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Yasuhiro Fukushima

Section

Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Job title

Professor

Degree

博士（工学）（東京大学）
修士（工学）（東京大学）

researchmap

https://researchmap.jp/fudao

J-GLOBAL ID

201401012676154589

Research History 7

2022/04 - Present

Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University　Professor
2020/03 - 2022/03

Tohoku University　Graduate School of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering　Professor
2014/08 - 2020/02

Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University　Department of Chemical Engineering　Associate Professor
2010/02 - 2014/07

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan　Department of Environmental Engineering　Associate Professor
2004/08 - 2010/01

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan　Department of Environmental Engineering　Assistant Professor
2002/04 - 2004/07

Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo　Department of Chemical System Engineering　Research Associate
2004 -

東京大学　大学院・工学研究科　助手

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Education 3

The University of Tokyo　Department of Chemical System Engineering　Doctor

1999/04 - 2002/03
The University of Tokyo　Department of Chemical System Engineering　Master

1997/04 - 1999/03
The University of Tokyo　Department of Chemical System Engineering　Undergraduate

1993/04 - 1997/03

Committee Memberships 5

エコバランス国際会議実行委員会　委員

2018/01 - 2019/03
エコバランス国際会議実行委員会（委員）

2016/01 - 2016/10
エコバランス国際会議実行委員会（副委員長）

2014/01 - 2014/10
エコバランス国際会議実行委員会（委員）

2012/01 - 2012/11
エコバランス国際会議実行委員会（委員）

2010/01 - 2010/11

Professional Memberships 2

THE INSTITUTE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, JAPAN
THE SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, JAPAN

Research Interests 22

Chemical System Engineering
Technologies for Environmental Impact Reduction
Education for Sustainable Development
Scenario analysis
Industrial Ecology
Decision support
機能モデリング
LCA
データベース
カスタマイズ
環境管理
知識構造化
消費者
環境家計簿
情報基盤
パレート最適化
プロセスシミュレーション
多目的関数最適化
化学プロセス
PETリサイクル
環境影響
ライフサイクルアセスメント

Research Areas 3

Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental policy and society /
Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental impact assessment /
Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering) / Chemical reaction and process system engineering /

Awards 3

Contribution Award

2022/03　Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
第28回生物工学技術賞

2019/09　日本生物工学会　選択的発酵酵母を利用した砂糖・バイオエタノール逆転生産プロセスの開発
Outstanding Paper Award

2019/04　Society of Chemical Engineers Japan

Papers 82

Energy and cost-saving potential of combined carbon capture and conversion: a pioneering design of a process intensification concept harnessing CeO₂ as a dual-functional material Peer-reviewed

Koki Yagihara, Jialing Ni, Anqing Wang, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Green Chemistry　2025
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI： 10.1039/d4gc04346d 　

ISSN： 1463-9262

eISSN： 1463-9270

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A new process intensification concept, termed combined carbon capture conversion (quad-C), can reduce energy consumption and enhance economic viability for CO₂ capture simultaneously, using a dual-functional material.
Automated hybrid distillation sequence synthesis framework of mixed azeotropes and nonazeotropes Peer-reviewed

Anqing Wang, Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Tsai-Wei Wu, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Chemical Engineering Research and Design　209　26-36　2024/09
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.cherd.2024.07.045 　

ISSN： 0263-8762
Feedstock recycling of waste plastics in an oil refinery: Scenario development based on sorting and pyrolysis experiments

Hajime Ohno, Shogo Kumagai, Jun Nakatani, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Toshiaki Yoshioka

Resources, Conservation and Recycling　208　2024/09

DOI： 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107714 　

ISSN： 0921-3449

eISSN： 1879-0658
An automatic distillation sequence synthesis framework based on a preorder traversal algorithm

Anqing Wang, Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Computers & Chemical Engineering　181　108549-108549　2024/02
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108549 　

ISSN： 0098-1354
Assessing economic trade-off for advances in amine-based post-combustion capture technology

Koki Yagihara, Kazuki Fukushima, Hajime Ohno, Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Jialing Ni, Yasuhiro Fukushima

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control　132　2024/02

DOI： 10.1016/j.ijggc.2024.104068 　

ISSN： 1750-5836
Effect of single-boiling crystallization of high-yielding sugarcane KY01-2044 on sugar and molasses production

Satoshi Ohara, Yosuke Hamada, Yoshifumi Terajima, Tetsuya Ishida, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Akira Sugimoto

Food Science and Technology Research　2023
Publisher: Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology
DOI： 10.3136/fstr.fstr-d-23-00158 　

ISSN： 1344-6606

eISSN： 1881-3984
Coordinated Integration of Agricultural and Industrial Processes: a Case Study of Sugarcane-Derived Production

Kotaro Ouchida, Yuichiro Kanematsu, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Satoshi Ohara, Akira Sugimoto, Taiichiro Hattori, Yoshifumi Terajima, Tatsuya Okubo, Yasunori Kikuchi

Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability　2023

DOI： 10.1007/s41660-023-00337-8 　

ISSN： 2509-4238

eISSN： 2509-4246
A Mass-Balance-Consistent Process Inventory Model for Ion-Exchange Resin Catalyzed Biodiesel Production

I-Ching Chen, Kousuke Hiromori, Makiko Kato, Hajime Ohno, Naomi Shibasaki-Kitakawa, Yasuhiro Fukushima

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN　55　(12)　349-357　2022/12/20
Publisher: Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
DOI： 10.1252/jcej.17we325 　

ISSN： 0021-9592

eISSN： 1881-1299
FIEMA, a system of fuzzy inference and emission analytics for sustainability-oriented chemical process design

Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Kakeru Ouchi, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Applied Soft Computing　126　2022/09

DOI： 10.1016/j.asoc.2022.109295 　

ISSN： 1568-4946
Analyzing flue gas properties emitted from power and industrial sectors toward heat-integrated carbon capture

Koki Yagihara, Hajime Ohno, Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Jialing Ni, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Energy　250　123775-123775　2022/07
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123775 　

ISSN： 0360-5442
Energy intensity in applying low-temperature chemical looping in steam reforming Peer-reviewed

Thor Alexis Sazon, Teruyuki Shimizu, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tadafumi Adschiri, Yasunori Kikuchi

Process Safety and Environmental Protection　159　850-861　2022/03
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.psep.2022.01.057 　

ISSN： 0957-5820
Systematic process energy optimization via multi-level heat integration: A case study on low-temperature reforming for methanol synthesis

Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Haruka Tanaka, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering　49　1207-1212　2022/01

DOI： 10.1016/B978-0-323-85159-6.50201-3 　

ISSN： 1570-7946
Techno-Economic Assessment of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Based Biogas Power Plant Projects in Northern Japan

Takashi Fukuda, Yasuhiro Fukushima, I. Ching Chen, Hajime Ohno, Makoto Ryo Harada

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan　54　(11)　593-602　2021/11/20

DOI： 10.1252/jcej.20we224 　

ISSN： 0021-9592
Sustainable Advance of Cl Recovery from Polyvinyl Chloride Waste Based on Experiment, Simulation, and Ex Ante Life-Cycle Assessment

Jiaqi Lu, Shogo Kumagai, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Hajime Ohno, Siqingaowa Borjigin, Tomohito Kameda, Yuko Saito, Toshiaki Yoshioka

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering　2021/10/11
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI： 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04067 　

ISSN： 2168-0485

eISSN： 2168-0485
Detailing the economy-wide carbon emission reduction potential of post-consumer recycling

Hajime Ohno, Yosuke Shigetomi, Andrew Chapman, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Resources, Conservation and Recycling　166　105263-105263　2021/03
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105263 　

