January 2021

To whom it may concern;
I hereby certify that the matters noted below are all true.

Koyo Norinaga

KOYO NORINAGACURRICULUM VITAE
Koyo NORINAGA, PhD, Professor
Dept. of Chemical Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japane-mail: norinaga@nagoya-u.jp

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B.E. in Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 1994
M.E. in Chemical Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 1996
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 1999

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Research Associate, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials,Tohoku University, 1999–2002. (Research Group Prof Masashi Iino)
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Institute for Chemical Technology andPolymerchemistry, Karlsruhe University, 2002–2004. (Research Group Prof Klaus JHüttinger)
Senior Scientist, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymerchemistry, Karlsruhe
University, 2004–2006. (Research Group Prof Olaf Deutschmann)
Associate Professor, Center for Advanced Research of Energy Conversion Materials,
Hokkaido University, 2006–2009.(Research Group Prof Jun-ichiro Hayashi)
Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu
University, 2009–2017
Professor, Department of Chemical Systems Engineering, Graduate School ofEngineering, Nagoya University, 2017–
Director, Institute of Materials Innovation (i-MI), Nagoya University, 2018–

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2000 Awarded from American Chemical Society. Selected as an Editor’s Choice
Article for demonstrating the quality and impact of the Energy and Fuels.
2002 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship2010 Best paper award, Second International Symposium on Gasification and Its
Application（iSGA2010）"Coproduction of Clean Syngas and Iron from Woody Biomass and Natural GoethiteOre"2011 Award from Foundation for Steel and Environmental Protection Technology(Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) "Hydrogen production by coke oven gasreforming"
2012 Japan Institute of Energy Award for Distinguished Young Researchers.
"Chemistry and kinetics of hydrocarbon pyrolysis"
2014 The best poster presentation award
The 23rd International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 23)"Detailed Chemical Kinetic Modeling of In-Situ Thermal Reforming of Volatiles
Derived from Fast Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass"
2015 The distinguished paper award from The Japan Institute of Energy "ChemicalStructures and Primary Pyrolysis Characteristics of Lignins Obtained from Different
Preparation Methods"
2016 The distinguished paper award from The Japan Institute of Energy "Numerical
study on steam reforming of biomass tar using detailed chemical kinetic model"

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Elementary reactions based kinetic modeling for the complex reaction systems
including biomass thermochemical conversions.
Integration of chemical kinetic model with the flow and heat transfer models forpredicting phenomena in chemical reactors.
Catalytic process for upgrading low rank solid fuels such as biomass and brown coal.
Physical and chemical properties of heavy carbonaceous resources and their relationsto reactivity.
CO2 separation with low energy consumption and industrialization of CO2 utilization
process.
First principle based estimations for the reaction rates of biomass and coal relatedmolecules.

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PUBLICATIONS in the last 5 years(1)Lin, Y.; Yang, C.; Choi, C.; Zhang, W.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Lattice Boltzmann
Simulation of Multicomponent Reaction-Diffusion and Coke Formation in aCatalyst with Hierarchical Pore Structure for Dry Reforming of Methane. Chem.
Eng. Sci. 2021, 229, 116105.

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Machida, H.; Esaki, T.; Yamaguchi, T.; Norinaga, K. Energy-Saving CO2 Captureby H2 Gas Stripping for Integrating CO2 Separation and Conversion Processes.
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (23), 8732–8740.

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Sato, M.; Tran, K. V. B.; Yamaguchi, T.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Online
Composition Analysis of Phase Separation Solvent for Carbon Dioxide Capture
Using ATR-FT-IR. J. Adv. Manuf. Process. 2020, 2 (4), e10067.

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Nakaoka, M.; Tran, K. V. B.; Yanase, K.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Prediction ofPhase Behavior of CO2 Absorbents Using Conductor-like Screening Model forReal Solvents (COSMO-RS): An Approach to Identify Phase Separation Solventsof Amine/Ether/Water Systems upon CO2 Absorption. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.
2020, 59 (42), 19020–19029.

