Takehiko Gotoh

Last Updated :2024/04/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
E-mail
tgotohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I belong to the Chemical Engineering Program and am studying polymer gels. My previous job was a petrochemical plant engineer. When I was a student, I was researching immobilized culture of animal cells in polymer gels. Polymer gel is a substance that has both liquid and solid properties, and its unique properties can be applied to various fields such as reaction, separation, storage, and energy conversion. Although the polymer gels are studied in all over the world, only simple properties such as water absorption and water retention have been utilized industrially. Therefore, I am researching the utilization of the unique physical and chemical properties of polymer gels such as environmental purification and substance production methods.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Master of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Engineering : Cluster 3(Applied Chemistry, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering) : Program of Chemical Engineering
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Chemical Engineering Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Chemical Engineering Program

Research Fields

  • Engineering;Process / Chemical engineering;Properties in chemical engineering process / Transfer operation / Unit operation

Research Keywords

  • functional polymer
  • polymergel
  • environmental responsive
  • phase-transition
  • kinetics
  • rheology
  • adsorption
  • Gel
  • polymer

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Society of Environmental Science, Japan
  • American Chemical Society
  • Japan Society on Water Environment
  • The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
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  • The Japan Petroleum Institute
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  • The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
  • The Japan Society on Adsorption
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Technical English
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Chemical Process Design
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Chemical Engineering Exercise I
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  6. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Chemical Engineering B
  7. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Chemical Engineering B
  8. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Chemical Engineering

