Development of a Sustainable Society with Reliable and Economical Energy Systems and Resource Recycling
Toru H. Okabe
Institute of Industrial Science
Research Center for Sustainable Material Energy Integration / Professor
With the improvement of living standards, there is a compelling need for the sustainable and efficient use of energy and resources. In this project, we will develop new technologies to efficiently utilize energy and resources, such as water and minerals, to recycle them and to detoxify hazardous materials. Furthermore, we aim to develop a small-scale, distribution system focused on local production, consumption, and recycling of energy and resources.
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Research collaborators
Naoko Yoshie, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Masafumi Maeda, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Inoue, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Keiichi Edagawa, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Yoshikawa, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Shunsuke Yagi, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Yusuke Hoshi, Lecturer, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Shuji Owada, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Katsunori Yamaguchi, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Atsushi Shibayama, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Masafumi Maeda, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Inoue, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Keiichi Edagawa, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Yoshikawa, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Shunsuke Yagi, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Yusuke Hoshi, Lecturer, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Shuji Owada, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Katsunori Yamaguchi, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Atsushi Shibayama, Visiting Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Related publications
“Current Status on Resource and Recycling Technology for Rare Earths,” O. Takeda, T. H. Okabe: Metall. Mater. Trans. E, vol.1, no. 2, (2014) pp. 160-173.
“Bottlenecks in Rare Metal Supply and the Importance of Recycling - a Japanese Perspective,” Toru H. Okabe: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, vol. 126, no. 1-2, (2017) pp. 22-32.
“Bottlenecks in Rare Metal Supply and the Importance of Recycling - a Japanese Perspective,” Toru H. Okabe: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, vol. 126, no. 1-2, (2017) pp. 22-32.
Related patents
“Scrap-processed Materials Containing Precious Metals, and its Production Methods, and Recovery Methods of Precious Metals” Toru H. Okabe, Jumpei Mitsui: Japanese patent No. 5946034 (Granted June 10, 2016).
