TSU chemists created a new generation material for Bashkiria plant

TOMSK, Oct 22 – RIA Tomsk. Scientists of Tomsk State University (TSU) improved the technical characteristics of aluminosilicate adsorbent used at oil and gas facilities and produced at the Salavat Catalyst Plant (Bashkortostan); this will allow the company to increase competitiveness in Russia and abroad, the university’s press service said on Tuesday.

It is specified that the TSU chemists were tasked with improving the technical characteristics of the aluminosilicate adsorbent used at oil and gas industry facilities. Aluminosilicate adsorbents – gray, white or colorless, transparent or matted granules – are used in the industry for drying gas atmospheres, and can be used as carriers of organic synthesis catalysts.

"The development of physical and chemical properties using the modern instrument base of the Faculty of Chemistry (FC) of TSU and the competencies of the Engineering Center of Chemical Technology (ECCT) made it possible to obtain updated brands of adsorbents that are superior of their operational properties to their analogues on the market", – is said in the report.

It is added that timely updating of product properties with the involvement of scientists will allow the domestic manufacturer to successfully compete in the adsorbent market not only in Russia but also abroad.

"The implementation of such industry-oriented work is possible only with the close cooperation of science, engineering and industrial enterprise interested in supplying of high-quality products that meet all consumer requirements", – senior researcher of the Laboratory for Catalytic Research of TSU Faculty of Chemistry Grigory Mamontov is quoted in the message.

The Salavat Catalyst Plant (SkatZ LLC) is the largest producer of catalysts and adsorbents for enterprises in the oil and gas sector in the Russian Federation. Its competencies include production and delivery of products, engineering of processes for drying and purifying gases and liquids, designing of sorption systems and performing of a full cycle of work to increase the efficiency of existing plants.