1985 Remembering my friend and colleague:
Professor Shoji Kimura

Kimura Lab
University of Tokyo, Japan1983?

Shoji Kimura – Membrane Giant andHumanist
1934-2020
H-index 35
Citations 4292
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June 11th 2023

Citations per year

History of ICOM•Foundation COM in Stresa, June 18-22, 1984

1. First ICOM1987, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan June 8-12, (722 participants)
2. ICOM1990, Chicago, USA. 854 participants (854)
3. ICOM1993, Heidelberg, Germany, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3, (732)
4. ICOM1996, Yokohama, Japan. Aug. 18 to 23, 1996 (644)
5. ICOM1999, Toronto, Canada, June 13-18.
6. ICOM2002 Toulouse, France. July 7-12, 2002 (1030)
7. ICOM2005, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 21-25, 2005
8. ICOM2008, Honolulu, Hawaii July 12-18, 2008.
9. ICOM2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 24-29, 2011
10. ICOM2014, Suzhou, China. July 20-25, 2014
11. ICOM2017, San Francisco, USA, July 30 – August 4, 201712. ICOM2020, On-line, London, UK., December 7-11
13. ICOM2023, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, JapanMy Visits to Japan
1985: Visit Kimura – Tokyo (Ropongi dinner with Prof. Marlene
Belfort and Yukiko Kimura, wife of Prof Kimura), Kyoto (shininggolden pavilion which used to be the political center of theShogun (the head of Samurai warrior), Nara (Tōdaiji, "Great
Eastern Temple” 15 m high Budda, Riokaan. PHOTO.
1987: ICOM Tokyo Akasaka and Hakone Open Air Museum
1988: Visit Kimura and attend The 4th Seminar on FrontiersTechnology: “At the Front of Selective Reactions andSeparations”, Oiso Prince Hotel, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
1992: UNITIKA, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
1996: ICOM Yokoyama, UNITIKA (Osaka Headquarters),
TORAY, Otsu and Hakone Open Air Museum
2003: UNITIKA/TAKEDA Pharma, Japan Society for thePromotion of Science and Hakone Open Air Museum
2023: ICOM Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan

1988

Invitation by Prof Kimura

Oiso Prince Hotel, Kanagawa
Prefecture, JapanFebruary 5th, 1988

Shoji Kimura’s top publications
1962-1995

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June 11th 2023

Kimura Publications
Concentration Polarization Effects in Reverse Osmosis
Using Porous Cellulose Acetate Membranes

Shoji Kimura and S. Sourirajan
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design andDevelopment 1968, 7, 1, 41-48

Analysis of data in reverse osmosis with porous cellulose
acetate membranes used

Shoji Kimura, S. Sourirajan AICHE Journal Volume13, Issue 3 May 1967 Pages 497-503

Mass Transfer Coefficients for Use in Reverse Osmosis
Process Design

Shoji Kimura and S. Sourirajan
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design andDevelopment 1968, 7, 4, 539-547

Stagewise Reverse Osmosis Process Design

Shoji Kimura, S. Sourirajan and Haruhiko Ohya
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design andDevelopment 1969, 8, 1, 79-89

Solubility and pervaporation properties of the fillingpolymerized membrane prepared by plasma-graftpolymerization for pervaporation of organic-liquid mixtures

Takeo Yamaguchi, Shinichi Nakao and Shoji Kimura

Development of crosslinked plasma-graft filling polymer
membranes for the reverse osmosis of organic liquid
mixtures

Teruhiko Kai, Hidemi Goto, Yoko Shimizu, Takeo Yamaguchi,
Shin-ichi Nakao, Shoji Kimura
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 265, Issues 1–2, 15
November 2005, Pages 101-107

Preparation of hollow-fiber membranes by plasma-graft
filling polymerization for organic-liquid separation

Teruhiko Kai, Toshinori Tsuru 1, Shinichi Nakao, Shoji Kimura
Journal of Membrane Science
Volume 170, Issue 1, 15 May 2000, Pages 61-70

Development of a Molecular Recognition Ion Gating
Membrane and Estimation of Its Pore Size Control