ISSN： 0921-3449
Direct dimethyl carbonate synthesis from CO2 and methanol catalyzed by CeO2 and assisted by 2-cyanopyridine: a cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emission study

Hajime Ohno, Mahdi Ikhlayel, Masazumi Tamura, Kenji Nakao, Kimihito Suzuki, Kentaro Morita, Yuzuru Kato, Keiichi Tomishige, Yasuhiro Fukushima

GREEN CHEMISTRY　23　(1)　457-469　2021/01

DOI： 10.1039/d0gc03349a 　

ISSN： 1463-9262

eISSN： 1463-9270
Defining Requirements on Technology Systems Assessment from Life Cycle Perspectives: Cases on Recycling of Photovoltaic and Secondary Batteries

Yasunori Kikuchi, Aya Heiho, Yi Dou, Izuru Suwa, I-Ching Chen, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Chiharu Tokoro

International Journal of Automation Technology　14　(6)　890-908　2020/11/05
Publisher: Fuji Technology Press Ltd.
DOI： 10.20965/ijat.2020.p0890 　

ISSN： 1881-7629

eISSN： 1883-8022

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Since the enactment of the “Feed-in Tariff” scheme in 2012, the solar power generation capacity in Japan has been steadily growing. Therefore, in the near future, the demand for the mass processing of spent photovoltaic (PV) panels is expected to increase. Secondary batteries, especially lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), have become important products for vehicles and mobile devices. The production of LiBs is also expected to significantly increase in the near future. In this study, we address the design of recycling systems for such emerging technologies. From life cycle perspectives, the requirements for the assessment of these technology systems are carefully defined through a bibliometric analysis of technology assessments, critical reviews of current research and developments in the recycling of PV panels and LiBs, and analysis of the intensities of life cycle impacts (such as greenhouse gas emissions and resource use). The necessities for life cycle assessments, material flow analyses, and other assessment methods are clarified, along with the conditions to be examined using these assessment methods.
Combined Experiment, Simulation, and Ex-ante LCA Approach for Sustainable Cl Recovery from NaCl/Ethylene Glycol by Electrodialysis

Jiaqi Lu, Shogo Kumagai, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Hajime Ohno, Tomohito Kameda, Yuko Saito, Toshiaki Yoshioka

INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH　59　(45)　20112-20122　2020/11

DOI： 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03565 　

ISSN： 0888-5885
Latest Trends and Challenges in Feedstock Recycling of Polyolefinic Plastics

Shogo KUMAGAI, Jun NAKATANI, Yuko SAITO, Yasuhiro FUKUSHIMA, Toshiaki YOSHIOKA

Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute　63　(6)　345-364　2020/11/01
Publisher: Japan Petroleum Institute
DOI： 10.1627/jpi.63.345 　

ISSN： 1346-8804

eISSN： 1349-273X
Application of technology assessments to co-learning for regional transformation: a case study of biomass energy systems in Tanegashima

Yasunori Kikuchi, Miwa Nakai, Yuichiro Kanematsu, Kazutake Oosawa, Tatsuya Okubo, Yuko Oshita, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Sustainability Science　15　(5)　1473-1494　2020/09
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI： 10.1007/s11625-020-00801-1 　

ISSN： 1862-4065

eISSN： 1862-4057
Practical dehalogenation of automobile shredder residue in NaOH/ethylene glycol with an up-scale ball mill reactor Peer-reviewed

Jiaqi Lu, Siqingaowa Borjigin, Shogo Kumagai, Tomohito Kameda, Yuko Saito, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Toshiaki Yoshioka

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management　22　(5)　1620-1629　2020/05/19
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI： 10.1007/s10163-020-01052-z 　

ISSN： 1438-4957

eISSN： 1611-8227
Clarifying Demographic Impacts on Embodied and Materially Retained Carbon toward Climate Change Mitigation Peer-reviewed

Yosuke Shigetomi, Hajime Ohno, Andrew Chapman, Hidemichi Fujii, Keisuke Nansai, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Environmental Science and Technology　53　(24)　14123-14133　2019/12/17
Publisher: American Chemical Society ({ACS})
DOI： 10.1021/acs.est.9b02603 　

ISSN： 0013-936X

eISSN： 1520-5851
Integrated sugarcane farming and sugar milling with selective fermentation: A simulation-based approach Peer-reviewed

Kotaro Ouchida, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Satoshi Ohara, Akira Sugimoto, Taiichiro Hattori, Yoshifumi Terajima, Tatsuya Okubo, Yasunori Kikuchi

Journal of Cleaner Production　236　117521-117521　2019/11
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.352 　

ISSN： 0959-6526
Analyzing Socio-economic Effect Induced by Technology Implementation on Available Renewables: A Case Study of Tanegashima, Japan Peer-reviewed

Yuko OSHITA, Aya HEIHO, Kotaro OUCHIDA, Yuichiro KANEMATSU, Yasuhiro FUKUSHIMA, Yasunori KIKUCHI

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　15　(4)　360-376　2019/10
Publisher: Institute of Life Cycle Assessment
DOI： 10.3370/lca.15.360 　

ISSN： 1880-2761

eISSN： 1881-0519
Deducing targets of emerging technologies based on ex ante life cycle thinking: Case study on a chlorine recovery process for polyvinyl chloride wastes International-journal Peer-reviewed

Jiaqi Lu, Shogo Kumagai, Hajime Ohno, Tomohito Kameda, Yuko Saito, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Resources, Conservation and Recycling　151　104500　2019/09

DOI： 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104500 　

ISSN： 0921-3449
Process assessments for low-temperature methane reforming using oxygen carrier metal oxide nanoparticles Peer-reviewed

Akira Yoko, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tadaaki Shimizu, Yasunori Kikuchi, Teruyuki Shimizu, Alexander Guzman-Urbina, Kakeru Ouchi, Haruka Hirai, Gimyeong Seong, Takaaki Tomai, Tadafumi Adschiri

Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification　142　107531-107531　2019/08/01
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.cep.2019.107531 　

ISSN： 0255-2701
Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Introduction of Inversion System to Produce Sugar and Ethanol from Sugarcane

小原聡, 菊池康紀, 菊池康紀, 菊池康紀, 大内田弘太朗, 杉本明, 服部太一朗, 安原貴臣, 福島康裕

日本LCA学会誌　15　(1)　86‐100　2019/01/25

DOI： 10.3370/lca.15.86 　

ISSN： 1880-2761
Accounting for environmental impacts associated with residual products in comparative life cycle assessment for systems with multiple products Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Satoshi Ohara

Jounal of Environmental Science of Sustainable Development　1　1-11　2019/01
Statistics‐based Yield Estimation Model for Designing Integrated Plant Resource Utilization System Considering Interannual Meteorological Variances: Implications from Case Studies on Combined Sugar‐ethanol Production from Sugarcane Peer-reviewed

福島康裕, 中村遼太郎, 大野肇, 小原聡, 菊池康紀, 大内田弘太朗, 寺島義文, 服部太一朗, 杉本明

日本LCA学会誌　14　(4)　302‐318-318　2018/10
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.3370/lca.14.302 　

ISSN： 1880-2761

eISSN： 1881-0519

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In the recently proposed integrated approach for designing the entire agro-industrial process, there has been a lack of consideration on interannual meteorological variability consequences on production for particular plant cultivars/varieties grown at a specific region. In this study, we discuss how this shortcoming influences the simulation of productivity and GHG emission using a case study on two sugarcane cultivars and their processing system producing raw sugar and bioethanol. We also explore if consideration of interannual weather variability is possible by widely available meteorological data. From the results, we confirmed that it was possible to construct a modified multiple linear regression model that reflect the interannual variability of meteorological conditions from commonly available data sets without any additional data collection requirement, and that the productivity and GHG emission results derived by the simulation with and without such enhancement may disagree in some cases.
Diagnosing chlorine industrial metabolism by evaluating the potential of chlorine recovery from polyvinyl chloride wastes—A case study in Japan Peer-reviewed

