When switching large petrochemical enterprises in the catalysts developed by scientists CFI, the cost of production will be able to reduce the price by 0.5 percent.
(Kazan, July 19, “Tatar-inform”). The Chemical Institute AMButlerov K (R) FS experience a unique organometallic catalyst nanoparticles. Development of Kazan scientists has no analogues in Russia and greatly exceeds the foreign analogues in efficiency and cost, the press center of CFI.

Work on the project is a group of young scientists laboratory “New catalysts for the petrochemical industry,” headed by a graduate name Butlerov Chemical Institute Husnuriyalovoy Alia. Just recently, she represented the project “New catalysts based on nanoparticles for the petrochemical industry” at a conference in Prague, he was awarded a diploma.

“Currently known processes and polymerization catalysts of ethylene oligomerization have several disadvantages, among which – the complexity of preparation. That is what causes the relatively high cost. Moreover modern catalysts have low storage stability and significant toxicity (due to the use of chromium compounds). We were able to resolve all these disadvantages by making the catalyst directly into the polymerization reactor, using inexpensive components. These are nanosized particles of 3d-Group VIII metals – ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum. By changing their composition and size, you can receive a variety of products – oligomers or polymers of different molecular weight, “- said the researcher at the laboratory” New catalysts for the petrochemical industry, “Alexander Sukhov.

Of particular interest is the method of production of organometallic catalysts. There Kazan scientists have gone through that before them had never been used. metal complex laboratory “New catalysts for petrochemistry” is produced by electrochemical method. Hence, low cost catalysts and reduce the cost of production of polymers. By the most conservative forecasts, the transition of large petrochemical enterprises in the catalysts developed by scientists CFI, the value of the finished product (made of polymeric materials and derivative petrochemical synthesis) will be able to reduce the price by 0.5 percent. Taking into account the volume produced in Tatarstan polymer products the economic effect of the introduction of this technology will amount to 120 million rubles a year, and in Russia – 200 million rubles.

While the project of young scientists only laboratory tests, and say that petrochemical enterprises will take the development perspective adopted tomorrow, it is too early. But at a recent oil summit RT scientific team working on the project “New catalysts based on nanoparticles for the petrochemical industry,” was approved by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, and at the same time and money order in the amount of 100 thousand. Rubles.