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Applicationofbiologicalfunctionforindustrialfields as green chemistryOrganismsalwaysproducemanyproteinssuchasenzymeswhichdesignedbasedongenes.Enzymesworkascatalystsformostreactionsoccurringincellsoforganisms.Thevelocityofcatalyticreactionsbyenzymesareincrediblyrapidunderthecommontemperatureandpressure.Wecanapplythiseco-friendlyprocessforindustries,asasustainabledevelopmentrequiresgreen.OurLaboratoryisinterestedinthefundamentalissuessuchasproperties,structuresandfunctionsofenzymestoproducematerialsandmoleculesbyasustainableprocess.OurLabfocusesonthecarbohydrateswhicharesynthesizedbyphotosynthesisusingcarbondioxide.Celluloseisoneofmostabundantorganicsubstancesinbiosphere.Biomassstoresalargeamountofenergyinchemicallinkage.Weshouldusetheenergytoproducebiofuelsandmaterials.Chemistrycontributestoeveryfieldthatmanufacturingcompaniesworkon.Theyarechemical,electrical,foodcompanies.StudentsthathavegraduatedareactivelyworkingeverywhereinJapan.Yoshihiko AmanoGraduated from Shinshu University, PhD (1994, Shinshu University)2005-Professor of Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University Major fields：Biological Chemistry (Enzymology, Carbohydrate Chemistry) Mushroomfungus,Irpexlacteusisolatedin1930sbyProf.Nisizawa.Thismicroorganismhasahighabilityfordegradationofwoodybiomass.Continuousflow-typehydrothermalreactorwedesigned:thisisapowerfultoolforprocessingorganicsubstancesfromplantbiomass.AmanoLab.Chemistry& MaterialEngineeringIn the FutureAfter GraduationSynthesis of Novel MaterialsUsing Ceramic ProcessingTarutaLabCeramicmaterialshavemanyusefulproperties,buttheir“brittleness”and“hardmachinability”thatareessentiallytheirweakpointslimittheirapplication.TarutaLabstudiesthesynthesisofceramiccompositesusingcarbonnanotubes(CNTs)andmicasinordertoimprovethe“brittleness”ofceramicsandrealizethemachinableceramicswithhighmechanicalproperties.Micashavebeenappliedinvariousfields,suchascosmeticsandpaintsetc.Inthesedepartments,micashavebeenstudiedformorethan40years.TakingOversuchstudies,TarutaLabinvestigatesthenovelfunctionssuchasionicconductivityandluminescence.TheCNTs/ceramiccompositesandmica/ceramiccompositeshavebeenstudiedinordertodevelophighperformancebio-ceramicssuchasartificialjointｓwithlongerlife,bioactiveartificialboneｓwithhighmechanicalpropertiesanddentalceramicmaterialswithmachinability.Inaddition,ionicconductivityofmanytypesofmicashasbeenstudiedtoapplymicasassolidelectrolytesforfuelcellｓ.Thetransparentmicaglass-ceramicsdopedwithrareearthmaybeappliedasnovelluminescentmaterialsforwhiteLEDbecausetheyemitredandbluelights..SeiichiTarutaProfessorHereceivedhisdoctor’sdegreeofengineeringfromTokyoInstituteofTechnology.Heisspecializedininorganicchemistryandinorganicmaterialschemistry.Materialschemistrycoversabroadrangeofsciences,sostudentscanadaptinmanyindustrialfields.TarutaLab.alumniworkinmanydifferentkindsofindustries,particularlyinthefieldofmaterialsandchemistry.2m5mmThis photo shows that CNTs prevent the propagation of cracks in ceramics..This zirconia ceramics in the photo can be machined with conventional drilling tools..Luminescence of transparent mica glass-ceramics doped with rare earth under UV light.EmissionofbluelightunderUVlightUndervisiblelight5mmTransmission electron microscopic photograph of transparent mica glass-ceramics.Chemistry& MaterialEngineeringIn the FutureAfter Graduation42

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