The Laboratory of Composite Materials' Chemistry was established in 2025 and united three sectors: sector of fire extinguishing materials (list of the selected publications), sector of heat-resistant functional materials and  sector of inorganic sorbents and sanitizing agents (list of the selected publications).

The Head of the Laboratory is Bogdanova V.V., D.Sc., Prof.  Honored Worker of BSU.

Directions of the research activity:

• synthesis and investigation of the physicochemical properties of the metalsilico phosphate compounds to create materials for multifunctional use (means of fire protection and firefighting);

• creation of effective flame retardants for materials of different chemical nature;

• investigation of the mechanism of extinguishing fire-resistant action, nitrogen-phosphorus- containing compounds in natural and synthetic polymers of different classes; 

• development of new technologies of extinguish of smoldering materials using fire extinguishing compositions;  

• modification of inorganic polymeric materials containing phosphates and d-metal oxides with the aim to create on their basis selective sorbents, anticorrosive and antifouling coatings;

• development of technologies for the production of phosphate anticorrosive coatings and pigments, inorganic sorbents based on hydroxides, phosphates, d-metals silicates as well as activated carbon for medical purposes;

• creation of new hemosorbents;

• creation of disinfectants belonging to a new generation based on organic peracids for sanation of facilities and equipment in the food, dairy and meat industry, agriculture;

• creation of new acid, alkaline, enzymatic technical detergents for equipment cleaning in the food, dairy and meat industry;

• development of heat-resistant materials on the basis of phosphate and silicate binders (adhesives, coatings, thermal protective, lining, fire retarding materials with a maximum operating temperature of 1600 °C).

Main achievements:

• identity of the processes providing the dominant contribution to the inhibition of synthetic and natural burning of combustible materials has beenestablished, the general principles of reducing the flammability of different materials have been formulated and experimentally proved;

• reasons for the extinction of combustible materials of  synthetic and natural polymers and peat have been established;

• ways to improve known retardants and to synthesize new flame retardants have been proposed and experimentally proved;

• retardants and extinguishing agents for wood and peat have beensynthesized;

• nitrogen-, phosphorus- containing flame retardants for polyolefins and filled rigid polyurethane foam have been synthesized.

• physicochemical properties of d-metals phosphates have been investigated, compositions of phosphating concentrates for the treatment of metal surfaces, rust converters, anticorrosive pigments have been worked out;

• methods for production of a number of highly selective inorganic sorbents based on oxides and phosphates of d-metals for drinking water purification, electroplating waste draines refinement and sewage treatment, including radios. ^tive liquid-waste draines have been worked out and physicochemical properties of

• these sorbents have been studied;

• original schemes for production of a number of liquid disinfectants on the basis of organic carboxylic peracids for sanation of facilities and equipment at the enterprises of the dairy and meat industry, agriculture houses, as well as powdered disinfectant have been developed;

• one-step technology for granular coal hemosorbent production for medical purposes have been developed for the first time.

 Developments:
• halogen-free polymer compositions and compositions with a reduced amount of antimony oxide for the manufacture of parts of electronic equipment, building materials and insulation of cable products;
 • fireproof coating for cable insulation «Penoterm-K»;
 • weatherproof chemical composition for the prevention and suppression of forest fires «Metaphosil» (bronze medal on the IV Moscow international interior innovation and investments in 2004 year) , manufacturing of the composition has been implemented at Co.Ltd «Gomel chemical plant»;
    
 • composition to extinguish peat fires «Tofasil» (bronze medal on the IV Moscow international interior innovation and investments in 2004 year);
 • dismantling technology of stator windings of electric motors with a hydrolytic method (silver medal on the XIII International Exhibition-congress «Hi-Tech. Investments, Innovations», St. Petersburg-2008);
 • flame resistant polyester nonwoven fabric and its production technology (gold medal on the XV International Exhibition-congress «Hi-Tech. Investments, Innovations», St. Petersburg-2010);
• impermeable heat insulating composite material based on polyurethane for multiple purposes (gold medal on the Technical Fair, St. Petersburg - 2013);

• phosphating concentrates for corrosion protection KFP- 1, KFP-3, FP-3 (Diploma at the VII Moscow International fair of innovations and investments in 2007);

• rust transformer «Superantikor» (Diploma at the VII Moscow International fair of innovations and investments in 2007);

• sorbents FT and FLAM for water purafication, electroplating waste draines refinement, wine materials purafication from heavy metal its production has been mastered at SPA CoLtd «Navigator»;

• disinfectant «Nadkarbosept» for the sanation of farm animal houses;

• disinfectants: «Navisan-1» for the complex, «cold» disinfection of equipment and premises at the enterprises of the food industry, householdand residential premises, vehicles (silver medal at the XIII International Exhibition- congress «Hi­Tech. Investments. Innovations», St. Petersburg-2008); «Navisan-vet» for processing of facilities and equipment of slaughterhouses at meat- processing plants; «Navisan- Agro»for
processing of vegetable stores before storage of products; «Navisan- DD» for simultaneous disinfection and disinfestation of agricultural premises; «Navisan-NM» for enzyme, acid and alkaline cleaning of membranes in installation for milk whey condensing;

• disinfectant with detergent effect «Tubisan» for complete inactivation of the pathogens of tuberculosis in places of cattle maintance; its production has been mastered at Co.Ltd «Bikrask».

• disinfectant «Meladez» for processing molasses of yeast production.

• disinfectants «Sanitek» and «Sanitek-2» for sanitizing facilities and equipment in the food processing industry;

• thermostable materials with a working temperature 1600 °C:

• - glueing compositions for metals, ceramics, glass, wood, graphite;
• - fireproof materials: lining, repair and masonry mortars;
• - composite materials including textolites;
• - unfired ceramics, paints, compounds
• -neutron- and microwave absorbing screens.