Doctor (PhD) of Sciences in Chemistry, Institute of Petroleum Chemistry of RAS, Tomsk of Russia, 2008.
Research fields
Research of physicochemical characteristics, chemical composition, molecular structure, and processing technologies of Mongolia's fossil fuel resources, including coal, crude oil, oil shale, and bituminous sands.
Thermal treatment and activation of coal; adsorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions; beneficiation, and purification processes.
Study of thermal and catalytic cracking of petroleum residues, and deep refining technologies.
Study on contamination assessment and remediation technologies for soils polluted with crude oil and petroleum products.
Chemical-technological study on surfactant synthesis from various organic raw materials
Research activities
Our laboratory conducts advanced scientific research on the chemical composition, molecular structure and physicochemical characteristics of Mongolia's strategically significant organic resources, including coal, petroleum, oil shale, bituminous sands, and therapeutic clays, while also developing optimized, eco-friendly processing technologies for their value-added utilization.
Technological research on the thermal and catalytic cracking of high-paraffin residues from Mongolian crude oil (Toson-Uul, Tamsagbulag, and Tsagaan Els), aimed at increasing the yield of fuel fractions, followed by hydroprocessing for the produce standardized petroleum products.
Technological research on the coking, semi-coking, pyrolysis, gasification, activation, and liquefaction of Mongolian coals, as well as the study of the properties, chemical composition, and structure of products such as coke, semi-coke or smokeless fuel, adsorbents and filtration materials, activated carbon, coal tar, petroleum-like liquid products, and gaseous products derived from coal;
This research focuses on the assessment of soil contamination levels resulting from petroleum and petroleum product pollution, and on the development of environmentally sustainable remediation technologies and scientifically grounded recommendations for ecological restoration;
Development and optimization of a technology for producing surface-active agents with emulsifying and detergent properties from animal- and plant-derived oils for application in the cleaning and treatment of leather, wool, and cashmere products, with the aim of introducing the resulting formulations into industrial practice
Completed and ongoing research projects
A list of ongoing and completed projects is presented below
Research on deep processing technologies for the residue from petroleum refining industry. 2024-2028.
Laser-induced chemical processes in organic crystals, 2020-2023.
Obtain to surface-active agents from animal and plant-derived oils, 2020-2023.
Deep processing of atmospheric residue of high paraffin Mongolian crude oil, 2020-2023.
Study of obtain synthetic fatty acids from high paraffin crude oil of Mongolia 2017-2019
Study of obtain road bitumen from high paraffin crude oil of Mongolia 2014-2016
Study of obtain high quality gasoline by treatment of non-traditional from shale oil and sand bitumen’s
Treatment of sand oils and shale oils of Mongolia and their components and chemical conversion at high energy effect 2009-2011
Treatment of new non-traditional technology of high paraffin’s crude oil and hydrocarbons materials for production of petroleum products, 2006-2008
Study of the organic matter in Mongolian therapeutic muds and phosphorites. 2002-2004.
Study on chemical technology of Mongolian crude oils and its heavy residues 2002- 2004
Organic synthesis (Mongolia) 1999-2001
The methodology for the determination of the composition and structure of coal (1990-1992).
Coke (1993-1995).
The study on coal substances (1996-1998).
The possibility of utilization of the products from the thermal decomposition of coal (1999-2001).
The study on the structure of coal substances and novel aromatic materials (2002-2004).
The technology for the production of filtration and absorption material from organic feedstock (2005-2007).
Scientific and technological problems related with smokeless fuels production (2008-2010).
The study on the extraction of oil-like liquid products from thermal decomposition of coal -I (2011-2013).
The study on the extraction of oil-like liquid products from thermal decomposition of coal -II (2014-2016).
The study on the gasification and liquefaction of some Mongolian brown coals (2017-2019).
The elucidation of thermal decomposition as well as gasification and liquefaction properties of some Mongolian coals (2020-2024).
Development of physico-chemical bases for the production of needle coke and demanded chemicals using new polyaromatic raw materials – products of thermal solvolysis of coal (2024-2026)
Research on the technology of Impurity Reduction and Quality Enhancement of Lignite for Catalytic Pyrolysis (2023-2025)
Equipment and capacity of the laboratory
The fuel and technology laboratory have the capability to execute physicochemical, technical analyses, thermal and cracking processing and technological experiment for coal, petroleum, oil shale as well as organic materials.
Laboratory of sample preparation and raw material enrichment
Laboratory of technical analysis of solid combustible materials
Laboratory of physicochemical analysis of petroleum and petroleum products
Laboratory of pyrolysis and cracking of petroleum, coal and oil shale
Laboratory of gasification of coal
Laboratory of the activation of coal
The laboratory is fully equipped with tools and apparatus ranging from pulverizing and sieving equipment through gravitation and precipitation machines, to enrichment desk, flotation machine, incineration stove, calorimeter, plastometer, thermogravimetry. We also have large-scale pyrolysis apparatus, coal activation reactor, gasification reactor and up-to-date Micro GC. Based on the capacity of our facilities and equipment we are able to perform wide-range of analytical and technological testing such as technical analysis, enrichment, coal activation by steam, study on oxidation regime, determination of properties and composition as well as structure of gaseous, liquid and solid products obtained from coal as well as oil shale.