Shogo Kumagai, Jiaqi Lu, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Hajime Ohno, Tomohito Kameda, Toshiaki Yoshioka

Resources, Conservation and Recycling　133　354-361　2018/06/01
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI： 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.07.007 　

ISSN： 1879-0658 0921-3449
Configuration of Materially Retained Carbon in Our Society: A WIO-MFA-Based Approach for Japan

Hajime Ohno, Hirokazu Sato, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Environmental Science and Technology　52　(7)　3899-3907　2018/04/03
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI： 10.1021/acs.est.7b06412 　

ISSN： 1520-5851 0013-936X
A graph theory-based methodology for vulnerability assessment of supply chains using the life cycle inventory database Peer-reviewed

Jun Nakatani, Kiyotaka Tahara, Kenichi Nakajima, Ichiro Daigo, Hideaki Kurishima, Yuki Kudoh, Kazuyo Matsubae, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tomohiko Ihara, Yasunori Kikuchi, Asako Nishijima, Yuichi Moriguchi

OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE　75　165-181　2018/03

DOI： 10.1016/j.omega.2017.03.003 　

ISSN： 0305-0483
Pilot Scale Demonstration of Technologies for Enhancing Production of Sugar and Ethanol from Sugarcane Peer-reviewed

Satoshi Ohara, Yoshifumi Terajima, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Takaomi Yasuhara, Akira Sugimoto

Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu　44　(4)　260-270　2018

DOI： 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.44.260 　

ISSN： 0386-216X
A Mass-balance-consistent Process Inventory Model for Ion-exchange Resin Catalyzed Biodiesel Production Peer-reviewed

Chen I.-C, Hiromori K, Kato M, Shibasaki-Kitakawa N, Fukushima Y

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan　2018
Optimal Recycling of Steel Scrap and Alloying Elements: Input-Output based Linear Programming Method with Its Application to End-of-Life Vehicles in Japan

Hajime Ohno, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima, Yasushi Kondo, Shinichiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tetsuya Nagasaka

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY　51　(22)　13086-13094　2017/11

DOI： 10.1021/acs.est.7b04477 　

ISSN： 0013-936X

eISSN： 1520-5851
Retrofit Energy Integration for Selective Fermentation in Cane Sugar Mills under Hot/Cold Energy Availability Peer-reviewed

Yasunori Kikuchi, Kotaro Ouchida, Yuichiro Kanematsu, Satoshi Ohara, Yasuhiro Fukushima

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN　50　(4)　297-308　2017/04

DOI： 10.1252/jcej.16we130 　

ISSN： 0021-9592
Integrated design of agricultural and industrial processes: A case study of combined sugar and ethanol production Peer-reviewed

Ouchida, Kotaro, Fukushima, Yasuhiro, Ohara, Satoshi, Sugimoto, Akira, Hirao, Masahiko, Kikuchi, Yasunori

AICHE JOURNAL　63　(2)　560-581　2017/02

DOI： 10.1002/aic.15374 　

ISSN： 0001-1541

eISSN： 1547-5905
Identify energy consumption and CO2 emission benchmark for the assessment of chlorine recovery from PVC wastes

Lu Jiaqi, Kumagai Shogo, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Ohno Hajime, Kameda Tomohito, Yoshioka Toshiaki

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management　28　533-533　2017
Publisher: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
DOI： 10.14912/jsmcwm.28.0_533 　

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In Japan, about 72% of chlorine contained in PVC wastes is discharged back to the environment. As a result, there is a large potential to recycle chorine from PVC wastes to reduce dependency in salt importation meanwhile it will avoid the formation of corrosive HCl and dioxin. Authors have developed a chlorine recovery (Cl-R) process for PVC wastes to suggest a sustainable chlorine cycle. High dechlorination yield and considerable chlorine recovery potential have been determined by previous works. In this study, the Energy consumption and CO₂ emission balance of current PVC waste treatments were researched to shed light on the benchmark for the new process. Through modification based on the data of mixed plastic waste treatment, we conclude that the net energy balance is -14.5 MJ/ kg PVC waste and the net CO₂ emission is -0.03 kg/ kg PVC waste. This result reveals that energy could be saved through PVC recycling but current PVC waste treatment doesn’t help too much in CO₂ reduction. Therefore, the application of advanced PVC waste treatment may be more desirable. The energy consumption and corresponding CO₂ emission of the potential cycle are excepted to lower than the current situation.
Feasibility study for a virtuous material cycle in Indonesia - A cooperation between Tohoku University and the Institute of Technology Bandung

Ryuzo Furukawa, Daisuke Komori, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Guido Grause, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Mochammad Chaerul, Emenda Sembiring, Enri Damanhuri, Hadi Kardhana, Mohammada Farid, Herto Dwi Ariesyady, Yuichiro Fujioka

14th International Symposium on East Asian Resources Recycling Technology, EARTH 2017　2017
Feasibility study for a virutous material cycle in Indonesia

Ryuzo Furukawa, Daisuke Komori, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Guido Grause, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Mochammad Chaerul, Emenda Sembiring, Enri Damanhuri, Hadi Kardhana, Mohammada Farid, Herto Dwi Ariesyady, Yuichiro Fujioka

Shigen Sozai Koenshu　4　No.2　2017
Revealing Final Destination of Special Steel Materials with Input-Output-Based Material Flow Analysis Peer-reviewed

Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima, Tetsuya Nagasaka

ISIJ INTERNATIONAL　57　(1)　193-199　2017

DOI： 10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2016-470 　

ISSN： 0915-1559

eISSN： 1347-5460
Education and capacity building with research: a possible case for Future Earth Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Gakushi Ishimura, Andrew James Komasinski, Reiko Omoto, Shunsuke Managi

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION　18　(2)　263-276　2017

DOI： 10.1108/IJSHE-10-2015-0170 　

ISSN： 1467-6370

eISSN： 1758-6739
Consumption-based accounting of steel alloying elements and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the metal use: the case of Japan Peer-reviewed

Hajime Ohno, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima, Keisuke Nansai, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tetsuya Nagasaka

Journal of Economic Structures　5　(1)　2016/12/01
Publisher: SpringerOpen
DOI： 10.1186/s40008-016-0060-9 　

ISSN： 2193-2409
Development of flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain GYK-10 for the selective fermentation of glucose/fructose in sugar mills Peer-reviewed

Taku Kato, Satoshi Ohara, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Akira Sugimoto, Takayuki Masuda, Takaomi Yasuhara, Hiromi Yamagishi

JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING　122　(1)　58-63　2016/07

DOI： 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.12.012 　

ISSN： 1389-1723

eISSN： 1347-4421
Rice Cultivation Methods and Their Sustainability Aspects: Organic and Conventional Rice Production in Industrialized Tropical Monsoon Asia with a Dual Cropping System Peer-reviewed

Hung-Chun Lin, Yasuhiro Fukushima

SUSTAINABILITY　8　(6)　529　2016/06

DOI： 10.3390/su8060529 　

ISSN： 2071-1050
3-6-2 Production of Fatty Acid Ester from Hydrous Ethanol and Waste Acid Oil using Cation-exchange Resin Catalyst

