Since the Kharkov Institute of Technology, founded in 1885, and until 1917 educational departments of chemistry have focused on one department of chemistry, which included laboratory of inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry.
The department was headed by student N.N. Beketov Professor Ivan Osipov (1855 -1918 gg.).
Professor I.P. Osipov known scientist in the field of inorganic and organic chemistry. His main research focused on the study of the influence of the structure of organic and inorganic compounds in the thermodynamics of chemical processes. He has published over 50 scientific papers and a number of textbooks on chemistry. I.P. Osipov 27 years (1891 -1918 gg.) Headed Physico-Chemical Society.
In 1918, the Department of Chemistry was divided into three: inorganic and physical, organic and analytical chemistry.
From 1912 to 1929 Head of the Department was Professor A.N. Shchukarev (1864 – 1936), known physico-chemist in the research of thermochemical processes of burning, dissolving and creating connections.
Major works A.N. Shchukarev devoted to the kinetics and thermodynamics, thermochemistry and electrochemistry and theory of solutions. They offered to study the kinetics equation of solids. He also studied the critical phenomena in gaseous and liquid systems. A.N. Shchukarev trained a large group of domestic termohimikov. He prepared and published more than 70 scientific papers.
From 1930 to 1941 the head of the department was Professor Alexander Iosipovich Gunder (1886 – 1941).
His scientific activity was connected with analytical chemistry, as well as with the industry kinetics of esterification of organic compounds. His first works were devoted electroanalysis non-aqueous solutions. Scientific interest in this area, namely, the physical and chemical methods of analysis and analytical chemistry went through his entire life.I designed electroanalysis devices, water purification, soil analysis, and others. As well as built and organized the laboratory of physical and chemical methods of analysis. they proposed methods implemented in the educational process, and the results of research established a new course.
An important area of research, A.I. Gunder was to improve analysis methods that have been implemented in the industry: analysis of fuel – in the factory laboratory coking plants, water analyzes – for boilers of power plants. A.I. Gunder was active organizational and community work. In 1930 – 1931 years. He was assistant director of the training and enlisted the educational work of the Institute of Chemical Technology, and from 1935 to 1939. – Dean of general technical faculty of the Kharkov Institute of Chemical Technology. At various times, A.I. Gunder worked part-time in a number of other educational institutions of Kharkov, mainly to organize the Department of Chemistry. These Chairs have been established in the Kharkov Engineering and Technology Electrical Engineering Institute, the Military Economic Academy, the Industrial Academy. The Institute has created a unique laboratory of physical and chemical methods of analysis, which included a spectroscopic, microchemical and X-ray rooms. A.I. Gunder was a brilliant lecturer and methodologist, an active promoter of chemical knowledge. One of the first Russian scientists he was awarded the “Excellence in the chemical industry.” At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Professor A.I. Gunder was appointed commander of the air defense unit and died in the defense of the Chemical Corps Institute.
From 1941 to 1951 the department was headed by Yuri V. Korshun(1870-1951), a renowned expert in the field of analytical chemistry, synthesis and spectrographic studies of various pirolnyh derivatives. It was during these years at the department of new lines of research and create a team that carried them were initiated.
For example, Y. Korshun spent most research on the synthesis and study of the structure of pyrrole and its derivatives, together with staff of the Department prof. Roll K.V., Assoc. Bugay P.M. They are widely used in the new, at the time of physical and chemical methods, and the spectrographic method of research has been successfully applied them to the study of other heterocyclic derivatives. Professor Y.V. Korshun was among the first Russian chemists who took the path of realization of the theory of the electronic structure of atoms during chemical processes, particularly oxidative reductive in the field of organic and inorganic chemistry. In general, he has published more than 70 scientific articles devoted to physical and chemical analysis and organic chemistry. In addition, the department worked fruitfully: Prof. L. Meyer – a specialist in the field of coal chemistry, in the industry it published 32 articles; prof. K.V. Roll (1877 – 1958), who studied the problems of combustion and the heat of formation of derivatives aminopyrrolo, prepared and published 34 scientific works; Assoc. P. Bugay, student V. Korshunov, successfully worked in the field of structure and derivatives of aromatic aminov. In 1951 the department has 3 professors (Y.V. Korshun, K.V. Roll, L.M. Meyer), 4 associate professors (P. Bugay, Robert L. Fradkin and Y.U. Dolgina, E.A. Sokolov), and 5 assistants.
After the death of V. Korshun chair from 1951 to 1975 he headed Assoc. P. Bugay (1906-1995).
During his leadership the department staff consisted of 42 employees. With 22 teachers – 14 professors and candidates of sciences, 5 PhD students (1969.), And in 1975 – 45 employees. Expanded and themes of research work at the department. The main directions of scientific activity at the time were: a study of the structure, color and chemical properties of aromatic amines and their derivatives in different environments and spectrographic physicochemical me-todamy (Assoc P.N. Bugay, ass L.N. Bazhenov, ass. M. Naidenov, ass. Kanelskaya) comprehensive study of the oxidation of sulfur heterocyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons (assoc. M.P. Nechiporenko, assoc. B.G. Manoilenko, ass. I.G. Fedorchenko, G.P. Kakulin) study Physics -chemical properties of polyphosphoric acids (Assoc P. Bugay, ass. I.G. Fedorchenko, ass. S.V. Kondratenko, ass. V.I. Metryaeva) work on the production of liquid complex fertilizers based on polyphosphoric acid (assoc. P.M. Bugay, ass. IG Fedorchenko, ass. S.V. Kondratenko, ass. Metryaeva V.I.). According to the results of this work were published 82,it received 5 copyright certificates, 6 graduate students defended their dissertations. The department carried out and a large educational and methodical work. Every year the department has learned 2200-2300 students of day and evening departments of chemical and non-chemical specialties, so the staff of the department is constantly working on the development and improvement of curricula, guidelines, demonstration experiments.
