| Shusaku Asano | Last modified date：2023.09.28 |
Assistant Professor /
Department of Advanced Device Materials
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
Graduate School
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Academic Degree
Ph. D. in Engineering
Country of degree conferring institution (Overseas)
No
Field of Specialization
Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering
ORCID(Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
0000-0001-6297-057X
Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country
00years00months
Research
Research Interests
Membership in Academic Society
- 1 Automated reactor system with dynamic and precise control
2 Handling of solid materials, liquid catalysts, and particules in a reactor
3 Chemical reaction engineering for organic synthesis and fine crystal synthesis
keyword : Flow chemistry, Automated synthesis, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Dynamic Control
2018.11～2023.11.
Papers
| 1. | K. Igawa*, S. Asano*, Y. Yoshida, Y. Kawasaki and K. Tomooka, Analysis of Stereochemical Stability of Dynamic Chiral Molecules Using an Automated Microflow Measurement System, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00914, 86, 14, 9651-9657, 2021, 86, 9651-9657, 2021.07, An automated microflow measurement system for the kinetic study of racemization of dynamic chiral molecules was developed. This system facilitated the analysis of fast racemization within several seconds at elevated temperatures owing to its rapid heating ability, high performance for controlling short residence times, and ease of connection to HPLC systems for direct measurement of the enantiomeric purity. A more precise analysis was realized by combination of microflow and common batch measurements over a broad range of temperatures..  |
| 2. | Shusaku ASANO, Yu TAKAHASHI, Taisuke MAKI, Yosuke MURANAKA, Nikolay CHERKASOV, Kazuhiro MAE, Contactless mass transfer for intra-droplet extraction, Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-020-64520-4, 10, 7685, 2020.05, This study demonstrates the possibility of “contactless” mass transfer between two aqueous slugs (droplets) separated by an oil slug in Taylor flow inside milli-channels. Separation of the alternating aqueous slugs at the outlet was performed by switching a couple of solenoid valves at branched outlets according to signals obtained by an optical sensor at the branch. Transfer of bromothymol blue (BTB) from acidic to basic aqueous slugs was performed for demonstration. In some cases, aqueous slugs separated by oil, merged catching on each other due to the velocity difference. Interfacial tension which was affected by the solute concentration was responsible for the velocity difference. Position-specific mass transfer activity at the rear end of the aqueous slugs was found on the course of the experiment. A meandering channel decreased the velocity difference and enhanced mass transfer. Almost complete (93%) transfer of BTB was achieved within a short residence time of several minutes under optimized conditions. The presented system opens a way for advanced separation using minimum amounts of the oil phase and allows concentrating the solute by altering relative lengths of the sender and receiver slugs.. |
| 3. | Asano Shusaku, Choi Cheolyong, Ishiyama Kentaro, Kudo Shinji, Gao Xiangpeng, Hayashi Jun-ichiro, Re-examination of Thermogravimetric Kinetic Analysis of Lignite Char Gasification, Energy & Fuels, 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b02946, 33, 11, 10913-10922, 2019.11, [URL]. |
| 4. | Shusaku Asano, Shota Yatabe, Taisuke Maki, Kazuhiro Mae, Numerical and Experimental Quantification of the Performance of Microreactors for Scaling-up Fast Chemical Reactions, Organic Process Research & Development, 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00356, 23, 5, 807-817, 2019.05, [URL], Microreactors have been utilized for controlling fast chemical reactions. However, the scale-up strategy for fast reactions is not established enough due to the difficulty in quantifying the effect of the reactor size on the mixing performance, heat removal, and observable reaction rate. We present a chart for analyzing the effect of the mixing rate on the observable kinetic constant and a chart for estimating the temperature increase in the reactor. By using these charts, the validity of the rate analysis and the maximum reactor diameter, which control the reaction temperature, were determined. Commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software was employed to solve the partial differential equations and to build the charts, and experiments were conducted to validate the results. We demonstrated the concept by using the ultrafast organolithium reaction in milliseconds. The product throughput was increased eight times with a reactor diameter that was twice as wide as the original reactor.. |
| 5. | Shusaku Asano, Taisuke Maki, Victor Sebastian , Klavs F. Jensen, Kazuhiro Mae, Revealing the Formation Mechanism of Alloyed Pd–Ru Nanoparticles: A Conversion Measurement Approach Utilizing a Microflow Reactor, Langmuir, 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03516, 35, 6, 2236-2243, 2019.01, [URL], The synthesis of alloyed nanoparticles has been studied extensively; however, the formation mechanisms involved remain unclear. Here, we reveal the detailed formation mechanism of alloyed nano- particles in a Pd−Ru system, using a semibatch polyol method in which the simultaneous rapid reduction of both precursors was assumed to be the critical mechanism. We employed a microflow reactor to realize rapid heating and cooling. A significant difference in the reaction rate between the two precursors was observed. Pd was reduced within seconds, but the reduction of Ru was 2 orders of magnitude slower than that of Pd and was not as rapid as previously assumed. Further investigation of the semibatch method was performed to trace changes in the particle sizes and composition. Through quantitative and multilateral evidence, we concluded that the formation of low-crystallinity seeds, followed by solid-state diffusion, is the governing mechanism for the formation of alloyed Pd−Ru nanoparticles. ■. |
| 6. | Syusaku Asano, S. Yamada, T. Maki, Y. Muranaka, K. Mae, Design protocol of microjet mixers for achieving desirable mixing times with arbitrary flow rate ratios, Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 10.1039/c7re00051k, 2, 6, 830-841, 2017.12. |
| 7. | Syusaku Asano, Taisuke Maki, Ryutaro Nakayama, Ryuji Utsunomiya, Yosuke Muranaka, Toshiharu Kuboyama, Kazuhiro Mae, Precise analysis and control of polymerization kinetics using a micro flow reactor, Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 10.1016/j.cep.2017.05.016, 119, 73-80, 2017.01. |
| 8. | Syusaku Asano, Taisuke Maki, Kazuhiro Mae, Evaluation of mixing profiles for a new micromixer design strategy, AIChE Journal, 10.1002/aic.15082, 62, 4, 1154-1161, 2016.04. |
Presentations
| 1. | ASANO Shusaku, INOUE Shogo, MAKI Taisuke, MAE Kazuhiro, Effect of mixing behaviors on fine particle synthesis in a flow microreactor, APCChE 2019 Congress, 2019.09. |
- American Chemical Society
- The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
- Bronze Prize
- MAZUME Grants
- Gold Prize
- Research Award, Division of Chemical Reaction Engineering
Educational
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