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Ooi Lab
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The lab reveals how metals dissolve and degrade.
AboutAbout the lab
Unraveling how metals dissolve
The Ooi Lab studies corrosion, the process by which metallic materials dissolve and degrade in the environments where they are used.
Metals excel in strength and electrical conductivity, but dissolution reactions at their surfaces gradually erode these properties.
The lab covers materials from steel to non-ferrous materials, and from nanosized catalysts to large structures such as bridges, regardless of the environment of use.
Elucidating the mechanisms of dissolution leads to effective use of limited resources and to the protection of the global environment.
Key terms
- Corrosion
- The process in which a metal reacts with its surrounding environment, dissolves, and gradually degrades
- Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
- A device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen. Development is advancing for use as a power source for homes and vehicles
- Catalyst
- A substance that makes a chemical reaction proceed more easily without itself being changed
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Regardless of material type, scale, or environment of use, the lab conducts research with the elucidation of dissolution and degradation mechanisms as its keyword. Combining electrochemical measurements, solution analysis, electron microscopy, and numerical simulation, it works to solve societal problems facing materials.
*Illustrative imageDurability of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells, which are expected to serve as clean energy conversion devices, require materials with longer lifetimes and lower costs. The lab investigates how the Pt alloy catalysts used in the cathode dissolve and degrade, as well as the electrode reactions, and is developing catalysts that use less Pt.
*Illustrative imageCapturing Dissolution at the Nanoscale
When dissolution proceeds at the nanoscale or atomic level, detecting it becomes extremely difficult. Using electrochemical measurements, solution analysis, electron microscopy, and numerical simulation, the lab develops technologies for monitoring dissolution and degradation in the environments where materials are actually used.
*Illustrative imageCorrosion of Iron Out of Sight
For steel pipe piles buried in soil and reinforcing bars inside concrete, corrosion can lead to serious accidents, yet the degradation cannot be checked visually. Making full use of electrochemical measurements, the lab works on developing technologies to monitor corrosion.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Ooi Lab consist of faculty and master's students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorAzusa OoiPublications ↗
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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: “Rusty bands of scrap iron” W.carter / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Durability of Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts: “Platinum nanoparticles” PieroSpeleo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Capturing Dissolution at the Nanoscale: “Scanning electron microscope - UFCH JH (2020) 01” Tadeáš Bednarz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Corrosion of Iron Out of Sight: “Solid Stainless Steel Deck Reinforcement VT ( )” Federal Highway Administration / Public domain (cropped)
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