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Valorization of Solid Food Waste as a Source of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Using Aurantiochytrium sp. L3W, WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, 14(9), 2945-2956, 20230901
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  2. A Novel Composite Hydrogel Material for Sodium Removal and Potassium Provision, POLYMERS, 15(17), 20230901
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  3. Hexavalent Chromium Removal by an Ascorbic Acid Functionalized Polymer Hydrogel Adsorbent: the Effect of Physicochemical Factors, ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 5(3), 2105-2112, 20230310
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  4. Utilization of saline and viscous food-processing liquid waste for cultivation of thraustochytrid for production of polyunsaturated fatty acids, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 20220622
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  5. The Removal of Hydrophobic Matter from Thermosensitive Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) Monomethyl Ether Acrylate] Gel Adsorbent in Alcohol-Water Mixtures, GELS, 8(4), 1-11, 20220323
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  6. ★, Removal of Acetic Acid from Bacterial Culture Media by Adsorption onto a Two-Component Composite Polymer Gel, GELS, 8(3), 1-11, 20220302
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  7. Simultaneous Removal of Arsenic and Manganese from Synthetic Aqueous Solutions Using Polymer Gel Composites, NANOMATERIALS, 11(1032), 1-12, 20210418
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  8. ★, Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Heteropoly Acid/Hydrogel Composite, MATEC Web of Conferences, 333(11005), 1-5, 20210108
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  9. Properties of Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Gels Containing Different Numbers of Methylene Units, MATEC Web of Conferences, 333(01002), 1-6, 20210108
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  10. ★, Simultaneous Adsorption of Cation and Anion by Thermosensitive Hydrogels, MATEC Web of Conferences, 333(11007), 1-6, 20210108
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  11. ★, Poly(triethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) hydrogel as a carrier of phosphotungstic acid for acid catalytic reaction in water, MATERIALS ADVANCES, 2(11), 3556-3559, 20210607
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  12. Increase in sedimentary organic carbon with a change from hypoxic to oxic conditions, MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 168(112397), 1-10, 20210504
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  13. ★, Synthesis of Oxidant Functionalised Cationic Polymer Hydrogel for Enhanced Removal of Arsenic (III), GELS, 7(197), 1-13, 20211114
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  14. ★, Novel Thermosensitive-co-Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Gels for Metal Ion Removal: Synthesis and Characterization, GELS, 7(4), 1-16, 20211207
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  15. Removal of Manganese Using Polymer Gel Composites, Materials Proceedings, 4(68), 1-7, 20201120
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  16. Correlating properties between sulfobetaine hydrogels and polymers with different carbon spacer lengths, POLYMER, 186, 20200109
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  17. The Effect of Synthesis Condition of the Ability of Swelling, Adsorption, and Desorption of Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine-Based Gel, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, 11(2), 299-309, 20200421
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  18. Application of Aurantiochytrium sp. L3W for food-processing wastewater treatment in combination with polyunsaturated fatty acids production for fish aquaculture, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 743, 20201115
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  19. Effect of Plastics on the Photodegradation Behavior of Chlorophenols, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 53(10), 660-666, 202010
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  20. Degradation of secondary polyamide reverse osmosis membrane by hypochlorite in the presence of calcium ions, POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY, 181, 202011
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  21. ★, Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels, Polymers, 12, 1405
  22. Development and regeneration of composite of cationic gel and iron hydroxide for adsorbing arsenic from ground water, Chemosphere, 217, 808-815, 20190201
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  23. THE EFFECT OF CATION AND ANION SPECIES ON THE TRANSITION AND ADSORPTION BEHAVIORS OF THERMOSENSITIVE SULFOBETAINE GEL-BASED ADSORBENT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, 10(3), 443-452, 20190524
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  24. Removal of Arsenic Using a Cationic Polymer Gel Impregnated with Iron Hydroxide, JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, 201906
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  25. Influence of Hydrophobicity of Backbone Polymer in Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel with Immobilized Amine on Cycle Capacity for Absorption and Recovery of CO2, POLYMERS, 11(6), 2019
  26. Deterioration Mechanism of a Tertiary Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane by Hypochlorite, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 53(15), 9109-9117, 20190806
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  27. The effect of gamma-FeOOH on enhancing arsenic adsorption from groundwater with DMAPAAQ plus FeOOH gel composite, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9, 20190815
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  28. ★, Selective Recovery of Metal Ion by Using Hydrogel With Different Inner pH, Macromolecular Symposia, 385(1), 163-168, 20190607
  29. The Effect of Cation And Anion Species on the Transition and Adsorption Behaviors of Thermosensitive Sulfobetaine Gel-Based Adsorbent, International Journal of Technology, 10(3), 443-452, 2019
  30. Influence of Hydrophobicity of Backbone Polymer in Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel with Immobilized Amine on Cycle Capacity for Absorption and Recovery of CO2, Polymers, 11(6), 1024, 2019
  31. ★, Novel Metal Ion Removal Method Using Protonated Hydrogel, Macromolecular Symposia, 372(1), 120-126, 201708
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  32. Effects of specific anions on the relationship between the ion-adsorption properties of sulfobetaine gel and its swelling behavior, POLYMER, 59, 144-154, 20150224
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  33. Investigation of ion adsorption properties of sulfobetaine gel and relationship with its swelling behavior, POLYMER, 55(20), 5189-5197, 20140926
