The 1st International Symposium on Environmental Materials and Processing


Date: March 8 (Thu) - 9 (Fri), 2001
Place: Arata Hall, Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University
Sponsor: Research Center for Materials Recycling and Integration


Symposium Program


1st day, March 8 (Thu)


Opening Session    13:30

Chair    Y. Miyamoto


13:40 - 13:50    Opening address    Y. Miyamoto

13:50 - 14:00    Welcome address    M. Ushio, Director of JWRI

14:00 - 14:30    Introduction to RCMRI    A. Ohmori, Director of RCMRI



Session 1    Environment Tolerant Surface Modifications

Chair    A. Ohmori


1-1    14:30 - 15:10 (Invited)

Application of Thermal Spray Technology to Environmental Problems
C. Coddet, Material and Surface Properties Laboratory, Technical University of Belfort-Montbeliard, France


Break    15:10 - 15:30


1-2    15:30 - 16:10 (Invited)

The Role of Thermal Spraying in Severe Environment Conditions
C. LI, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

1-3    16:10 - 16:30

Fabrication Possibility of Photocatalyst TiO2 Coating by Thermal Spraying
M. Fukumoto, Toyohashi University of Technology

1-4    16:30 - 16:50

Surface Modification of Recycled PET Plate by Particle Implantation and Deposition with Plasma Spraying
T. Kanazawa, JWRI, Osaka Univeristy


Reception    17:30 - 19:00



2nd day, March 9 (Fri)



Session 2    Materials Recycling and Integration

Chair    Y. Miyamoto


2-1    10:00 - 10:40 (Invited)

Transient Liquid Phase Bonding of Ceramics: New Approaches to Materials Integration
A. Glaeser, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, California University, Berkeley, U.S.A.

2-2    10:40 - 11:00

Processing for High Thermal Conductivity Si3N4
K. Hirao, National Industrial Research Institute, Nagoya


Break    11:00 - 11:10


2-3    11:10 - 10:30

Recycling of Aluminium Dross to Sialon Ceramics by SHS
S. Kanehira and Y. Miyamoto, JWRI, Osaka University

2-4    11:30 - 11:50

Welding of Corrosion Resistant Intermetallics by a Liquid-Powder Reaction
K. Matsuura*, T. Koyanagi*, M. Kudoh* J. Oh**, S. Kirihara** and Y. Miyamoto**
*    Div. Mater. Sci. Eng., Hokkaido University, Sapporo
** JWRI, Osaka University

2-5    11:50 - 12:10

Development of Epoxy/Ceramic Photonic Crystals for Millimeter Wave Applications by Stereolithography
S. Kirihara and Y. Miyamoto, JWRI, Osaka University



Session 3    Bioremediation and Bioprocessing for Industrial Materials

Chair    Y. Kikuchi


3-1    13:30 - 14:10 (Invited)

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Studies and Case Histories in Europe
L. Carpen , VTT Manufacturing Technology, Finland

3-2    14:10-14:50 (Invited)

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion and Its Control of Buried Pipelines
F. Kajiyama, Tokyo Gas Co.


Break    14:50-15:10


3-3    15:10 - 15:30

Antibacterial Stainless Steel
T. Yokota, Kawasaki Steel Corporation Technical Research Lab.

3-4    15:30 - 15:50

Interpretation of Factors Contributing to Bacterial Adhesion to Weldments
K. R. Sreekumari, JWRI, Osaka University

3-5    15:50-16:10

Experimental Studies on the Suppression of Microbial Activity by UV Laser Irradiation
M. Tsukamoto, JWRI, Osaka University



Laboratory Tour    16:20 - 17:00