VALENTIN
FAINBERG (Krasnogorov)
Curriculum
Vitae and List of Publications
Birth place: Leningrad,
Russia
Birth date 12.20.1934
tel. (7-812) 699-3701
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e-mail: valentin.krasnogorov@gmail.com
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
Dr. Sc. Degree Academy of Sciences, Estonia,
1974.
Associated Professor The Highest
Academic Commission of the USSR,
1968
Ph.D. North-Western Polytechnic
Institute, Leningrad,
1964.
Engineer Diploma Polytechnic Institute, Tallinn,
1956
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1964-1991 Leningrad University for
Management.
Lectures
on Chemical Engineering.
Supervision of Doctors' and
M. Sc. theses.
Two books on the history of
chemistry, papers.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
1968-2013 Consultant in industry
2013 Tallinn Technical University, Estonia. Guest professor.
2009-2010 St.-Petersburg University of
Culture and Arts. Visiting-professor.
2003-2007 Haifa Municipality, Member of City Council
1998-2003 Haifa Municipality,
Deputy Mayor of Haifa
1992-1998 Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering, Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology,
Haifa, Israel.
Scientist on a special contract.
Fuel research laboratoty - organization and management. Research in fuel science and technology. Investigation
of petroleum, oil shale, and shale oil processing, building materials.
Major projects included
development of methods for the production of energy by means of integrated
processing of oil shale; petroleum processing; environmental problems; methods
of production of bitumens, medicines; waste polymer
processing, etc.
1961-1991 Leningrad Academy
of Management, Russia:
1986-1991 Leading Scientist
1985 Professor
1975-1984 Senior Scientist
1967-1974 Associate Professor
1964-1966 Assistant
1961-1964 Doctorate
Teaching
in chemical engineering. Research on oil shale and shale oil technology:
production of coke, plasticizers, protective coatings, polymers. Investigation of the composition of fuels. Research on corrosion protection.
Research
on polar properties of complex systems.
1960-1961 Lenneftekhim
Institute (Institute of petrochemical processes), Leningrad, Russia,
senior engineer.
Designing
equipment for petroleum refineries.
1956-1960 Oil shale plant "Kiviter",
Estonia,
engineer
Designing
equipment for oil shale processing plants.
MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH:
Chemical and energy engineering. Petroleum
and oil shale science and technology. Waste processing.
LANGUAGES:
Russian, English, Hebrew, French, German
PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS: 10 Patents, 72
Publications, including 4 books.
CONSULTING:
1993-2007 Various
companies, Consultant
1995-1998 Ministry
of the Industry and Trade, Israel. Consultant.
1991-1998 PAMA - Energy
Research Development, Ltd., Israel. Consulting on oil shale
processing.
1968-1990 "Kiviter"
oil shale plant, Estonia. Consulting on engineering problems.
1974-1991 "Slantsy"
chemical plant, Russia. Consulting on petroleum and shale oil processing.
1978-1991 Institute Of Civil Engineering, Leningrad. Consulting on methods of corrosion protection.
1978-1991 Institute of
Petrochemical Processing, Leningrad.
Consulting on engineering problems.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
1988-1993 “Contract
Ltd. Co.”, (Leningrad – St. Petersburg). President.
A company for the production and marketing of building
materials.
LITERATURE ACTIVITY:
1992 - present Union of
the Israel Writers, member
1986 - present Union of Theater Artists of the Soviet
Union (Russia),
member
1985 - present Writers Union, Russia,
member
1988-1991 Association of the Dramatists of
Petersburg, president
1994 - present Israeli
literature magazine “22”,
editor board, member
1974-2012 28 plays are presented in more than
300 theaters of Russia, Germany,
Poland, USA, Bulgaria,
Romania, Mongolia, India,
Albania,
etc. Four books are published.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
UN Symposium on Oil Shales, The paper: "Methods of Shale Oil Selective
Extraction".
MEMBERSHIP: Russian Chemical Society
PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITY:
1992 – 2008 "Energy
Resources Int." Journal,
USA , Member of Editorial Board
1995 – 2002 "Oil
Shale" Journal, Estonia, Member of Editorial Board
1995 - 2005 "Israeli
Repatriate Scientist" Internet Journal, Editor
1996 – 2000 Israel
Association of Immigrant Scientists, Vice-President
1978 – 1989 Academic
Council of the Technical University, Leningrad,
member
1979 - 1991 Academic
Council of the Institute Of Civil Engineering, Leningrad, Russia,
member
AWARDS
1994 "Hershel Rich Technion
Innovation Award".
1994 Mitchell-Soref Award"
1998 “International Man of the Year”, Cambridge
Biographic Center, England.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
1966-1990 Institute of Economic Engineering, Leningrad. About 45 graduate students (M.Sc.)
1995-1999 Technion. Judith Gersten, Ph.D.
LIST OF PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
A. ORIGINAL PAPERS
1. Fainberg, V. Characteristics of the
Hydrodynamic Regime of Oil Shale Vertical Retort; Oil Shales, No. 1,
27-32, (1961). (In Russian)
2. Fainberg, V and Zelenin, N.;
Methods of Increasing Electrode Coke Yield from the Shale Oil; In the book Chemistry
and Technology of Oil Shales and Oil Shale Products, Nedra
Publishers, Leningrad, 89-98. (1968). (In Russian)
3. Fainberg, V; Ksido,
L.; Bovicheva, A. and Zhirnova,
N. Use of Shale Oil Plasticizers in the
Production of Rubber Items; Oil Shales, No. 5, pp. 24-29 (1971). (In
Russian)
4. Fainberg, V. The Composition of High
Boiling Fractions of Baltic Shale Oil; Chemistry of Solid Fuel, No. 2,
pp. 76-81. (1972). (In Russian)
5. Ksido, L. and Fainberg,
V. Investigations of the Polar
Properties of Shale Oil Components; Chemistry of Solid Fuel, No. 3, pp.
145-147. (1972). (In Russian)
6. Lalazarova, A.; Bogdanov,
V. and Fainberg, V. Use of Shale Oil Products in Anticorrosion
Epoxy-Compositions; in the book Designing
and Mounting of Sanitary Technical Systems, Stroitelstvo
Publishers, Leningrad, v. 34, pp.
126-133, (1973.) (In Russian)
7. Fainberg, V. Investigation of the Composition of Shale Oil
High-Boiling Fractions; Oil Shales, No. 2, pp.
17-22. (1974) (In Russian)
8. Fainberg, V and Ksido,
L. Method for Determination of Dipole Moments of
Molecular Complexes; Journal of Phys. Chem., No. 4, pp. 997-998 (1974).
9. Fainberg, V . Antoshina, G. and Ksido, L. Shale Oil PTP Plasticizers for Rubber
Regeneration; Oil Shales, No. 4, pp. 23-26 (1976). (In Russian)
10. Fainberg, V. Investigations of Polar Properties of
Oxygen-Containing Molecules of Shale Oil and H-Bonds Between Them; in the book Investigations
in the Chemistry and Technology of the Fuels Processing Products,
Leningrad, LTI Publishers, pp. 15-22.
(1982) (In Russian)
11. Fainberg, V. Methods for Solvent Extraction of Shale Oil;
in the book Investigations in the Chemistry and Technology of the Fuels
Processing Products, Leningrad, LTI Publishers, pp. 6-14. (1982).
12. Fainberg, V. Shale Oil as a Prime Matter for Chemical
Industry; in the book Investigations in the Chemistry and Technology of the
Fuels Processing Products, Leningrad,
LTI Publishers, pp.
31-36. (1982). (In Russian)
13. Bogdanov, V. and Fainberg,
V. Phosphor-containing Oligomers; in the book Chemistry
and Technology of Oligomers, Leningrad,
LTI Publishers, pp. 52-57 (1984). (In
Russian)
14. Fainberg, V. Shale Oil as a Source of Chemicals. Шn the book Investigations of
the Chemistry and Technology of Fuels Processing Products, LTI Publishers,
Leningrad, pp. 131-37. (1986) (In Russian)
15. Pokonova. Yu. and
Fainberg, V. The Production of Carbon Materials from Shale
Oil; Fuel
Science and Technology International (U.S.A.), v. 7, , pp. 951-967
(1989). (In Russian)
16. Pokonova, Yu. and
Fainberg, V. The Production of Carbon Adsorbents from
Shale Oil Phenols, Fuel Science and Technology International (U.S.A.),
v. 8, No. 1, pp. 27-38 (1990).
17.
Podorozhansky, M.; Fainberg, V.; Laichter,
S., & Hetsroni G. Cryoscopic Analysis of the Shale Oil. Oil Shale Journal, No. 10/4, 307-313.
(1993).
18. Fainberg V.; Podorozhansky,
M. ; Laichter, S.; &
Hetsroni, G. Oxygen and Nitrogen
Compounds of Israeli Shale Oil. Fuel Science & Technology International, (U.S.A.),
No. 12/4, pp. 581-593. (1994).
19. Fainberg,
V; Hetsroni, G.
& Leichter, S. Ichthyol
Production from Israeli Shale Oil. Oil Shale Journal.,
1995., 12/1, 39-45.
20.
Fainberg,
V.; Ishai, I.;
Hetsroni, G. & Laichter, S. High-Sulfurized
Shale Oil as a Prime Matter for Bitumen Production. Oil Shale Journal.,
1995., 12/4, 305-316.
21.
Fainberg, V. & Hetsroni, G. Oil Shale as an Energy Source in Israel. Energy
Sources (USA),
18/1, 95-105. (1996).
22.
Fainberg, V.; Podorozhansky, M.;
Hetsroni, G.; Klachouck, H. & Brauch, R. Changes In The Composition And Properties
Of The Vacuum Residues As A Result Of Visbreaking. Fuel
Science & Technology International (USA), 14(6), 839-866.
(1996)
23.
Fainberg, V.; Klachouck, H.; Hetsroni, G.; Brauch,
R. Correlations between
properties of various feedstocks and products of visbreaking. Fuel Science & Technology International
(USA), 14(6), 753-765.
(1996).
24.
Fainberg, V.; Hetsroni,
G. Research and development in oil shale
combustion and processing
in Israel.
Oil Shale, 13/2, 87-100. (1996).
25.
Ishai, I.; Fainberg,
V.; Hetsroni. Shale Oil
Bitumen - Production And Suitability As Paving
Asphalt. Road & Transport Research,
12/4, 305-316. (1996).
26.
Fainberg,
V.; Hetsroni G;
Feiglin, T.; Schwartz, A. High-Sulfur shale oil as a component of
rubber stock. Oil Shale Journal, 14/2, p. 133-142. (1997).
27.
Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A; Hetsroni, G. Secondary pyrolysis of
the products of the thermal destruction of high sulfur oil shale. Energy &
Fuels, USA,
11, 915-919, 1997.
28. Fainberg,
V.; Garbar, A; Hetsroni, G. Thermal transformations
of sulfur compounds during secondary pyrolysis of the oil shale retorting
products. Erdoel & Kohle Erdgas Petrochemie, Germany,
331-333, July-August, 1997.
29. Fainberg,
V., Garbar, A.; Hetsroni, G. Integrated processing of oil shales into
energy and chemicals using combined cycle technology. Energy Sources, USA, 11, 915-919. (1997).
30. Fainberg,
V.; Garbar, A., Gersten,
J.; Hetsroni G., and Yu. Shindler. Utilization of
waste polymers through one-stage low-temperature pyrolysis with oil shale. Fuel
(London). 1999. Volume : 78, 8, pp.
987-990.
31. Fainberg,
V.; Gersten, J.; Hetsroni G., and Yu. Shindler. "Kinetic study of the thermal decomposition
of polypropylene, oil shale and their mixture.” Fuel, London, July 2000.
B. BOOKS
1.
Zelenin, N., Chernysheva,
K. and Fainberg, V. Chemistry
and Technology of Shale Tar; Khimia Publishers, Leningrad, (1968).
Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6 (60% of the book).
American edition of the same book:
Published by USA Department of
the Interior, Washington, 437 pp. (1976).
2.
Fainberg, V. Explosives. Znanie
Publishers, Moscow, 192 pp. (1977).
3.
Fainberg, V. Justus Liebig; Znanie
Publishers, Moscow.
145 pp. (1980).
4.
Pokonova, Yu. and Fainberg, V. Oil
Shale and Shale Oil Chemistry ("Slantsekhimia");
VINITI Publishers, Moscow,
319 pp. (1985).
5.
Fainberg, V. Investigations and Processing of Oil Shales
in the World; .
TSNIITENeftekhim Publishers, Moscow, 93 pp. (1967).
6.
Fainberg, V. Problems and Perspectives
of Oil Shale Technology in Various Countries; TSNIITENeftekhim
Publishers, Moscow,
52 pp. (1981).
C. PATENTS
1.
Fainberg, V.; Pyrin,
N., and Rooks, I. Retort for Oil Shale
Processing, USSR
Certificate No. 132761, 1960.
