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Yamasaki Lab
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A lab in applied mineralogy that turns unused mineral resources into new materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Turning resources buried in the Earth into new materials.
The lab studies resource minerals and waste materials that are not yet in use, and researches how to turn them into new materials.
Drawing on mineral science and the physical chemistry of crystals, the lab conducts basic research to clarify the properties of resource minerals.
The lab also puts strong effort into applied research that makes use of the resource materials found in waste to create highly functional materials with a low environmental impact.
Key terms
- Resource minerals
- Minerals that can be used as raw materials for materials such as metals and glass.
- Functional materials
- Materials given special functions, such as heat resistance or the ability to break down dirt.
- Physical chemistry of crystals
- A field that studies the structure and behavior of the crystals of minerals and other substances from the perspectives of physics and chemistry.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab clarifies the properties of resource minerals and waste that have not yet been put to use, and researches technologies to convert them into highly functional materials. It approaches the creation of new materials through both basic and applied research.
*Illustrative imageCapturing CO2 with Zeolite
The lab is developing a PSA (pressure swing adsorption) concentration process that captures carbon dioxide using natural zeolite, together with a simple synthesis method for producing it.
*Illustrative imagePurification Systems Made from Waste
Using silica from burned rice husk ash, clay-rich soil, volcanic glass, and materials converted from them, the lab is developing new high-efficiency purification systems.
*Illustrative imageComposite Materials for Regenerative Medicine
The lab is developing composite materials for hard tissue, which are used in regenerative medicine.
MembersFaculty
The Applied Mineralogy Lab is made up of faculty members.
- ProfessorAtsushi Yamasaki
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Zeolite & Fluorite ( )” Reimu Hakurei from Beijing, PRC / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Capturing CO2 with Zeolite: “Japanese Binchōtan (Japanese high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak)” STRONGlk7 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Purification Systems Made from Waste: “Making rice husk charcoal (momigara kuntan)” Komoro no kaze / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Composite Materials for Regenerative Medicine: “Apatite Canada” Didier Descouens / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nozaki Lab): “Active hydrothermal vent- Mushroom (OOI 222)” Ocean Observatories Initiative / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamaguchi Lab): “Ore smelting furnace, Gedabey” Siemens Corporate Archives, Munich / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Tokoro Lab): “Recycled Electronics - Circuit Boards ( )” Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sasaki Lab): “Titanium(IV) oxide” Walkerma / Public domain (cropped)
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