The laboratory is equipped with instruments for petroleum analysis, including a vacuum drying oven, a device for determining freezing points down to -70ºC, a high-pressure vacuum distillation apparatus, a cracking reactor, a UV spectrophotometer, a refractometer, and instruments for measuring viscosity, flash point, and softening point
Domestic and international cooperation
University of London, UK
Institute of oil and gas of of RAS Tomsk in Russia
Institute of solid chemistry and mechanochemistry of RAS, Tomsk of Russia
Institute of chemistry and chemical technology in Krasnoyarsk of Russia
Ural State Mining University of Russia
Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Oil and Coal of the Aachen University
National Ilan University of Taiwan
Institute of coal chemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Institute of Petroleum chemistry of RAS, Tomsk of Russia
Baganuur LLC
Tavan tolgoi LLC
Erdenes Tavantolgoi LC and MAK LLC
Oyu-Tolgoi LLC
Notable outcomes of our research and development /last five years/
Producing road bitumen from vacuum residue (above 450oC) of high paraffin crude oil by oxidation method that meets standard requirement, which has been patented by the government of Mongolia.
It was established that thermal and catalytic cracking of atmospheric residues from the Tamtsagbulag, Toson-Uul, and Tsagaan-Els deposits oil with a 1% NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst for a 2-hour catalytic cracking process at 450°C generated the highest yield of liquid product (80.72%) and the lowest gas production (6.78 percent).
Conducting experiments on the catalytic cracking of atmospheric residues from the Tamsagbulag, Toson-Uul, and Tsagaan-Els deposits under hydrogen pressure, using thermal and NiMo/Al2O3 catalysts, resulting in the successful liquefaction of the residues. It has been determined that the process can increase the yields of gasoline and diesel fuel by 35-43%, and a technological guideline has been developed.
In the framework of the project “the study of thermal decomposition mechanism as well as gasification and liquefaction properties of some Mongolian coals”, the technical, chemical and elemental analyses as well as minerals studies have been carried out for Chandgantal, Booroljuut, Tevshiin govi, Mogoi gol, Shivee Ovoo, Aduunchuluun, Baganuur, Ulaan Ovoo coals. The results showed that in terms of coalification the Shivee Ovoo, Aduunchuluun, Baganuur coals turned out to be oxidized lignite of B2 group, Chandgantal, Booroljuut, Tevshiin govi coals appeared to be lignite, and Ulaan Ovoo, Mogoin gol coals confirmed as bituminous coal.
The enrichment characteristics were examined using heavy liquid and the results showed that brown coals were poorly enriched, while the enrichment of bituminous coals was relatively good based on the theoretical balance calculations of first degree confirming the possibility to reduce ash contents for 1.5 – 2.2 times.
Before exposing into high-temperature processing the thermotolerance of coals were examined using TG, DTA, DTG analyses. The thermotolerance indexes Т5%, Т15%, Т25% showed weak thermotolerance of the above-mentioned coals and related this phenomenon with degree of coalification, oxidation level and amorphous structure of coal matrix. The thermotolerances were in the order of Mogoin gol > Ulaan Ovoo > Booroljuut > Aduunchuluun > Baganuur > Shivee-Ovoo > Tevshiin govi > Chandgantal.
A series of thermal decomposition tests were carried out for the above-mentioned coals and the yields of gaseous, liquid and solid products were determined depending on the temperature. The optimal temperature for brown coals was 500 - 600⁰C at which the yields of semicoke, tar+water, and gaseous products were 46 – 59%, 22 – 33% and 18 – 20% respectively. However, for bituminous coals, the corresponding yields of solid, liquid and gas were 58%, 25% and 16% at temperature of 600⁰C. For the semicoke, volatile yield was 5.5 – 8.6% and calorific value was 7500 – 7750 kcal/kg, which indicated the possibility of using the semicoke as a raw material for high-quality briquette fuel or even as a supplementary feedstock to the metallurgical coke.
The coals have also been exposed to liquefying test through thermal dissolution and the results of 8 different coals showed that highest liquid yield was obtained in tetralin solvent at temperature of 450⁰C, and in the presence of catalyst the hydrogen donor enhanced the yield of gaseous products.
The physicochemical properties of therapeutic muds from Khargas and Airag lakes in Uvs province and Most and Ganga lakes in Sukhbaatar province were determined according to the standard 'Physicochemical Methods for Determining the Properties of Therapeutic Mud' (MNS 5849:2008), and classified according to international standards.
A surface-active product with emulsifying and washing effects for leather and woolen products was obtained by sulfonating rapeseed oil with sulfuric acid. The product has been patented by the government of Mongolia.
Crystallographic data for 4-tfmca, 3-tfmca, and partially photodimerized 4-tfmca have been deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre under the CCDC numbers 2331642, 2331099, and 2332753, respectively.
