KSTU scientists' developments can help in fuel oil utilisation from the Black Sea coastline

Kaliningrad State Technical University has developed advanced technologies for turning heavy oil fractions into high-calorific solid fuel.

The scientists of the university ask the management of the Black Sea coastal areas struggling with catastrophic pollution to pay attention to their patents, which are now available to the public.

KSTU scientists believe that commercialising the cleanup of the technogenic accident and producing marketable products (Patent of the Russian Federation No. 2525074 Highly Filled Composite Material) can solve the problem of fuel oil disposal collected from the coast.

This invention applies to industrial waste utilisation and produces solid fuel (eco coal) and construction materials.

This composite material containing synthetic plastic waste, heavy fractions of oil and natural fillers, for example, such as peat, algae, tree bark, and other materials as components, can be used, depending on the ratio of the components, as an effective solid fuel and as hydrophobic mastics.

For this invention, the Kaliningrad region honoured the scientists of our university with the public recognition Profi in 2014; they also won the Engineer of the Year award and received the certificate.