Development & Improvement of Useful New Technologies and New Processes

for Practical Production Plants in Collaboration with Companies

Research 　 Policy

Research Concepts

Polymer↕

Process↕

Product

Polymer, Process & Product (3P) are deeply interdependent.

Therefore, consistent researches in 3Ps are necessary.

This concept was originally proposed by Prof.Ishihara (Kyoto Institute of Technology).

YAMADA Toshiro (Professor)

TADA Kaoru (Research Associate)

Staffs

Students

Doctors(6) KATOH Yoshio (D3); SAKAUCHI Kunio (D2); KUSHIZAKI Yoshiyuki (D2);LI Guangzhu (D2); HAO Lifei (D2); ITOH Toshihisa (D2)

Masters(9)IGARASHI Mitsuru (M2); KAMATANI Yusaku (M2); KUNISHIMA Kentaro (M2); MORI Keigo (M2); SENDA Hiroki (M1); MATSUZAWA Naoki (M1); YAMAUCHI Ryo (M1);YAMAMOTO Daisuke (M1); MAMOTO Masakazu (M1)

Bachelors(5)

Alumni: Doctoral Graduates(9)

CHEN Yao (2000/9), “Measurements and Thermodynamic Representations of Multicomponent Liquid-Liquid Equillibria”

HAYASHI Shunichi (2001/3), “Development of Polyurethane based Shape Memory Polymers”

NONOMURA Chisato(2001/9), “A Basic Study on Deformation Behavior of Plastic Film”

FUKUNAGA Moritaka(2003/3), “Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Process with Numerical Analysis -Application to Electronics Device Manufacturing Process- ”

YOSHIHARA Nori(2003/9), “Studies on Structure and Properties of Segmented Poly(urethane-urea) Elastic Fibers”

ITOH Katsuya (2004/3), “A Basic Study of Void-containing Polyester Film”

YAMASHITA Katsuhisa(2004/3), “A Basic Study on Numerical Analysis of Polymer Processing”

UEHARA Hideki(2004/3), “Deformation Behavior, Processability and Physical Properties for Double Bubble Tubular Film of Polyolefin”

TAKASHIGE Masao(2004/3), “Dynamics Analysis of Double Bubble Tubular Process for Producing Biaxially Oriented Nylon6 Film”

CHAROEN Chinwanitcharoen(2005/3), “PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS OF ECO-POLYURETHANE:Preparation of Aqueous Polyurethane Dispresions and Deformation Behavior Analysis of Shape-memory Polymer”

The University of Akron’s Polymer Processing Hall of Fame

Professors Susumu Kase & Tatsuki Matsuo were chosen in the University of Akron’s Polymer Processing Hall of Fame as pioneers of fiber and film processing in the world for the first time in Japanese on May 20th of 1996.

Professor Toshiro Yamada have essentially collaborated with them in the film processing.

The Hall of Fame has chosen pioneers in various fields as follows: T.Hancock (Discoverer of rubber processing technology); J.W.Hyatt (Inventor of celluloid); S.L.Kwolek (Inventor of liquid crystal spinning technology); F.H.Banbury (Inventor of Banbury Mixer); W.J.Schrenk (Pioneer of thermoplastic polymer processing); R.Erdmenger (Inventor of twin screw extruder); N.C.Wyeth (Pioneer of Stretch blow molding); H.List ( Pioneer of self-wipig continuous mixer); C.Maillefer ( Pioneer of screw extruding technology); G.Menges (Discoverer of CAE in Injection molding); E.Weinbrenner (Pioneer of polyurethane polymerization technology); M.Carothers (Inventor of polycondensation); C.Goodyear (Inventor of vulcanized rubber); Z.Tadmor (Inventor of disc pack proccessor); P.Pfleiderer (Inventor of batchwise and continuous mixer); P.Leistritz (Pioneer of kneading machine); P.M.Griffth (Pioneer of polymer process analysis); S.Kase and T.Matsuo (Pioneers of simulation technology in the polymer and fiber processing);

In front of the University of Akron’s Polymer Processing Hall of Fame

Article Introduced in the Journal of the Textile Machinary Society of Japanabout the Prof. Kase’s Lecture at Akron for the Selection of the Hall of Fame

Article Introduced in the Journal of the Textile Machinary Society of Japan about the Prof. Matsuo’s Lecture at Akron for the Selection of the Hall of Fame

Autumn Meeting of JSPP in 2003 Together with

Dr.Shirakawa (Winner of Novel Prize) ; Mr.Tokuda ( Human National Treasure Artist on Pottery)

Dr.Hayashi (President, Kanazawa Univ.); Prof.Okajima (Dean of Engineering Faculty, Kanazawa Univ.)

Exchange Agreement between Faculties with

Dong Hua University, China Professor Li’s Laboratory

Joint chair for Graduate School with

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd Collaboration Course in Graduate School

Visiting Staffs in Chair of “Advanced High-Perfomance Materials Technology”

KANAI Toshitaka (Professor); ISHIHARA Nobuhide (Professor); TAKEDA Hidetoshi (Associate Professor)

We are now collaborating with other several companies and universities.

