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博士(環境科学)(東北大学)
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修士(国際文化)(東北大学)
Details of the Researcher
Research History 3
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2020/04 - PresentTohoku University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Assistant Professor
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2021/04 - 2022/03Tohoku Gakuin University Faculty of Economics Teacher
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2013/04 - 2017/03SEINAN Corporation Corporate Planning Department Regular Position
Education 5
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Tohoku University Graduate School of Environmental Studies International Environmental Leadership program
2017/04 - 2020/03
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Tohoku University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
2017/04 - 2020/03
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Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies Department of Intercultural Relations
2011/04 - 2013/03
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Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies Department of Intercultural Relations
2010/10 - 2011/03
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University of Science and Technology Beijing School of Foreign Studies Japanese
2006/09 - 2010/07
Committee Memberships 6
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Tohoku University Chinese alumini Laison Person
2022/01 - Present
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Circular Economy Section of the Chinese Society of Environmental Science Committee Member
2023/05 - 2028/05
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The 17th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance Committee Member
2025/05 - 2027/03
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The 16th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance Executive Committee Local Executive Committee Chair
2023/09 - 2024/12
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The Student Chapter of International Society for Industrial Ecology President
2019/11 - 2020/10
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International Society for Industrial Ecology Asian representor
2018/11 - 2019/10
Professional Memberships 4
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Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
2020/09 - Present
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International Society for Industrial Ecology
2018/07 - Present
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The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
2018/01 - Present
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The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
2017/10 - Present
Research Interests 1
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Material cycles, Recycling, Sustainable resource management, Supply-chain risk analysis
Research Areas 1
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Environmental science/Agricultural science / Recycling systems and society / Recycling, Reuse, Remanufacturing, Material Flow Anaysis, Resource Circularity
Awards 6
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東京エレクトロンポスター発表優秀賞
2024/02 東京エレクトロン株式会社 半導体産業のサプライチェーンリスク解析
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Professional Director for Sustainable Environment
2020/03 Tohoku University International Environmental Leadership program
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Certificate of Merit for University House Advisor
2020/01 Tohoku University
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Best Poster Award
2019/06 Tohoku University 1st Academic Forum on Environmental Studies
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Best Student Presentation Award
2018/11 Institute of Urban Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences & Tokyo University Sino-Japan Symposium for Industrial Ecology 2018
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Award of Excellent Presentation
2018/03 Tsinghua University The 13th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology
Papers 24
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Impact of remanufacturing on the reduction of metal losses through the life cycles of vehicle engines International-journal Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima
Resources, Conservation and Recycling 170 105614-105614 2021/07/15
Publisher: Elsevier {BV}DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105614
ISSN: 0921-3449
eISSN: 1879-0658
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Induced social responsibility in global mineral supply chains: Fatalities from tailings dam failures
Tomoya Sugiyama, Zhengyang Zhang, Xianlai Zeng, Kazuyo Matsubae
Journal of Cleaner Production 2025/08
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145983
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Sustainable Construction Material: Development and Evaluation of a Low-Carbon, Industrial Solid Waste-Based Cementitious Material Peer-reviewed
Lin Zhao, Dongxu Wu, Wentao Hu, Zhengyang Zhang, Feihua Yang, Zhaojia Wang
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 11 (1) 670-681 2025/02/18
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLCDOI: 10.1007/s40831-025-01008-3
ISSN: 2199-3823
eISSN: 2199-3831
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Exploring antimony material flow in the context of energy transition: A scenario-based analysis
Zhengyang Zhang
Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2025
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2025.108432
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Recovery of neodymium and iron from NdFeB waste by combined electrochemical–hydrometallurgical process Peer-reviewed
Xiao, F., Hu, W., Li, B., Zhu, H., Zhang, Z.
Separation and Purification Technology 353 2025/01
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128301
ISSN: 1383-5866 1873-3794
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Development of a policy-based distance-to-target weighting method in life cycle impact assessment for Nigeria Peer-reviewed
Mohammed Engha Isah, Zhengyang Zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2024/11/29
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLCDOI: 10.1007/s11367-024-02406-7
ISSN: 0948-3349
eISSN: 1614-7502
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Agricultural plastic pollution in China: Sources, supply chain drivers, and mitigation strategies
Zhao, C., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K., Wang, Y., Lian, Z., Ma, S.
