Boreskov Institute of Catalysis of SB RAS

The Boreskov Institute of Catalysis of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences is a largest in the world specialized institute working in this field. The Institute carries out fundamental and applied studies practically in all field of catalysis: structural and mechanistic characterization at the molecular level of varios catalysts and catalytic reactions, chemistry of catalyst preparation, kinetic stadies of catalytic processes, mathematical modeling and engineering of catalytic reactors and processes, development and commercialization of new industrial catalysts and processes. Sophisticated instumentation for in situ analytical control of catalyst state and reaction mixture composition, including instumentation for adsorption, kinetic, structural and spectral studies are available at the Institute. All this allows to obtain within short time intervals unique combination of data about the structure of active centers, detailed reaction kinetics and mechanism, and to use these data for purposeful design of new catalysts and catalytic technologies.

The list of personnel of the Institute inscribes 1000 people, among them 434 reseachers including 1 full member and 2 corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about 40 doctors of sciences and 200 candidates of sciences. The Omsk Branch of the Institute guided by Prof. V.K.Duplyakin unites about 50 researchers. Here, the pilot plant of the Institute for manufacturing adsorbents and catalysts is situated as well. The scientists of the Institute work in 34 research laboratories and 17 research group in Omsk. Service, Managing and Engineering Departments of the Institute support and promote its research activity.

Institute of Catalysis of Siberian Branch of Academy of Sciences was founded in 1958 and now it is one of major research institutions in catalytic chemistry over the world. Initiator of the Institute and its permanent director up to 1984 was academician Georgii K.Boreskov (1907-1984), an outstanding specialist in chemistry and catalysis with international recognition, a significant manager of research. In 1992 his name was assigned to the Institute. G.Boreskov contributed remarkably to generation of scientific traditions and style, research trends and activities. Over several last decades fundamental and applied catalysis became a separate trend in chemistry and chemical engineering encompassing varios fields of physics, mathematics, biology and engineering. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis has played a key role in this breakthrough.

Scientific Council of the Institute is its brain center. Besides the heads of Laboratories and Departments, leading reseachers are the members of the Council as well.

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