The Department has the following main activities:

• organic synthesis of functionally substituted heterocyclic, aromatic and aliphatic compounds;
• physical chemistry of ion exchange and extraction processes;
• chemistry and physical chemistry of special purpose polymers;
• investigation of surface phenomena in disperse systems;
• study of the structure and functions of the most important biopolymers and low molecular weight bioregulators;
• development, creation and pilot production of immunochemical and molecular biological reagent kits for medical and veterinary diagnostics;
• development and production of pharmaceutical substances and finished medicinal forms;
• creation of new chemically active systems and devices for technological and environmental needs (preparation and purification of water, air, corrosion protection, etc.);
• creation of means of protection and stimulation of plant growth;
• complex processing of chlorine-containing salts and their waste;
• development of scientific foundations of nature management, environmental protection, forecasting and optimization of anthropogenic impacts on natural systems, regional geology, integrated use of mineral resources, technology for processing solid fuels (peat, sapropel, coal, oil shale).