Achievements

Research paper

* is peer reviewed
1 Joo Yun Qi and Shinjiro Sato, 2021.
Magnesium-modified biochars for nitrate adsorption and removal in continuous flow system.
Bulletin of Plankton Eco-Engineering Research, Vol. 1:32-46. 
2*
Milkiyas Ahmed, Abebe Nigussie, Solomon Addisu, Berhanu Belay, and Shinjiro Sato, 2021.
Valorization of animal bone into phosphorus biofertilizer: Effects of animal species, thermal processing method, and production temperature on phosphorus availability.
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Vol. 67No. 4:471-481. DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2021.1945403
3* Milkiyas Ahmed, Abebe Nigussie, Solomon Addisu, Berhanu Belay, Johannes Lehmann, and Shinjiro Sato (in press).
Valorization of animal bone waste for agricultural use through biomass co-pyrolysis and bio-augmentation.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. DOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-02100-w
4* Masatoshi Kishi, Kenji Tanaka, Shinichi Akizuki, Tatsuki Toda, 2021.
Development of a gas-permeable bag photobioreactor for energy-efficient oxygen removal from algal culture.
Algal Research, Vol.60:102543. DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102543
5* Akinori Fujita , Masatoshi Kishi, Mutsumi Sekine, Tatsuki Toda, 2022.
Anaerobic Digestion Effluent Purification using Activated Sludge Process, Slow Sand Filtration, and Activated Carbon Filtration.
Journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Vol.33:1-10. DOI: 10.3985/jjsmcwm.33.1

Review articles, books, etc.

1 Shinichi Akizuki, Shinjiro Sato, Solomon Addisu Legesse, GermánCuevas-Rodríguez, 2021.
Treatment of piggery wastewater with an integrated microalgae-nitrifiers process: current status and prospects.
Integrated and Hybrid Process Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, W. Ang and A. Mohammad, editers, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam,595-616.
2 Pranshu Bhatia, Shinichi Akizuki, Masatoshi Kishi, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Solomon Addisu Legasse (in press).
Biomethane from microalgae.
3rd Generation Biofuels, E. Jacob-Lopes, L. Q. Zepka, I. A. Severo, M. M. Maroneze, editers, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam.
 

Invited lecture

1
Shinjiro Sato.
"EARTH Project in Lake Tana, Ethiopia" Transforming water hyacinth to energy and agricultural crops -from PLANE3T to EARTH projects-.
-One Year to Go Pre-Conference Virtual Event Program, 18th World Lake Conference. Web conference (Mexico), November 9, 2020.
2 Shinjiro Sato.
SATREPS-EARTH Project: Transforming Water Hyacinth to Energy and Agricultural Crops in Ethiopia.
-18th World Lake Conference Thematic Keynote Speech (Topic of Environment and Health). University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Online). November 11, 2021.

International conference

1 Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Masaaki Fujiwara (SU).
Management of invasive water hyacinth and its effective utilization for energy & nutrition in Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
-Online EcoSummit2021, Online - Live and On-demand, 14 June 2021 (Oral Presentation).
2 Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Akinori Fujita (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Kazuo Okamura (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Purification of anaerobic digestion effluent for edible microalgae culture: combination of appropriate technologies.
-International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (AlgalBBB 2021), Online – Live and On-demand, June14–16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
3 Yudai Kohira (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Enhanced adsorption capacity of biochars derived from water hyacinth for ammonium-nitrogen by different pre- and post-treatments.
-18th World Lake Conference. University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Online), November 9-11, 2021 (Poster Presentation).
4 Kaito Murakami (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Optimization of mixing ratios of binders and organic matter for charcoal briquette using biochars derived from water hyacinth.
-18th World Lake Conference. University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Online), November 9-11, 2021 (Poster Presentation).
5 Anas Hijazi (SU), Pranshu Bhatia (SU), Masaaki Fujiwara (SU), Shinichi Akizuki (SU), Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (BDU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Effect of sedimentation process on the methane generation from compressed water hyacinth juice.
-18th World Lake Conference. University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Online), November 9-11, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
6 Wubayehu Mesfin (BDU), Hailemariam Zewdu (BDU), Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (BDU), Masatoshi Kish (SU), Solomon Addisu (BDU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth juice in upflow bubble column bioreactor for production of biogas and nutrient recovery.
-18th World Lake Conference. University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Online), November 9-11, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
7 Shinichi Akizuki (SU), Pranshu Bhatia (SU), Agbor-Ambang Mfor Ebot (SU), Masaaki Fujiwara (SU), Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (BDU), Shinjiro Sato (SU), Tasuki Toda (SU).
Biogas production and nutrient recovery from compressed water hyacinth juice using an upflow anaerobic digester.
-5th International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology (IPCB2021), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia (Online), December 8-10, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
8 Hiroko Tobari (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Adsorption capacity for nitrate by biochars derived from water hyacinth.
-5th International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology (IPCB2021), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia (Online), December 8-10, 2021 (Poster Presentation).
9 Shun Saito (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Adsorption of phosphate by biochar derived from water hyacinth.
-5th International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology (IPCB2021), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia (Online), December 8-10, 2021 (Poster Presentation).
10 Akinori Fujita (SU), Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Treatment of anaerobic digestion effluent by slow sand filtration combined with activated sludge process and activated carbon filtration.
-5th International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology (IPCB2021), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia (Online), December 8-10, 2021 (Oral Presentation).

