College of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Prefecture University Sakai, Osaka,

Department of Chemical Engineering Osaka Prefecture University 1-1 Gakuen-cho Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan TEL: +81-72-254-9911 Introduction to "Chemical Engineering" Education Courses

Undergraduate

Introduction to Materials, Diffusional Separation Engineering I Special Topics: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering II Diffusional Separation Engineering II Introduction to Physical Chemistry Mathematics Chemical Reaction Engineering I for Chemical Engineering Laboratory: Chemical Engineering I Chemical Reaction Engineering II Exercises: Chemical Engineering I Laboratory: Chemical Engineering II Biochemical Engineering Exercises: Chemical Engineering II Undergraduate Project Powder Technology I in Chemical Engineering English Reading for Chemical Engineers Powder Technology II Chemical Engineering Practice Analytical Chemistry B Process Control Engineering Chemical Engineering Stoichiometry Physical Chemistry IIB Process Systems Engineering Transport Phenomena I Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Process Equipment Design Transport Phenomena II Organic Chemistry IB Process Design Transport Phenomena III Special Topics: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Chemical Engineering I

Graduate

“‘Chemical Engineering’ is what we need for pharmaceutical, electronics, metals and automobiles, Advanced Seminar in Materials Advanced Materials Process Engineering Advanced Envionmental Science and Engineering Communication mono-zukuri (making of material objects).” as well as energy industries, such as petroleum Advanced Chemical Engineering Special Project in Materials Field Work on Knowledge of chemical engineering is essential to refining, electricity and gas. More recently, chemical Advanced Science and Science and Engineering International Envionmental Activities produce things that are essential to modern society. engineering has been contributing to society, such Engineering of Material Cycling Advanced Particle Science Technology-based-Entrepreneurship as in developing new materials and ingredients, Advanced Science and Chemical engineering, which supports mono-zukuri and Technology Course around the world, contributes to the development addressing challenging issues of life science, Engineering of Energy Cycling Advanced Chemical Reaction Nanoscience developing new resources and energies, and solving Advanced Resource Engineering of a wide variety of fields beyond the framework of Engineering and Nanotechnology chemical, including global environment, resources, global environmental issues. Advanced Internship in Advanced Chemical Chemical Engineering energy, medicine, and biotechnology. Engineering Fluid Mechanics Researchers and engineers in chemical engineering Advanced Chemical Engineering Advanced Process System Engineering “For those with a driving interest in learning deal with all processes and systems associated with and Process Technology Advanced Separation Science chemical reactions with emphasis on the balance Advanced Studies on about chemical engineering” and Engineering International Envionmental Issues Chemical engineering is a discipline that systematizes between substances and energies. They are the methodology for learning the basics not only of engaged in the development of advanced chemical chemistry but also physics and biology to create synthesizing technology, synthesizing systems for new new science and technology based on chemistry, substances and new materials using nanotechnology and promote mono-zukuri to produce things that and biotechnology and their production systems, Carrier of Alumni are useful in our daily life and society. environmentally-friendly new energy systems, and innovative resource circulation systems for a Graduate course; National government; Local government; Academia Chemical engineering is a discipline that is necessary recycling-oriented society. [Chemical] ; ; Daicel; ; DIC; Dupont; Kaneka; ; Mitsubishi in order to develop an entire manufacturing system Chemical; Chemicals; Nippon Shokubai; ; Toray; ; TOYOBO; to manufacture products from materials on an Education and research in our department focus on [Pharmaceutical] ; Chugai Pharmceutical; Kobayashi Pharmaceutical; ; industrial scale by considering a process that is training specialists who have not only expertise in a Otsuka Pharmaceutical; Sawai; Pharmaceutical; Takeda Pharmaceutical specific field but also all-round competence to be safe, environmentally-friendly and efficient, and by [Energy and Plant engineering] JGC; Zosen; ; Kawasaki Heavy Industries; Kobelco comprehensively taking into account the impact of able to overview the entire targeted chemical Eco-Solutions; & Sumikin Engineering; system and rationally design and assess it from a products and wastes on the environment, how to [Food] ; Kagome; Morinaga Milk; ; Nisshin Flour Milling; Meiji; Suntory global perspective. Alumni of our department are secure resources and energy, and the establishment [Consumer products] Kao; Lion; ; Sunstar of a recycling-oriented society. Because of this playing an important role in a wide range of [Electronics] ; ; ROHM nature of the discipline, chemical engineering has industrial fields. [Automobile] ; become important not only in the chemical industry but also in other industries, such as food,

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1 Particle Science and 3 Process Systems Technology Group Engineering Group Creation of innovative environmental Innovation in Powder Handling biotechnology that is useful for society Research on microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts) as Production of smart particulate products with “living fine particles” for utilization to new high functionality and development environmental technologies of novel powder handling processes

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Development of attractive and ecofriendly technologies capable Toshiyuki Nomura Synthesis of smart particulate products with high functionality Satoru Watano of separating and recovering rare and precious metals indispensable for manufacturing industries such as electronics Application to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, next-generation and automobiles from urban mines by new biotechnology batteries, etc. [email protected] [email protected] Collaboration with industrial sectors for developing new Development of innovative powder handling processes biotechnology that can recycle rare and precious metals (granulation, coating, mixing, drying, etc.)

