CONVENTION PROGRAM

09:00–09:30 — PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION

 

09:30–09:45 — OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

 

OFFICIAL WELCOME SPEECH TO THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS:

 

Oleg Aksyutin,

D. Sc. in Engineering, Associate of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy Chairman of the Board – Head of Department, Gazprom

 

Pavel Zavalny,

Ph. D. in Engineering, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; President, Russian Gas Society

 

09:45–10:45 – PLENARY SESSION

 

MODERATOR:

 

Vladimir Vagarin,

Ph. D. in Engineering, CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

 

SPEAKERS:

 

Vladimir Vagarin,

Ph. D. in Engineering, CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

Report: Experience and prospects of membrane technologies development at Gazprom

 

Stepan Bazhenov,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Deputy Director, Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Report: Developing membranes to be used in Gazprom’s system

 

Ilya Vorotyntsev,

D. Sc. in Engineering, Professor of Physical Chemistry Department, Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology

Artyom Atlaskin,

Ph. D. in Engineering, Head of Laboratory, Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology

Report: Development and test results of promising membrane separation technologies for Gazprom’s facilities

 

Alexey Volkov,

D. Sc. in Chemistry, Senior Research Officer, Adviser to Director, Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Report: Membrane separation of fluid media in hydrocarbon processing

 

10:45–13:00 – SECTION 1. MEMBRANE-POWERED EXTRACTION OF TARGET COMPONENTS FROM NATURAL GAS

 

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

Research and development of membranes to extract valuable components from natural gas and gas flows (helium, hydrogen, etc.).

Development and introduction of the membrane technology to enhance separation of various impurities from natural gas (carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, carbon sulfur, carbon sulfur oxide, mercaptans, etc.).

Production of membranes and membrane modules to be used in Gazprom’s system.

Development of the gas separation membrane technology, including the conventional one and the one based on zeolite membranes and membrane contactors.

Developing hybrid membrane technologies: cryogen membrane, absorption membrane, adsorption membrane and other gas separation technologies required for Gazprom’s purposes.

Development of a membrane-based gas separation module.

Introducing the membrane-based gas separation technology: operation results of membrane gas separation plants in Russia and abroad.

 

MODERATOR:

 

Vladimir Vagarin,

Ph. D. in Engineering, CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

 

SPEAKERS:

 

Vadim Pavlenko,

Senior Engineer – First Deputy CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

Alexey Kononov,

Senior Engineer – First Deputy CEO, Gazprom Dobycha Noyabrsk

Report: Membrane-based helium condensate recovery unit operated at Chayanda Oil and Gas Condensate Field: use case

 

Natalia Kislenko,

Ph. D. in Engineering, Adviser to CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

Pavel Yemelyanov,

Head of Department, Saratov Affiliate of Gazprom Proektirovanie

Report: Creation of new membrane-based procedures and units in Gazprom’s system

 

Georgy Kagramanov,

D. Sc. in Engineering, Head of Membrane Technology Department, Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology

Report: Industrial membranes design guidelines

 

Alexandra Pulyalina,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Department, St. Petersburg State University

Report: Membrane materials for hydrogen extraction

 

Yulia Bespalko,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Research Officer in the Laboratory at Boreskov Catalysis Institute, Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Report: Using radiation thermal agglomeration of applied membrane functional layers to obtain pure oxygen and hydrogen

 

Emil Voznesensky,

D. Sc. in Engineering, Professor at Plasma-Chemical and Nano Technologies of High Molecular Materials Department, Kazan National Research Technological University

Report: Regeneration of gas separation membrane elements used to extract helium from natural gas

 

Anton Petukhov,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod

Report: Developing hybrid membrane technologies for natural gas procession

 

Alexander Kotenko,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Head of Hydrocarbon Technologies Department, Grasys

Report: Grasys. Developing new areas of gas-separation membrane production, including for the purposes of import substitution

 

13:00–14:00 – LUNCH

 

14:00–17:00 – SECTION 2. MEMBRANE SEPARATION OF FLUID MEDIA

 

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

 

Using membranes to produce lithium carbonate from hydromineral feedstock and formation waters.

Using membranes to remove mineral salts from water-methanol solutions.

Producing Russian-made membranes to be used in Gazprom’s system.

 

MODERATOR:

 

Vladimir Vagarin,

Ph. D. in Engineering, CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

 

SPEAKERS:

 

Alexey Zheltov,

Deputy CEO, Gazprom Proektirovanie

Report: Lithium carbonate production sites in Gazprom’s systems: establishment prospects

 

Anastasia Penkova,

D. Sc. in Chemistry, Professor at Analytical Chemistry Department, St. Petersburg State University

Maria Dmitrienko,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at Analytical Chemistry Department, St. Petersburg State University

Report: Development and research of membranes for fluid media separation

 

Alexandra Pulyalina,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Department, St. Petersburg State University

Report: Extraction of sulfur-containing components from oil by means of membrane technologies

 

Dmitry Izyumchenko,

Ph. D. in Engineering, Head of Gas Mining Commercial Technologies Centre, Gazprom VNIIGAZ

Dmitry Fedulov,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Deputy Head of Gas Mining Commercial Technologies Centre, Gazprom VNIIGAZ

Report: Developing the technology and substantiation of the process flow for the lithium carbonate production unit

 

Boris Samarin,

Deputy Senior Engineer, Head of Engineering Centre, Nizhny Novgorod Affiliate of Gazprom Proektirovanie

Report: Designing a pilot unit for lithium carbonate production from hydromineral feedstock at Kovykta Gas Condensate Field

 

Andrey Loyko,

Technical Director, Group 7

Report: Technical economical optimisation of key stages in lithium extraction from hydromineral feedstock

 

Yulia Bort,

Head of Technological Department, Nizhegorodneftegazproekt

Marat Nureev,

Chief Specialist of Technological Department, Nizhegorodneftegazproekt

Report: Extraction of lithium from hydromineral feedstock under the technology designed by Nizhegorodneftegazproekt based on nanostructure membranes

 

Dmitry Butylsky,

Ph. D. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at Physical Chemistry Department, Kuban State University

Report: Prospects and restrictions in introduction of low reagent membrane technologies for lithium extraction from natural waters

 

Sergey Demakhin,

Ph. D. in Geology and Mineralogy, CEO, Petrohim

Report: Prospects and restrictions in introduction of low reagent membrane technologies for lithium extraction from natural waters

 

Pyotr Belov,

Director, Laitor

Report: Practical approaches to lithium extraction in oil and gas mining sites: integration of Russian technologies used for treatment, sorption and membrane concentration

 

17:00–17:20 – SUMMING UP RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE