The polymer engineering lab. consists of the envirnmental engineering and polymer gel gropups.
The envirnmental engineering group's researches are on wastewater treatment, restoration of water environment and environment evaluation technologies using novel artificial and/or natural materials, utilization of waste to produce valuable materials.
The polymer gel researches are on the structure controlling method of polymer gel, development of a highly efficient functional polymer and analysis of reaction using polymer, and development of separation system using stimulus responsive polymers or polymer gels.

Recent research projects

Environ. Eng. G.

･Production of feed additives from food waste using microorganisms

･Assessment of the environmental impacts by production of biofuel from unutilized resources

･Elucidation of deterioration mechanisms of a polyamide reverse osmosis membranes by hypochlorite toward to 　synthesizing robust membranes

･Elucidation of carbon fixation mechanisms in sediment in coastal areas and its enhancement

･Fate of persistent organic pollutants adsorbed onto microplastics

･Investigation of steelmaking slags as a material to construct algal bed substratum

Polymer gel G.

･Recovery of rare metals using 高分子ゲル/炭酸を用いた排水からのレアメタルの回収

･Recycles 高分子ゲルを使った重金属排水の浄化と金属リサイクル

･Improvement 高分子ゲル固定化微生物を用いた硝化脱窒反応の高効率化

･Application 高分子ゲル使った金属酸化物ナノ粒子の合成と光触媒への応用

･Remediation 高分子ゲルを用いたヒ素・重金属汚染土壌の浄化