VALENTIN FAINBERG (Krasnogorov)

Curriculum Vitae and List of Publications

 

 

Birth place:                        Leningrad, Russia

tel.             (7-812) 699-3701

                              (7-951) 689-3-689

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-present                Consultant in industry

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, gas, 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, gas, 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-present      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 – present       "Energy Resources Int." Journal, USA , Member of Editorial Board

1995 – 2002          "Oil Shale" Journal, Estonia, Member of Editorial Board

1995 - present        "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).

2.       Zelenin, N. and Fainberg, V. Methods of the Shale Oil Separation by Selective Solvents; In the book Chemistry and Technology of Oil Shales and Oil Shale Products, Nedra Publishers, Leningrad, 12, pp. 264-277. (1963).

3.       Zelenin, N.; Shaltyko, G.; Chernysheva, K.; Tatarkina, G.; Fainberg, V., Yankovskaya, T. Light Shale Oil as an Antiseptic. In the book Chemistry and Technology of Oil Shales and Oil Shale Products, Nedra Publishers, Leningrad, 12, pp. 277-284. (1963).

4.       Zelenin, N.; Chernysheva, K.; Tatarkina, G.; Fainberg, V., Yankovskaya, T. Selective Extraction as a Method of Shale Oil Refining; In the book Chemistry and Technology of Oil Shales and Oil Shale Products, Nedra Publishers, Leningrad, 13, pp. 312-318. (1964).

5.       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).

6.       Ksido, L; Fainberg, V.; Ratsep, A. and Tsvetaeva, E.  Shale Oil Products as Softeners for Rubber Regeneration; Oil Shales, No. 3, pp. 14-19, (1968).

7.       Ksido, L; Fainberg, V.; Ratsep, A. and Tsvetaeva, E. The Production and Properties of Shale Oil Softeners for Rubber Regeneration; Oil Shales,  No. 5, pp. 13-17, (1969).

8.       Fainberg, V.  Separation of the Shale Oil Heavy Fraction by Selective Solvents;  in the book Technology and Economics of the Chemical Industry, Leningrad University Publishers, Leningrad, pp. 18-21. (1971)

9.       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).

10.    Fainberg, V. The Composition of High Boiling Fractions of Baltic Shale Oil; Chemistry of Solid Fuel, No. 2, pp. 76-81. (1972).

11.    Ksido, L. and Fainberg, V.  Investigations of the Polar Properties of Shale Oil Components; Chemistry of Solid Fuel,  No. 3, pp. 145-147.  (1972).

12.    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.).

13.    Fainberg, V.  Investigation of the Composition of Shale Oil High-Boiling Fractions; Oil Shales,  No. 2, pp. 17-22. (1974)

14.    Zelenin, N.; Fainberg, V.; Gureev, A., and Bogeruk, L.  Shale Oil Phenols Antioxidants for Motor Fuels; Oil Shales,  No. 4, pp. 29-32, (1974).

15.    Fainberg, V and Ksido, L.  Method for Determination of  Dipole Moments of Molecular Complexes; Journal of Phys. Chem.,  No. 4, pp. 997-998 (1974).

16.    Zelenin, N.; Nikitin, E. and Fainberg, V.  Shale Oil as Material for the Production of the Polyfunctional Additives to Oil and Fuels; Chemistry and Technology of Oils and Fuels, 1976, No. 6, pp. 33-35.

17.    Fainberg, V . Antoshina, G. and Ksido, L.  Shale Oil PTP Plasticizers for Rubber Regeneration; Oil Shales, No. 4, pp. 23-26 (1976).

18.    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)

19.    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).

20.    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).

21.    Bogdanov, V. and Fainberg, V.  Phosphor-containing Oligomers;  in the book Chemistry and Technology of Oligomers, Leningrad, LTI Publishers,  pp. 52-57 (1984).

22.    Fainberg, V.   Shale Oil As A Source Of Chemicals. in the book Investigations of the Chemistry and Technology of Fuels Processing Products, LTI Publishers, Leningrad,   pp. 131-37. (1986)

23.    Tishina, E.; Churshukov, E.; Englin, A.; Nikitin, E., Vasilyev, V.; Ivleva, O.; Maiko, L. and Fainberg, V.  Anticorrosion Proofing Materials from Shale Oil;  Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils,  No. 11, pp. 15-17 (1989).

24.    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).

25.    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).

 

26.    Podorozhansky, M.;  Fainberg, V.; Laichter, S., & Hetsroni G.  Cryoscopic Analysis of the Shale Oil. Oil Shale Journal,  No. 10/4, 307-313. (1993).

27.    Fainberg V.; Podorozhansky, M. ; Laichter, S.; & Hetsroni, G.  Oxygen and Nitrogen Compounds of Israeli Shale Oil. Fuel Science & Technology International,  No. 12/4, pp. 581-593. (1994).

 

28.    Fainberg, V;  Hetsroni, G. & Leichter, S. Ichthyol Production from Israeli  Shale Oil.  Oil Shale Journal., 1995., 12/1, 39-45.

29.     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.

 

30.    Fainberg, V.  & Hetsroni, G.  Oil Shale as an Energy Source in Israel.   Energy Sources (USA), 18/1, 95-105.   (1996).

 

31.    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)

 

32.    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).

 

33.    Fainberg, V.;  Hetsroni, G.  Research and development in oil shale combustion and processing  in Israel. Oil Shale, 13/2,  87-100. (1996).

 

34.    Ishai, I.;  Fainberg, V.;  Hetsroni. Shale Oil Bitumen - Production And Suitability As Paving Asphalt. Road & Transport Research,   12/4, 305-316. (1996).

 

35.     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).

 

36.    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.

 

37.    Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A;  Hetsroni, G. Thermal transformations of sulfur compounds during secondary pyrolysis of the oil shale retorting products. Erdoel & Kohle  Erdgas Petrochemie, 331-333, July-August, 1997.

38.    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).

39.    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.

40.    E.Zuslina, V. K. Zhuravlev, M. Arshidinov, T. Korovchenko, S. Kreslina, M. A. Ginzburg, F. H., Habibullin, V. Fainberg, C. Gutierrez Blanco. Intensification of the gas purification processes from sulphur anhydride by an electrical field. Bulletin of KSNU (Kazakh State National University), Natural Science series, 2, Almaty 1998.

41.     V. Fainberg, Yu. Shindler, M. Ginzburg, F. H. Habibullin, E.Zuslina, M. Arshidinov, T. Korovchenko, S. Kreslina. Intensification processes dust catching by electrocoagulation aersols. Vestnik KSNU (Kazakh State National University), Chemistry series, 5 (17), Almaty 1999.

42.     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;  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.        Stankevich, V., Fainberg, V., Levy, J.; Dimitrov, V.; Belilovsky L. and Belkin, S. Improved incineration for waste disposal.  The 28-th Annual Meeting of Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, June 16-17, 1997,. p. 155.  University Haifa.

 

5.        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.

6.        Fainberg, V.; Garbar, A., Gersten, J., and Hetsroni G.  Integrated processing of oil shales. Conference on oil shale processing, Dimona, Israel, February 19, 1998.

7.        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.

8.        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.).

9.     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.).

10. 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.

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