Main trends of scientific Activity in IPCP RAS


 
1. GENERAL PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
1.1.Dynamics of molecular reactions and energy re-distribution. Non-equilibrium processes. Dynamics of nuclear and electron spins, dipoles.
1.2.Elementary reactions.
1.3.Influence of real structure of solids and solutions on the rate and regularities of chemical transformations.
1.4.Reactions in solids. Chemical mechanics. Dispersed structures and nanostructures.
1.5.Macrokinetics. Transfer processes and chemical reactions. Open systems. Stationary and non-stationary states. The theory of technological processes.
1.6.Mathematical problems of chemical physics.
1.7.Development of new experimental methods, including femtosecond spectroscopy, NMR, EPR-spectroscopy, calorimetry.

2. STRUCTURE OF MOLECULES AND SOLIDS
2.1.Relationship between the molecules structure and their reactivity.
2.2.Structure and properties of photosensitive crystals, superionic conductors, organic metals and superconductors, energetic and physiologically active compounds.
2.3.Crystal chemical engineering of materials with desired structure.
2.4.Controlling of chemical reactions via crystal, molecular and permolecular structure of reagents.
2.5.Structure and properties of the surface of solids.

3. KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF COMPLEX CHEMICAL REACTIONS
3.1.Thermal, electro-, photo- and radiation-chemical processes. Kinetics of processes in highly organized systems.
3.2.Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Cluster and heterometallic catalysts, immobilized catalysts, ferments. Mechanism of their activity.
3.3.Biomimetics.

4. CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF COMBUSTION AND EXPLOSION PROCESSES
4.1.Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical transformations in combustion and explosion processes.
4.2.Kinetics and mechanism of combustion of condensed substances and gases. Filtration combustion. Thermal self-ignition and thermal explosion.
4.3.Detonation. Chemical transformations and energy transfer on the shock wave profile. Deformation and destruction of plastic and brittle materials upon shock effects.
4.4.Optical, thermodynamic and chemical properties of strongly compressed non-ideal plasma.
4.5.Conversion of combustion and explosion energy into energy of other types.
4.6.Mathematical modeling and theory of combustion and detonation.
4.7.Explosion and fire safety in industry. Environment monitoring.

5. CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF POLYMERS FORMATION AND MODIFICATION
5.1.Kinetics of polymer formation and destruction.
5.2.Macromolecular design, structure, properties and application of synthetic and natural polymers and related composites. Interphase phenomena in polymers and composites.
5.3.Development and investigation of polymers and composites having unique optical, electric and magnetic properties.
5.4.The theory of macromolecule structure and phase formation in polymeric materials.
5.5.Development of physical methods for polymers analysis.

6. CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS
6.1.Kinetics and molecular mechanism of normal and pathologic functioning of biosystems: a particular role of free radical processes.
6.2.Study of mechanism of inhibitors, antioxidants, nitroxyl radicals, membrane protectors and adaptogenes action. Development and investigation of new medicines for oncology, cardiology and traumatology. Targets and mechanisms of their therapeutic effect.
6.3.Elementary processes in biosystems. Electron transfer.

 
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