THEMATIC EDITOR
THEMATIC FIELD: CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
LISHTVAN IVAN Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (1980, since 1974 - corresponding member), Doctor of Science (in Engineering) (1969), professor (1971). Foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences Honored Worker of Science and Technology of BSSR (1978). Area of expertise: Scientific research in colloid chemistry and physics-and-chemistry of natural disperse systems, nature management and environmental protection. |
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Development of concepts in rheology, structure formation, dispersion and modification of natural systems. Discovery of factors that determine the structure of peat. Study of the hydrophilicity, heat and mass transfer and rheology of organic-genic natural dispersed materials. Development of peat classification by the content of cathions and sorbed moisture, the equations for calculating the main features of the peat composition and properties. Formulation of the principles of physicochemical peat mechanics. Discovery of patterns of the transport of moisture and ions during the peat drying and freezing. Identification of the main directions of the use of peat in economy based on the proposed classification. Study of the migration and diffusion of radionuclides in natural media. Study of the main environmental problems and peculiarities of nature management in the Republic of Belarus. Investigation of the composition and properties of brown coal and oil shale deposits of the Republic of Belarus, as well as the main areas of their integrated processing. | |
Foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2000) 2002 - State Prize of the Republic of Belarus for a series of works "Diagnosis of the state of the natural environment on the basis of aerospace, lidar, terrestrial and chemical-analytical methods and means: research, development, implementation." Prize of Academies of Sciences of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova in 1997 for the work "New carbon adsorbents obtained from local raw materials to solve problems of ecology and medicine." Awards: 1982 - Order of Peoples Friendship, 1998 - Order of Francysk Skaryna, medals. |
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Publication activity |
RSCI- h-index (RSCI) is 11
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• Micro- and macro-rheology of disperse systems. Minsk: ITMO, 1975.
• Physical-chemical mechanics of humic substances. Minsk: Science and Technology, 1976 (co-authored by Kruglitsky N.N., Tretinnik V.Yu.).
• Physical and chemical principles of peat production technology. Minsk: Science and Technology, 1983 (co-authored by)
• Problems of rational use and protection of peat resources in the BSSR. Minsk: Znanie, 1985
• Peat physics and chemistry. M.: Nedra, 1989 (co-authored by)
• Physical processes in peat deposits. Minsk: Science and Technology, 1989 (co-authored by Bazin E.T., Kosov V.I.).
• Mass transfer in natural disperse systems. Minsk: Science and Technology, 1992 (co-authored by Abramtz A.M., Churaev N.V.).