サイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横11cm、縦22.2cmサイズW3.6cm×H4.35cm配置位置横14.9cm、縦22.2cmExamining?the?mystery?of?polymer?membranes?and?using?tiny?holes?in?PET?bottlesMaking?fuel?cells?a?more?familiar?energy?system41Department?of?Chemistry?and?MaterialsDepartment?of?Chemistry?and?MaterialsOutlookforresearchOutlookforresearchOutlook?for?students?after?graduationOutlook?for?students?after?graduationSyntheticresinpolymermembranes,ofwhichPETbottlesarealeadingexample,haveextremelytinyporesthatallowgasestopassthroughthembutnotliquids.Iamworkingtodevelopabarriermaterialforelectronicmaterialsthatwillmakethem1milliontimeslesspermeabletogases.Thisareaofresearchiscurrentlygarneringattention.Iamalsoresearchingpolymersthatwillonlyallowspecifiedsubstancestopassthroughthem.Thispropertycouldbeleveragedtomakeitpossibletoextractonlyoxygenfromtheair,orpurewaterfromtheocean.Medicalapplicationsarealsopossible,suchasfordialysis.Inadditiontoworkingforchemicalmanufacturers,graduatesareactiveinawiderangeofresearchdomainsthatextendsbeyondanysingleindustry.AssociateProfessorYuichiHirataAssociateProfessorHiratatookhiscurrentpositionin2010afterworkingasaseniorassistantprofessorattheMeijiUniversitySchoolofScienceandTechnology,asadoctoralresearcherattheFrenchNationalInstituteforAgriculturalResearch,andasanassistantprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity.Hisprincipalareasofresearchincludebarrierfilms,separationmembranes,anddyechemistry.Saltwatercanbeseenontheleftandpurewaterontheright.Asalinometerisbeingusedtomeasurehowmuchsaltpassesthroughthefilmtothepurewaterside.Celluloseacetateisboiledinammoniatoexaminepolymerchanges.Students?are?also?engaged?in?the?creation?of?membranes?using?surfactants.Iamdevelopingtwotypesoffuelcellsthatdonotuseplatinum,whichisexpensive,asacatalyst.Oneisasolidoxidefuelcell(SOFC)thatoperatesathightemperatures.Theotherispolymerelectrolytefuelcell(PEFC)thatusesanon‐platinumcatalyst,specificallysilk‐derivedactivatedcarbon.Reactionactivityandtransportphenomenaforgas,ions,andelectronsintheelectrodesareimportantinbothcases,andIamworkingtodevelopnewmaterialsandtooptimizetheelectrodestructure.Fuelcellsareadreamtechnologythatcanextractenergyefficiently.Agrowingarrayofapplicationsusefuelcellsinlarge‐scalepowerplants,inresidentialandautomotivepowersystems,andasapowersourceforportabledevicesandartificialorgans.Chemicalengineeringcanbeputtouseinawiderangeofdomains,includingchemicals,electricityandelectronics,automobiles,andenergy.AssociateProfessorHiroshiFukunagaAssociateProfessorFukunagatookhiscurrentpositionin2009afterservingintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversityasanassistantprofessor.Hisprincipalareasofresearchincludechemicalengineeringandelectrochemistryasregardssolidoxideandpolymerelectrolytefuelcells.An?electrode?for?a?solid?polymer?fuel?cell?that?my?lab?createdA?power‐generating?device?that?uses?a?solid?oxide?fuel?cell
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