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P. I. Sanin 
i.) Ke Sedin 
G. V. Vinogradov, Doctor 
Description: 
This institute was established some time during 1959 using, as a 
model, the Department of Petroleum and Gas Chemistry and Technology of the 
Petroleum Industry, which was then closed. The new Institute incorporates 
a number of laboratories, such as the Laboratory for Petroleum Chemistry and 
the Laboratory for Radiochemical Processes. The original purpose of the 
Institute was to study the utilization of petroleum and "natural and inci- 
dentally recovered gases" to produce intermediate materials for the polymer 
industry. Subsequently, development work was conducted on polyhydrocarbons, 
such as polyisoamylene, polyvinylcyclohexane, and polybutylene, with 
increased strength, temperature, and electrophysical properties. Investiga- 
tions have also been carried out on the results of radiolytic decomposition 
of aromatic compounds. The Institute has developed new methods for testing 
the mechanical properties of polymers, and in collaboration with the State 
Institute for Design and Planning of Rubber Industry Plants, has designed 
equipment for the pyrolysis of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons. They have 
also designed an enlarged-condenser, gas-separator unit for isolating 
individual hydrocarbons. Investigations on the radiation resistance of 
various fractionation products have also been conducted. Members of the 
Institute have participated in a number of technical conferences. The 
Institute grants advanced academic degrees. 
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Name: Institute of Petroleum 
(Institut nefti) 
Magee: Gur 'yev 
Director: -- 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Kazakh S.S.R. (1962) 
Selected Staff Members: 
Vv. G. Ben'kovskiy, Corresponding Academician (Kazakh S.S.R.) 
Ye. A. Drizo 
T. M. Goroslovskaya 
S. S. Sukharev 
