He is a renowned scientist in the field of metallurgy and chemical engineering in Kazakhstan. He has completed all stages of organizational, scientific, teaching, and professional careers, from department engineer to university rector and department head at the Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Kazakhstan. Member of the International Engineering Academy and National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan on SIPS 2025 (Original article here: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/1114883?lang=ru)
The annual Sustainability through Science and Technology / Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2025) was held in Cebu, Philippines.
For over 20 years, the Summit has brought together chemists, metallurgists, biologists, physicians, lawyers, and other specialists from around the world. The Summit's key message is that sustainability can only be achieved through a balanced development of science and technology, economics, and the social sphere.
Scientists from the National Center for Integrated Processing of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented modern technologies for the mining and metallurgy industry. At the summit's plenary session, First Deputy Director General, Professor Dosmurat Aitkulov, shared the Center's experience in sustainable development. The audience was interested in the following areas: creating a promising raw material base for critical metals, replenishing and developing the ore base using cost-effective mining technologies in complex geological and environmental conditions using automation and digitalization, developing resource-saving technologies for the integrated processing of ore, substandard, and man-made raw materials with maximum extraction of valuable components.
Representatives of the National Center for Complex Materials and Mineral Processing of the Republic of Kazakhstan actively participated in the symposia held as part of the Summit. Young scientist and PhD Farida Kapsalamova co-chaired the section on new materials and shared the results of her project to evaluate the effect of temperature on the production of a complex FeNiCrCuSiC alloy based on thermodynamic calculations. This alloy is intended for use in the production of high-strength components subject to impact loads. Svetlana Efremova, Chief Scientific Secretary, Professor, and member of the Summit Symposium Organizing Committee, presented a zero-waste technology for recycling secondary raw materials to produce high-added-value products.
The uniqueness of this technology lies in the integration of several technological processes into a single, closed-loop system. Environmental challenges, waste, and byproducts generated during one process serve as a solution and source of raw materials for another. As a result, recycling rice and coke production waste enables the production of carbon adsorbents for hydrometallurgy and lightweight insulation materials for lining metallurgical units. Byproducts such as silicate solution and organic condensate are used in the production of high-temperature materials as binders, replacing industrial liquid glass and lignosulfonate. Spent adsorbents are regenerated, and the wash solutions are returned to the appropriate stage of the main process. It's worth noting that Kazakhstani professors received international awards established in honor of Nobel Prize laureates as a recognition of their work. Dosmurat Aitkulov received the Marcus International Managing Award in management, and Svetlana Efremova received the Klizing International Engineering Award in mineral processing.
The implementation of the center's innovative developments, based on the symbiosis of science and technology, will contribute to economic growth while improving the environment.
