Research on the behaviors of radioactive cesium in river water using Diffusive Gradient in Thin film (DGT) has been published in ES&T Water. Tanaka, T., Fukuoka, M., Toda, K., Nakanishi, T., Terashima, M., Fujiwara, K., Niwano, Y., Kato, H., Kobayashi, N. I., Tanoi, K., Saito, T., “Application of Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) for the Dynamic Speciation of Radioactive Cesium in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan”, ES&T Water, accepted (2024).
Joint research with the Japan Research and Development Agency (JAEA) has been published in a press release. 中性子線とナノテクノロジーを武器に「悪魔のつくった表面」を制御する―セラミックスの製造技術の課題を克服し、排ガス浄化触媒に新しい未来を！ ― Aoyagi, N., Motokawa, R., Okumura, M., Ueda, Y., Saito, T., Nishitsuji, S., Taguchi, T., Yomogida, T., Sazaki, G., Ikeda-Ohno, A., “Globular pattern formation of hierarchical ceria nanoarchitecture”, Comm. Chem. 7, 128 (2024).
An article on metal ion sorption geopolymer has been accepted by ES&T Water. Yıldırım, A. C., Toda, K., Saito, T., “Determination of the sorption mechanisms of sodium-alkalinized metakaolin-based geopolymers”, Appl. Clay Sci. 251, 107303 (2024).
An article on the origin and ion-binding properties of dissolved organic matters in deep groundwater has been accepted by ES&T Water. Saito, T., Nishi, S., Amano, Y., Beppu, H., Miyakawa, K., “Origin of dissolved organic matters in deep groundwater of marine deposits and its implication for metal binding”, ES&T Water, in press (2023).
An article on the aggregation structures of humic substances studied by small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering has been accepted by Environ. Sci. Technol. of ACS. Saito, T., Motokawa, R., Ohkubo, T., Miura, D., Kumada, T., “Heterogeneous Aggregation of Humic Acids Studied by Small-Angle Neutron and X‐ray Scattering”, Environ. Sci. Technol., in press (2023). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. in press (2023).
An article by K. Murota has been accepted in the Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. journal. The title is “Adsorption of cesium and strontium on mesoporous silicas”. Murota, K., Takahashi, Y., H., Saito, T., “Adsorption of cesium and strontium on mesoporous silicas“がPhys. Chem. Chem. Phys.”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. in press (2023).
The introductory session for the entrance examination for the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management will be held on the following date and time. There is a time for lab introduction. Please free free to join it. The following is the introduction slide of our laboratory.
Mr. Yildirim got a poster prize in the AESJ 2023 spring conference. Congratulation!
Four students completed their thesis and graduated. Congratulation! Kento Murota (Ph.D. course) Takuro Tanaka (Master course) Ibuki Hayashi (Udergraduate) Hayato Sato (Udergraduate)
An article by K. Murota has been accepted in the Applied Geochemistry journal. The title is “Hydration states of europium(III) adsorbed on silicas with nano-sized pores”. Murota, K., Aoyagi, N., Mei, H., Saito, T., “Hydration states of europium(III) adsorbed on silicas with nano-sized pores”, Appl. Geochem. 152, 105620 (2023).