SINTERED MAGNESIA, PRODUCT OF THIS TYPE, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, LINING OF AN INDUSTRIAL FURNACE AND INDUSTRIAL FURNACE

A method for producing a granular material from sintered magnesia by sintering of pressed articles, in particular pellets, from MgO powder, preferably from caustic MgO powder, and subsequent mechanical comminution of the pressed articles, the sintering being carried out in such a way that the granular material has a grain porosity (total porosity), according to DIN EN 993-1:1195-04 and DIN EN 993-18:1999-01, of from 15 to 38 vol %, preferably 20 to 38 vol %. Also, a batch for producing a coarse ceramic, refractory, shaped or unshaped product containing the porous sintered magnesia, to such a product produced from the batch and to a method for its production, to a lining, in particular a working casing and/or a backing, of a large-volume industrial furnace, the lining, in particular the working casing and/or the backing, having at least one such product, as well as to such an industrial furnace.