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Research results, conference presentations, student awards and laboratory announcements.
Prithvi, a student in our laboratory, has been selected for a Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Congratulations, Prithvi! We look forward to seeing his research progress.
Auto-methanation Performance and Its Exergy Based Assessment in an Adiabatic Multi-Stage Spiral-Structured Catalyst Reactor System
Just accepted
This study evaluates auto-methanation performance and exergy efficiency without external heating in an adiabatic multi-stage spiral-structured catalyst reactor, toward on-site conversion of oxygen-containing industrial exhaust gas to methane.
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Six students from our laboratory presented their research at the SCEJ 57th Autumn Meeting, held on September 14–16, 2026, at the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus of Hiroshima University.
Dry Reforming of Methane with an Integrated Carbon-Capture Stage: Equilibrium Shifting and Solid Carbon Fixation
Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute (2026)
The study examines equilibrium shifting and solid carbon fixation in methane dry reforming with an integrated carbon-capture stage.
On September 11, 2026, Hiroyuki Akino, a fourth-year undergraduate student in our laboratory, received an Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 5th SU-CNU Joint Symposium. The award recognizes his poster presentation and research achievements.
View the certificate (PDF) ↗
Project 06 in Playground now features a 3D map for finding overseas catalysis researchers by state or country, university or research site, and research field. Named cards show research, achievements and sources, while regions and sites with featured researchers are displayed in gold.
Public information is checked on the first day of each month to update researcher data and highlights. Please use this as reference information for research and technology exploration. Access permission is required to view the map.
Find researchers in the USA and Europe ↗This web tool helps students reflect on their career-selection criteria and explore work and employers of interest. Answers and filters for fields, products and technologies narrow the list to at most 20 companies to investigate. Find it under Playground, Project 05.
For reference only. This tool does not recommend specific employers or occupations.
Check each company’s official website for current activities, vacancies and employment terms.
Open Career Compass ↗This 3D tool covers Shizuoka University’s Engineering, Informatics, Science and Agriculture faculties, using research themes, KAKEN projects and papers from the faculty database to explore research and potential collaborations. Find it under Playground, Project 04.
Connections are generated automatically from research keywords and are for reference only. They do not guarantee a collaboration record or feasibility.
Password-protected access is provided for university faculty. To request access,please contact Ryo Watanabe.
About Research Tree ↗Change reaction kinetics and heat-transfer conditions to examine 2D temperature maps in a packed catalyst bed and changes in CO₂ conversion. Find it under Playground, Project 03.
Access is restricted. To request a password,please contact Watanabe Laboratory.
About Methanation Lab ↗ChemTree explores recent chemistry papers through a 3D tree, while Catalyst Atlas locates catalysis researchers throughout Japan by prefecture, institution and research keywords. Researchers, engineers and companies can use these Playground tools to explore technology trends and collaborators. Catalyst Atlas checks and updates public information on the first day of each month.
Open Playground ↗Our laboratory website is now online, introducing research through videos and visuals.
“Low-Temperature RWGS Process with a Two-Stage Cu-Fe/Zn Spiral-structured Catalyst” was published in Catalysis Science & Technology.
DOI ↗Student work on carbon looping, Fe–Co–K catalysts and fibrous-carbon formation received conference awards in 2026.
We presented research on low-temperature RWGS using Cu/Zn spiral catalysts.
We presented work on CO₂ utilization and solid-carbon fixation using structured catalysts.