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Environmentally Promising Processes for Medical and Skincare Nanomaterials

Research Keyword: biomass, reuse/recycling, functional materials, supercritical fluids, pulsed discharge, one-time energy

In this research cluster, we would like to propose new processes for producing medically available materials and skincare products with environmentally benign and economically feasible manners. Below are examples of outputs in this project. Throughout this work, we aim to produce materials that have high functionalities and bioactivity.

1) Biomass liquefaction / conversion of thermally-stable organic compounds for recovering;
　(1) bio-active water-solubles
　(2) medically available functional compounds
　(3) cellulose fiber

2) Metal/biopolymer nanohybrid materials preparation

3) Quick and selective degradation of thermally-stable wastewater pollutant compounds.

Cluster members

  • Japan
    Coordinator
    Mitsuru SASAKI Website

    Associate Professor
    Division of Biomaterials, Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials (IINa), Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • Korea
    Youn-Woo LEE Website

    Professor
    School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    Korea
  • France
    Elisabeth BADENS

    Full Professor
    CNRS/ Aix Marseille University

    France
  • France
    Olivier BOUTIN

    Professor
    CNRS/ Aix Marseille University
    ＊IROAST Visiting Professor

    France
  • Japan
    Hamid HOSANO Website

    Professor
    Biomaterials and Bioelectrics Division, Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials (IINa), Kumamoto University

    Japan
  • Canada
    Marleny D.A. SALDAÑA Website

    Professor in Food/Bio-Engineering Processing
    Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta

    Canada
  • UK
    Bushra AL-DURI Website

    Reader in Hydrothermal Processing
    School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham

    UK
  • Mexico
    Rodolfo MORALES IBARRA Website

    Associate Professor
    Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

    Mexico
  • Mexico
    Cinthya Soreli CASTRO ISSASI

    Dr.
    Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

    Mexico

Achievement

Publications
2025
2024
2023
2022
Publications
Grants

Study on chemical evolution by simulation experiments regarding the plasma processes and hydrothermal conditions with minerals under the Hadean Earth environments, KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 2019-2023.

Research on the aging of rice shochu using locally produced wood and its utilization, Project Research at Japan Sake and Syochu Makers Association 2022.

Patents

WO 2024/024571 A1 (PCT/JP2023/026272),
“METHOD FOR RECYCLING HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT MATERIAL, AND FIBER PRODUCT”,
TOYOBO Co. LTD. and NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY,
MATSUMURA, Mei; INAGAKI, Jun; ITO, Katsuya; SASAKI, Mitsuru

 

Activities

Presentations

Daigo Murakami, Shoji Hirayama, Yuriko Hoshino, Kazuharu Yamato, Munehiro Hoshino, Mitsuru Sasaki*, “Study on the optimization of subcritical water liquefaction of vinegar residues and acetic acid fermentation conditions for new vinegar products”, #PP-21, Supergreen 2022, Taipei, Taiwan, October 24-29, 2022.

Daigo Murakami, Shoji Hirayama, Yuriko Hoshino, Munehiro Hoshino and Mitsuru Sasaki*, “Recovery of high concentration of amino acids by subcritical water treatment of residuals from vinegar production” APCChE 2022, Kuala Lumpr, Malaysia, August 9-12, 2022.

Natsuko Tashiro and Mitsuru Sasaki*, “Development of novel method for selective conversion of dibutyl phosphate into phospholic acid with the vaporphase pulsed discharges” APCChE 2022, Kuala Lumpr, Malaysia, August 9-12, 2022.

Ryo Yamada and Mitsuru Sasaki*, “Production of chain oligopeptides from diketopiperazine by pulse discharge method” APCChE 2022, Kuala Lumpr, Malaysia, August 9-12, 2022.

Shoji Hirayama, Yuriko Hoshino, Daigo Murakami, Kazuharu Yamato, Takuya Suetsugu, Munehiro Hoshino, and Mitsuru Sasaki*, “Subcritical Water Treatment of Sake Lees and Rice Bran for New Vinegar Production: Product Distribution and Reaction Pathways”, ICAST2022 (online), Kumamoto 2022.

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