Vitaly Arkadyevich Afanasyev
Afanasyev Vitaly Arkadyevich
Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Born in 1928. Graduated from Saratov State University.
In 1960, he was invited to the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR for the position of Deputy Director for Science at the Institute of Organic Chemistry. He worked as the director of this Institute, simultaneously leading a laboratory, a department of chemical technology, and served as the director of the Center for Accelerated Implementation of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR.
His scientific interests were mainly focused on the chemical and structural properties, reactivity, and catalysis of carbohydrate reactions, including polysaccharides, as well as the application of physical methods in organic chemistry. As a result of his scientific research, patterns of the glycosidic center reactions of sugars were established, catalytic methods for the synthesis of carbohydrate-containing physiologically active substances with low toxicity, high water solubility, and selectivity of action were developed. At the Shostka Chemical Reagents Plant, a method for producing glycosides of urea, which is the basis for the synthesis of anti-tumor medical preparations, was implemented in production.
For his impeccable and effective scientific and inventive work and training of scientific personnel, he was awarded the Jubilee Medal “For Diligent Labor,” a certificate of honor from the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR, Honorary Certificates from the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR, the Central Committee of the Komsomol, the Lenin District Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, the Republican Committee of Trade Unions, the Republican Branch of the Mendeleev All-Russian Society of Chemists, and the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR.
He has published more than 300 scientific works, including 15 monographs and popular science brochures, educational manuals, and is the author of 25 inventions and technological developments.
Main Inventions:
1. Method for obtaining N-glucoside of urea. Patent No. 382613, 1973.
2. Method for the destruction of cellulose. Patent No. 507584, 1976.
3. Method for obtaining sorbents. Patent No. 731744, 1980.
4. Method for obtaining cellulose powders with a porous structure. Patent No. 840062, 1981.
