Turbaba, Dmitry Petrovich

Born on September 20 (October 2), 1863 in Yekaterinoslav, in a wealthy merchant family.

He studied at the physico-chemical department of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Kharkov University . After graduating from the university with the degree of candidate of science, he began to prepare for a professorship. In December 1891 he was appointed as a laboratory technician at the laboratory of mineral substances of the Kharkov Practical Institute of Technology with the instruction to conduct classes with students on technical analysis. In 1894 he was elected privat-docent of the department of chemistry at Kharkov University, then he read a course in physical chemistry and a course in thermodynamics to students of his university. Participated in the X Congress of Russian naturalists and doctors, held in St. Petersburg .

Since 1900 - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Tomsk Institute of Technology . In addition to classes at the institute, he taught chemistry at the Tomsk Dental School, read courses of inorganic and physical chemistry at Siberian Higher Women's Courses.

One of the first was to study aqueous and non-aqueous solutions from the point of view of chemical and physical processes occurring in them ^[1] . He investigated the effect of the catalyst on the reversible reaction limit, the aldehyde-paraldehyde system by the dilimetric method at different temperatures and confirmed the conclusion that the equilibrium state does not depend on the nature and amount of catalysts and the latter’s role is only in changing the conversion rate.

He did a lot for the development of engineering in Siberia. It is known that he was actively engaged in the study of the chemical composition of the local mineral lakes. It is to him that Siberians are obliged to determine the healing properties of the water of Lake Shira . Subsequently, during the life of a scientist, spa treatment was organized here.

After the October Revolution of 1917, Turbaba became the head of the department of inorganic chemistry at the Tomsk Institute of Technology. However, in 1920 he left Tomsk at the invitation of Samara University .

In 1923 he became a professor at the Simferopol University (later - the Crimean Pedagogical Institute ).

He died on November 20, 1933 in Simferopol.

• "Materials for the study of solutions by specific gravity" ("Izv. Kharkov. Physico-chemical. Total." For 1893 - master's thesis)
• Turbaba D. P. From the field of catalysis: Dr. diss. // News of the Tomsk Technological Institute [News TTI]. - 1903. - T. 1 . - p . 1-111 .
• "The balance between paraldehyde and aldehyde in the presence of a catalyst"

In addition, in 1887-1899. published in Izvestia of the Kharkov Physico-Chemical Society, the following experimental work:

• "Expansion of solutions of some organic substances",
• "Ebuliometric measurements",
• “Acidimetry and Alkalimetry” (the last work was done jointly with I. A. Krasussky).

In addition, he published in the "News of Tomsk Technological Institute" the following works:

• Turbaba D. P. On the question of the composition of Siberian mineral waters // News of the Tomsk Technological Institute [News of TTI]. - 1908. - Vol . 10 , No. 2 . - p . 1-6 .

• Turbaba, Dmitry Petrovich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

• A chemist from the south who left a mark in Siberia.
• Turbaba Dmitry Petrovich.