History of development of coal chemical research in Tuva
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.1.7Keywords:
coal; Tuva; history of science; Tuvan studiesAbstract
The article presents previously unexplored aspects of the history of geological and geochemical studies of Tuvan coals (Republic of Tuva, Russia) from 1982 to the present, conducted by scientific organizations and universities in Tuva.
Between 1982 and 1985, scientists and faculty members of the Kyzyl State Pedagogical Institute, commissioned by the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, studied the mineral composition of coal, the processes of coal pyrolysis in a CO₂ flow, supercritical dissolution in an autoclave, and other related phenomena.
Subsequent research on advanced coal processing was carried out by specialists from the Tuvan Complex Department (TCD) of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1986–1995) and the Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources (TuvIKOPR) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1996 to the present). These studies have helped address fundamental problems related to the beneficiation of coals from the Ulug-Khem Basin, the patterns of their thermochemical transformations, energy-technology processing modes, and other issues.
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Tas-ool L. H. and Kulikova M. P. History of development of coal chemical research in Tuva. New Research of Tuva, 2025, no. 1, pp. 91-101. (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.1.7
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Lyubov H. Tas-ool, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Leading Researcher, Head, Chemical-technological Laboratory, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: 117A Internatsionalnaya St., Kyzyl, 667007, Russia.
E-mail: tasool51@mail.ru
Marina P. Kulikova, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher, Chemical-technological Laboratory, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: 117A Internatsionalnaya St., Kyzyl, 667007, Russia.
E-mail: mpkulikova@mail.ru
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