Michail Vasil'evič Lomonosov

This paper is dedicated to the 300^th anniversary of Michail Vasil'evič Lomonosov, Russiás first world‐renowned scholar. He was educated in Russia and Germany and founded the first chemical laboratory in the Academy of St. Petersburg. There he carried out many quantitative experiments especially in the field of melting glasses. He argued in favor of a corpuscular structure of matter and explained physical and chemical phenomena on the basis of his theory. He also contributed to the humanities by writing numerous papers about the history of the Russian nation and the grammar and the poetics of the Russian language. In his personal life he also wrote himself poems and odes.     

Chemical,Plasma Chemical,and Photochemical Methods for Preparing Digermane

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - Photochemical, chemical, and plasma chemical procedures for preparing digermane were studied experimentally. The plasma chemical procedure in corona discharge...     

Non-ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons

The state-of-the-art of transition of the chemical sector producing ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in Russia to non-ozone-depleting substances (NODS) is considered. The review summarizes the studies conducted by the Russian Scientific Center Applied Chemistry (St. Petersburg) and a number of Russian Academy Institutes including substantiation for the production methods of non-ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons; the most probable chemical mechanisms of their synthesis; the basis for standard process flow diagrams to be used in their full-scale manufacture; and the information on actual and newly created NODS production facilities in the Russian Federation.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2364–2371, November, 2004.     

Deep catalytic treatment of waste gas from sulfur dioxide,nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide at processing products of detoxication of toxic substances

The Russian Federation in January 1993 signed the Parisian “Convention about the prohibition of development, production, accumulation and application of chemical weaponry and about its destruction.” In 1996 Federal target program “The destruction of the reserves of chemical weaponry in the Russian Federation” that has status of presidential was approuved for purposes of the realization of the Convention. The convention came into force on April 29, 1997.     

Perovskite: Name Puzzle and German-Russian Odyssey of Discovery

Today the term ‘perovskite’ is used to designate the crystalline structure of a wide variety of ABX₃ ionic compounds. However, historically this name was used for a specific material, having been coined for a mineral, calcium titanate (CaTiO₃). This mineral was discovered in the Ural Mountains, Russia. The first sample of the mineral was transferred from Saint Petersburg to Berlin in 1839 by the Russian mineralogist Alexander Kämmerer, who gave the sample for further investigation to the German mineralogist and crystallographer Gustav Rose. Rose determined its properties and chemical composition and named the mineral after the Russian politician and mineralogist Lev Perovski. The present essay describes the background of this discovery as well as the life stories of the personalities involved.     

A simple chemical method for visualization of sebaceous fingerprints on unfired cartridge cases by Prussian blue deposition

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - This paper presents a new method for chemical development of latent fingerprints on unfired cartridge cases and some metal surfaces. It is based on chemical...     

Composition and Properties of the Unique Oil from Azerbaijan’s Naftalan Oilfield

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Azerbaijan’s Naftalan oil is unique in the world because of its medicinal properties. The physicochemical characteristics and chemical composition of...     

Development and implementation of industrial technologies for synthesis of fluorine compound with the application of elemental fluorine

A survey is given on the application of elemental fluorine in chemical plants and research centers of Russian Federation.     

Recent advances in computational 31P NMR: Part 1. Chemical shifts

This is the first part of two closely related reviews dealing with the computation of phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shifts in a wide series of organophosphorus compounds including complexes, clusters, and bioorganic phosphorus compounds. In particular, the analysis of the accuracy factors, such as substitution effects, solvent effects, vibrational corrections, and relativistic effects, is presented. This review is dedicated to the Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Professor Boris A. Trofimov in view of his invaluable contribution to the field of synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance, and computation studies of organophosphorus compounds.     

Chemical vapor deposition of boron-containing films using B(OAlk)3 as precursors: thermodynamic modeling

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Thermodynamic modeling of the process of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of boron-containing films in the chemical system B—C—O—H was carried out. The...     

The accreditation system for Russian analytical laboratories and its development

The analytical laboratories accreditation system (SAAL) began its work in 1992. At first, SAAL was created for laboratories performing quantitative chemical analysis, but its activities have constantly expanded. SAAL presently covers laboratories determining oil and petroleum properties, properties of construction materials, parameters of dangerous and harmful industrial goods, precious stones, rubber, plastic, metals etc. Today, SAAL comprises over 3,000 accredited laboratories, 34 accreditation bodies and over 200 assessors united under the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology. Within the Russian Federation, SAAL is recognized by various bodies and organizations as a reliable tool in the demonstration of technical competence of laboratories. This report is devoted to the history of SAAL, describing the separate stages of its development, evolution of its requirements for laboratories and accreditation procedures, the principles on which SAAL was based, and conformity of these principles to the legal requirements of the Russian Federation. Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Metrology, November 2006, Tel Aviv, Israel.     

Stabilization of phosphorus in (1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylphosphole)palladium

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Our quantum chemical calculations predicted high stability of a palladium complex with 1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylphosphole (ppp). The ligand, ppp, is unstable in free state...     

Comparative analysis of chemicals management systems

A comparative analysis of international, regional, and national, including Russian systems of chemicals management is performed. The review is focused on the approaches and tools that favor sustainable development in the provision of chemical safety.     

Effect of Modification on the Toxicity of Sorption Materials Intended for Wastewater Treatment

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - The results of an experimental study of chemical and thermal modification of galvanic sludge which is the basis of composite sorption materials intended for...     

Estimation of the Rate Constants of the Chemical Reaction Stages in a Enclosed Non-Isothermal Gradientless Reactor

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - A method is described to estimate the rate constants of the chemical reaction stages without using optimization algorithms. The idea of the method is to...     

Russian studies on microfluidic systems for chemical analysis

The review presents studies of Russian authors over the past 15 years on microfluidic systems and their application in chemical analysis.     

Conservation Laws for Chemical Reactions with Arbitrary Kinetics in a Partially Stirred Reactor

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - One of the difficulties encountered in solving direct and inverse chemical kinetics problems is the complexity of studying multidimensional systems of...     

NMR study of mono- and dilithium derivatives of alkyl and arylstannanes

Element-centered mono- and dianions of alkyl- and arylstannanes were studied by NMR spectroscopy. The ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR chemical shifts for the dianions R₂SnLi₂ (R = Ph, Et) were measured for the first time.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2229–2231, October, 2004.     

A Model of Solid-Phase Synthesis in Binary Powder Mixtures with Allowance for Caking

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - A mathematical model of solid-phase chemical synthesis in a binary powder mixture is constructed and studied with allowance for the shrinking of the...     

Chemical Modification of Graphene

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Methods of graphene preparation, its structure, physical and chemical properties are reviewed. Two stages of chemical modification of graphene are...