Taichi Ito Takanobu Hioki Takeo Yamaguchi Toshio Shinbo
Shin-ichi Nakao and Shoji Kimura

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Research 1992, 31, 8, 1914-1919

Kimura publications by topic - 1
Fouling in RO, NF and UF membranes
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Watanabe, Atsuo & Kimura, Shoji & Ohta, Yoshio & Randall, John & Kimura, Susumu. (2006). Natureof the deposit on reverse osmosis membranes during concentration of pectin/cellulose solutions.
Journal of Food Science. 44. 1505 - 1509. 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1979.tb06473.x.
Watanabe, Atsuo & Kimura, Shoji & Kimura, Susumu. (2006). Flux restoration of reverse osmosis
membranes by intermittent lateral surface flushing for orange juice processing. Journal of Food
Science. 43. 985 - 988. 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1978.tb02467.x.
Kai, Teruhiko & Goto, Hidemi & Shimizu, Yoko & Yamaguchi, Takeo & Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji.
(2005). Development of crosslinked plasma-graft filling polymer membranes for the reverse osmosisof organic liquid mixtures. Journal of Membrane Science. 265. 101-107.
10.1016/j.memsci.2005.05.003.
Kimura, Shoji & Nakao, Shin-Ichi. (1975). Fouling of cellulose acetate tubular reverse osmosis
modules treating the industrial water in Tokyo. Desalination. 17. 267-288. 10.1016/S00119164(00)84061-8.
Takaba, Hiromitsu & Fuse, Masanori & Ishikawa, Touru & Kimura, Shoji & Nakao, Shin-ichi. (2000).
Removal of Scale-forming Components in Hot-seawater by Nanofiltration Membranes. Membranes 25.
189-197. 10.5360/membrane.25.189.
Nakao, Shin‐Ichi & Nomura, Tsuyoshi & Kimura, Shoji. (1979). Characteristics of macromolecular gel
layer formed on ultrafiltration tubular membrane. AIChE Journal. 25. 615 - 622.
10.1002/aic.690250407.

7) Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji. (1981). Effect of Gel Layer on Rejection and Fractionation ofDifferent-Molecular-Weight Solutes by Ultrafiltration. ACS Symposium Series. 119-132. 10.1021/bk1981-0154.ch009

Belfort Publications on same topics• Belfort, G. (1976), Cleaning of reverse osmosis membranes inwastewater renovation, in Water 75, published by AIChE, NY, 76-81• Mahlab, D., Ben Yosef, N., and Belfort, G. (1978), Concentration
polarization profile for dissolved species in unstirred batch
hyperfiltration (reverse osmosis) - II Transient Case, Desalination, 24,
297-303.
• Mahlab, D. Ben Yosef, N. Belfort, G. (1981) "Intrinsic Membrane
Compaction and Aqueous Solute Studies of Hyperfiltration (ReverseOsmosis) Membrane Using Interferometry", pp. 147-158 in SyntheticMembranes Vol. 1, Desalination (ed. A. F. Turak) ACS Symposium Series
153, ACS Washington, DC.
• Ulbricht, M and Belfort, G. (1995), Low Temperature Surface
Modifications of Polyacrylonitrile Ultrafiltration Membranes - 1. Plasma
Treatment Effects, J. Appl. Polymer Sci., 56, 325-343.

Kimura publications by topic - 2
Modeling transport through membranes
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Ichimura, Shigetoshi & Tsuru, Toshinori & Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji. (2000).
Analysis of Linear Macromolecule Transport through Aluminum Anodic Oxide Membranes byPore Model. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan - J CHEM ENG JPN. 33. 141-151.
10.1252/jcej.33.141.
Wang, Xiao-Lin & Tsuru, Toshinori & Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji. (1997). The
Electrostatic and Steric-Hindrance Model for the Transport of Charged Solutes Through
Nanofiltration Membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 135. 19-32. 10.1016/S03767388(97)00125-7.
Yamaguchi, Takeo & Nakao, Shin‐Ichi & Kimura, Shoji. (1997). Swelling behavior of thefilling‐type membrane. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics. 35. 469 - 477.
10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199702)35:3<469::AID-POLB6>3.0.CO;2-N.
Wang, Xiao-Lin & Tsuru, Toshinori & Togoh, Masanori & Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji.
(1995). Transport of Organic Electrolytes with Electrostatic and Steric-Hindrance Effects
Through Nanofiltration Membranes. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan - J CHEMENG JPN. 28. 372-380. 10.1252/jcej.28.372.
Wang, Xiao-Lin & Tsuru, Toshinori & Togoh, Masanori & Nakao, Shin-ichi & Kimura, Shoji.
(1995). Transport of Organic Electrolytes with Electrostatic and Steric-Hindrance Effects
Through Nanofiltration Membranes. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan - J CHEMENG JPN. 28. 372-380. 10.1252/jcej.28.372.
Kimura, Shoji & Nakao, Shin-Ichi & Shimatani, Shun-Ichi. (1987). Transport phenomena inmembrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 33. 285-298. 10.1016/S03767388(00)80286-0.