KITAKAWA Naomi, SUZUE Masato, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Institute of Energy　25　94-95　2016
Publisher: The Japan Institute of Energy
DOI： 10.20550/jietaikaiyoushi.25.0_94 　

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The water content of ethanol used as the gasoline additive should be less than 0.5 wt% and the dewatering process requires a large energy input. Thus, the necessity of anhydrous ethanol as gasoline additive fades and new technology which can use hydrous ethanol is desired. In this research, biodiesel is produced in the form of fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) using hydrous ethanol by esterification of free fatty acid (FFA). The FAEE has higher cetane number and fuel economy and power than the traditional fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and FAEE's low temperature fluidity is also improved. However, the conventional technologies for esterification of FFA never use hydrous ethanol because the water in the reaction solution must be completely removed to obtain a high conversion. We have reported that the catalytic activity of the ion-exchange resin is not inhibited by water. Thus, using the cation-exchange resin catalyst the batch and continuous esterification experiments with hydrous ethanol are performed. The maximum water content in hydrous ethanol to obtain high conversion is clarified.
Sharing the Responsibility for Metal Use: The Case of Japan as a Distributor of Steel Alloying Elements Peer-reviewed

Hajime Ohno, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima, Keisuke Nansai, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Tetsuya Nagasaka

Journal of Economic Structures　2016
Experiential Knowledge Complements an LCA-Based Decision Support Framework Peer-reviewed

Heng Yi Teah, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Motoharu Onuki

SUSTAINABILITY　7　(9)　12386-12401　2015/09

DOI： 10.3390/su70912386 　

ISSN： 2071-1050
Developing technology introduction strategies based on visualized scenario analysis: Application in energy systems design Peer-reviewed

I-Ching Chen, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Masahiko Hirao

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY　34　(3)　832-840　2015/05

DOI： 10.1002/ep.12064 　

ISSN： 1944-7442

eISSN： 1944-7450
Life Cycle Assessment and Scenario Analysis Peer-reviewed

Fukushima Yasuhiro

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　10　(3)　206-212　2014/07
Publisher:
ISSN： 1880-2761
A systematic framework to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of carbohydrate-rich wastewater treatment with bioresource exploitation alternatives in small- and medium-sized enterprises Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yee Shee Tan

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION　74　(1)　172-182　2014/07

DOI： 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.058 　

ISSN： 0959-6526

eISSN： 1879-1786
EcoBalance 2014: creating benefit through life cycle thinking Peer-reviewed

Yasushi Kondo, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Shinsuke Murakami

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment　19　(5)　2014/05/01
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI： 10.1007/s11367-014-0727-0 　

ISSN： 1614-7502 0948-3349
Developing an International Education Alliance for Global Human Resources in Sustainability : The Case of the Sustainability Leader Program (StraSS) Alliance Peer-reviewed

Chittenden A, Ishimura G, Tanaka S, Momota E, Fukushima Y, Tanaka N

Journal of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning　21　(21)　1-8　2014/03
Publisher: 北海道大学高等教育推進機構
DOI： 10.14943/J.HighEdu.21.1 　

ISSN： 1341-9374
Utilizing risk analysis and scenario planning for technology roadmapping

Yuya Kajikawa, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Michihisa Koyama, Michihisa Koyama

Strategic Planning Decisions in the High Tech Industry　9781447148876　231-244　2013/11/01

DOI： 10.1007/978-1-4471-4887-6_12 　
Selective ethanol production from reducing sugars in a saccharide mixture Peer-reviewed

Satoshi Ohara, Taku Kato, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Akiyoshi Sakoda

JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING　115　(5)　540-543　2013/05

DOI： 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.11.010 　

ISSN： 1389-1723
A Global Classroom for a Dynamic Globalized Market Invited Peer-reviewed

Fukushima Yasuhiro, Anthony Chittenden

EM - Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers　10-12　2012/09
Rethinking the cane sugar mill by using selective fermentation of reducing sugars by Saccharomyces dairenensis, prior to sugar crystallization Peer-reviewed

Satoshi Ohara, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Akira Sugimoto, Yoshifumi Terajima, Tetsuya Ishida, Akiyoshi Sakoda

BIOMASS & BIOENERGY　42　78-85　2012/07

DOI： 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.03.024 　

ISSN： 0961-9534
A graphical representation for consequential life cycle assessment of future technologies-Part 2: two case studies on choice of technologies and evaluation of technology improvements Peer-reviewed

I-Ching Chen, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yasunori Kikuchi, Masahiko Hirao

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT　17　(3)　270-276　2012/03

DOI： 10.1007/s11367-011-0359-6 　

ISSN： 0948-3349
A graphical representation for consequential life cycle assessment of future technologies. Part 1: methodological framework Peer-reviewed

I-Ching Chen, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yasunori Kikuchi, Masahiko Hirao

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT　17　(2)　119-125　2012/02

DOI： 10.1007/s11367-011-0356-9 　

ISSN： 0948-3349
Assessment of energy performance and air pollutant emissions in a diesel engine generator fueled with water-containing ethanol-biodiesel-diesel blend of fuels Peer-reviewed

Wen-Jhy Lee, Yi-Cheng Liu, Francis Kimani Mwangi, Wei-Hsin Chen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Chao-Ning Liao, Lin-Chi Wang

ENERGY　36　(9)　5591-5599　2011/09

DOI： 10.1016/j.energy.2011.07.012 　

ISSN： 0360-5442
Material and energy balances of an integrated biological hydrogen production and purification system and their implications for its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yu-Jung Huang, Jhen-Wei Chen, Hung-Chun Lin, Liang-Ming Whang, Hsin Chu, Young-Chong Lo, Jo-Shu Chang

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY　102　(18)　8550-8556　2011/09

DOI： 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.014 　

ISSN： 0960-8524
Utilizing risk analysis and scenario planning for technology roadmapping: A case in energy technologies

Yuya Kajikawa, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Michihisa Koyama

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings　2011
Tackling Power Outages in Japan: The Earthquake Compels a Swift Transformation of the Power Supply Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yasunori Kikuchi, Yuya Kajikawa, Mitsuhiro Kubota, Takao Nakagaki, Masahiko Matsukata, Yukitaka Kato, Michihisa Koyama

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN　44　(6)　365-369　2011

DOI： 10.1252/jcej.11we094 　

ISSN： 0021-9592
Illustration of Flow, Stock and Recycling of Steel in Taiwan

Yowjia Hsueh, Yasuhiro Fukushima

TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN　96　(3)　129-137　2010/03

DOI： 10.2355/tetsutohagane.96.129 　

ISSN： 0021-1575

eISSN： 1883-2954
[招待講演] 2040年のCO2排出量予測 -骨太のエネルギーロードマップ第2版-

菊池康紀, 梶川裕矢, 加藤之貴, 窪田光宏, 古山通久, 鈴木健雄, 中垣隆雄, 福島康裕, 藤岡恵子, 松方正彦

化学工学会研究発表講演要旨集　2010　97-97　2010
Publisher: 公益社団法人化学工学会
DOI： 10.11491/scej.2010f.0.97.0 　
A decision support tool for modifications in crop cultivation method based on life cycle assessment: a case study on greenhouse gas emission reduction in Taiwanese sugarcane cultivation Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Shih-Ping Chen

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT　14　(7)　639-655　2009/11

DOI： 10.1007/s11367-009-0100-x 　

ISSN： 0948-3349
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from process retrofitting and cultivar improvement in combined sugar-ethanol production from sugarcane Peer-reviewed

Ohara S, Fukushima Y, Sugimoto A, Terajima Y, Ishida T, Sakoda A

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　5　(4)　439-445　2009/10
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.3370/lca.5.439 　

ISSN： 1880-2761

eISSN： 1881-0519

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Background, Aim, and Scope. In most sugarcane-producing countries bound by the limitations of arable land, bioethanol is derived from the molasses obtained from sugar production by adding ethanol production processes. Two problems are associated with this approach: the inferior productivity of ethanol and the consumption of fossil fuel for the additional energy demand required for the extended processes. A novel sugar-ethanol combined production process using modified sugarcane, known as “monstercane,” has been developed by the authors, which allows for a significant enhancement of ethanol production from molasses after only one extraction of raw sugar instead of the three extractions in the conventional process. Furthermore, due to the enhancement of bagasse productivity, the use of fossil fuel for producing ethanol is eliminated. This study aims to evaluate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions induced by the introduction of the conventional and novel processes in Japan, thereby demonstrating the advantages of our approach in applying both process retrofitting and raw material modification to the production of multiple bioproducts. Methods. Agricultural and process inventories were established by reviewing the literature and primary data from pilot experiments conducted on Ie island of Okinawa, Japan. LCI was conducted for the production processes of sugar (Case 1), conventional sugar and ethanol (Case 2), and the novel combined sugar-ethanol from the modified sugarcane (Case 3). The impact on global warming was assessed, and comparisons were made of the three cases. The sensitivity of the results to 84 parameters in the inventory model was examined. Results. Cases 2 and 3 resulted in -0.7 and -40.2 ton-CO₂ equivalent of GHG emissions per hectare compared to Case 1, respectively. In addition, greater contribution of the modification of sugarcane among other improvements made by retrofitting the processes on the GHG emission reduction was revealed. Several parameters were identified as important in our model, thus those parameters were more closely analyzed, and useful information was obtained for further improvement of process and material. Discussion. The advantage of the combined sugar ethanol production over a mere recycling of the residue (i.e. third molasses) was elucidated. The results provided directions in further optimization that could make the most of the land available for production of renewable resources to satisfy multiple needs. Some of the other impact categories, including consumption of fossil fuel and water resources, will also reveal improvements in case 3 because resources for cultivation remain equivalent, process resource input (fossil fuel) was reduced, and products increased. However, other important impacts, such as emission of pollutants into the air and water, should be further evaluated. Conclusions. The combined bioproduct (e.g., food and fuel) production concept demonstrated in this study would be applicable to exploring a system whose raw material is a crop with emerging applications in addition to conventional applications. The effectiveness of individual applications using the proposed concept can be confirmed with a lifecycle assessment. Recommendations and Perspectives. Application of the proposed concept to other biomass utilization systems is recommended. More cases should be explored in sugar-ethanol combined production, for example by changing the production ratio of sugar and ethanol and investigation of how the choice of sugarcane line and the reduction in GHG emissions would be affected. Crops such as sugarcane have a multiple-year cropping cycle; therefore, yields and process inventories should reflect the entire cropping cycle in any successive study.
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emission Reduction Potentials of Renewable Energy-Case Studies on Photovoltaic and Wind Power Introduction Considering Interactions among Technologies in Taiwan Peer-reviewed

Yu-Ming Kuo, Yasuhiro Fukushima

JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION　59　(3)　360-372　2009/03

DOI： 10.3155/1047-3289.59.3.360 　

ISSN： 1047-3289
Applications of Cu@C Nanoparticles in New Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Peer-reviewed

Chang-Yu Liao, H. Paul Wang, F. -L. Chen, C. -H. Huang, Y. Fukushima

JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS　2009

DOI： 10.1155/2009/698501 　

ISSN： 1687-4110
Evaluation of GHG emission reduction potentials of PV system considering power mix shifts Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yu-Ming Kuo

JOURNAL OF ENERGY ENGINEERING-ASCE　134　(2)　58-62　2008/06

DOI： 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9402(2008)134:2(58) 　

ISSN： 0733-9402
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION BY PROCESS RETROFITTING AND RAW MATERIAL MODIFICATION IN COMBINED SUGAR-ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM SUGARCANE

Ohara Satoshi, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Chen Shih-Ping, Sugimoto Akira, Terajima Yoshifumi, Sakoda Akiyoshi

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2008　43-43　2008
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2008.0.43.0 　

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The choice of the sugarcane line and the design of the processes had been made to realize optimal production of sugar alone; therefore, breed improvement in the raw materials and optimization of the processing techniques are possible for improved performance in the combined production of sugar and ethanol. A novel process was designed by applying the concept to significantly enhance ethanol production while sustaining the equivalent amount of sugar production. This was realized by choosing newly developed high-yielding sugarcane, known as "monster cane", and by adjusting the sugar extraction strategy for the new raw material. In this paper, greenhouse gas emissions were evaluated for conventional and novel processes in Japan.
Photocatalytic degradation of spill oils on TiO2 nanotube thin films Peer-reviewed

Ying-Ya Hsu, Tung-Li Hsiung, H. Paul Wang, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Yu-Ling Wei, Juu-En Chang

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN　57　(6-12)　873-876　2008

DOI： 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.005 　

ISSN： 0025-326X

eISSN： 1879-3363
Preliminary investigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the environmental sector in Taiwan Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Pao-Wen Grace Liu, Jiun-Horng Tsai, Cheng Feng Lee, Ting Ke Tseng

JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION　58　(1)　85-94　2008/01

DOI： 10.3155/1047-3289.58.1.85 　

ISSN： 1047-3289
Using standard statistics to consider uncertainty in industry-based Life Cycle Inventory databases Peer-reviewed

Hirokazu Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Masahiko Hirao, Stefanie Hellweg, Konrad Hungerbühler

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment　10　(6)　399-405　2005/11

DOI： 10.1065/lca2005.05.211 　

ISSN： 0948-3349
Function and information flow model of an adaptive environmental management system in households: a progressive use of customized environmental balance sheets Peer-reviewed

FUKUSHIMA YASUHIRO, YAMASHITA MAYUKO, HIRAO MASAHIKO

環境科学会誌　18　(2)　103-113　2005/03
Publisher:
DOI： 10.11353/sesj1988.18.103 　

ISSN： 0915-0048
Scenarios of solid oxide fuel cell introduction into Japanese society Peer-reviewed

Y Fukushima, M Shimada, S Kraines, M Hirao, M Koyama

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES　131　(1-2)　327-339　2004/05

DOI： 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2003.11.093 　

ISSN： 0378-7753
新技術導入シナリオ設計基盤の開発

古山通久, Steven Kraines, 田村泰彦, 福島康裕

化学工学会研究発表講演要旨集　2003　79-79　2003
Publisher: 公益社団法人化学工学会
DOI： 10.11491/scej.2003f.0.79.0 　
Collaboration platform for research and development of solid oxide fuel cells Peer-reviewed

M Koyama, SB Kraines, Y Tamura, Y Fukushima

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS VIII (SOFC VIII)　2003　(7)　1210-1221　2003

DOI： 10.1002/chin.200407277 　
A structured framework and language for scenario-based life cycle assessment Peer-reviewed

Y Fukushima, M Hirao

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT　7　(6)　317-329　2002

DOI： 10.1065/lca2002.06.085 　

ISSN： 0948-3349
Distributed information system for environmentally conscious process design Peer-reviewed

Yasuhiro Fukushima, Masahiko Hirao

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering　8　(C)　895-900　2000

DOI： 10.1016/S1570-7946(00)80151-0 　

ISSN： 1570-7946
Evaluation of environmental impacts of product lifecycle for process design Peer-reviewed

