Division of Mechanical Science and ResearchLab. ID
Carbon Recycling and Energy Processes
ｆieldEngineering
ME18
Laboratory web site
http://env-sci.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/wp-env/Research subjects
The energy-saving, the environmental clean-up and the energy production technologies for the construction of thesustainable society have been broadly developed in our laboratory based on the concept of "clarification andcontrolling of the heat and mass transport". For the energy saving technologies, the adsorptive desiccant coolingprocess which can drive using low grade waste heat and the technology based on the adsorption for the efficientuse of the low-grade heat have been developed. For the environmental clean-up technologies, small size
desulfurization filter for the clean-up of the effluent gas from the diesel engine and the gas enrichment/ purification
process using adsorbent have been developed. For the energy production technology, the direct liquid fuel cell,which directly uses liquid fuel such as methanol and formic acid for the good handling and storage characteristics
has been developed.
Master/Doctor course: Education policy, curriculum, typical activity in the laboratory
The staffs expect for the students to learn the abilities, which are the finding and the solving the problem,themselves. Therefore, the staffs recommend for the students to set the goal themselves and repeat theexperiment themselves for the goal achievement after the staffs provide the research theme. In order to cultivate
these abilities, the seminars reported the research progress of the student (once per three weeks) and summary of
the research achievement in the semesters (once per each semester) have been conducted. Moreover, the student
is required to read the paper reported the state of the art of the research field and introduce it for the laboratory
member (once per each semesters).
For the Doctor course students, the staffs expect to establish the research theme, goal and the solving method of
the goal, by themselves with the advice from the staffs.
Daily life in the laboratory, etc.
We set the core time to avoid doing experiment alone from the viewpoint of the consideration of the security. Owing
to the core time, the students can create good bonding with each other irrespective of the research field since allmember meets at the same time in core time.(Staff)
We can learn ourselves since the experiment is conducted after we constructed experimental set-up ourselves(M2)
Not only the research work but also the sports (badminton etc.) is conducted in our lab. Moreover, the drinkingparty is held once per month. Through these activities, we can cement our partnership.(M2)

Message or comments by the laboratory faculty staffs
Our research works closely relate with the field of "chemical" although the our laboratory belongs to the"mechanical division". So, you can be the engineer who can deal with not only the mechanical technology but also
the chemical reaction through the research work in our lab. Of course, there is no problem if you have no knowledge
on the chemistry as long as you have ambition.
There is one student who enters in our laboratory from the other university per a year. After completion of themaster course, the majority of students gain employment with the ordinary companies.
For the doctor course, the students who complete the course get a job in university or the ordinary companies.
Moreover, 1-2 students (average) including the students who enter from the company get a degree of doctor per
year in our lab.
Laboratory mail address

Akio Kodama <akodama *at* se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp>