Today at the enlarged meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute there were continued listenings to the scientific and organizational reports of laboratories and departments. The meeting was opened by academician-secretary of Chemical Sciences Department, director of the institute, academician Dilgam Tagiyev. He said that reports of departments "Oxidative heterogeneous catalysis" and "Nano and electrocatalysis" will be listened today. Then the reports of the heads of laboratories from relevant departments for 2016 on completed research projects, results, published papers have been listened. An extensive discussion was held around the reports. During discussions academician Dilgam Tagiyev gave recommendations and instructions to the heads of laboratories and departments. Later there was made a decision to adopt the reports. It was also noted that on November 28 at the Scientific Council there will be listened the reports of the leaders of remaining departments and thus listening to reports will be completed.