Masahiko Hirao, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Computers and Chemical Engineering　23　(SUPPL. 1)　1999/06/01

DOI： 10.1016/S0098-1354(99)80202-6 　

ISSN： 0098-1354
Lifecycle Model for PET Bottle Recycle System Evaluation Peer-reviewed

FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, HIRAO Masahiko

The Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. C　118　(9)　1250-1256　1998/09
Publisher:
ISSN： 0385-4221

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EcoBalance 2018—Nexus of ideas: innovation by linking through life cycle thinking (9–12 October 2018, Tokyo, Japan)

Shinsuke Murakami, Jun Nakatani, Kenichi Nakajima, Eri Amasawa, Ryota Ii, Kiyotada Hayashi, Naoki Yoshikawa, Ichiro Daigo, Yusuke Kishita, Tomohiko Ihara, Koichi Shobatake, Yuki Kudoh, Masaharu Motoshita, Keiichiro Kanemoto, Minako Hara, Aiichiro Kashiwagi, Seiji Hashimoto, Yosuke Shigetomi, Masayuki Kanzaki, Yasunori Kikuchi, Hajime Ohno, Yasuhiro Fukushima

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment　24　(8)　1544-1552　2019/08/01

DOI： 10.1007/s11367-019-01641-7 　

ISSN： 0948-3349

eISSN： 1614-7502
低温ケミカルルーピング改質プロセスへの演繹的設計手法の応用

大内翔, URBINA Alexander Guzman, 大野肇, 清水輝之, 菊池康紀, 横哲, 成基明, 笘居高明, 阿尻雅文, 福島康裕

化学工学会年会研究発表講演要旨集(CD-ROM)　84th　2019
低温改質におけるプロセス設計と酸素キャリア開発の統合

清水輝之, 大内翔, URBINA Alexander Guzman, 福島康裕, 横哲, 成基明, 笘居高明, 阿尻雅文, 菊池康紀

化学工学会年会研究発表講演要旨集(CD-ROM)　84th　2019
EcoBalance 2018 - Nexus of Ideas: Innovation by Linking through Life Cycle Thinking

MURAKAMI Shinsuke, NAKATANI Jun, NAKAJIMA Kenichi, AMASAWA Eri, II Ryota, HAYASHI Kiyotada, YOSHIKAWA Naoki, DAIGO Ichiro, KISHITA Yusuke, IHARA Tomohiko, SHOBATAKE Koichi, KUDOH Yuki, MOTOSHITA Masaharu, KANEMOTO Keiichiro, HARA Minako, KASHIWAGI Aiichiro, HASHIMOTO Seiji, SHIGETOMI Yosuke, KANZAKI Masayuki, KOBAYASHI Yoshinori, KIKUCHI Yasunori, OHNO Hajime, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　15　(3)　282-290　2019
Publisher: Institute of Life Cycle Assessment
DOI： 10.3370/lca.15.282 　

ISSN： 1880-2761

eISSN： 1881-0519
A computer-aided analysis on regional power and heat energy systems considering socio-economic aspects: A case study on an isolated island in Japan

Yasunori Kikuchi, Yuko Oshita, Miwa Nakai, Aya Heiho, Yasuhiro Fukushima

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering　43　1347-1352　2018/01/01

DOI： 10.1016/B978-0-444-64235-6.50236-9 　

ISSN： 1570-7946
農工横断型プロセスモデリングによる持続可能な植物資源利活用のためのシナリオ計画

大内田弘太朗, 藤井祥万, 兼松祐一郎, 尾下優子, 中村遼太郎, 陳怡靜, 福島康裕, 中垣隆雄, 大久保達也, 大久保達也, 菊池康紀, 菊池康紀

化学工学会年会研究発表講演要旨集(CD-ROM)　82nd　2017
帰結的ライフサイクル思考に基づく離島地域のエネルギーシステム設計

菊池康紀, 尾下優子, 福島康裕

ペトロテック = Petrotech : 石油学会情報誌　39　(6)　461-467　2016/06
Publisher: 石油学会 ; 1978-
ISSN： 0386-2763
Industrial Sectors : Creating Symbiotic Systems Across Energy, Chemical, Material, Agriculture, and Waste Treatment Industries Fully Exploiting Locally Available Resources

80　(1)　36-38　2016/01
Publisher: 化学工学会
ISSN： 0375-9253
Energy technology roadmaps of Japan: Future energy systems based on feasible technologies beyond 2030

Yukitaka Kato, Michihisa Koyama, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Takao Nakagaki

Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan: Future Energy Systems Based on Feasible Technologies Beyond 2030　1-573　2016/01/01
Publisher: Springer Japan
DOI： 10.1007/978-4-431-55951-1 　
Primary and secondary sectors of industry

Yasuhiro Fukushima

Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan: Future Energy Systems Based on Feasible Technologies Beyond 2030　366-368　2016/01/01
Publisher: Springer Japan
DOI： 10.1007/978-4-431-55951-1 　
3P-193 Development of flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain GYK-10 for the selective fermentation of glucose/fructose in sugar mills

Kato Taku, Ohara Satoshi, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Sugimoto Akira, Masuda Takayuki, Yasuhara Takaomi, Motoyama Yasuo, Yamagishi Hiromi, Aizawa Masayuki

67　319-319　2015
Publisher: 日本生物工学会
Report on the International Conference EcoBalance 2014

KONDO Yasushi, KAKISAWA Hideki, MOTOSHITA Masaharu, NAKAJIMA Michiyasu, NAKAJIMA Kenichi, ITSUBO Norihiro, SHIGETOMI Yosuke, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, MURAKAMI Shinsuke, OKAJIMA Keiichi, SUGIYAMA Hirokazu, HAYASHI Kiyotada, MATSUBAE Kazuyo, HARA Minako, MATSUNO Yasunari

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　11　(2)　198-206　2015
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.3370/lca.11.198 　

ISSN： 1880-2761
台湾の大学における研究室と大学運営

福島康裕

ペトロテック　36　(8)　619-624　2013/08
Publisher: 石油学会 ; 1978-
ISSN： 0386-2763
Modeling and analysis of combined sugar and ethanol production considering agricultural and industrial process alternatives

Yasunori Kikuchi, Kotaro Ouchida, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Satoshi Ohara, Akira Sugimoto, Masahiko Hirao

Sustainable Engineering Forum 2013 - Core Programming Area at the 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting: Global Challenges for Engineering a Sustainable Future　364-365　2013/01/01
Follow-Up Report about "Urgent Proposal to Counter Energy Crisis in East Japan Caused by the Tohoku Earthquake"

KIKUCHI Yasunori, KAJIKAWA Yuya, KATO Yukitaka, KUBOTA Mitsuhiro, NAKAGAKI Takao, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, MATSUKATA Masahiko, KOYAMA Michihisa

76　(3)　154-157　2012/03/05
Publisher: 化学工学会
ISSN： 0375-9253
4Ip21 Development of the novel system in sugar-ethanol production using the selective fermentation of reducing sugars by the yeast defective in sucrose utilization

Ohara Satoshi, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Sugimoto Akira, Terajima Yoshifumi, Ishida Tetsuya, Sakoda Akiyoshi

64　248-248　2012
Publisher: 日本生物工学会
CO_2 Reduction Potential and Risks Associated with Implementations of HONEBUTO Energy Technologies

KIKUCHI Yasunori, KAJIKAWA Yuya, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, KOYAMA Michihisa

Chemical engineering of Japan　75　(3)　118-125　2011/03/05
Publisher: 化学工学会
ISSN： 0375-9253
Future energy systems designed by feasible technologies

