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Research Institutions in Japan | Nagaoka University of Technology / National Institute for Environmental Studies / Tottori University of Environmental Studies / Tokyo KOSEN / Numazu KOSEN / Kitakyushu KOSEN |
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Partner Country | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
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Cooperating organization in Vietnam | Hanoi University of Science and Technology |
Support Organization | Sumitomo Riko Company Limited / Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd / Vietnam Rubber Association |
General Description of the Research Project | Aim of this study is to establish a base of innovative technologies to create new industries, which we have never seen, by replacing synthetic rubbers, prepared from fossil resources with CO2 emission of about 0.6 billion tons per year, into natural rubber, one of the sustainable biological resources, toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some attempts will be made to develop a spray drum dryer method to produce bulk protein-free natural rubber (nitrogen content : 0.00 w/w%) as a new technology in natural rubber field, to develop new vulcanization with a suitable compounding formula to produce protein-free natural rubber products, to develop biodegradation technology for natural rubber and natural rubber products in conjunction with new ISO standard, and to develop environmental conservation technology performed through resource recovery type wastewater treatment and unique industrial base on the basis of social implementation, toward reducing CO2 emissions by about 50 million tons per year in the future. We establish implementable technologies to the society while developing human resources such as engineers and researchers who will lead the new industries related to natural rubber and contribute to sustainable use of biological resources in Vietnam, where we find high demand. |
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KAWAHARA Laboratory KASAI Laboratory YAMAGUCHI Laboratory SYUTSUBO Laboratory |
Project Updates | (2021/3/8) Research News 2020 |