Dr. Vladimir Kuzmin | Mineral processing | Best Researcher Award
Chief Researcher at Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Siberian Branch of the RAS | Russia
Dr. Vladimir Kuzmin is Chief Researcher and Head of the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCT SB RAS), recognized for his pioneering contributions to hydrometallurgical processing of rare and non-ferrous metal minerals. A graduate of the Mendeleev Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology, he earned his Doctor of Sciences degree in chemistry and has since led laboratories specializing in rare metals and hydrometallurgical processes. His research focuses on leaching, extraction, sorption methods, and the mechanisms of salt and acid extraction using binary extractants, with significant breakthroughs in solvation phenomena and selective metal separation. Under his leadership, integrated technologies for processing refractory raw materials such as the Tomtor and Chuktukon deposits have been developed, including hydrothermal decomposition of monazite and innovative bromine and lithium recovery processes from industrial brines. Dr. Kuzmin has authored more than 200 scientific publications, including over 90 journal articles indexed in Scopus, two monographs, and 12 patents, while supervising dissertations and mentoring young scientists. Recent works include studies on hydrogen gas formation during leaching of weakly radioactive ores of the Tomtor deposit (Hydrometallurgy) and advances in rare-earth mineral processing. His Scopus profile reports 46 indexed documents, 247 citations, and an h-index of 8, reflecting the influence and continuity of his research. A recipient of the Russian Federation Government Prize in Science and Technology and the Lavrentiev Commemorative Medal, Dr. Kuzmin remains a leading authority in chemical technology and strategic metals research.
Feautured Publications
Kuzmin, V. I., Leskiv, M. N., Gudkova, N. V., & Kuzmin, D. V. (2021). Extraction and separation of Cd(II) and Ni(II) with salts of Cyanex 301 and amines. Chemical Papers. DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01373-1. Cited by: 12
Kuzmin, V. I., Leskiv, M. N., Peterson, I. V., Kuzmin, D. V., Gudkova, N. V., & Bulavchenko, A. I. (2021). Interfacial separation of organic phase components in systems containing aqueous colloidal solutions of sodium di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate. Colloid Journal. DOI: 10.1134/S1061933X21010075. Cited by: 5
Kuzmin, V. I., & Kuzmina, A. A. (2021). Obtaining solid extractants based on mixtures of tributylphosphate and molecular iodine and researching the extraction of scandium from chloride solutions. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering. Cited by: 4
Kuzmin, V. I., & Logutenko, O. A. (2020). Effect of unlimited self-association of a component of a chemical reaction on the equilibrium states of the copper dialkyldithiophosphate systems. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 301, 112128. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112128. Cited by: 22
Kuzmin, V. I., Kuzmina, A. A., & Gudkova, N. V. (2020). Evaluation of the possibility of obtaining potassium bromide via extraction from naturally occurring calcium chloride brines by a mixture of tributyl phosphate and molecular iodine. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering. DOI: 10.1134/S0040579519050130. Cited by: 9
Kuz’min, D. V., Kuz’min, V. I., Gudkova, N. V., & Leskiv, M. N. (2020). Extraction of iron(III) with tributyl phosphate from bromide solutions. Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry. DOI: 10.1134/S1070427220020123. Cited by: 7