Science and technics

On Wednesday, April 9, a working meeting was held at Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University with representatives from the University of Malaya, one of the oldest and leading universities in Malaysia. In a videoconference format, the parties discussed the details of organizing the Russia-Malaysia Raw Materials Forum.

The technology involves the disposal of environmentally hazardous phosphogypsum dumps with the extraction of valuable products for the chemical and metallurgical industries, as well as agriculture, along with the simultaneous extraction of rare earth metals (REMs).

LNG production in Russia in 2024 amounted to 34.7 million tons. By 2035, it is expected to triple. While pipeline gas remains significantly cheaper, well-known political issues in recent years have reduced deliveries through this distribution channel. Additionally, LNG trade reduces dependency on a single supplier, which is particularly important under current conditions.

Its participants stated that the remote format for presenting scientific research proved to be highly effective.

В Санкт-Петербургском горном университете императрицы Екатерины II завершилась Международная научно-практическая конференция «Транспорт. Взгляд в будущее»

Industrial enterprises in the USSR, as is well known, were divided into Groups ”A” and ”B.” The first group comprised manufacturers of means of production and was given clear priority over the second, which was responsible for producing consumer goods.

The Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) has announced that demand for raw materials used in metal production is projected to grow by 10.5% in 2025, while supply is expected to decline by 3.4%. Chile, a global leader in the copper market, could significantly benefit from this rising demand. However, Cochilco estimates that non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises will operate with minimal profits. The issue lies in the rapid decline in ore quality, which consequently increases production costs.

Since the beginning of the second half of 2024, the global methanol market has shown a steady rise in prices. In the Asia-Pacific region, prices increased by 18% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. This change in economic conditions has sparked renewed interest in a resource-saving reactor developed by scientists from St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II. The reactor produces syngas, which can subsequently be processed into methanol.

The in-pipe scanner for oil pipelines, developed by scientists from St. Petersburg Mining University, has successfully passed initial testing at the university’s Sablino training facility. The introduction of this invention could help oil transportation companies worldwide significantly reduce energy costs associated with pumping oil through main and inter-field pipelines by promptly detecting water accumulations. For example, Transneft enterprises alone could gain an additional profit of approximately 380 million rubles per year.

The interaction between Iranian and St. Petersburg universities is progressing both thoroughly and rapidly. It would seem that these two definitions should contradict each other, especially in the field of serious research, but in this case, these are certainly compatible parameters. It happens in science.