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Prof. Nikolai BOSHKOV, Ph.D.
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DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
22.05.1958, Sofia, Bulgaria
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)
"Acad. G. Bonchev" str., bl. No. 11
Sofia 1113
Bulgaria
Phone - 00359 2 979 25 21
E-mail - NBoshkov@ipc.bas.bg
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC CAREER
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2017 |
Professor, Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS, Sofia |
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2012 |
Head of Department "Electrochemically and Corrosion" at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS, Sofia |
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2005 |
Head of Department "Electrochemically Obtained Materials and Corrosion Processes" at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS, Sofia |
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2004 |
Associate Professor, Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS, Sofia |
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1998 |
PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, BAS, Sofia |
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1986 |
Junior Research Associate, Institute for Metal Prevention of Corrosion, Sofia |
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1984 |
Chemical Engineer, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM), Sofia; Specialty "Electrochemistry and corrosion protection" |
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1977 |
German Gymnasium, Sofia |
FIELDS OF INTEREST AND PEDAGOGIC ACTIVITIES
• Electrodeposition of metals and alloys
• Environmentally friendly Cr(III) and chromium free solutions for conversion coatings
• Nanostructured composite systems based on metallic materials with incorporated particles of organic polymers and co-polymers
• Anodic behavior, passive state and corrosion characterization of metallic materials
• Surface treatment and chemical passivation
• Multilayer systems with increased corrosion resistance and protective ability
• Supervisor of student diploma theses
SCIENTIFIC AND REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
• Author and co-author of more than 90 scientific publications in journals and at conferences – presented in a special link and available on request
• About 400 citations in different journals including such with Impact-factor
• Reviewer in domestic (“Bulgarian Chemical Communications”) and international journals “Surface and Coatings Technology”, “Materials Chemistry and Physics”, “Electrochimica Acta”, “Journal of Applied Electrochemistry”, “Journal of Alloys and Compounds” etc.
PARTICIPATION AT PROJECTS
• 1. Project with National Innovation Fund No. 7 IF 02-25 / 2014 - "Innovative technology for the electrochemical deposition of protective coatings based on zinc with subsequent conversion films on complex machine parts"
• 2. Project with Fund Scientific Researches 02/44 / 2014 -"Multi-component catalysts containing noble metals to generate hydrogen in an electrolytic cell with anion conductive polymer membrane"
• 3. Operational Programme "Human Resources Development" – Project BG 051PO001-3.3.06-0038 / 2012, "Establishment and development of scientific potential in the field of materials science, including the development of new materials"
• 4. Project with BOCHEMIE, Czech Republic, 2012 - "Research of new electrodes for alkaline accumulators"
• 5. Project with BOCHEMIE, Czech Republic, 2011 - "Research of new electrodes for alkaline batteries"
• 6. Project with National Fund “Scientific Researches“ No. DTK - 02-31 / 2009 -"Creation, optimization and implementation of a working model and tools to intensify the interaction "science-business"
• 7. Operational Programme "Human Resources Development" – Project BG051RO0011 / 3.3.-02-2008, "Support for the development of postgraduate students and young scientists" / Contract No. 40 'Building and sustainable development of scientific potential in creating new materials, including nano-materials"
• 8. Project with National Innovation Fund № 02-88 / 2008 - "Application of electrochemical methods, technologies and equipment for water purification"
• 9. Contract with Nuclear Power Plant "Kozloduy" No. 372018/2007 - "Model Research and corrosion monitoring of general and local corrosion in the steam generators of Energy Blocks 5 and 6 of NPP" Kozloduy "
• 10. Project with National Fund “Scientific Researches“ No. X - 1521/2005 - "Research and development of new nanomaterials with improved protective ability against corrosion based on composite multilayer coatings"
• 11. Project with National Innovation Fund NIF № IF-02-26 / 2005 - "Development of electrolytes and technologies for new types of materials for improved protection against corrosion"
• 12. Project FP6-2004-ACC-SSA-2/2005 - "Nanoscale phenomena and structures in bulk and surface phases"
• 13. Project with National Fund “Scientific Researches“ No. X - 816/1999 - "New materials with improved protective ability against corrosion based on multilayer systems of zinc, zinc alloys and conversion protective films"
• 14. Project No. 1/70117, 1995 with "Volkswagen" Fund - "Obtaining, structure and properties of thermal steady electrodeposited layers of the system Ni-Co-Mn-S"
• 15. Project with National Fund “Scientific Researches“ No. X-498/1994 - "Investigation of the electrochemical processes for obtaining of protective and functional coatings based on zinc alloys and their chemical passivation"
• 16. Project with National Fund “Scientific Researches“ No. X-454/1994 - "Influence of composition and structure on the electrochemical corrosion behavior of low-alloy steels"
• 17. Project with "Schering" ("Atotech") / 1991, "Electrodeposition of zinc coatings and their properties"
MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS
• International Association of Advanced Materials
• Honorable Sign of UCTM, Sofia
• Honorable Diploma of UCTM, Sofia
LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. Kamburova, K., Boshkova N., Boshkov N., Radeva Ts., Design of polymeric core-shell nano-containers impregnated with benzotriazole for active corrosion protection of galvanized steel, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2016, 499, 24-30.