Publication (only IF and Scopus at last 5 years)
Namhainorov, B.Purevsuren, B.Bat-Ulzii, D.Batkhishig, B.Myagmargerel. Investigation of oil shale and its pyrolysis tar from the Uvurjargalant deposit in Mongolia, Oil Shale, 2022, Vol. 39, No.3, pp.189–216 doi: https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2022.3.03. (IF-1.44)
Ulambayar, T. E. Schrader, Kh.Batchuluun, Ch.Bariashir, N.Uranbileg, F. J. Stammler, D.Jav, “Using potassium bromide pellets and optical spectroscopy to assess the photodimerization of two trans-(Trifluoromethyl)-cinnamic acid compounds”, CrystEngComm (2024). 26. p.4470-4477. (IF 2022:3.1), https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ce00205a.
Myagmarjav Orgilbulag, Myagmargerel Bayanmunkh, Narangerel Janchig, Anujin Munkhsaikhan, Bayasgalan Ulambayar, Gantsetseg Byambasuren, Khulan Bayasgalan. Effect of decalin as a hydrogen donor in Cracking of Atmospheric residue from Tamsagbulag oil, Mongolia, Atlantis Press. 2023. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-330-6_10
Bariashir, R. Zhang, A. Vignesh, Y. Ma, T. Liang, W.-H. Sun (2021) Enhancing ethylene polymerization of NNN-cobalt (II) precatalysts adorned with a fluoro-substituent, ACS Omega, 6, 4448–4460. (IF = 3.512)
Khulan Bayasgalan, Myagmargerel Bayanmunkh, Ulzii Baatar, Bolormaa Bayarkhuu, Tuya Murneren Characterization and thermogravimetric analysis of oil shale from Uvurjargalant deposit // Mong. J. Chem., 19(45), 2018, 19-23.
Myagmargerel Bayanmunkh, Khulan Bayasgalan, Gantsetseg Byambasuren, Khongorzul Batchuluun, Tuya Murneren (2021) Synthetic fatty acid from crude oil of Tamsagbulag petroleum deposit (Mongolia). Mongolian Journal of Chemistry, 22(48), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v22i48.1645.1
Ganzaya Gankhurel, Nomintsetseg Byambajav, Byaraaa Batnasan, Dolmaa Gania (2021). The general characteristics and organic matters of therapeutic mud from Lake Noot (Mongolia). Mongolian Journal of Chemistry, 22(48), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.5564/mjc.v22i48.1644.
Bayanmunkh Myagmargerel, Ganbold Byambajav, Janchig Narangerel, Byambasuren Gantsetseg, Bayasgalan Khulan (2021) Hydrocracking of Atmospheric Residue from Tsagaan-Els Oil, Mongolia. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Chemical Investigation and Utilization of Natural Resource, (ICCIUNR-2021), Atlantis Press, October, Vol.2, pp. 135-141. https://doi.org/10.2991/ahcps.k.211004.019
Byaraa Batnasan, Ganzaya Gankhurel, Dolmaa Gania (2021) Chemical composition of Peloid from Lake Khyargas, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Chemical Investigation and Utilization of Natural Resource, (ICCIUNR-2021) Atlantis Press, Vol.2, pp. 52-57. https://doi.org/10.2991/ahcps.k.211004.019
10. Peter Kuznetsov, Budeebazar Avid, Ludmila Kuznetsova, Xing Fan, Jian-Fang Xu, Evgeniy Kamenskiy, Sergey Lyrschikov. Comprehensive Characterization of the Molecular Structure and Properties of Pitch-like Products from Coal Dissolution at Mild Temperature Using Heavy Solvents of Coal and Petroleum Origin. Materials 2025, 18(7), 1660; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18071660.
Yangchao Xia, Yaowen Xing, Budeebazar Avid, Jia Tian, Xiahui Gui, Yijun Cao. Applying molecular docking in screening and analyzing ester-based collectors for low-rank coal flotation: A novel approach, Fuel, Volume 374, 15 October 2024, 13231, p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132315.
Kuznetsov, P.N., Avid, B., Kuznetsova, L.I., Perminov, N.V., Kamensky, E.S., Ismagilov, Z.R. Co-processing of bituminous coal with heavy hydrocarbon fractions of coal and petroleum origins into soluble pitch-like products, Химия в интересах устойчивого развития, 2021 № 2, 218-228.
Purevsuren, A.Ankhtuya, J.G.Bazarova, B.G.Bazarov, S.I. Zherebtsov, K.S.Volotin. Investigation on humic acids of Shivee-Ovoo and Ulaan-Ovoo coal in Mongolia, Химия в интересах устойчивого развития (Chemistry for Sustainable Development) eLIBRARY ID:4595246; DOI:10.15372/KhUR2021338, Tom 29, №5 (2021) 615-619.
Innovative product
№
Patents
Authors
Date
1.
Produce road bitumen from high paraffin crude oil
B.Khulan, M.Tuya, B.Myagmargerel
2020
10-0004863
2.
The composition of asphalt concrete mix from the bituminous sands of the Bayankherkhit deposit.
