WNAM REPORT: Scientists of the International Scientific and Technological Park of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan A. Rakhmanova, D. Gadamov and A. Akmuradov published their research results on the use of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) as raw materials for the creation of bionanocomposite materials and biopreparations aimed at fixing shifting sands in a recently published issue of the International Scientific and Practical Journal “Problems of Desert Development”.
During scientific research conducted on experimental plots of the Balkan velayat, the properties of biomass to bind and retain moisture in the soil were confirmed. The bionanocomposite material (BNCM) developed by Turkmen scientists can be used in phytomelioration of eroded lands in the dry-steppe subzone of desert territories, as well as to combat shifting sands.
Scientific research supports Turkmenistan’s efforts to fulfill international obligations under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the National Action Programme in this area.
In May 2024, the President of Turkmenistan approved the State Program for the Comprehensive Development of Biotechnology for 2024-2028. One of the areas of the Program is devoted to the study and use of algae to combat shifting sands. As part of this initiative, a scientific and experimental base was created for the production of biomass-based bionanocomposite materials.
Earlier we reported that the Technopark of Turkmenistan received a certificate for the development of materials from cyanobacteria.