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Esaki, T.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Rate of CO2 Absorption of a
Phase-Separation Absorbent. J. Adv. Manuf. Process. 2020, 2 (1), e10033.

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Zhang, W.; Machida, H.; Takano, H.; Izumiya, K.; Norinaga, K. Computational
Fluid Dynamics Simulation of CO2 Methanation in a Shell-and-Tube Reactor
with Multi-Region Conjugate Heat Transfer. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2020, 211.

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Tran, K. V. B.; Ando, R.; Yamaguchi, T.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Carbon Dioxide
Absorption Heat in Liquid-Liquid and Solid-Liquid Phase-Change Solvents Using
Continuous Calorimetry. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59 (8), 3475–3484.

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Fukuoka, T.; Takeda, N.; Zhang, L.; Machida, H.; Zhang, W.; Watanabe, M.;
Nishibata, Y.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Quantitative Analyses of Chemical
Structural Change and Gas Generation Profile of Coal upon Heating toward
Gaining New Insights for Coal Pyrolysis Chemistry. ISIJ Int. 2019, 59 (8),1376–1381.

(9)Matoba, M.; Kudo, S.; Mori, A.; Norinaga, K.; Uchida, K.; Dohi, Y.; Uebo, K.;
Hayashi, J. I. Production of High-Strength Cokes from Non-/Slightly Caking Coals.
Part I: Effects of Coal Pretreatment and Variables for Briquetting andCarbonization on Coke Properties. ISIJ Int. 2019, 59 (8), 1440–1448.

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(10) Uchida, K.; Kudo, S.; Mori, A.; Ashik, U. P. M.; Norinaga, K.; Dohi, Y.; Uebo, K.;
Hayashi, J. I. Production of High-Strength Cokes from Non- And Slightly CakingCoals. Part II: Application of Sequence of Fine Pulverization of Coal, Briquettingand Carbonization to Single Coals and Binary Blends. ISIJ Int. 2019, 59 (8),1449–1456.
(11) Halim, N.; Ashik, U. P. M.; Gao, X.; Kudo, S.; Sanwani, E.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I.
Quantitative Description of Catalysis of Inherent Metallic Species in Lignite Charduring CO2 Gasification. Energy and Fuels 2019, 33 (7), 5996–6007.
(12) Machida, H.; Ando, R.; Esaki, T.; Yamaguchi, T.; Norinaga, K. Modelling of CO2Solubility in Phase Separation Solvent Composed of Amine/Ether/Water
System for CO2 Capture. J. Mol. Liq. 2019, 292.
(13) Zahara, Z. F.; Kudo, S.; Daniyanto; Ashik, U. P. M.; Norinaga, K.; Budiman, A.;
Hayashi, J. I. CO2 Gasification of Sugar Cane Bagasse: Quantitative
Understanding of Kinetics and Catalytic Roles of Inherent Metallic Species.
Energy and Fuels 2018, 32 (4), 4255–4268.
(14) Kudo, S.; Mori, A.; Hayashi, G.; Yoshida, T.; Okuyama, N.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J.
I. Characteristic Properties of Lignite to Be Converted to High-Strength Coke byHot Briquetting and Carbonization. Energy and Fuels 2018, 32 (4), 4364–4371.
(15) Tang, Z.; Li, A.; Hatakeyama, T.; Shuto, H.; Hayashi, J. ichiro; Norinaga, K.
Transient Three-Dimensional Simulation of Densification Process of Carbon
Fibre Preforms via Chemical Vapour Infiltration of Carbon Matrix from Methane.
Chem. Eng. Sci. 2018, 176, 107–115.
(16) Zhang, L.; Qi, S.; Takeda, N.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J.; Norinaga, K. Characteristics ofGas Evolution Profiles during Coal Pyrolysis and Its Relation with the Variationof Functional Groups. Int. J. Coal Sci. Technol. 2018, 5 (4), 452–463.
(17) Furutani, Y.; Dohara, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Theoretical Study on
Elementary Reaction Steps in Thermal Decomposition Processes ofSyringol-Type Monolignol Compounds. J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122 (3), 822–831.
(18) Furutani, Y.; Dohara, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Computational Studyon the Thermal Decomposition of Phenol-Type Monolignols. Int. J. Chem. Kinet.
2018, 50 (4), 304–316.
(19) Yang, H.; Norinaga, K.; Li, J.; Zhu, W.; Wang, H. Effects of HZSM-5 on Volatile
Products Obtained from the Fast Pyrolysis of Lignin and Model Compounds.
Fuel Process. Technol. 2018, 181, 207–214.