Development of new technology to prepare platinum type Computational modeling of powder handling processes and Hideya Nakamura industrial catalysts using microorganisms related microscale-phenomena

Elucidation of adhesion phenomenon of microorganisms and Analysis of nanoparticle permeation phenomena across cell [email protected] development of engineering technology using the microbial membrane and its control function Synthesis of functional particles of metal-organic framework Evaluation on the effect of nanoparticles on living body Shuji Ohsaki Synthesis of carrier particles suitable for drug delivery

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2 Resource Engineering 4 Chemical Reaction Group Engineering Group Experts on low-cost mechanical unit Advanced Biotechnology operations: solid-liquid separation and and Bioengineering mechanochemical synthesis Development of high performance biocatalysts Research on new energy efficient technologies for and environment-friendly bioprocesses extracting or synthesizing valuable materials from resources

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Study on energy saving mechanical unit operations to extract target Tomohiro Iwasaki Development of organic solvent-tolerant enzymes by genetic, Hiroyasu Ogino substance from mineral and biological resources or to synthesize protein, and molecular-evolutional engineering Professor new functional materials Development of high functional microbial cells by cell, metabolic, Development of energy efficient solid-liquid separation processes [email protected] and genomic engineering [email protected] Molecular design of high active and stable biocatalysts synthesizing Development of a new flocculant that quickly separates fine chemicals such as pharmaceuticals, functional food materials, difficult-to-separate solid-liquid mixture and cosmetic materials Ryosuke Yamada Development of new centrifugal separation technology for Production of renewable clean energy and bioproducts Associate Professor difficult-to-filter suspensions Molecular simulation and modeling for understanding life Development of a new process using mechanochemical and/or phenomena [email protected] hydrothermal treatments for synthesizing functional materials Development of advanced green chemical processes and innovative Analysis of separation and materials fabrication processes by bioprocesses based on chemical reaction and biochemical Takuya Matsumoto computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method engineering Assistant Professor

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3 4 5 Separation Science and 7 Environment and Energy Engineering Group Process Engineering Group Fundamental research of Effective utilization of valuable separation process and development of resources and energy practical separation technology Development of conversion technique Creation smart material, device and process for of resources and energy and construction of separation process and energy storage environmentally harmonious process

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Fundamental research of synthesis and separation technology Akinori Muto Clarification of absorption mechanism of NOx and SOx in water Masahiro Yasuda for micro chemical process Effective utilization of monomers and energy in suspension Understanding of mass transfer in a porous material; pore polymerization process structure and pore surface effect [email protected] [email protected] Development of exhaust gas purification technology aimed at Development of device and process of practical compact recycling nitrogen oxides, development of concentration and chemical processes purification technology of useful components Takafumi Horie Application of smart carbon material to electric double layer Establishment of separation and purification technology of capacitor (EDLC) and lithium ion capacitor and battery carbon dioxide gas and effective utilization technology

Construction of environmentally harmonious reaction process [email protected] and processing technology Resource recycling of unused valuables and waste Erika Okita

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6 Materials Process 8 Nano Chemical Systems Engineering Group Engineering Group Synthesis of innovative materials Pioneering new chemical engineering for state-of-the-art electronic devices on tiny nanofluidic devices Studying various elementary processes involving Development of nano chemical systems to realize functional materials thin films a healthy longevity society and to solve challenging and nanoparticles preparation issues in environmental and energy fields

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Ｅlectrodeposition of the novel electrode materials for rare-metal Takeyasu Saito Research in our group is directed toward the integration of Yan Xu free sodium ion or multivalent ion secondary batteries “Nano”,“Bio”, and“Chem” at femtoliter (10－15 liter), attoliter (10－18 liter), and single molecule scales through nanofluidics. Development of electrochemical technique to realize large area synthesis of next generation high efficiency solar cell materials over [email protected] We continue to involve the study and development of novel [email protected] silicon through nanostructure control nanofluidic methods and devices for single cell omics, single molecule chemistry, biomaterials, nanomedicine, energy, and Development of fast and low cost chemical vapor deposition process to form hard materials such as diamond, carbide, nitride, Naoki Okamoto process engineering. boride and their compound Our developed nanofluidic devices and methods are contributing Theoretical optimization of functional materials for energy conservation to the fields as diverse as single molecule dynamics, ultimate and energy creation and establishment of fabrication processes [email protected] chemical synthesis/materials fabrication, ultra-early diagnosis of cancers and infection diseases, super-precision high-throughput Findings of novel device functions through innovative integration of drug discovery, personal medicine, precision medicine, smart functional materials implantable sensors/actuators, nano energy devices, and Process analysis of molecules, ions, and colloids formation steps information sciences. during functional materials prepration in chemical reactors to contol and improve material synthesis

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