2. Raicheff R., Mladenov M., Stoyanov L., Boshkov N., Bachvarov V., Novel current collector and active mass carrier of the zinc electrode for alkaline nickel-zinc batteries, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2016, 48, 1, 61-65.
3. Peshova, M., Bachvarov, V., Vitkova, S., Boshkov, N., Obtaining and protective properties of passive films on zinc and Zn-Fe-P ternary alloys, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2016, 48, Special Issue A, 50-56.
4. Boshkova, N., Petrov P., Boshkov, N., Obtaining and comparative corrosion characterization of composite zinc and zinc alloy coatings with embedded stabilized polymeric micelles, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2016, 48, Special Issue A, 57-63.
5. Boshkova, N., Petrov P., Chukova V., Lutov L., Vitkova, S., Boshkov, N., Surface morphology and corrosion behavior of zinc and zinc composite coatings with Cr(III) based conversion films, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2016, 48, Special Issue B, 53-59.
6. Boshkov, N., Boshkova, N., Bachvarov, V., Peshova, M., Lutov, L., Corrosion investigations of black chromite films on Zn and Zn-Co coatings with low cobalt content, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2015, 24, 12, 4736 – 4745.
7. Bachvarov, V., Peshova, M., Vitkova, S., Boshkov, N., Corrosion properties of Zn-Ni-P alloys in neutral model medium, Central European Journal of Chemistry, 2014, 12, 11, 1183 – 1193.
8. Agladze, T., Donadze, M., Gabrichidze, M., Toidze, P., Shengelia, J., Boshkov, N., Tsvetkova, N., Synthesis and size tuning of metal nanoparticles, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 2013, 227, 8, 1187-1198.
9. Koleva, D., Denkova, A., Boshkov, N., Van Breugel, K., Electrochemical performance of steel in cement extract and bulk matrix properties of cement paste in the presence of Pluronic 123 micelles, Journal of Materials Science, 2013, 48, 6, 2490-2503.
10. Boshkov, N., Koleva, D., Petrov, P., Tsvetkova, N. (Book Chapter), Corrosion resistant nano-composite metallic coatings with embedded polymeric aggregates, Engineered Metal Matrix Composites: Forming Methods, Material Properties and Industrial Applications, 2013, 261-282.
11. Bachvarov, V., Peshova, M., Vitkova, S., Boshkov, N., Electrodeposition, structure and composition of ternary Zn-Ni-P alloys, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2012, 136, 2-3, 999-1007.
12. Bodurov, G., Boshkov, N., Lutov, L., Ivanova, T., Gesheva K., Optical characterization of Zn coatings deposited on low carbon steel substrates, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2012, 356, 1, Article number 012017.
13. Koleva, D., Boshkov, N., Van Breugel, K., De Wit, J.H.W, Steel corrosion resistance in model solutions, containing waste materials, Electrochimica Acta, 2011, 58, 1, 628-646.
14. Koleva, D., Taheri, P., Tsvetkova, N., Boshkov, N., Van Breugel, De Wit, J.H.W., Mol, J.M.C., Corrosion Performance of Composite Galvanic Coatings with Variable Concentration of Polymeric Nanoaggregates and/or Cr(III) Conversion Layers, ECS Transactions, 2011, 33, 35, 85-92.
15. Raichevski, G., Lutov, L., Boshkov, N., Corrosion characterization and protective ability of the LR-3 rust converter, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2011, 43, 1, 69-73.
16. Koleva, D., Van Breugel, K., Boshkov, Mol, J.M.C., De Wit, J.H.W., Electrochemical and micro-structural studies in reinforced mortar, modified with core-shell micelles, ECS Transactions, 2010, 25, 24, 79 – 85.
17. Koleva, D.A., Hu J., De Wit, J.H.W., Boshkov, N., Radeva, Ts., Milkova, V., Van Breugel, K., Electrochemical Performance of Low-carbon Steel in Alkaline Model Solutions Containing Hybrid Aggregates, ECS Transactions, 28, 24, 2010, 105-112.
18. Boshkov, N., Kovacheva, D., Nemska, St., Protective properties of multilayer systems of Zn and Zn-based alloys in neutral corrosion medium, Galvanotechnik, 2010, 101, 9, 1977 – 1987.
19. Koleva, D., Boshkov, N., Bachvarov, V., Zhan, H., De Wit, J.H.W., Van Breugel, K., Application of PEO113-b-PS218 nano-aggregates for improved protective characteristics of composite zinc coatings in chloride containing environment, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2010, 204, 23, 3760 – 3772.
20. Koleva, D.A., X. Zhang, P. Petrov, Boshkov, N., Van Breugel, K., De Wit, J.H.W., Mol, J.M.C., Tsvetkova, N., Zinc composite layers, incorporating polymeric nano-aggregates: surface analysis and electrochemical behavior, ECS Transactions, 2008, 11, 11, 27-35.
21. Raichevski, G., Tsvetkova, N., Boshkov, N., Raicheff, R., Minkova, K., Topalova, I., Lutov, L., Corrosion and electrochemical investigations of low-alloyed and austenitic stainless steel used in the steam generators of the Nuclear Power Plant “Kozloduy”, Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 2008, 40, 3, 281 - 285.
22. Boshkov, N., Tsvetkova, N., Petrov, P., Koleva, D., Petrov, K., Avdeev, G., Tsvetanov, Ch., Raichevski, G., Raicheff, R., Corrosion behavior and protective ability of Zn and Zn-Co electrodeposits with embedded polymeric nanoparticles, Applyed Surface Science, 2008, 254, 17, 5618-5625.
23. Koleva, D.A., Van Breugel, K., De Wit, J.H.W., Fraaj, A.L.A., Boshkov, N., Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the evaluation of corrosion and cathodic protection in reinforced concrete, ECS Transactions, 2007, 2, 17, 51 - 61.
24. Koleva, D.A., Van Breugel, K., De Wit, J.H.W., Boshkov, N., Fraaj, A.L.A., Composition and morphology of product layers in the steel/cement paste interface in conditions of corrosion and cathodic protection in reinforced concrete, ECS Transactions, 2, 9, 2007, 127 - 136.
25. Koleva, D.A., Van Breugel, K., De Wit, J.H.W., Van Westing, E., Boshkov, N., Fraaj, A.L.A., Electrochemical behavior, micro-structural analysis and morphological observations in reinforced mortar subjected to chloride ingress, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2007, 154, 3, E45 – E56.
26. Koleva, D.A., Hu, J., Fraaj, A.L.A., Stroeven, P., Boshkov, N., De Wit, J.H.W., Quantitative characterization of steel/cement paste interface microstructure and corrosion phenomena in mortars suffering from chloride attack, Corrosion Science, 2006, 48, 12, 4001-4019.
27. Koleva, D.A., Hu, J., Fraaj, A.L.A., Stroeven, P., Boshkov, N., Van Breugel, K., Cathodic protection revisited: Impact on structural morphology sheds new light on its efficiency, Cement and Concrete Composites, 2006, 28, 8, 696-706.
28. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Raichevski, G., Corrosion behavior and protective ability of multilayer galvanic coatings of Zn and Zn–Mn alloys in sulfate containing medium, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2006, 200, 20-21, 5995-6001.
29. Koleva, D.A., Hu, J., Van Breugel, K., Boshkov, N., De Wit, J.H.W., Conventional and pulse cathodic protection of reinforced concrete: Electrochemical approach and micro-structural investigations, ECS Transactions,, 2005, 1, 4, 287 - 298.
30. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Kovacheva, D., Vitkova, S., Nemska, S., Influence of the alloying component on the protective ability of some zinc galvanic coatings, Electrochimica Acta, 2005, 51, 1, 77 – 84.
