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Mori Lab
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The lab uses plasma to build new chemical processes for carbon dioxide and ammonia.
AboutAbout the lab
New chemical processes made with plasma.
The Mori Lab studies new chemical processes that use plasma processes.
The lab works on carbon dioxide reforming, ammonia synthesis, and nanomaterial synthesis, as well as their application to separation processes and energy devices.
The lab also advances materials synthesis that uses an internal combustion engine as a high-temperature, high-pressure reactor.
The lab also conducts research on modeling these processes.
Key terms
- Plasma
- A state in which a gas is given strong energy so that its ions and electrons move around separately
- SOEC
- Solid oxide electrolysis cell. A device that electrolyzes water or carbon dioxide at high temperature
- Nanocarbon materials
- Materials made of carbon in shapes such as fibers or walls with nanometer-scale thickness
NewsLab news
Students won an Outstanding Presentation Award and a Student Encouragement Award at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Research results were published in Energy & Fuels
Research results were published in an international journal of chemical engineering
Research results were published in an international journal of materials chemistry
A student won an Outstanding Presentation Award at the 55th Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies carbon dioxide reforming, ammonia synthesis, and nanomaterial synthesis using plasma processes, as well as their application to separation processes and energy devices. It also works on materials synthesis using internal combustion engines and on modeling of these processes.
*Illustrative imageCO2 reduction with plasma and SOEC
CO2 reduction by a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) tends to degrade the catalyst, while CO2 reduction by plasma suffers from the reverse reaction, which regenerates CO2. By generating plasma on the SOEC surface, the lab makes each compensate for the other's weakness and reduces and reforms CO2 synergistically.
*Illustrative imageAmmonia synthesis with pressure swing
Plasma-based ammonia synthesis faces a dilemma: low pressure is favorable kinetically, while high pressure is favorable thermodynamically (at equilibrium). The lab aims to overcome this by swinging the pressure in the reactor and achieve highly efficient synthesis.
*Illustrative imageSynthesis of nanocarbon materials
In low-temperature plasma CVD using carbon monoxide as the raw material, carbon nanofibers and carbon nanowalls can be synthesized without a catalyst. By controlling the direction of the electric field in the plasma, the lab controls their shape and growth direction.
*Illustrative imageUsing an engine as a reactor
A direct-injection reciprocating engine can be regarded as a highly controllable high-temperature, high-pressure reactor. The lab works on using engines to synthesize nanocarbon materials and functional fine particles.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Mori Lab are faculty, postdoctoral researchers, collaborative researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and graduate research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorShinsuke MoriPublications ↗
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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: “Glow discharge regions” Derived file: Chetvorno Original file: Jannis Andrija Schnitzer / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- CO2 reduction with plasma and SOEC: “Plasma Trees” Themarnicle / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Ammonia synthesis with pressure swing: “Autoclave door” Diane A. Reid / Public domain (cropped)
- Synthesis of nanocarbon materials: “Nanotube; Ultradark ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Using an engine as a reactor: “Engine and Gearbox cutaway-001” NJR ZA / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (関口研究室): “Plasma wheel 2 med DSIR2018” G1MFG / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (多湖・藤墳研究室): “Altona Oil Refinery Victoria” Sgroey / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (原田研究室): “CO2-Wäscher” IUTAe.V. / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
- Related lab (伊原・Manzhos研究室): “Transmission Lines at Sunset” Kkiefuik / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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