Laboratory of Hydrocarbon Chemistry

The Laboratory of Hydrocarbon Chemistry was established in 1986 to conduct fundamental research in the field of activation, functionalization and catalytic transformations of saturated hydrocarbons and their derivatives, and to create the foundations for new energy-saving and environmentally friendly processes for processing hydrocarbons from oil and gas. Currently, the main activities of the laboratory are research in the field of: creation of new bifunctional acid nanoscale and mesoscale catalysts for petrochemical processes of hydrocarbon transformation (isomerization of saturated hydrocarbons, oligomerization of olefins, etc.); development of approaches to the creation of nanoscale catalysts for hydrogenation of aromatic compounds and the production of components of special fuels resistant to the presence of heteroatoms in raw materials; preparation of components fuels based on renewable raw materials; catalytic processes of transformation of various types of hydrocarbons, including frame ones, with the participation of cation radicals