31. Koleva, D., Boshkov, N., Raichevski, G., Veleva, L., Electrochemical corrosion behavior and surface morphology of electrodeposited zinc, zinc-cobalt and their composite coatings, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, 2005, 83, 4, 188 – 193.
32. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Vitkova, S., Raichevski, G., Galvanic alloys Zn-Mn - composition of the corrosion products and their protective ability in sulfate containing medium, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2005, 194, 2-3, 276-282.
33. Boshkov, N., Galvanic Zn-Mn alloys - electrodeposition, phase composition, corrosion behaviour and protective ability, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2003, 172, 2-3, 215-224.
34. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Vitkova, S., Nemska, S., Raichevski, G., Composition of the corrosion products of galvanic coatings Zn-Co and their influence on the protective ability, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2002, 157, 2-3, 171-178.
35. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Vitkova, S., Corrosion Products of Zn-Mn Coatings; Part III. Double-Protective Action of Manganese, Metal Finishing, 2002, 100, 6, 98-102.
36. Boshkov, N., Nemska, S., Vitkova, S., Corrosion Products of Zn-Mn Coatings; Part II. Investigations Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Metal Finishing, 2002, 100, 5, 14-20.
37. Boshkov, N., Vitkova, S., Petrov, K., Corrosion Products of Zn-Mn Coatings: Part I. Investigations Using Microprobe Analysis and X-Ray Diffraction, Metal Finishing, 2001, 99, 9, 56 - 60.
38. Bratoeva, M., Boshkov, N., Popova, I., Elektrochemische Legierungs-abscheidung von Metallen aus der Eisengruppe, Galvanotechnik, 2001, 92, 7, 1806 - 1811.
39. Bratoeva, M., Boshkov, N., Gurkovski, S., Novev, T., Elektrolytische Silberabscheidung mit Laserunterstützung, Galvanotechnik, 2001, 92, 5, 1220 – 1224.
40. Bratoeva, M., Tzatscheva, Tz., Boshkov, N., Atanasssov, N., Elektrolytisch abgeschiedene Co-W-Legierungen im Hinblick auf kompositionsmodulierte CoWx/CoWy-Multischichten, Galvanotechnik, 2001, 92, 3, 641 - 650.
41. Boshkov, N., Raichevski, G., Atanassov, N., Klimanek, P., Anodisches und Korrosions-verhalten von wärmebehandelten Ni-Co-Mn-S Legierungsschichten, Galvanotechnik, 2000, 91, 10, 2762 - 2771.
42. Boshkov, N., Raichevski, G., Atanassov, N., Paul, M., Friedrich, S., Verhalten von galvanischen Ni-Co-Mn-S Legierungsschichten in künstlichen Korrosionsmedien, Galvanotechnik, 2000, 91, 3, 641 - 649.
43. Boshkov, N., Raichevski, G., Vitkova, S., Chromatierung von Zink und Zink-Mangan-Schichten - Anodisches Verhalten und Korrosionsgeschwindigkeit, Metalloberfläche, 1999, 53, 7, 27 - 31.
44. Boshkov, N., Raichevski, G., Tzatscheva, Tz., Nikolova, S., Chromatierung von Zink und Zink-Mangan-Legierungs-schichten - Bewertung der Schutz-fähigkeit, Metalloberfläche, 1999, 53, 8, 32 - 36.
45. Bratoeva, M., Boshkov, N., Pantschev, B., Elektrochemisches Verhalten der elektrolytisch abgeschiedenen Legierung Kobalt-Nickel-Eisen, Galvanotechnik, 1999, 90, 2, 336 - 341.
46. Boshkov, N., Petrov, K., Nikolova, S., Vitkova, S., Galvanische Zink-Mangan Legierungen - Elektrochemische Abscheidung und Struktur-charakteristika, Metalloberfläche, 1998, 52, 7, 514 - 519.
47. Raichevski, G., Boshkov, N., Sofianska, A., Atanassov, N., Anodisches und Korrosions-verhalten von galvanischen Nickel-Wolfram-Legierungsüber-zügen, Galvanotechnik, 1997, 88, 4, 1153 - 1157.
48. Bratoeva, M., Boshkov, N., Gurkovski, S., Laserelektrochemie bei der Herstellung von Kobalt- und Eisenüberzügen, Galvanotechnik, 1996, 87, 10, 3252 – 3255.