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Research Groups

Organic Materials diagnosis Group (AIST Chugoku)

Group Leader
Hirohmi Watanabe,
Group Leader
 　The group accelerates the development of functional organic materials based on the evaluation of organic materials and the optimization of their production processes.

Research Themes

  • Evaluation of polymeric materials to accelerate their development and utilization in industry
  • Development of novel polymeric materials with unique properties and functions
  • Economic/environmental evaluations of both chemical and biological production processes by means of thermodynamic data and simulation
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Bioconversion Group (AIST Chugoku)

Group Leader
Tatsuya Fujii,
Group Leader
 　The group develops the fundamental and bio-conversion technology of chemical production from a renewable resources such as biomas.

Research Themes

  • Development of host microbes to produce functional chemicals from biomass
  • On-site production of lignocellulose digestion enzymes for kinds of biomass
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Biochemical Group (AIST Tsukuba)

Group Leader
Tokuma Fukuoka,
Group Leader
 　The group develops technologies for chemical production from biomass, and evaluates functionality of bio-based chemicals.

Research Themes

  • Advanced production of bio-based chemicals and materials
  • Application for bio-based chemicals and materials based on the structure and function
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Cellulose Materials Group (Chugoku Center)

Group Leader
Keita Sakakibara,
Group Leader
 　The group develops the fundamental utilization technology of cellulose which is a major component of plant biomass by physical and chemical process.

Research Themes

  • Development of high-performance materials by nanocellulose composites mixed with a plastic binder
  • Characterization techniques of nanocellulose
  • Preparation techniques of nanocellulose and biomass filler
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Polymer Chemistry Group (AIST Tsukuba)

Group Leader
Hideaki Hagihara,
Group Leader
 　The group develops the evaluation methods for various functional polymer materials by advanced structural characterization techniques.

Research Themes

  • Detailed molecular characterization such as end groups and copolymer compositions by high-resolution mass spectrometry
  • Evaluation of nanoscale structural analysis of polymer materials by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy
  • Structural analysis from micro- to nano-scales of polymer composites to provide insight into their structure-function relationships
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Chemical Materials Evaluation Group (AIST Tsukuba)

Group Leader
Hideyuki Shinzawa,
Group Leader
 　The group studies and develops evaluation/characterization methodology, and its application to advanced chemical materials.

Research Themes

  • Construction of new parameter index defining degradation degree of chemical materials
  • Evaluation on interface structure of composite materials and its correlation with performanc
  • Assessment on flammability of slightly flammable refrigerants and study on flammability suppression
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Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Department of Materials and Chemistry

AIST Tsukuba: AIST Tukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
AIST Chugoku: 3-11-32 Kagami-yama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima739-0046, Japan
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