Kikuchi Yasunori, Kajikawa Yuya, Kubota Mitsuhiro, Koyama Michihisa, Matsukata Masahiko, Nakagaki Takao, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Fujioka Keiko, Kato Yukitaka

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2011　(0)　10-10　2011
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2011.0.10.0 　
Design of energy system by scenario analysis of technology introduction

CHEN ICHING, KIKUCHI YASUNORI, FUKUSHIMA YASUHIRO, HIRAO MASAHIKO

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2011　(0)　12-12　2011
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2011.0.12.0 　
Implications of fossil fuel-saving technologies on inventory of petrochemical processes

Chuang Pei-Chen, Fukushima Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2011　(0)　16-16　2011
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2011.0.16.0 　

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Fuel-saving technologies, such as renewable fuels, vehicles with lighter materials and hybrid engines, can significantly curtail fossil resource consumption. Because petroleum products are coproduced from refineries, large-scale reduction in part of the coproducts can simply result in its surplus, inducing consequential changes in the current process inventory. Evaluation of technologies without consideration on such changes might result in significant errors. In this study, various market-driven consequences on inventories are discussed using a simplified model. Adjustability of output from the refinery, capacity and efficiency for conversion of petrochemical products are discussed with a scenario of large-scale gasoline reduction. A model for consequential material flow analysis for petrochemical products will facilitate design of future energy visions and scenarios with various fuel-saving technologies.
Management alternatives for developing the degraded peat swamp forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia:Development of inventory data and discussions on framework for comparisons

Wijaya Ribka, Badariah Yosiyana, Fukushima Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2011　(0)　89-89　2011
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2011.0.89.0 　

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Management projects are under progress at peat swamp forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (CK) that has been degraded intensively with the past inappropriate development. The balance between environmental conservation and economic development are crucial to increase the local public welfare. By considering the strong social mindset of foraging from the nature in CK and rights of local residents to utilize local natural resources, plantation of natural rubber tree emerges as a more sustainable alternative to oil palm. To compare management alternatives from environmental aspects, the emissions of GHGs associated with the agricultural activities in rubber tree plantation, the production of fresh latex and three primary rubber products, i.e. Standard Indonesian Rubber (SIR), Centrifuge Latex, and Ribbed Smoked Sheets (RSS) are evaluated. Furthermore, the benchmark for comparisons of management strategies is discussed.
Environmental impacts and financial implications of Taiwanese rice cultivation

Lin Hung-Chun, Fukushima Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2010　(0)　128-128　2010
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2010.0.128.0 　

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In 2009, Taiwanese farmers produced 1.3 million tons of rice using 255 thousand hectares of rice field. This activity provides the 23 million Taiwanese citizens with the major portion of their starch demand. At the same time, rice paddy is known as one of the most important emission sources of greenhouse gasses and other pollutants, and a major consumer of freshwater, which is a scarce resource on the island. This study aims at a better understanding on environmental and economic metabolisms of rice cultivation in Taiwan. In particular, life cycle greenhouse gasses emission, renewable and non-renewable resource consumption, and financial flow are evaluated for cases in the south of Taiwan.
Scenario Analysis of Technology Introduction by Composite LCA

CHEN I-Ching, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, KIKUCHI Yasunori, HIRAO Masahiko

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2010　(0)　181-181　2010
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2010.0.181.0 　
Evaluation of Energy Recovery from Food Processing Waste and Wastewater using Life Cycle Assessment:Case Study on Tofu Industry

Tan Yee-Shee, Fukushima Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2010　(0)　96-96　2010
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2010.0.96.0 　

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Food processing waste/wastewater often has high chemical oxygen demand and high carbohydrates content. Recent advancements in energy recovery using biological technologies could potentially reduce environmental impacts and generate renewable energy simultaneously.In this study, a framework of comparative life cycle analysis for energy recovery from food waste/wastewater is constructed. In the constructed framework, at least two alternative scenarios; 1) evaluated scenario, i.e. energy recovery from food processing waste/wastewater and 2) reference scenario, i.e. energy production by reference mechanism plus conventional waste/wastewater treatment processes, is evaluated by its potential environmental impact. A case study on evaluation of tofu waste/wastewater is conducted under the proposed framework from greenhouse gas emission point of view.
Theories and methodologies for supporting Life Cycle Assessment (part 8) LCA and scenario analysis

Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan　5　(2)　286-291　2009/04
Publisher: 日本LCA学会事務局
ISSN： 1880-2761
Calculation of National Water Footprint of Taiwan using Input-Output Analysis

CHEN YEN-CHI, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2009　(0)　123-123　2009
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2009.0.123.0 　

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Water Footprint (WF) is an indicator of water use to discover the hidden link between consumption of a product and its associated water consumption. Using WF, it becomes possible to discuss water resource management across the boundary of nations, such as National Water Footprint (NWF), which looks at direct and indirect water consumed by inhabitants in a nation. This study presents that the NWF of Taiwan in 2004 is 65.6 billion m3 and 2,892 m3 per capita per year. Finally, National Water Footprint Intensity presented for whole 49 sectors shows small number of sectors (agricultural, fisheries, electricity, and city water) had significant higher intensity than others, thus own higher potentials in reduction of NWF of Taiwan.
Sustainable land use evaluation based on LCA of cassava starch and ethanol production

KUO Ting-Ting, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2009　(0)　182-182　2009
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2009.0.182.0 　

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Starch is an important material for food, alcohol, paper, medicine etc. Among others, biomass derived energy and materials are emerging applications that gain lots of expectations, as well as serious concerns due to competition with food supply. To realize the possibilities of using starch for the emerging needs, environmental benefits has to be evaluated in conjunction with its importance in food supply. To support as much people with high level of life support functions as possible, it is essential to achieve the best use of limited renewable resources. In this study, cassava derived starch and ethanol will be investigated in the context introduced above. Life cycle inventories (LCI) will be established for both the pathways. Combining with LCI of other renewable energy, energy and food supply is illustrated for differently assumed land conditions.
Hydrogen Production from Food Processing Wastewater – Case Study on Tofu Wastewater

Tan Yee Shee, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro

Abstracts for ILCAJ meeting　2009　(0)　183-183　2009
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
DOI： 10.11539/ilcaj.2009.0.183.0 　

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Food processing wastewater has high chemical oxygen demand, which may adversely impact the environment if emitted without any treatment. On the other hand, the wastewater has a great potential as a source of energy, for example by digestion or by hydrogen production. This study aims at organizing a collection of methods to synthesize better strategies to utilize or deal with food processing wastewater and to evaluate its reliability as a source of energy. To this end, a case study on tofu wastewater is conducted in which two alternative cases; 1) hydrogen produced from tofu wastewater and 2) hydrogen produced by electrolysis plus tofu wastewater treatment process, were evaluated by its potential greenhouse gas emission reduction.
8-16 Comparison of greenhouse gases emission from conventional and combined sugar-ethanol production processes

OHARA Satoshi, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, CHEN Shih-Ping, SUGIMOTO Akira, TERAJIMA Yoshifumi, SAKODA Akiyoshi

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Institute of Energy　17　(17)　342-343　2008/08/04
Publisher: The Japan Institute of Energy
DOI： 10.20550/jietaikaiyoushi.17.0_342 　
新技術導入シナリオ設計基盤の開発 (特集大きな可能性を秘めた研究開発)

福島康裕

ケミカルエンジニヤリング　49　(4)　249-254　2004/04
Publisher: 化学工業社
ISSN： 0387-1037
Life Cycle Analysis of Feedstock Recycling of Waste Plastics in the Steel Industry