Belfort Publications on same topics• Nagata, N. Herouvis, K., Dziewulski, D. M. and Belfort, G. (1989), Crossflow membrane microfiltration of a bacterial fermentation broth,
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 34, 447-466.
• Belfort, G. (1976), A molecular friction model or transport of uncharged
solutes in neutral hyperfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes containing
bound water, Desalination, 18, 3, 259-281.
• Sorci, M., Gu, M., Heldt, C. L., Grafeld, E. and Belfort, (2013) A multidimensional approach for fractionating proteins using charged
membranes, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 110, 1704–1717.
• Taniguchi, M, Kilduff, J. E., and Belfort, G (2003) Low fouling synthetic
membranes by UV-Assisted graft polymerization: Monomer selection tomitigate fouling by natural organic matter, J. Membrane Sci., 222, 59–70

Kimura publications by topic - 3
Dynamic membranes for UF1) NAKAO, SHIN-ICHI & NOMURA, TSUYOSHI & KIMURA, SHOJI& WATANABE, ATSUO. (1986). Formation and characteristics ofinorganic dynamic membranes for ultrafiltration. Journal of ChemicalEngineering of Japan - J CHEM ENG JPN. 19. 221-226.
10.1252/jcej.19.221.
2) Ohtani, Toshio & Watanabe, Atsuo & Hoshino, Chimaki & Kimura,
Shoji. (1985). Application of Dynamic Membrane to Ultrafiltration.
KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU. 11. 140-146.
10.1252/kakoronbunshu.11.140.
3) KIMURA, SHOJI & OHTANI, TOSHIRO & WATANABE, ATSUO.
(1985). Nature of Dynamically Formed Ultrafiltration Membranes.
10.1021/bk-1985-0281.ch003.
Pervaporation1) Kimura, Shoji & Nomura, Tsuyoshi. (1983). Pervaporation of alcoholwater mixtures with silicone rubber membrane. Maku (Membrane). 5.
10.5360/membrane.8.177.

Belfort Publications on same topics•

Lee, Y., Bourgeois, D., and Belfort, G. (1989), Sorption, diffusion andpervaporation of organics in polymer membranes, J. Membrane Science, 44, 161181.

Professor Kimura withhis students

Shin-ichi Nakao

Takeo Yamaguchi
Thank you for your kindness
Thank you for your technical acuity
Thank you for helping to build
Membrane Science & Technology inJapan
to be at the TOP

Acknowledgements•

Prof. Takeshi Matsuura and Prof Tony Fane

• Prof Shin-ischi Nakao, Prof. Emeritus The University ofTokyo, Prof. Emeritus Kogakuin University• Naohiko Nagata, Unitika, Retired• Surya Karla, current PhD student Belfort group

Thank you, Shoji Kimura
Prof Shoji Kimura,
Prof. Emeritus The University of Tokyo, Prof. Emeritus Osaka University,
Special Full-time Professor, Kogakuin University

We miss you at this meeting
Thank you, my friend and colleague

Thank Organizers
forOpportunity to honor and say goodbuy
to my friend
Prof Shoji Kimuru•

Shin-ichi Nakao, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo•

Takeo Yamaguchi, Tokyo Institute of Technology•

Hideto Matsuyama, Kobe University•

Toshinori Tsuru, Hiroshima University