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(20) Furutani, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. ichiro; Norinaga, K. Predicting MolecularComposition of Primary Product Derived from Fast Pyrolysis of Lignin withSemi-Detailed Kinetic Model. Fuel 2018, 212, 515–522.
(21) Yu, P.; Norinaga, K.; Watanabe, H.; Kitagawa, T. Prediction of Hot Coke Oven Gas
Reforming by LES Coupled with the Extended Flamelet/Progress Variable
Approach. Fuel 2018, 231, 234–243.
(22) Zhang, L.; Qi, S. C.; Iwanaga, K.; Uemura, K.; Zhang, L. X.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J.
ichiro; Furuya, K.; Norinaga, K. An Approach for On-Line Analysis ofMulti-Component Volatiles from Coal Pyrolysis with Li+-Attachment Ionization
Mass Spectrometry. Fuel Process. Technol. 2017, 158, 141–145.
(23) Qi, S. C.; Zhang, L.; Einaga, H.; Kudo, S.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. ichiro.
Nano-Sized Nickel Catalyst for Deep Hydrogenation of Lignin Monomers andFirst-Principles Insight into the Catalyst Preparation. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5(8), 3948–3965.
(24) Kudo, S.; Goto, N.; Sperry, J.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I. Production ofLevoglucosenone and Dihydrolevoglucosenone by Catalytic Reforming ofVolatiles from Cellulose Pyrolysis Using Supported Ionic Liquid Phase. ACSSustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, 5 (1), 1132–1140.
(25) Li, C. Y.; Zhang, L. X.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Toward
Low-Temperature Coal Gasification: Experimental and Numerical Studies ofThermochemical Coal Conversion Considering the Interactions between
Volatiles and Char Particles. KONA Powder and Particle Journal. 2017, pp 70–79.
(26) Qi, S. C.; Zhang, L.; Kudo, S.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I. Theoretical Study on
Hydrogenolytic Cleavage of Intermonomer Linkages in Lignin. J. Phys. Chem. A
2017, 121 (15), 2868–2877.
(27) Furutani, Y.; Dohara, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Theoretical Study on
the Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Guaiacol and Catechol. J. Phys. Chem. A
2017, 121 (44), 8495–8503.
(28) Furutani, Y.; Norinaga, K.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Watanabe, T. Current Situation
and Future Scope of Biomass Gasification in Japan. Evergreen 2017, 4 (4),24–29.
(29) Furutani, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Theoretical Study on Reaction
Pathways Leading to CO and CO2 in the Pyrolysis of Resorcinol. J. Phys. Chem. A
2017, 121 (3), 631–637.