Hirao M, Miyamoto K, Fukushima Y, Nakamura T

15　(4)　915-915　2002/09

ISSN： 0914-6628
英語教育について

福島康裕

化学工学　63　(11)　640-640　1999/11/05

ISSN： 0375-9253

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Books and Other Publications 1

Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan

Yukitaka Kato, Michihisa Koyama, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Takao Nakagaki

Springer　2016

ISBN: 9784431559511

Presentations 1

4Ip21 Development of the novel system in sugar-ethanol production using the selective fermentation of reducing sugars by the yeast defective in sucrose utilization

Ohara Satoshi, Fukushima Yasuhiro, Sugimoto Akira, Terajima Yoshifumi, Ishida Tetsuya, Sakoda Akiyoshi

2012/09/25

Research Projects 8

異分野設計基盤の統合化で実現する炭素循環技術新結合の開発促進

福島康裕, 倪嘉苓, 大野肇, 李玉友, 八木原昂輝

Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

System: 科学研究費助成事業

Category: 基盤研究(B)

Institution: 東北大学

2024/04/01 - 2027/03/31
Systematization of Halogen Control Technologies toward Environmental Impact Reduction  

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)

Institution: Tohoku University

2020/08/31 - 2025/03/31
Development of Chlorine Recovery Process from Waste PVC for the Creation of a Chlorine Recycling System

Yoshioka Toshiaki

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Institution: Tohoku University

2017/04/01 - 2021/03/31

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Chlorine is a by-product of caustic soda (NaOH) production in the soda industry. However, the demand of chlorine is greater than that of NaOH in Japan and overseas. This is a result of the enormous increase in demand for polyvinyl chloride (PVC).In this study, we propose the new concept of a chlorine cycle. Chlorine is problematic in the disposal of PVC. However, chlorine may be recovered from PVC and used to meet the chlorine demand of the soda industry. The aim of this study was to develop the process to complete the chlorine cycle. In this study, we developed the principle of the process of chlorine recovery from PVC. A detailed visualization of domestic chlorine material flow and the quantification of environmental impacts such as energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions were also conducted. By linking technological development and environmental impact assessment, we were able to derive chlorine recovery conditions that consider the reduction of environmental impacts.
Social and Technological System Design for Advancing Secondary NPK Resource Use

Matsubae Kazuyo

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Institution: Tohoku University

2017/04/01 - 2020/03/31

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This research project focused on nitrogen and phosphorus and identified the flows of nutrients through the supply chains in Japan. We did the following research items during the research period. (1) Material flow analysis of phosphorus and nitrogen in Japan (2) Development of an input-output model (NutrIO) for nutrient flow analysis, and Nitrogen/phosphorus footprint analysis of the Japanese economy based on NutrIO (3) Nitrogen/phosphorus footprint by country.
Integrated Hotspot Analysis of Values and Environmental and Resource Stresses Produced in the Supply Chain

Moriguchi Yuichi, TAHARA Kiyotaka, IHARA Tomohiko, KANEMATSU Yuichiro

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Institution: The University of Tokyo

2015/04/01 - 2018/03/31

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This study aims at developing a framework of integrated hotspot analysis of social values, environmental and resource stresses produced in the supply chains of domestic products including domestic industries and imported raw materials. Through a lot of case studies, such as international supply chain analysis of imported resources, regional supply systems of renewable energy, interregional analysis of industrial waste, and earthquake risks of supply chains, we identified respective hotspots of potential stress/risk factors. Moreover, we developed a software in which the algorithm and database are implemented for generalizing the framework of hotspot analysis.
Construction of industrial analysis model with resiliency and sustainability for environment, resource and risk

Oshita Yuko, KIKUCHI Yasunori, FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, HEIHO Aya

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Institution: Kobe University

2014/04/01 - 2017/03/31

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We proposed an industrial structure analysis model combined input-output analysis with a spectral graph analysis etc., and performed applied studies. From the results, it became clear that analyzing and visualizing the resource intensive, environmental footprint intensive and characteristic industrial structure from industrial complicated linkage structure, influence structure can be useful information and decision materials for technology development and introduction strategy, resource acquisition and use strategy, emission reduction measures, risk management. It can also facilitate discussion and agreement between industries or stakeholders, and support introductions of technologies and measures.
DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CHEMICAL PROCESS DESIGN

HIRAO Masahiko

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Institution: The University of Tokyo

2003 - 2005

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1.Development of an evaluation methodology of environmental impact of chemical process Methodologies for (1)Integrated environmental evaluation of a chemical process, (2)Evaluation of the changes in the environment of a process, (3)Evaluation of uncertainty in the design phase, were developed to support the environmental evaluation in the early phase of chemical process design.A procedure to select items for environmental evaluation depending on the use of chemical substances in the industrial cleaning process was investigated and proposed. 2.Development of a methodology to employ results of environmental evaluation in the chemical process design A detailed activity model representing a process lifecycle from material design to process design was constructed using an example of PET recycling process. Output items and mechanisms of each activity were analyzed. A support system to propose alternatives and to represent them as process models was conceptually designed. 3.Development of a methodology to make decisions under multiple objectives including economics and environment Two methodologies to combine multiple objectives in the decision-making were developed. One is to integrate multiple objectives into one indicator by weighting, and another is to consider them independently using eco-efficiency analysis. 4.Implementation of an information infrastructure for the support of process design acquiring lifecycle information The conceptual design of the total system which supports alternative generation, process synthesis, process design, process evaluation and decision-making was completed. As a future study, actual implementation of the information infrastructure designed in this study should be carried out.
LCAを用いた消費者の環境管理支援システム構築のための知識構造化と提示方法の研究

福島康裕

Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

System: 科学研究費助成事業

Category: 若手研究(B)

Institution: 東京大学

2003 - 2004

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昨年度の研究により、消費者による環境管理のより詳細な機能モデリングの必要性、既存のLCAデータベースの情報と提供すべき情報との対応、提示方法に関する機能モデルの精緻化の必要性が課題として挙げられた。これらの課題は以下に示すようなケーススタディを通じて検討を行った。本年度はとくに「お茶を飲む」という消費行動を例として用いてLCAを実施し、消費者にどのような情報を提供すべきであるか、そのためにはどのような情報が必要なのか、そのような情報はどのような情報源から得ることができるのか、手に入らない情報についてはどのように仮定をおいて考えるべきか、ということを検討した。お茶の容器であるPETボトルのLCAについては研究辞令があるが、「お茶を飲む」という行動に関する研究事例は見当たらない。コンビニエンスストアでPETボトル入りのお茶を購入するのか、お茶のパックを購入して湯を沸かして自宅で淹れるのか、適切なごみの分別・リサイクルを行ったときとそうでないときにどのような環境負荷の違いが出るのか、その環境負荷を消費者が認識するためにはどのような提示方法がありうるのか、ということを詳細に検討したうえで消費者が実際に利用できるソフトウエアのプロトタイプを試作した。また、他の消費行動についても同様の情報を提示するためのテンプレートのあり方、お茶の飲み方の改善という行動をとるまでの環境管理行動の流れについても考察し、同ソフトウエア上にこれを実現した。

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Teaching Experience 9

Process Systems Engineering　Tohoku University
Computer Languages　National Cheng Kung University
Interdisciplinary Principles of Sustainable Development　National Cheng Kung University
Sustainability Indicators　National Cheng Kung University
Sustainability Assessment of Technologies　National Cheng Kung University
Physical Chemistry　National Cheng Kung University
Environmental Systems Analysis　National Cheng Kung University
Mathematical Principles of Environmental Engineering　National Cheng Kung University
情報基礎B　東北大学

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