How did Dmitri Mendeleev support Russia’s coal and petroleum industries?

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Dmitri Mendeleev was deeply committed to the industrial development of Russia, eventually devoting significant time to the nation's economy alongside his chemical research.1

To support these industries, he took the following actions:

Coal Industry: Mendeleev authored specific projects aimed at developing the coal industry within the Donets Basin.1
Petroleum Industry: To gain expertise in petroleum production, he traveled extensively, visiting Baku in [Azerbaijan] and Pennsylvania in the United States to study their operations firsthand.1
Knowledge Dissemination: He sought to advance industrial resources by launching a series of publications in the 1890s titled Biblioteka promyshlennykh znany ("Library of Industrial Knowledge"), which aimed to spread scientific and technological expertise throughout the country.1

Through these efforts, Mendeleev sought to integrate Russia into the broader Western industrial world.1