Japanese Domestic conference

1 Yudai Kohira (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Ammonium and phosphoric acid adsorption (on the surface) and desorption performance of functional biochar derived from coffee grounds treated with different metals.
-The 2021 Hokkaido Competition of Japanese Science and Plant Nutrition, Hokkaido Univerisity (Online), September 14-16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
2 Kaito Murakami (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Optimization of mixing ratios of binders and organic matter for charcoal briquette using biochar derived from water hyacinth.
-The 2021 Hokkaido Competition of Japanese Science and Plant Nutrition, Hokkaido Univerisity (Online), September 14-16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
3
Hiroko Tobari (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil using acidic biochar.
-The 2021 Hokkaido Competition of Japanese Science and Plant Nutrition, Hokkaido Univerisity (Online), September 14-16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
4 Masatoshi Himeno (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Application availability from biochar pellet fertilizers derived from organic wastes.
-The 19th Japan Carbonization Research Society Research Conference, Ritsumeikan Univerisity (Online), September 16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
5 Hiroko Tobari (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil using acidic biochar.
-The 19th Japan Carbonization Research Society Research Conference, Ritsumeikan Univerisity (Online), September 16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
6 Yudai Kohira (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Nutrients adsorption (on the surface) and desorption performance of functional biochar derived from coffee grounds treated with different metals.
-The 19th Japan Carbonization Research Society Research Conference, Ritsumeikan Univerisity (Online), September 16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
7 Kaito Murakami (SU), Shinjiro Sato (SU).
Optimization of mixing ratios of binders and organic matter for charcoal briquette using biochar derived from water hyacinth.
-The 19th Japan Carbonization Research Society Research Conference, Ritsumeikan Univerisity (Online), September 16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
8 Seo Esaki (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Tatsuki Toda(SU).
Evaluation of Antioxidative Capacity of Three Microalgal Species by the Singlet Oxygen Absorption Capacity (SOAC) Measurement.
-2021 Joint Meeting of the Japanese Association of Benthalogy and the Plankton Society of Japan, Kagoshima University (Online), September 2021 (Oral Presentation).
9 Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Kenji Tanaka (SU), Akari Yoshida (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Investigation of Water Pressure Countermeasures and Suppression of Water Temperature Rise in an Outdoor High-rise Microalgae Reactor.
-2021 Joint Meeting of the Japanese Association of Benthalogy and the Plankton Society of Japan, Kagoshima University (Online), September 2021 (Oral Presentation).
10 Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Kazuhiro Komatsu (Shinshu University), Kenji Tsuchiya (National Institute for Environmental Studies).
Development of ammonia toxicity detection method for algal cultivation using wastewater.
-2021 Joint Meeting of the Japanese Association of Benthalogy and the Plankton Society of Japan: Workshop on the Forefront of Phycological Research using Chlorophyll Fluorescence (Online). September 2021 (Oral Presentation).
11 Akinori Fujita (SU), Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Evaluation of Purification Efficiency of Anaerobic Digestion Effluent by Combination of Sequential Batch Activated Sludge Treatment and Slow Filtration.
- The 57th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society Of Water Treatment Biology (Online), October28-30, 2021 Oral Presentation).
12 Akinori Fujita (SU), Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Evaluation of Purification Efficiency of Effluent from Anaerobic Digester Treating Water Hyacinth Juice, by the Combination of Activated Sludge Method, Sand Filtration, and Activated Carbon Filtration.
-The 56th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment. Toyama University (Online), March 16-18, 2022 (Oral Presentation).
13 Masatoshi Kishi (SU), Midori Goto (SU), Mutsumi Sekine (SU), Ken Furuya (SU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
High density culture of Isochrysis galbana through improvment in ammonia feeding method.
-The 56th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment. Toyama University (Online), March 16-18, 2022 (Poster Presentation).
14 Anas Hijazi (SU), Pranshu Bhatia (SU), Masaaki Fujiwara (SU), Shinichi Akizuki (SU), Nigus Gabbiye Habtu (BDU), Tatsuki Toda (SU).
Effect of sedimentation pretreatment on the methane production potential from compressed water hyacinth juice.
-The 56th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment. Toyama University (Online), March 16-18, 2022 (Oral Presentation).

Award

1 Yudai Kohira, Shinjiro Sato.
Oral Presentation Excellence Award, Ammonium and phosphoric acid adsorption (on the surface) and desorption performance of functional biochar derived from coffee grounds treated with different metals.
-The 2021 Hokkaido Competition of Japanese Science and Plant Nutrition, Hokkaido Univerisity (Online), September 14-16, 2021 (Oral Presentation).
2 Akinori Fujita, Masatoshi Kishi, Mutsumi Sekine, and Tatsuki Toda.
Best Oral Presentation Award, Treatment of anaerobic digestion effluent by slow sand filtration combined with activated sludge process and activated carbon filtration.
-5th International Postgraduate Conference on Biotechnology (IPCB2021), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia (Online), December 8-10, 2021 (Oral Presentation).