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  34. Investigation of ion adsorption properties of sulfobetaine gel and relationship with its swelling behavior, POLYMER, 55(20), 5189-5197, 2014
  35. Consolidation of suspended particles by using dual ionic thermosensitive polymers with incorporated a hydrophobic component, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 106, 90-96, 20130314
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  36. Adsorption and desorption of calcium ions by temperature swing with copolymer of thermosensitive and chelating components grafted on porous ethylene vinyl acetate disk, REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS, 73(12), 1632-1638, 201312
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  37. Consolidation of suspended particles by using dual ionic thermosensitive polymers with incorporated a hydrophobic component, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 106, 90-96, 2013
  38. Synthesis of porous poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] gels that exhibit thermosensitivity in highly concentrated aqueous NaCl solution, POLYMER, 53(16), 3417-3420, 20120719
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  39. ★, Novel pH-thermosensitive Gel Adsorbents for Phosphoric Acid,, Mater. Res. Sym. Proc, 1134, 5-7, 20090101
  40. Control of Transition Temperature of Thermosensitive Porous Gel and Its Application for Dewatering Organic Slurry, KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 65(12), 739-744, 2008
  41. ★, Dewatering of Organic Slurry Using Reinforced Thermosensitive Poroous Gels -Effect of preparation conditions on the dewatering performance of the gel-, polymer bulletin, 58, 213-223, 20070101
  42. Synthesis of nonporous poly(N-alkylacrylamide) gel beads by nonaqueous sedimentation polymerization, POLYMER JOURNAL, 39(1), 18-20, 2007
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  43. Dewatering of organic slurries using reinforced thermosensitive porous gels, POLYMER BULLETIN, 58(1), 213-223, 200701
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  44. Synthesis of porous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel beads by sedimentation polymerization and their morphology, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 104(2), 842-850, 20070415
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  45. Synthesis of nonporous poly(N-alkylacrylamide) gel beads by nonaqueous sedimentation polymerization, POLYMER JOURNAL, 39(1), 18-20, 2007
  46. ★, Dewatering of Organic Slurry Using Thermosensitive Porous Gel, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 37, 347-352, 20040601
  47. Preparation of molecular imprinted thermosensitive gel adsorbents and adsortion/desorption properties of heavy metal ions by temperature swing, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 37(1), 59-66, 20040101
  48. Dewartering of organic slurry using thermosensitive porous gel, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 37(2), 347-352, 200402
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  49. Measurements of mechanical properties on a swollen hydrogel by a tension test method, POLYMER JOURNAL, 36(1), 59-+, 2004
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  50. Characterization and swelling behavior of thermosensitive porous gel, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 37(5), 597-603, 200412
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  51. Synthesis of porous poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel beads by sedimentation polymerization, POLYMER JOURNAL, 36(4), 356-360, 2004
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  52. Dewatering of Organic Sludge Using Reinforced Thermosensitive Porous Gel, GelSympo 2003, 5, 29, 20031101
  53. The application of thermosensitive porousgel for dewatering of oranic sludge, Korea-Japan Symposium on Materials, 14, 20030501
  54. The Dewatering of Organic Sludge by Using Thermosensitive Porous Gel, 9th APCChE Congress and CHEMECA 2002, 415, 20020901
  55. Structure control of thermosensitive porous gels with hydrophobic long side chains and their thermoresponsive properties, KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 57(11), 722-729, 2000
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  56. The relation between porous structure and swelling behavior of the thermo-sensitive porous gel, Proceedings of the society of chemical engineers= Japan, 32(1), V106, 19990401
  57. Novel Synthesis of Thermosensitive Porons Hydrogels, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 69, 895-906, 19980401
  58. Newly developed thermoresponsive porons gels and its application to dewatering process, Recent Research Development in Macromolecules Research, 3(1), 77-87, 19980401
  59. Synthesis of Thermo-Sensitive Porons Gels-The effect of synthesis conditions on the swelling and shrinking properties-, Preprints of 37th International Symposium on Macromolecules, 499, 19980401
  60. A Novel Synthesis of Porous Thermo-sensitive Hydrogels, IUMRS-ICA-97, 148, 19970901
  61. Mass-Production of Biocatalyst-Entrapping Algtnate Gel Particles by a Forced Oscillation Method, Chemical Engineering Communications, 120, 73-84, 19930401
  62. A New Type Porous Carrier and Its Application to Culture of Anchorage-Independent Animall Cell, Cytotechnology, 11, 35-40, 19930401
  63. Growth of Archorage-Independent Animal Cells in Newly Developed Porous Microcarriers, 350-352, 19920401
  64. Forced break up of a Power-lan fluid jet discharged from an orifice, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 24(6), 799-801, 19911201
  65. Measurements of Mechanical Properties on a Swollen Hydrogel by a Tension Test Method, Polymer Journal, 36(1), 59-63, 20040115
  66. Synthesis of Porous Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Gel Beads by Sedimentation Polymerization, Polymer Journal, 36(4), 356-360, 20040415
  67. Dewartering of Organic Slurry Using Thermosensitive Porous Gel, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 37(2), 347-352, 20040201
  68. Characterization and Swelling Behavior of Thermosensitive Porous Gel, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 37(5), 597-603, 20040501
  69. Synthesis of Nonporous Poly(N-alkylacrylamide) Gel Beads by Nonaqueous Sedimentation Polymerization, Polymer journal, 39(1), 18-20, 20070115
  70. Preparation of Molecular Imprinted Thermosensitive Gel Adsorbents and Adsorption/Desorption Properties of Heavy Metal Ions by Temperature Swing, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN, 37(1), 59-66, 20040101
  71. Effects of Synthesis Conditions on Formation of Thermosensitive Porous Gels and Swelling/Shrinking Properties., KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 59(1), 44-50, 2002
  72. Synthesis of Porous Polymers Utilizing Crystallization of Hydrophobic Long Alkyl Side Chains., KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU, 55(3), 137-144, 1998
  73. Measurements of Mechanical Properties on a Swollen Hydrogel by a Tension Test Method, Polymer Journal, 36(1), 59-63, 2004
  74. Synthesis of Porous Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Gel Beads by Sedimentation Polymerization, Polymer Journal, 36(4), 356-360, 2004

