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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