Laboratory Course in Bio-based Materials1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR02 5BC50 EJ80 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 5 | Course Type | Experiment |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
YANO HIROYUKI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor) ABE KENTAROU (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Associate Professor) TANAKA SOICHI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Experimental course for the isolation and utilization of cellulose nanofibers and chitin nanofibers, the physical properties of wood and molecular design of polymers having high functionality. | ||
| Course Goals |
Selecting the research topic, and constructing the experimental set-up. Learing the skills for experimental devices/apparatuses. Analyzing the first year's results. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Each student sets up one research topic from the following fileds. # Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers and chitin nanofibers from various bio resources # Chemical and physical modification of cellulose nanofibers # Production of cellulose nanofibers-based materials and evaluation of their paerformances # The physical properties of wood under stable and unstable conditions # Temperature and humidity environment of wooden buildings # Molecular design of polymers having high functionality |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Quality of experimental design, execution of experiments, results obtained, their interpretation and explanation will be considered in student evaluation. | ||
| Course Requirements | None (Basic knowledges on wood anatomy, wood chemistry, wood physics, polymer science and bio-based materials are useful to take the class). | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Studying how to use fundamental equipments for experiments. | ||