Sustainable Horizons 11 2024/09
DOI: 10.1016/j.horiz.2024.100102
ISSN: 2772-7378
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Adequacy and Distribution Equity of Nutrition Supplies across China Peer-reviewed
Zhao, C., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K.
Nutrients 16 (3) 2024/01/31
DOI: 10.3390/nu16030426
ISSN: 2072-6643
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Bibliometric analysis and visualisation of research on life cycle assessment in Africa (1992–2022)
Isah, M.E., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K., Itsubo, N.
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 29 (7) 2024
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-024-02313-x
ISSN: 0948-3349 1614-7502
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Organic Acid‐Based Hydrothermal Leaching of LiFePO Cathode Materials Peer-reviewed
Zixian Li, Qingxin Zheng, Akitoshi Nakajima, Zhengyang Zhang, Masaru Watanabe
Advanced Sustainable Systems 2023/12/10
Publisher: WileyISSN: 2366-7486
eISSN: 2366-7486
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Recycling NdFeB Magnets and Rare Earth Fluorescent Materials from Electronic Waste Peer-reviewed
Qiande Xu, Dongxu Wu, Wentao Hu, Zhengyang Zhang, Xinwei Liu, Feihua Yang, Zhaojia Wang
JOM 2023/11/13
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLCDOI: 10.1007/s11837-023-06235-1
ISSN: 1047-4838
eISSN: 1543-1851
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Countries’ vulnerability to food supply disruptions caused by the Russia–Ukraine war from a trade dependency perspective Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang, Meshal J. Abdullah, Guochang Xu, Kazuyo Matsubae, Xianlai Zeng
Scientific Reports 13 (1) 2023/10/03
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43883-4
eISSN: 2045-2322
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China’s recycling potential of large-scale public transport vehicles and its implications Peer-reviewed
Xiong, X., Zeng, X., Hu, Z., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K., Pell, R.
Communications Engineering 2 (1) 2023/08/07
DOI: 10.1038/s44172-023-00106-y
ISSN: 2731-3395
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Coupling Mineralization and Product Characteristics of Steel Slag and Carbon Dioxide Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang
Minerals 13 (6) 795-795 2023/06/10
DOI: 10.3390/MIN13060795
ISSN: 2075-163X
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Wrought and cast aluminum flows in China in the context of electric vehicle diffusion and automotive lightweighting Peer-reviewed
Binze Wang, Zhengyang Zhang, Guochang Xu, Xianlai Zeng, Wentao Hu, Kazuyo Matsubae
Resources, Conservation and Recycling 191 2023/04
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106877
ISSN: 0921-3449
eISSN: 1879-0658
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A solid-state electrolysis process for upcycling aluminium scrap Peer-reviewed
Xin Lu, Zhengyang Zhang, Takehito Hiraki, Osamu Takeda, Hongmin Zhu, Kazuyo Matsubae, Tetsuya Nagasaka
Nature 606 (7914) 511-515 2022/04/13
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04748-4
ISSN: 0028-0836
eISSN: 1476-4687
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Multi-regional land disturbances induced by mineral use in a product-based approach: A case study of gasoline, hybrid, battery electric and fuel cell vehicle production in Japan Peer-reviewed
Shoki Kosai, Liao Hanqing, Zhengyang Zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae, Eiji Yamasue
Resources, Conservation and Recycling 178 106093-106093 2022/03
Publisher: Elsevier {BV}DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106093
ISSN: 0921-3449
eISSN: 1879-0658
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Potential for Food Self-Sufficiency Improvements through Indoor and Vertical Farming in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Challenges and Opportunities from the Case of Kuwait Peer-reviewed
Meshal J. Abdullah, zhengyang zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae
Sustainability 13 (22) 2021/11
DOI: 10.3390/su132212553
eISSN: 2071-1050
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Flotation and tailing discarding of copper cobalt sulfide ores based on the process mineralogy characteristics Peer-reviewed
Hu, W., Tian, K., Guo, J., Yu, H., Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Liu, X.
Minerals 11 (10) 1078-1078 2021/09/30
DOI: 10.3390/min11101078
ISSN: 2075-163X
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Evaluation of environmental and economic benefits of land reclamation in the indonesian coal mining industry Peer-reviewed
Setiawan, I.E., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K., Corder, G.
Resources 10 (6) 60-60 2021/06/07
DOI: 10.3390/resources10060060
ISSN: 2079-9276
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A review of challenges and opportunities for end‐of‐life vehicle recycling in developing countries and emerging economies: A swot analysis Peer-reviewed
Numfor, S.A., Zhang, Z., Matsubae, K., Omosa, G.
