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Kano-Kushimoto Lab
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The lab uses computation to clarify how powders move, leading to energy savings and resource circulation.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward creating powder technology that contributes to environmental protection
The Kano-Kushimoto Lab uses computer simulation to study processes that handle powders, which are collections of fine particles.
It works on saving energy in powder processes such as grinding, mixing, and classification, and on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in ironmaking processes.
The lab is also researching hydrogen production from biomass by the mechanochemical method and recovery of rare metals from discarded home appliances.
In addition to knowledge of powder technology, students can acquire programming skills for numerical analysis such as DEM and CFD.
Key terms
- Powder
- A large collection of fine particles
- DEM
- An analysis method (Discrete Element Method) that calculates the motion and contact of each individual particle to reproduce the behavior of a whole mass of powder
- Mechanochemical method
- A method that applies mechanical force, such as grinding, to cause a chemical reaction
NewsLab news
Assistant Professor Kushimoto received the Association of Powder Process Industry and Engineering, Japan, Encouragement Award (PX Seeds Prize)
Assistant Professor Kushimoto received the 1st Ashizawa Powder Technology Future Award
Assistant Professor Kushimoto received the Symposium Award (Encouragement Award) at the Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
The lab developed a new computational model for clarifying particle breakage phenomena
Assistant Professor Kushimoto received a Research Encouragement Award at the International Powder Technology Exhibition Tokyo
ResearchResearch themes
Based on powder technology, the lab uses DEM computer simulation to save energy in powder processes. It also works on reducing fossil fuel use in high-temperature powder processes, producing hydrogen energy by the mechanochemical method, and building recycling processes with a lower environmental burden.
*Illustrative imageSaving energy in powder processes
Making full use of DEM computer simulation, the lab makes powder processes highly efficient and builds energy-saving systems that can handle a variety of powders. The targets are powder processes in general, including grinding, mixing, and classification.
*Illustrative imageReducing fossil fuel use in ironmaking processes
The lab targets high-temperature powder processes, especially ironmaking processes. It aims to reduce coke use in blast furnace, sintering, and granulation processes, leading to lower carbon dioxide emissions.
*Illustrative imageProducing hydrogen from biomass
Incorporating the mechanochemical method, the lab creates ways to produce hydrogen from biomass at low temperature and normal pressure. The targets are biomass gasification processes and water-gas processes for biomass-derived carbon.
*Illustrative imageRecovering resources from waste
To recover target materials from waste with high efficiency, the lab actively uses dry processes such as classification. The targets are physical processes that use crushing, disintegration, and sieving, and chemical processes that use the mechanochemical method.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kano-Kushimoto Lab consist of faculty, visiting faculty, technical assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorJunya Kano
- Assistant ProfessorKizuku Kushimoto
- ProfessorChika Takai
- Assistant ProfessorHonami Hanabusa
- Assistant ProfessorAya Miyashita
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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: “Rhodium powder pressed melted” Alchemist-hp (talk) www.pse-mendelejew.de derivative work: Purpy Pupple (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
- Saving energy in powder processes: “Корпус мельницы” Vyacheslav Bukharov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Reducing fossil fuel use in ironmaking processes: “Sendzimir's (Nowa Huta) steel mill, blast furnace, 1 Ujastek street, Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland” Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Producing hydrogen from biomass: “Biomass Pellets from India - White coal.” Kapilbutani / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Recovering resources from waste: “Steel recycling bales” blahedo / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kamitakahara-Umetsu Lab): “183486main MSRR-12” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
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