Samara university projects give impetus to import substitution
New technologies originating from Samara State University (SamSU) in the Lower Volga area are in demand across Russia’s sectors
Jan 26, 2015
New technologies originating from Samara State University (SamSU) in the Lower Volga area are in demand across Russia’s sectors, especially for the purposes of import substitution to replace western technologies no longer available to Russia, news portal VolgaNews reported.
Some of the projects developed at the Samara university "have no analogs in the world," the source claims. For example, researchers in a joint Italian-Russian material development project are reported to be using original SamSU computing software that enables the modeling of a material with given strength, hardness and other specific physical-chemical properties. The Samara regional government is actively supporting the application of these computing methods to local companies, including AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest auto maker.
Scientists at SamSU’s chemical department are working on technologies that may help with import substitution in oil production and oil refinery. For example, they have developed new approach to processing hydrocarbons with new metal nanoparticles based catalysts that are said to ensure quality oil refinery under less extreme conditions that are required with today’s technologies. With the approach fully adopted in the sector production processes will be made much faster and easier, thus saving much of the energy consumed today.
SamSU’s projects are reportedly in demand in other sectors as well. According to VolgaNews, the university’s new fiber-optic sensors already control production processes at Kommunar, a local mechanical engineering company.
Some of the projects developed at the Samara university "have no analogs in the world," the source claims. For example, researchers in a joint Italian-Russian material development project are reported to be using original SamSU computing software that enables the modeling of a material with given strength, hardness and other specific physical-chemical properties. The Samara regional government is actively supporting the application of these computing methods to local companies, including AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest auto maker.
Scientists at SamSU’s chemical department are working on technologies that may help with import substitution in oil production and oil refinery. For example, they have developed new approach to processing hydrocarbons with new metal nanoparticles based catalysts that are said to ensure quality oil refinery under less extreme conditions that are required with today’s technologies. With the approach fully adopted in the sector production processes will be made much faster and easier, thus saving much of the energy consumed today.
SamSU’s projects are reportedly in demand in other sectors as well. According to VolgaNews, the university’s new fiber-optic sensors already control production processes at Kommunar, a local mechanical engineering company.