Under the guidance of Professor V.I. Shagaydenko (1975 to 1986). Significantly changed the scientific activities of the department staff. Research is mainly focused on the creation of new technological processes, as well as to improve the corrosion protection of structural materials. Research work at the time was close to the production. One of the directions of scientific activity began research on projected soleoobrazovany and lead, which are observed in the extraction of natural gas and the removal of fluid on the gas and gas condensate fields in Poltava and Kharkiv regions (S.M. Korneev, T.F. Baykova, T. Natyaglaya, V.M. Bogdan, T. Rugalenko). Study of the corrosion and electrochemical behavior of carbon steel have been devoted to the study, which allowed to extend the timeline scrubber in metallurgical plants (N.M.Redko, V.I. Bulavin, N.V. Prilutskaya). Research of corrosion processes and methods inhibitor protection of oilfield equipment has also been the subject of several research projects, the results of which were introduced in the Shebelinka Akhtyrsky and deposits (V.I. Shagaydenko, S.M. Korneev, T.V. Miller, G.I. Chaly). The department also began to work on the chemical means of preventing complications during natural gas production associated with the deposition of inorganic salts in the tubing and the annulus (K.I.Tolstyak, V.I. Shagaydenko, S.M. Kornev, A.M. Butenko, V.I. Bulavin). Professor V. Biryukov, the author of over 100 scientific works, including 3 monographs, 14 copyright certificates on inventions developed an original method for determining the quality of coal. His scientific activity was aimed at the study of the coal structure, the features of their transformation, development of scientific bases, development of scientific bases of creation of coal charge for coking. Centrifuges, was authored by Y. Biryukov installed in laboratories of many coke plants in Ukraine and Russia, scientific research and educational institutions, where they are used to solve practical and theoretical problems associated with coal processing.
From 1986 to 1996 . At the head of the department was Professor Viacheslav V.Kutovoy, the author of 120 scientific publications, including two monographs, 20 certificates of authorship, a specialist in the field of technology of inorganic substances, such as production technology of concentrated nitric acid. The main areas of research have been in those years:
- Unification of laboratory fuel research methods;
- Development of methods for corrosion protection of oil and gas equipment;
- Research of heterocatalytic processes;
- Prediction of corrosion damage of metals, anti-corrosion protection of materials, electrochemical synthesis of materials with programmed properties.
In recent decades, the staff of the department, basically, worked on the creation of new technological processes. The main areas of work are: boreholes, fuel, electrochemistry, unification of methods for laboratory testing of fuel, its calorific value, volume and surface hardening of cutting tools, cleaning of waste gases from power plants, methods of corrosion protection, etc.
From 1996 to 2022 the department is headed by prof. Bulavin Victor Ivanovich.
Doctor of Technical Sciences, professor Ved Maryna Vitalyivna made an invaluable contribution to the development of the educational and scientific potential of the department.
For her important scientific results in the field of technologies for the formation of conversion and composite coatings to strengthen the surface of products, Marina Ved was awarded gold medals of the international competition for inventions and innovations “Novy Chas” in 2007 and 2010. The scientist also conducted fruitful scientific work aimed at the development and increasing the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as evidenced by the diplomas of the winner of the scientific development competitions of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in 2013, 2016 and 2017. Marina Vitalyivna was a member of two specialized academic councils for the defense of doctoral and candidate theses at NTU “KhPI” and “UDHTU” ( Dnipro), was a member of the scientific council of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on the problem of “electrochemistry”, participated in the organization of professional scientific forums. In 2014, she was the winner of the regional competition “Higher School of the Kharkiv region – the best names” in the nomination “Teacher of fundamental disciplines”. In 2016, as a visiting professor, she taught a course of lectures on nanomaterials science at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty). Maryna Vitalyivna was a delegate from Ukraine of the working group on electrochemical engineering, which is part of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. Professor Maryna Ved is a reviewer of recognized magazines “Corrosion Science”, “Surface and Coating Technology”. In 2018, for services to the Ukrainian people, she was awarded the Certificate of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Certificate of Honor of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and badges for a significant personal contribution to the implementation of the tasks of modern state policy in the field of education, conscientious work, and a high level of professional skill. She became a laureate of the Boris Paton National Prize of Ukraine in 2021 from KhPI for the work “Electrochemistry of functional materials and systems”. Maryna Vedh became the first woman scientist of the Kharkiv Polytechnic to be awarded the State Prize in the field of science and technology. Maryna Vitalyivna has 800 scientific and pedagogical works to her credit: more than 350 articles, 12 textbooks, including three English-language teaching aids, 13 monographs published in Ukraine and abroad, 90 author’s certificates and patents. As a research supervisor, she trained five candidates of sciences and two doctors of sciences.