2.
Fainberg, V. Vertical Kiln for Fuel
Retorting, USSR
Certificate No. 150963, 1962.
3.
Shaltyko, G.; Chernysheva,
K.; Fainberg, V., Tatarkina, G.; Yankovskaya, T.
Method for Fractionating of Shale Oils, USSR Certificate No. 151748, 1968.
4.
Zelenin, N.; Fainberg,
V. and Ksido, L.
Method for Alkyl Resorcinols Extraction from
Shale Oils, USSR
Certificate No. 386901, 1972.
5.
Bogdanov, V.; Fainberg,
V.; Lalazarova, A. and Bykova,
L. Epoxy Composition, USSR
Certificate No. 384385, 1973.
6.
Antoshina, Z.; Galkina, A.;
Pavlova, V.; Fainberg,
V.; Ksido, L.; Zelenin,
N.; Kolhir,
K.; Vainaste, I.; Zvereva,
N.; Ioonas, R.. Method for the Rubber Regeneration, USSR
Certificate No. 484226, 1975.
7.
Bogdanov, V.; Ksido, L.
and Fainberg, V. Anticorrosion Coating, USSR
Certificate No. 540478, 1976.
8.
Bogdanov, V.; Ksido, L.; Sakson, O.; Fainberg,
V. Epoxy Composition, USSR Certificate No. 576766, 1977.
9.
Bogdanov, V.; Ksido, L.; Sakson, O.; Fainberg,
V. and Foshin, O.
Polymer-Concrete Mixture,
USSR
Certificate No. 687034, 1978.
10.
Bogdanov, V.; Ksido, L.; Sakson, O.; Chernenko, V.; Zholudev, V.; Bochkovski, L.; Fainberg, V. and Radzevich,
V. Polymer-Concrete Mixture, USSR
Certificate No. 798071, 1981.
D. ABSTRACTS OF THE PAPERS SUBMITTED TO
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
1.
Fainberg, V. Investigations of the Green River Oil Shale; USA.
In the book Oil Shales. Geochemistry and Lithology, Valgus Publishers, Tallinn, 1975.
2.
Fainberg, V.&
Hetsroni, G. Oil shale combustion
and processing in Israel.
Congress of Scientists of Estonia. August 1996. p. 242.
3.
Belkin, S.; Stankevich, V., and Fainberg, V. Organic waste pyrocatalytic
processing. The 28-th Annual Meeting of Israel
Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, June 16-17, 1997,.
p. 35. University Haifa.
4.
Gersten, J.; Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A., and Hetsroni G. Utilization of waste rubber and
plastics. The 28-th Annual Meeting of Israel
Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, June 16-17, 1997, p. 48. University Haifa.
5.
Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A., Gersten,
J., and Hetsroni G. Integrated
processing of oil shales. Conference on oil shale processing, Dimona, Israel, February 19, 1998.
6.
Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A., Shindler,
and Hetsroni G. Combined processing of polymers and oil shales. Conference
on oil shale processing, Dimona, Israel,
February 19, 1998.
7.
Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A., Gersten,
J.; Hetsroni G., and Yu. Shindler. Processing of waste polymers with solid fuels.
Proc. of the 27-th Israel
Conference on Mechanical Engineering, May 1997, Haifa, Technion, 231-234. (1997.).
8. L. Tartakovski,
Y. Aleinikov, V. Fainberg,
A. Garbar, M. Gutman, G.
Hetsroni, Y. Shindler, and Y. Zvirin.
General conception of a gas engine for a hybrid vehicle, operating on methanol
dissociation products.. Proc. of the 27-th Israel
Conference on Mechanical Engineering, May 1997, Haifa, Technion, 231-234. (1997.).
9. L. Tartakovski,
Y. Aleinikov, V. Fainberg,
A. Garbar, M. Gutman, G.
Hetsroni, Y. Shindler, and Y. Zvirin.
Hybrid Propulsion System Based on an ICE Fueled by Methanol Dissociation
Products - General Concept. 31-st ISATA Conf., Duesseldorf, Germany, June 1998.
10. Fainberg, V. Chemical
and Energy Potential of Jordan and Israeli Oil Shales.
Proc. of St.-Petersburg Engg.-Economic University, 2010.
11. Fainberg, V. Oil Shale Revolution. Proc. of St.-Petersburg Engg.-Economic University,
2013. (In Russian)