Areas of research at the Department of Technical Electrochemistry:
– electrochemical formation of protective and functional coatings by metals, alloys and oxides;
– electrochemical synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds of high purity;
– processing of secondary metal-containing raw materials, refining of non-ferrous metals;
– production of oxide films on valve metals;
– electrochemical polishing and dimensional processing of metals;
– making exact copies by galvanoplastics;
– study of electrical parameters of chemical current sources;
– corrosion monitoring and forecasting of the life of the remedies in operational conditions;
– intensification of alkaline water electrolysis to solve the problems of hydrogen and nuclear power.
Research works
funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
“Development of methods for applying protective coatings to power equipment of nuclear power plants”
№ DR 0125U000029, 2025-2027
Scientific adviser: Ph.D. Kanunnikova Nadiia Oleksandrivna
The project is focused on determining the optimal parameters of the processes of forming protective coatings on austenitic stainless steels that will have increased resistance to high-temperature corrosion in the coolant medium of the first and second circuits of VVER-1000 reactors, and on determining their composition and structure. The research covers the following areas: studying the kinetic regularities of coating formation and the effect of electrolysis modes on the properties of oxide films on stainless steel; analyzing the anodic behavior of chromium-containing oxide composites and developing new methods for voltammetric rapid analysis of their protective properties; studying the chemical and phase composition of the formed coatings and assessing the possibility of forming modified coatings by non-stationary electrolysis; conducting high-temperature corrosion tests on stainless steel.
A team of young scientists is working on the project, consisting of: 4 senior researchers, 1 junior researcher, 2 engineers, 1 graduate student, and 2 students.
Other research projects funded by the Ukrainian state budget over the past 10 years:
2023-2025 “New functional materials with nano- and submicron structuring for components of ‘green’ hydrogen energy” (No. DR 0123U100316). Scientific supervisor: Antonina Oleksandrivna Maizelis, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Senior Researcher
2022-2023 “Development of nanotechnological methods for preventing corrosion of structural materials in thermal and nuclear power plants” (DR 0122U001258). Scientific supervisor: Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Victoria Shtefan
2020-2021 “Development of electrochemical methods for obtaining dual-use materials and compounds” (No. DR 0120U001002). Scientific supervisors: Doctor of Technical Sciences, Prof. Boris Ivanovich Bayrachny (2020), Doctor of Technical Sciences, Prof. Gennady Georgievich Tulsky (2021)
2019-2021 “Development of resource-saving methods for the electrochemical formation of functional nanostructured coatings for the needs of alternative energy, mechanical engineering, and medicine” (No. DR 0119U002564). Scientific supervisor: Doctor of Technical Sciences, Senior Lecturer Antonina Oleksandrivna Maizelis
2017-2018 “Functional materials in environmentally safe electrochemical processes of renewable energy and mechanical engineering for dual-use objects” (No. DR 0117U004886). Scientific supervisor: Doctor of Technical Sciences, Prof. Boris Ivanovich Bayrachny
2015-2016 “Creation of modified materials for the efficient electrochemical conversion of solar energy into hydrogen and heat” (No. DR 0115U000535). Scientific supervisor: Boris Ivanovich Bayrachny, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor