Resource Value Creation Research Group

Resource Value
Creation
Research Group

We will contribute to stable supply of indispensable metal and solid resources to the industry through the research and developments of liberation, physical separation and automatic control technologies for processing of primary and secondary raw materials.

Member

  • Dr. Naohito HAYASHI　Personal PageTsukuba West 1-4409

    Group Leader

    Speciality

    • Optimum Design for Physical Separation Equipment by Using Numerical Simulation of Powder or Multiphase Flow
    • Construction of Automatic Object-recognition Algorithms by Applying Image Recognition Technology for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

    Staff

    • Yukari YUHKI
    • Takeshi SHIBUYA
    • Yoshiaki HASHIMOTO

  • Dr. Shigeki KOYANAKAPersonal PageTsukuba West 1-4210

    Chief Senior Researcher

    Speciality

    • Automatic Sorting Using Laser 3D Measurement and Vision Analysis with Deep-learning Technology
    • Incorporation AI and Robotics into the Resource Separation Process

    Staff

    • Kenichiro KOBAYASHI
    • Wataru KOBAYASHI
    • Natsuko MURAYAMA

  • Dr. Yoshihisa OKOTsukuba West 1-4210

    Senior Researcher

    Speciality

    • Development of Recycling Technology
    • Space Utilization of Photocatalysts and Development of Renewable Energy Technology
    • Development of Risk Assessment Method of Nanomaterials for Cell and Environmental Microbial

  • Dr. Takao UEDAPersonal PageTsukuba West 1-4303

    Senior Researcher

    Speciality

    • Automated Disassembly Technology for Small Digital Appliances
    • Evaluation Technology for Mineral Liberation of Ore Particles
    • 2D-3D Conversion Technology (Stereological Correction)

    Staff

    • Ken-ichiro CHIBA
    • Kana KAZUYORI

  • Dr. Keisuke NAKAKUBOTsukuba West 1-4409

    Researcher

    Speciality

    • Establishment of a Novel Hydrophobicity Evaluation Method for the Purpose of Sophistication of Flotation Process
    • Development of Highly Selective Flotation Agent based on Elucidation of Flotation Agent Adsorption Mechanism

  • Dr. Yoshihiro NISHISUPersonal PageTsukuba West 1-4210

    Patent Officer

    Speciality

    • Recycling techniques of particulate materials
    • Development of highly controllable multi-stage sorting equipment for particles
    • Metal recycling process with high additional value