Essay
Nikolay Zelinsky (1861–1953): Mendeleev's Protege, a Brilliant Scientist, and the Top Soviet Chemist of the Stalin Era
Prof. Elena K. Beloglazkina,
Assist. Prof. Tatiana V. Bogatova,
Prof. Valentine G. Nenajdenko,
Prof. Elena K. Beloglazkina
Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Prof. Valentine G. Nenajdenko
Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Elena K. Beloglazkina,
Assist. Prof. Tatiana V. Bogatova,
Prof. Valentine G. Nenajdenko,
Prof. Elena K. Beloglazkina
Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorAssist. Prof. Tatiana V. Bogatova
Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Prof. Valentine G. Nenajdenko
Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosow Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1–3, Moscow, 119991 Russia
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 03 September 2020
Abstract
This Essay outlines the life path and scientific achievements of Nikolai Zelinsky to testify to his contributions to organic chemistry, catalysis, and petrochemistry. His legacy includes four name reactions (the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky reaction, 1887; the Zelinsky–Stadnikov reaction, 1906; Zelinsky irreversible catalysis, 1911; the Zelinsky–Kazansky acetylene trimerization, 1924), pioneering contributions to the main oil-refining processes (thermal cracking, catalytic cracking, hydrodesulfurization, reforming, and oxidative regeneration of coked catalysts), the coal gas mask, Pd/C and other supported catalysts, and a very large scientific school.
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