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Dr. Svetlana Yefremova

Svetlana Yefremova

I graduated Chemical Department of the Kazakh State University after S.M. Kirov (1991).
I joined National Center on Complex Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan RSE in 2004 as a Head of the laboratory of silica carbon composites having worked for several years as a Head of chemical and analytical sector of the Central Laboratory for the NODFOS JSC (1992-1997) and as a Post-graduate student, a Senior Lecturer, and an Associate Professor at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (1997-2004) after academic degree of Candidate of Chemical Sciences was conferred (1999). I was promoted to a Head scientific secretary in 2009, got academic degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences in 2010 and academic rank of Professor in 2012.

My current research covers chemistry and technology of new materials, composite materials production and use, sorption processes, minerals processing.

I have next awards:

Diploma of Republican annual Shapagat competition held by the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice of the RK, for the best invention of 2007.
Prize of Academician E.A. Buketov in the Metallurgy and Enrichment of the Academy of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017).
Breastplate III degree “Labor Fame” (“Enbek Danky”) of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2019).
Breastplate “Best Worker of the Chemical Industry” (“Khimiya onerkesibinin uzdik kyzmetkeri”) of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2021).
The Thank You Letter of Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2022).
State scientific scholarship for leading scientists (2022).

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.




Dr. Svetlana Yefremova receiving the Von Klitzing International Engineering Award from Dr. Florian Kongoli at FLOGEN SIPS 2025
Dr. Svetlana Yefremova receiving the Von Klitzing International Engineering Award from Dr. Florian Kongoli at FLOGEN SIPS 2025

Dr. Florian Kongoli congratulating Dr. Svetlana Yefremova during the FLOGEN SIPS 2025 award ceremony
Dr. Florian Kongoli congratulating Dr. Svetlana Yefremova during the FLOGEN SIPS 2025 award ceremony

Dr. Svetlana Yefremova delivering an acceptance speech during the FLOGEN SIPS 2025 award ceremony
Dr. Svetlana Yefremova delivering an acceptance speech during the FLOGEN SIPS 2025 award ceremony