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Tbilisi 380086
Georgia

In 1929 the first scientific-research Institute of chemistry was founded in Georgia now it is P.Melikishvili Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences.
In 1941 the Institute became the member of the Academy of Sciences.

The scientific work of the Institute involves the sphere of physical and organic chemistry The major scientific directions are as follows: adsorption, catalytic and colloid-chemical processes; petroleum chemistry; synthesis, properties and structure of biologically active substances; high-molecular
compounds; physicochemical and technological Studies of natural materials; Studies and application of synthetic and natural zeolites. The main problems of these scientific directions-on the
basis of the development of physical and organic chemistry preparation of new efficient substances and materials, investigation and application of them in national economy. Surface phenomena, catalysis, processes of preparation and modification of polymers.

Director of the Institute is academician of the Academy of Sciences- T.Andronikashvili, doctor of Chemistry Sciences, professor, P.Melikishvili and A.Tvalchrelidze prize winner, member of two Academic Councils on Adsorption and Chromatography of the Academy of Sciences of the former USSR, vice-chairman of the section on adsorbents and catalysis under the department of
chemistry and chemical technology of the Academy of Sciences, vice chairman of the editor of chemical series "Matsne".

Academician of the Academy of Sciences Giorgi Tsitsishvili is honorary director of the Institute.

The Institute has two members of the Academy-academicians G.Tsitsishvili and T.Andronikashvili, 16 doctors of Chemistry Sciences and 93 Candidates of Science.

The Institute pursues joint work with A.Frumkov Institute of Electrochemistry, the Institute of High-Molecular Compounds, N.Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, N.Zelinski Institute of Organic Chemistry with the Institute of Mining Geology, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Academy of Russia, with the scientific institutions of the chemical section of transcaucasian republics and those of Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Cuba and Slovakia. The problems on adsorbents and studie sand application of high-molecular compounds is being carried out.

Pilot-scale production of the Institute prepares phosphor "Noriol-a" according the nomenclature affirmed by the management of the Institute.

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