Sustainability Switzerland 13 (9) 4918-4918 2021/04/27
DOI: 10.3390/su13094918
ISSN: 2071-1050
eISSN: 2071-1050
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An estimation of the amount of dissipated alloy elements in special steel from automobile recycling International-journal Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang
Matériaux & Techniques 107 (1) 105-105 2019/03/21
ISSN: 0032-6895 1778-3771
eISSN: 1778-3771
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The latest trend of automobile recycling in China
CHE JIA, ZHANG ZHENGYANG, XI KAIPENG, YU JEONGSOO
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management 23 217-217 2012
Publisher: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management -
-Actual Condition Analysis of Urban Mining Project in China-Case Study on Tangshan City-
XI KAIPENG, CHE JIA, YU JEONGSOO, ZHANG ZHENGYANG
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management 23 141-141 2012
Publisher: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Misc. 8
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Report on the 14th International Society for Industrial Ecology-Socio-Economic Metabolism (ISIE-SEM) Conference Invited Peer-reviewed
ZHANG Zhengyang
Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan 19 (1) 42-44 2023/01
Publisher: Institute of Life Cycle AssessmentDOI: 10.3370/lca.19.42
ISSN: 1880-2761
eISSN: 1881-0519
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The potential for energy recovery from end-of-life tire recycling in Cameroon: A system dynamics approach Peer-reviewed
NUMFOR Solange Ayuni, ZHANG Zhengyang, MATSUBAE Kazuyo
2020/11
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Environmental Impact Assessment on Recycling of Agricultural By-Products: Case Study of Rice Husk Silica
Jiarui LIU, Zhengyang ZHANG, Kazuyo MATSUBAE
2020/10
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Recovery and recycling of rice husk, its benefits and challenges based on life cycle Peer-reviewed
Liu Jiarui, Zhang Zhengyang, Matsubae Kazuyo
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management 31 209 2020/09
Publisher: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management -
Scenario analysis on recycling of special steel alloys focusing on automobile engines Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang, Kentaro Takeyama, Kenichi Nakajima, Kazuyo Matsubae
Current Advances in Materials and Processes (CD-ROM) 32 (1) 198-198 2019/03
ISSN: 1882-8922
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Report on the 12th Society and Materials International Conference (SAM12) Invited Peer-reviewed
ZHANG Zhengyang
Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan 14 (3) 234-235 2018/07
Publisher: The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, JapanDOI: 10.3370/lca.14.234
ISSN: 1880-2761
eISSN: 1881-0519
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Matsubae Lab., Environmental Policies Division, Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University Invited Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang ZHANG
Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan 14 (2) 186-187 2018/04
Publisher: Institute of Life Cycle AssessmentDOI: 10.3370/lca.14.186
ISSN: 1880-2761
eISSN: 1881-0519
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Scenario analysis on parts reuse and material recycling of end-of-life vehicles Peer-reviewed
Zhengyang Zhang, Kentaro Takeyama, Kazuyo Matsubae, Kenichi Nakajima
Current Advances in Materials;Processes (CD-ROM) 31 (1) 224-224 2018/03/01
ISSN: 1882-8922
Presentations 11
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Potentials for Food Self-sufficiency Improvement through Indoor Vertical Farming in Kuwait
Zhengyang ZHANG, Meshal J. ABDULLAH, Kazuyo MATSUBAE
The 14th International Society for Industrial Ecology-Socio-Economic Metabolism Section (ISIE-SEM) Conference 2022/09/20
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The development and application of material flow anlysis Invited
Zhengyang Zhang
Material Flow Analysis Course, Tsinghua University 2022/05/09
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How to calculate the carbon footprint? Invited
Zhengyang ZHANG
Seminar on carbon neutrality in University of Science and Technology Beijing 2021/09/27
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Is Japan's High Material Recycling Rate Sufficient to Sustain a Circular Economy? Invited
Zhengyang ZHANG
The 580th Environmental Academic Salon at Tsinghua University 2021/09/23
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Estimation of Alloy Steel with multiple end-of-life strategies for vehicle engines
Zhengyang Zhang
The 10th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology 2019/07/08
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Analysis of steel alloy elements flows focusing on internal combustion engines
Zhengyang Zhang
Sino-Japan Symposium for Industrial Ecology 2018 2018/11/29
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A comparative study of the potential for material losses reduction between auto parts reuse and recycling
Zhengyang Zhang
The 13th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance 2018/10/12
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Estimating the amount of steel alloy elements dissipated in recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
Zhengyang Zhang
The 12th Society and Materials International Conference 2018/05/22
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Scenario analysis of material recovery potential by reusing automobile parts in Japan
