Shinshu University Profile 2015

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Our mission is to develop innovative water desalination and reclamation systems toward social system innovation; Adequate supplies of water enable everyone to lead a good lifeSeawaterProduced waterBrackish lake and pond waterOur three targets of water sourcesRobustness via nano-carbon water separation membranesMobilizing the capabilities of universities, research institutions, private industry and local governments throughout JapanOur focus includes: 1) The abundant supply of seawater that accounts for over 97% of water found on earth; 2) Produced water generated in conjunction with petroleum and other resource extraction; and 3) Brine found in lakes or underground. Desalination and material separation technology based on water separation membranes composed of nanocarbons will enable not only the desalination of seawater to widely prevail but also produced water to be treated and blackish lake and pond water to be desalinated, along with recovery of valuable resources.Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes used in desalination are now made from petroleum-derived polymeric materials and thus involved the problem of the large amount of energy consumed by high-pressure pumps or the application of hot seawater. We believe utilization of Shinshu University’s outstanding nano-carbon membrane will enable the creation of water separation membranes of high durability, heat resistance, chemical resistance slip properties, and low fouling functionality.The development of innovative water desalination and reclamation systems for society will require the merging of world-class technologies possessed by Japanese companies, universities, and other research organizations. In addition to a team led by Professor Morinobu Endo, who is renowned for his nano-carbon research, other cutting-edge researchers and engineers from the National Institute for Materials Science, RIKEN, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Hitachi Infrastructure Systems Company, Toray Industries, Inc., Showa Denko K.K., Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd. and Toclas Corporation will also participate in the project. [Proposers]Shinshu University, Hitachi Infrastructure Systems Company., Toray Industries, Inc., Showa Denko K.K., National Institute for Materials Science, and the Nagano Prefectural Government[COI-S (satellite center)]Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)[COI-S participants (as of June 2015 (in no particular order))]Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., University of Tokyo, Chuo University, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)[Participants] (as of June 2015 (in no particular order))Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Research organization for Information Science and Technology, Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd., Toclas Corporation17

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