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Assessing the removal of arsenic and boron from geothermal wastewaters with the use of an adsorbent hydrogel, Mentari MUKTI, Barbara TOMASZEWSKA, Eva Oktavia Ningrum, Jochen Bundschuh, Takehiko Gotoh, European Geothermal Congress 2022, 2022/10/17, Without Invitation, English, EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COUNCIL, Berlin, Germany, published
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  2. Recovery of Rare-Earth Elements from Industrial Wastewater by Ionic Gel, Takehiko Gotoh, 14th Japan-Korea Symposium on Materials and Interfaces, 2022/11/03, With Invitation, English, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, Kanazawa
  3. Removal of Manganese using Polymer gel composites, Syed Ragib Safi, Takehiko Gotoh, 2nd International Online Conference on Nanomateials, 2020/11/15, Without Invitation, English
  4. Cultivation of Aurantiochytrium sp. L3W Using Organic Waste for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Production, Megumi FURUTA, Satoshi NAKAI, Takehiko GOTOH, Yuya MAEDA, Humaidah NURLAILI, Wataru NISHIJIMA, Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018, 2018/07/14, Without Invitation, English
  5. Preparation of Composite of Cationic Gel and Iron Hydroxide for Adsorbing Arsenic from Ground Water, Takehiko Gotoh, Safi Sayed Ragib, Satoshi Nakai, 7th IWA-ASPIRE Conference 2017, 2017/09/11, Without Invitation, English, International Water Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  6. Preparation of Composite of Cationic gel and Iron Hydroxide for Adsorbing Arsenic, Safi Syed Ragib, 2017/05/26, Without Invitation, English
  7. Selective Metal Ion Recovery from Waste Water by Using Hydrogel with Tertiary Amino Group, Takehiko. Gotoh, Masahide Sano, Asuka, Ogawa and Satoshi Nakai, IWA-ASPIRE Conference 2017, Without Invitation, English, International Water Association, Kuala Lumpur, New metal ion recovery method with hydrogels as a reaction and separation media has been investigated. Hydrogels based on copolymers of 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, N-3-(Dimethylamino)propyl acrylamide and N,N-dimethylacrylamide were prepared. Diethyleneglycol dimethacrylate was used as a crosslinker. The hydrogel with tertiary amino group exhibited high pH value inside of them when they swelled in water because the tertiary amino group was protonated by water and produced hydroxide ion was retained in the hydrogel. When the hydrogel was immersed in the metal ion aqueous solution, the metal ion diffused into the hydrogels to produce metal hydroxide in the hydrogel. The metal hydroxide within hydrogel was easily separated from the solution. The recovery amount of the metal in the hydrogel was increased with the concentration of the metal ions in the solution. The pH value of the hydrogel could be controlled by the concentration monomers at the preparation. The selective recovery of a certain metal ion from the mixed metal ion solution was attained by controlling the pH value of the hydrogel. The results obtained here suggest the possibilities of the novel metal ion recovery method replacing the coagulation and/or adsorption methods.

Awards

  1. 2005/07, IUPAC Poster Prize, Dewatering of Organic Slurries Using Reinforced Thermosensitive Porous Gels
  2. 2016/06/22, Best Poster, Polymer Networks Group, New Metal Ion Recovery Method Using Protonated Hydrogel
  3. 2015/02/01, Outstanding Reviewer, Elsevier Limited

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2018/08/01, 2019/03/31
  2. 2019/06/01, 2020/03/31