張政陽
The 13th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology 2018/03/24
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Dynamic material flow analysis of alloyed steel used in vehicle engines
Zhengyang Zhang
4th International Conference on Final Sinks 2017/10/25
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The Environmental and Social Impacts Behind Minerals Consumption Invited
Zhengyang Zhang
The 4th International Symposium on Design & Engineering by Joint Inverse Innovation for Materials Architecture (DEJl2MA2024) 2024/10/03
Research Projects 10
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Development of a nudge support system for smart food choices: Towards sustainable eating behavior design
Eiji Yamasue
Offer Organization: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
System: Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP)
Category: Building a sustainable food chain that provides abundant food
Institution: Ritsumeikan University
2023/12 - 2028/03
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Towards Sustainable Nitrogen Use Connecting Human Society and Nature Competitive
Offer Organization: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
System: Research Project
Institution: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
2021/04 - 2028/03
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Sustainable Consumption, Recycling, and Its Emission Reduction of Iron and Steel in China and Japan
Kazuyo Matsubae, Zhengyang Zhang, Xianlai Zeng, Wei Liu, Moises Gomez
Offer Organization: Tohoku University
System: FY2025 Tohoku University–Tsinghua University Joint Research Fund
Institution: Tohoku University
2025/04 - 2027/03
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Russia-Ukraine War-Induced Changes in Supply Risks and Risk Hotspots of Key Metals in Low-Carbon Technology
Zhengyang Zhang, Kazuyo Matsubae
2024/04 - 2025/03
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Comprehensive Japanese Nitrogen Management for Reducing Nitrogen Waste
Kazuya NISHINA
Offer Organization: Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency
System: Environment Research and Technology Development Fund
Institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies
2023/04 - 2025/03
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Accelerating the promotion of zero emission vehicles and abolition of gasoline vehicles: Comparative analysis of strategies in Japan, China, and Korea
Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
System: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Institution: Tohoku University
2021/04 - 2025/03
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Technology development of refining aluminum alloy scrap to high-purity aluminum by solid-state electrolysis using molten salts Competitive
Tetsuya Nagasaka, Hongmin Zhu, Osamu Takeda, Hiraki Takehito, Xin Lu, Kazuyo Matsubae, Zhengyang Zhang, GAMUTAN JONAH, LONGAQUIT
Offer Organization: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
System: FY2021 Building an Advanced Resource Recycling System for Aluminum
Institution: Tohoku University
2021/09 - 2024/03
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Dynamic material flow analysis of automotive lightweighting materials and effect verification of remanufacturing strategy
Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
System: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Institution: Tohoku University
2021/04 - 2024/03
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Establishment of resource logistics analysis system for minimizing supply chain risks of mineral resources.
Offer Organization: Japan Science and Technology Agency
System: JST-Mirai Program (Small-start Type)
Institution: Tohoku University
2021/10 - 2023/03
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Accurate Assessment of the Resource Potential and Urban Metabolism Mechanism of End-of-life Vehicles in China and Japan
Xianlai Zeng, Guochang Xu, Wenbo Huang, Kazuyo Matsubae, Zhengyang Zhang, Noriyoshi Tsuchiya, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Yuko Saito
Offer Organization: Tohoku University and Tsinghua University
System: Tohoku University and Tsinghua University Announce Joint Research Funds
2021/04 - 2023/03
Teaching Experience 2
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Seminar on Environmental Studies Tohoku University
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Information Literacy Tohoku Gakuin University
Academic Activities 8
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Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability
2024/11 - Present
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Current Reaearch in Environmental Sustainability
2024/02 - Present
Activity type: Peer review
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Environmental Research Letters
2023/12 - Present
Activity type: Peer review
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Scientific Reports
2022 - Present
Activity type: Peer review
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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
2022 - Present
Activity type: Peer review
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Resources, Conservation & Recycling
2022 - Present
Activity type: Peer review
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Environmental Research
Activity type: Peer review
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Journal of Industrial Ecology
Activity type: Peer review