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Multiscale Structure Science Lab
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A research unit that comprehensively studies challenges at different scales that arise in the transition to a carbon-neutral society.
AboutAbout the lab
Solving challenges of different scales through integrated thinking.
The Multiscale Structure Science Unit is one of the research divisions of the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER), and it studies the challenges faced in the transition from a fossil-fuel-centered society to a carbon-neutral one.
The challenges span a range of scales, and the unit covers CO₂ capture by membrane separation, geological CO₂ storage and management, energy-saving technologies, socio-techno-economic and policy analysis, and thermal energy conversion.
The unit also incorporates mathematical methods such as optimization and agent-based models.
According to the unit, this allows it to develop dynamic models relevant to integrating renewable energy and distributed energy resources into the power grid, and to improving the efficiency and safety of combustion processes.
Key terms
- Membrane separation
- A method of separating components from a mixture using a membrane. Here it is used to capture CO₂
- Negative emissions
- Efforts that go beyond reducing CO₂ emissions to actively removing CO₂
- Energy mix
- Using a combination of multiple energy sources and technologies
ResearchResearch themes
The unit aims to take a comprehensive approach to, and solve, the challenges at different scales that Japan and the world face in moving from a fossil-fuel-centered society to a carbon-neutral or carbon-free one. In addition to research on CO₂ emission reduction technologies, energy efficiency technologies, and their combination (the energy mix), the unit conducts research that offers implications for policy and corporate investment strategies by considering the socioeconomic aspects of technology.
*Illustrative imageCO₂ Capture by Membrane Separation
The unit studies technologies for capturing CO₂ by membrane separation, aimed at zero emissions and negative emissions.
*Illustrative imageGeological CO₂ Storage and Management
The unit studies methods for storing and managing CO₂ in the Earth.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping More Energy-Saving Technologies
The unit works on developing more energy-saving technologies.
*Illustrative imageSocio-Techno-Economic and Policy Analysis
Taking the socioeconomic aspects of technology into account, the unit conducts analyses that offer implications for policy, corporate investment strategies, and more.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Multiscale Structure Science Unit consist of principal investigators; professors, associate professors, and assistant professors; Specially Appointed Professors and Project Professors; research fellows; Visiting Professors, Visiting Associate Professors, and Visiting Assistant Professors; and JSPS Research Fellows.
- ProfessorShigenori Fujikawa
- ProfessorSaha Bidyut Baran
- ProfessorYuichi Sugai
- ProfessorKoji Takahashi
- ProfessorShuntaro Tsubaki
- Associate ProfessorChapman Andrew
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Diagram-of-Bioenergie power plant with carbon capture and storage (cropped)” Daniel L. Sanchez, Daniel M. Kammen / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- CO₂ Capture by Membrane Separation: “Flux distribution inside the fiber” GRASYS / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Geological CO₂ Storage and Management: “Geological formation, Şebinkarahisar” Zeynel Cebeci / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Developing More Energy-Saving Technologies: “255-GRC-2003-C-01991 Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology. Proof of Concept Compressor” Photographer: MARVIN SMITH / Public domain (cropped)
- Socio-Techno-Economic and Policy Analysis: “Economics circular flow cartoon” United States Government / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (マルチスケール構造科学
（Engel-Cox Jill） ): “CBO-how-carbon-capture-works” Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Federal Government / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (〈カーボンニュートラル化学〉): “Diagram-of-Bioenergie power plant without carbon capture and storage (cropped)” Daniel L. Sanchez, Daniel M. Kammen / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (カーボンニュートラル化学
（岡崎 信也） ): “Direct Air Capture” StevenGandhi / CC BY 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (〈物質変換科学〉): “1950 - Lehigh Valley Structural Steel at night - Allentown PA” Self-Scanned / Public domain (cropped)
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