Collaborations

Publications, Presentations, Patents

(1) Refereed Papers(8 ３ )(2) Books(7)(3) Proceedings (International: ５５ , Local: １

３０ )(4) Patents (6 ７ )(5) Invited 　 Lectures, Reviews and

Seminar （５５）(6) Reports (22)

Invited from Gordon Research Conference (2003)

Awards and Honors (1) Yamada,T.(1986): Best Technology Award of Toyobo Co., Ltd. (2) Yamada,T. et al.(1993): Best Paper Award of The Japan Society of Polymer Processi

ng (JSPP) (3) Yamada,T. et al.(1994): Best Technology Award of Toyobo Co., Ltd. (4) Fukunaga,M.(1998): Best Poster Presentation Award of JSPP (5) Itoh,K.et al.(1998): Best Technology Award of JSPP (6) Yoshihara,N. et al.(2000): Best Technology Award of The Society of Rheology, Japa

n (7) Yamada,T. et al.(2001): Best (Most Profitable) Patent Award of Toyobo Co., Ltd

(8) Yoshihara,N. et al.(2003): Best Paper Award of JSPP (9) Chinwanitcharoen,C.(2003): Best Poster Presentation Award of JSPP(10) Iwasaki,T.(2003): Best Oral Presentation Award of JSPP(11) Iwasaki,T.(2004): Presidential Award of Kanazawa University for Best Student(12) Yamada,T. et al.(2004): Best (Most Profitable) Patent Award of Toyobo Co., Ltd(13) Yamada,T. et al.(2004): Presidential Special Award chosen from All of the Best Pate

nt Awards of Toyobo Co., Ltd(14) Yamada,T.(2004): Listed in “2004(78rd) Edition of Nihon Shinshiroku (Who’s Who in Jap

an) (Kojunsha, Japan) ”(15) Chinwanitcharoen,C. et al.(2004): Outstanding Paper Award of APCChE(16) Yamada,T.(2005): Listed in “2006(23rd) Edition of Who’s Who in the World (Marquis, USA)”

Research ProjectsFields: 1) Polymer Reaction Engineering; 2) Polymer Processing; 3) Processing for Other Materials

Polymer Reaction Engineering(1) Fundamental Research on Aqueous Dispersion Polyurethane(2) Development of Shape Memory Polymer without VOC solvent(3) Simulation of Continuous Polyurethane Polymerization Process

(Suspended)(4) Analysis of Polyester Manufacturing Process with TPA-EG syste

m (Re-started)(5) Manufacturing Method of Low Oligomer Content Polymers with S

upercritical Fluids(6) Analysis of TPA-BD Continuous Direct Esterification in Cascade

and Recycled Processes (Suspended)(7) Dispersion Technologies of Nano-TiO2 and Applications(8) Development and Applications of PBO Polymer (Planned)

Polymer ProcessingFilm Processing

(1) Dynamical Analysis of Film Casting (Re-started soon) (2) Prediction of polymer film elongation behavior in drawing betwee

n rolls (3) Simulation for Roll Drawing of Film with Infrared Heaters (Suspen

ded) (3) Deformation Analysis of Plastic film in Tentering Process (4) Prediction of Polymer Film Deformation in Successive Biaxial Str

eching with Tenter (5) Simulation of Simultaneous Biaxially Oriented Film with a Tenter

(Suspended) (6) Theoretical Analysis of Bowing Phenomenon for Polyimide Film

During Thermosetting in Tenter (7) Theoretical Analysis for Tubular Film Blowing (8) Theoretical Analysis for Preheating Process of Double Bubble Tu

bular Film (9) Simulation of Film Winding (Suspended)(10)Theoretical Analysis of Film Production Process

Fiber Processing(1) The measurement on diffusion coefficient of DMAc-PU

system(2) Theoretical Analysis of Dry Spinning of Fibers (3) The New Fiber Assemblies Which Can Control Their Te

mperature and Humidity (Finished)

Others(1) Coupled Analysis for Heat and Stress, Cure Reaction of

Epoxy Resin with FEM(2) Analysis of Thermal Deformation of PVC Lining in Steel

Pipe(3) Thermal, Stress and Deformation Analyses of SMP Stru

ctures(4) Evaluation of Artificial Kidney Module “Dialyzer” (Close

d)

Processing of Silicon Wafer & Others

(1) Warp Analysis of Silicon Wafer in Ingot Slicing by Wire-Saw Machine

(2) Coupled Thermal and Stress Analysis of Heater for Liquid Crystal Panel Manufacturing

(3) Prediction with FEM for Development of Next-generation Highly Efficient Heater in Heat Treatment

(4) Thermal, Stress and Deformation Analyses of Built-in Motor Shaft during Shrinkage Fitting (Closed)

Banquet for Polymer Films & Fibers 2004 (Montreal)Professors R.S.Stein, J.L.White, M.Cakmak, Dr.R.M.Patel

Thank youfor your

attention

Looking forward to having fruitful discussion and

bringing promising results thru technical exchange