Overview: This chair addresses all aspects of the transference of material, the energy and transformation systems associated with chemical reactions, engineering methods for the production of new functional materials, and the design, operation, control and maintenance of equipment for the production processes that yield useful materials. Areas of research specialization include: chemical reaction engineering (powder technology, environmental engineering), chemical equipment engineering (applied optical measurement, powder technology, chemical engineering, transport phenomena), and diffusion engineering (chemical engineering, powder technology, aerosol science and technology). Research topic include: crystallization, heat transfer, measurement of grain and powder materials by light waves, transport phenomena in non-Newtonian flows, production and characterization of graphite interaction compounds, and nucleation and growth of secondary particles formed from air-polluting gases by ultra-violet photoreaction under reduced pressure.
Director： Prof. Eiji OBATA
Assoc. Prof. Yuichi OHIRA
E-mail：eobataxy@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
ohira@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Area：Powder Technology，Environmental Engineering
Current Research：Crystallization，Heat Transfer，Mass Transfer
Facilities：Microscope，Atomic Absorption Spectrometer，Spectrophotometer，Ion Chromatography
Director： Prof. Yutaka YOSHIDA
Assoc. Prof. Mitsuhiro OHTA
E-mail： gityoshi@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
mohta@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Area：Applied optical measurement, Powder technology, Chemical engineering, Transport phenomena
Current Research：
•Measurement of grain and powder materials by light wave
•Measurement of air pollution by optacoustic effect
•Transport phenomena in multiphase flows
•Transport phenomena in non-newtonian flows
Facilities：CO2 Laser, He-Ne Laser, Viscometer, Dual-PC
A computational result of a bubble risinf through a viscoelastic fluid
Director：Prof. Yoshikazu KUGA
Research Assoc. Toshiyuki FUJIMOTO
E-mail：kuga@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
fjmt@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
URL: http://www.mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp/~fjmt/
Research Area: Chemical engineering, Powder technology,Aerosol science and technology
Current Research:
•Production and characterization of graphite intercalation compounds
•Production and characterization of graphite with highly dispersed platinum
•Production and characterization of nano-strucutured graphite particles
•Nucleation and growth of secondary particles formed from air pollutional gases by ultra-violet photoreaction under reduced pressure
•Development and evaluation of nano-sized particle catalyst
•Development of aerosol charging device and evaluation of its charging characteristic
Facilities:
•Planetary ball mill (P-7, Fritsch)
•Vacuum line
•DMA-FCE system (DMAIII (2), DMAIII-L200, Wyckiff Co., Ltd.)
•FT-IR (FT-IR-460 plus K, JASCO Corp.)
Following facilities are under the control of Prof. KUGA:
•Differential mobility analyzer-faraday cup electrometer system
(DMAIII-L200, Wyckiff Co., Ltd.)
•Condensation particle counter
(Model 3022A, TSI Incorporated Particle Instruments)
•Particle size analyzer (Laser diffraction)
(MT3300EX, Microtrac Inc.)
•SEM-EDS (JSM-6380A, JEOL)
•X-Ray Diffraction analyzer (Multi FLex-120NP, Rigaku)
•Pore size analyzer (Autosorb 1-C/MK2, Quantachrome Instruments)
Experimental instrument for observing of production
and growing of cloud particles as a model of acid rain
and growing of cloud particles as a model of acid rain
Ultraviolet irradiation experiment
Director: Assoc. Prof. Masahiro HIBINO
E-mail: hibino@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
URL: http://www.mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp/~hibino/index.html
Research Area: Biophysic, Molecular cell biology, Interface chemistry
Current Research: Direct measurement of molecular interaction between biomolecules
Facilities: Scanning probe microscopy, Multifunctional optical microscope
Director: Research Assoc. Masamitsu SHIMAZU
E-mail: simazu@mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp
Research Areas: Biofunctional Chemistry
Current Research: Functional analysis of membrane transport systems
Facilities: Incubator, UV/VIS spectorphotometer, Jar fermentor