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(30) Xu, J.; Tang, Z. P.; Peng, Y. Q.; Gu, C. Q.; Koyo, N.; Li, A. J. Numerical Simulation forInfluence of Surface Area/Volume Ratio and Inlet Gas Pressure on Pyrolytic
Carbon Texture. Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal Inorg. Mater. 2016, 31 (12),1327–1334.
(31) Byambajav, E.; Hachiyama, Y.; Kudo, S.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I. Kinetics andMechanism of CO2 Gasification of Chars from 11 Mongolian Lignites. Energy andFuels 2016, 30 (3), 1636–1646.
(32) Yang, H.; Furutani, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. ichiro; Norinaga, K. Experimental
Investigation of Thermal Decomposition of Dihydroxybenzene Isomers:
Catechol, Hydroquinone, and Resorcinol. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2016, 120,321–329.
(33) Yang, H.; Kudo, S.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I. Steam-Oxygen Gasification ofPotassium-Loaded Lignite: Proof of Concept of Type IV Gasification. Energy andFuels 2016, 30 (3), 1616–1627.
(34) Li, C.; Appari, S.; Tanaka, R.; Hanao, K.; Lee, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.;
Janardhanan, V. M.; Watanabe, H.; Norinaga, K. A CFD Study on the Reacting
Flow of Partially Combusting Hot Coke Oven Gas in a Bench-Scale Reformer.
Fuel 2015, 159, 590–598.
(35) Appari, S.; Tanaka, R.; Li, C.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. ichiro; Janardhanan, V. M.;
Watanabe, H.; Norinaga, K. Predicting the Temperature and Reactant
Concentration Profiles of Reacting Flow in the Partial Oxidation of Hot CokeOven Gas Using Detailed Chemistry and a One-Dimensional Flow Model. Chem.
Eng. J. 2015, 266, 82–90.
(36) Thimthong, N.; Appari, S.; Tanaka, R.; Iwanaga, K.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Shoji,T.; Norinaga, K. Kinetic Modeling of Non-Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Nascent
Volatiles Derived from Fast Pyrolysis of Woody Biomass with Detailed
Chemistry. Fuel Process. Technol. 2015, 134, 159–167.
(37) Li, C. Y.; Appari, S.; Zhang, L. X.; Huang, A. N.; Kuo, H. P.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.;
Norinaga, K. Modeling of Gas/Particle Flow in Coal Conversion with a Drop
Tube Reactor Using a Lumped Kinetic Model Accounting Volatiles-CharInteraction. Fuel Process. Technol. 2015, 138, 588–594.
(38) Yang, H. M.; Zhao, W.; Norinaga, K.; Fang, J. J.; Wang, Y. G.; Zong, Z. M.; Wei, X. Y.
Separation of Phenols and Ketones from Bio-Oil Produced from Ethanolysis ofWheat Stalk. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2015, 152, 238–245.

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(39) Karnowo; Kudo, S.; Mori, A.; Zahara, Z. F.; Norinaga, K.; Hayashi, J. I. Modificationof Reactivity and Strength of Formed Coke from Victorian Lignite by Leaching ofMetallic Species. ISIJ Int. 2015, 55 (4), 765–774.
(40) Uemura, K.; Appari, S.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Einaga, H.; Norinaga, K. In-Situ
Reforming of the Volatiles from Fast Pyrolysis of Ligno-Cellulosic Biomass over
Zeolite Catalysts for Aromatic Compound Production. Fuel Process. Technol.
2015, 136, 73–78.
(41) Yang, H. M.; Appari, S.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Detailed Chemical
Kinetic Modeling of Vapor-Phase Reactions of Volatiles Derived from Fast
Pyrolysis of Lignin. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54 (27), 6855–6864.

Koyo Norinaga’s publication records can be found at;
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Journal cover
2020

Nakaoka, M.; Tran, K. V. B.; Yanase, K.; Machida, H.; Norinaga, K. Prediction of Phase
Behavior of CO2 Absorbents Using Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents(COSMO-RS): An Approach to Identify Phase Separation Solvents ofAmine/Ether/Water Systems upon CO2 Absorption. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59(42),19020–19029.

Machida, H.; Esaki, T.; Yamaguchi, T.; Norinaga, K. Energy-Saving CO2 Capture by H2
Gas Stripping for Integrating CO2 Separation and Conversion Processes. ACS Sustain.
Chem. Eng. 2020, 8 (23), 8732–8740.

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2018

Furutani, Y.; Dohara, Y.; Kudo, S.; Hayashi, J. I.; Norinaga, K. Computational Study on
the Thermal Decomposition of Phenol-Type Monolignols. Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 2018, 50(4), 304–316.

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