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Eco-Circulation Processing Group
Dr. H. Yamada
Director
     We aim at the establishment of the ecomaterials guideline and assessment technology of life-cycle design by developing LCA and MFA for the coming recycling-base dematerialized society. Recycling-based materials processing such as robust material for recycling-impurity are also investigated as prototypes of material processing in the next generation.
 
Eco-Device Group
Prof. T. Suga
Director
     We focus on the establishment of the technology for eco-integration and packaging such as the interconnect eco-design; the design for microscopic level disassembly targeted to a low cost and high performance next generation device; integration technology incorporating toxic free materials, low environmental load, disassemblability and recycability.
 
Eco-Energy Materials Group
Dr. C. Nishimura
Associate Director
     We search the materials design and the synthesis process for hydrogen separation membranes, thermoelectric devices and solid-state electrolytes for fuel cell applications in order to spread the energy systems in harmony with the environment. We will try the epoch-making improvement of the performance and breakthroughs for practical use of those materials.
 
Eco-Function Materials Group
Dr. J. Ye
Associate Director
     Our Research target is to develop new photocatalysts, which are widely interested as functional materials for environmental purification and energy conversion. In addition to the development of new materials, we are also carrying out the effort to realize a high performance of photocatalysts by using nano technology and the fundamental study on a mechanism of photocatalysis.
Eco-Lightweight Materials Group
Dr. K. Halada
Director
   Our research subjects are the fabrication and processing of novel lightweight structural materials. One major target is fabrication of lightweight alloys with high strength, ductility and/or toughness for structural frames to save the natural resources and to reduce the exhausts. The other aims to develop cutting-edge processes which can (i)produce various microstructures, properties and dimensions without scheduling, and (ii)treat recycled materials with lower workability, or those which can add high specific strength to materials are expected.
 

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