日報ビジネス株式会社が発行する、「脱炭素社会実現」を目指す提言誌『地球温暖化』2026年9月号（No.105）の連載「脱炭素技術の種」に、本研究グループの取り組みが掲載されました。 記事タイトルは、「seeds.9 プラから水素に変換する技術を開発」です。 本記事では、プラスチックごみをマイクロ波で加熱することにより分解し、水素リッチガスを生成する技術について紹介されています。廃棄物処理に伴う環境負荷の低減と、エネルギー分野の脱炭素化への貢献が期待される研究です。
Publications
[Press Release] Plastic-to-hydrogen conversion in island contexts: A socio-technical assessment of microwave pyrolysis in Okinawa
A research group consisting of Associate Professor Andrew Chapman and Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki of I2CNER, together with Professor Satoshi Fujii of the National Institute of …
[Press Release] Upcycling waste polyoxymethylene to value-added chemicals using reusable polymeric acid catalysts at ppm levels
Associate Professor Andrew Chapman and his research group have achieved the upcycling of waste polyoxymethylene (POM) plastics using a novel polymeric heterogeneous catalyst. POM plastic …
Joint Research Published in Nature Communications
Oct. 2024. In collaboration with our research partners at Ritsumeikan University, and led by Prof. Yosuke Shigetomi, we are grateful to have published a paper …
Prof. Chapman’s research with Prof. Benjamin Mclellan was published in the Japan Times.
2023.May.9 On 2023.Apr.30,Prof.Chapman’s research with Prof. Benjamin Mclellan of Kyoto University was published in the Japan times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/04/30/commentary/japan-commentary/japan-just-transition-action-needed/
Prof. Chapman’s article was published in Junior AERA.
2023.3.15. Through a special WPI x JuniorAERA program, an article about Prof. Chapman’s research was published in the April 2023 issue of Junior AERA. More …
Our research was featured in Nature: Japan’s Moonshot.
On 2021.3.18, the Moonshot Project, in which Chapman Laboratory participates, was published in the scientific journal “Nature”. Together with Prof. Fujikawa and Prof. Yamauchi …
Nov 2020: Two new Book Chapters
This month, some of our recent work was published as part of the EcoDesign International Conference series. The book is entitled Ecodesign and Sustainability II: …
September 2020: Hydrogen Economy Review in Energies
Working with our research partners at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Master Student Ansh Chaube led a review paper considering multiple sectors and …
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