Ufa scientist develops method for converting toxic substances into safe ones

Ufa scientist Dmitry Kornilov has developed a method for deactivating toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The main sources of aromatic hydrocarbons are industrial emissions from coke-chemical, metallurgical, oil refining industries, as well as heating systems, thermal power plants, aviation, automobile and water transport.

As reported by the press service of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the project proposed by Dmitry Kornilov, candidate of chemical sciences and head of the youth laboratory "Design of new functional materials for industry, agriculture and medicine", is based on the use of a cheap reagent, which, due to the chemical reaction, can convert a toxic compound into a new and safe one in a short time.

The method is being tested at the Physical Chemistry and Chemical Ecology Department of the Chemistry Institute of Ufa Science and Technology University. From a fundamental point of view, the research results are of significant interest to ecologists, biochemists, geochemists, and specialists in the field of physical organic chemistry. In the future, they can be used at coke-chemical, metallurgical and oil refining plants.

Let us recall that the Head of Bashkortostan significantly supports the scientific community, including the republic's young scientists.

"From the republic's budget, we annually allocate 500 million rubles for direct measures to support science. Thanks to our grants, this year 63 young scientists will improve their living conditions, 236 will undergo internships at the best universities in Russia and friendly countries," Radiy Khabirov noted.

Author: Leyla Aralbaeva