Over 260 million cubic meters of municipal solid waste is generated in Russia every year. Only 10% of valuable resources are extracted from them, and the rest is buried in landfills. Researchers from Perm Polytech University have proposed a way to obtain safe and environmentally friendly fuel from biogenic waste. The development will help maximize the amount of recycled waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists have already patented the technology.

In Russia, as of these days, when designing new buildings, their influence on wind flows is not taken into account. Abroad, these indicators are regulated by regulatory documents. Perm Polytech University scientists are developing a methodology that will help predict the aeration of the adjacent territory. This will prevent the spread of pollutants, as well as ensure normal air circulation.

On January 12, Perm Polytech University hosted an online signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between PNRPU and Fuzhou Vocational Technical Institute (PRC). The signing of the document was attended by Nikolai Shevelev, the acting First Vice-rector of Perm Polytech and Yan Boshi, member of the party committee, deputy director of Fuzhou Vocational Institute.

The experts of the national project "Ecology of Russia" have chosen the most useful and significant scientific discoveries for the environment of the past year. The project of researchers from Perm Polytech University was noted in the direction of Construction. Scientists have developed a technology that will improve building materials with the help of cellulose waste.

The industrial wastewater contains toxic organic compounds. The researchers from Perm PolytechUniversity are creating a technology that will help improve the efficiency of their biological purification. The scientists have isolated microorganisms that can absorb formaldehyde from wastewater. Exceeding its permissible concentrations in the water is dangerous for the environment and human health, as well as harmful to the microorganisms that are used for cleaning.

Researchers from Perm Polytech  have developed a unique regulator for the operation of a gas turbine aircraft engine, which is based on a combination of “intuition and rigor” of artificial intelligence. According to scientists, the technology will significantly improve the safety of civil airliners. The researchers published the results of their work in the journal Russian Electrical Engineering.

Currently, from 4 to 20% of municipal solid waste is processed in Russia, and the area of landfills is about 4 million hectares. Young researchers from Perm Polytech  are developing an application that will increase people's awareness of an eco-friendly lifestyle. It will help users to sort waste correctly, provide information about eco-shops in the region and volunteer organizations, and also show garbage collection points.

More than 500 million tons of oil are produced annually in Russia. As a result of emergency situations and technological losses during the extraction, transportation, processing of petroleum hydrocarbons, environmental pollution occurs. Environmentalists of Perm Polytech  have developed a technology that will help to effectively clean the soil and water from “black gold” and its products. For the first time, scientists are creating a biological sorbent based on pulp and paper production waste.

In the field of electric power industry, the issue of rational consumption of resources is now relevant. Enterprises can often generate more energy than they use. Scientists of Perm Polytech  and Georg Agricola Higher School of Engineering, Germany, have developed a digital model that will allow predicting electricity consumption. Artificial intelligence will help companies not only save money, but also make a profit.

Convenient location of goods and their presentable appearance play an important role in attracting customers. To make the choice the most comfortable, companies use “eye-tracking” technologies. Programmers from Perm Polytech  have created glasses based on neural network algorithms that will allow you to find out which products and interfaces attract visitors the most. The product will help to get a complete picture of the client's behavior and will be cheaper than analogues by about 10 times, according to the developers.