Researches

Development of Recycling System of Gold from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Using "Organic Aqua Regius"

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  • Akihiro Yoshimura, Madoka Takai and Yasunari Matsuno, Novel process for recycling gold from secondary sources: Leaching of gold by dimethyl sulfoxide solutions containing copper bromide and precipitation with water, Hydrometallurgy149 (2014) 177-182
  • Kana Umehara and Yasunari Matsuno, Fundamental Studies on a Recycling System for Precious and Rare Metals Using a Propylene Carbonate Solvent Containing CuBr2 and KBr, Materials Transactions, 56(9), (2015), 1579-1584
  • Yasunari Matsuno, Eri Okongi, Akihiro Yoshimura, Mari Sato and Chikara Sato, In-Situ Observation for Formations of Gold Micrometer-Sized Particles in Liquid Phase Using Atmospheric Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transactions, Materials Transactions, 59, (2018) 146-149

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Dynamic modeling of material flow in the world

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  • Yasunari Matsuno and Hiroki Hondo, Scientific Review on the Environmental and Health Safety (EHS) aspects of CdTe photovoltaic (PV) systems over their entire life cycle (2012) Download
  • Yasunari Matsuno, Tak Hur, Vasilis Fthenakis, Dynamic Modeling of Cadmium Substance Flow with Zinc and Steel Demand in Japan, Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2012)
  • Hatayama, Hiroki; Daigo, Ichiro; Matsuno, Yasunari; Adachi, Yoshihiro, Outlook of the world steel cycle based on the stock and flow dynamics, Environmental Science & Technology, 44 (16), (2010) pp. 6457–6463
  • I. Daigo, Y. Matsuno, Y. Adachi: Substance Flow Analysis of Chromium and Nickel in the Material Flow of Stainless Steel in Japan, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 54 (2010) pp. 851-863
  • T. Oda, I. Daigo, Y.Matsuno, Y. Adachi: Substance flow and stock of chromium associated with cyclic use of steel in Japan, ISIJ Int., Vol.50, No 2 (2010) pp. 314-323
  • H. Hatayama, I. Daigo, Y. Matsuno and Y. Adachi, Assessment of Recycling Potential of Aluminum in Japan, the United States, Europe and China, Materials Transactions, Vol. 50, No. 3 (2009) pp. 650-656
  • I. Daigo, S. Hashimoto, Y. Matsuno and Y. Adachi, Material stocks and flows accounting for copper and copper-based alloys in Japan, Resource Conservation & Recycling, 53 (2009) pp. 208-217
  • Hiroshi Tabayashi, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Development of a dynamic substance flow model of zinc in Japan, ISIJ International, 49 (8), (2009) pp. 1265-1271
  • Takahiro Hirato, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, In-use stock of steel estimated by top-down approach and bottom-up approach, ISIJ International, 49 (12), (2009) pp. 1967-1971
  • Yuma IGARASHI, Elijah KAKIUCHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Estimation of steel consumption and obsolete scrap generation in Japan and Asian countries in the future, ISIJ International, 48(5), (2008) pp. 696-704
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI: Development of Methodology for Quantifying Collection Ratio of Post-Consumer Products Based on Material Flow of steel, Materials Transactions, 48 (3), (2007) pp. 574-578
  • Kenichi Nakajima, Kazuyo Yokoyama, Yasunari Matsuno and Tetsuya Nagasaka, Substance Flow Analysis of Molybdenum Associated with Iron and Steel Flow in Japanese Economy, ISIJ International, 47 (3), (2007) pp. 510-515
  • Yuma IGARASHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Dynamic Material Flow Analysis for Stainless Steels in Japan-Reductions Potential of CO2 Emissions by promoting Closed Loop Recycling of Stainless Steels, ISIJ International, 47(5), (2007) pp. 758-763
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Yuma IGARASHI, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Accounting for Steel Stock in Japan, ISIJ International, 47(7), (2007) pp. 1064-1068
  • Hiroyuki Hatayama, Hiroyuki Yamada, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Dynamic Substance Flow Analysis of Aluminum and Its Alloying Elements, Materials Transactions, 48(9), (2007) pp. 2518-2524
  • Kengo Kawahara, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Estimation of World Steel Demand and In-Use Stock for Ships, Tetsu-to-Hagane, Vol.98, No.4, (2012) [in Japanese]
  • Kengo Kawahara, Ichiro Daigo Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Impact Analysis of Copper Price on Copper Scrap Recovery, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 75(6), (2011) 327-331 [in Japanese]
  • Akihiro Yoshimura , Ichiro Daigo and Yasunari Matsuno, Construction of Global Scale Substance Flow of Indium from Mining, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 75(9), (2011) pp. 493-501 [in Japanese]
  • Wei Shi, Ichiro Daigo Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Substance flow analysis of Dysprosium in Japan, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 74 (2010) pp. 758-765 [in Japanese]
  • Hyun-Kyong Jang, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Estimating potential of glass recycling in Japan by dynamic material flow analysis, Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan, 6 (3), (2010) pp. 288-294 [in Japanese]
  • Shingo Kuriki, Ichiro Daigo Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Recycling Potential of Platinum Group Metals in Japan, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 74(12), (2010) pp. 801-805 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro Daigo, Yuichi MATSUMOTO, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Material Stock and Flow Analysis of Stainless Steel Based on Mass Balance of Cr and Ni, Tetsu-to-Hagane, Vol.95 (6), (2009) pp. 506-514 [in Japanese]
  • T. Oda, I. Daigo, Y. Matsuno, Y. Adachi: Substance Flow and Stock of Chromium Associated with Cyclic Use of Steel in Japan, Tetsu-to-Hagane, Vol.95, No.10 (2009) pp. 720-729 [in Japanese]
  • Ryutaro Terakado, Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, In-Use Stock of Copper in Japan Estimated by Bottom-Up Approach, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 73(9) (2009), pp. 713-719 [in Japanese]
  • Ryutaro Terakado, Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Estimation of In-Use Stock of Copper in China, Korea and Taiwan, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 73(11) (2009), pp. 833-838 [in Japanese]
  • Elijah KAKIUCHI, Hatayama Hiroki, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Estimation of Future Steel Stock and Flow in East Asia, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 95(12) (2009) pp. 902-910 [in Japanese]
  • Kenjiro Tatsumi, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Analysis on Recycling Potential of Copper in Japan, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 72 (8), (2008) pp. 617-624 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Susumu Hashimoto, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Dynamic Analysis on Material Balance of Copper and Copper-Alloy Scraps in Japan, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 71(7), (2007) pp. 563-569 [in Japanese]
  • Yuma IGARASHI, Elijah KAKIUCHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Estimation of Steel Consumption and Obsolete Scrap Generation in Japan and Asian Countries in the Future, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 93(12), (2007) pp. 782- 791 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI: Development of Methodology for Quantifying Collection Ratio of Post-Consumer Products Based on Material Flow of steel, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 70 (2), (2006) pp. 114-117 [in Japanese]
  • Wakana Tamaki, Yuma IGARASHI, Daisuke Fujimaki, Seiichi Hayashi, Yo Tomota, Yasunari MATSUNO and Tetsuya Nagasaka, Forecast for Demand and Supply of Steel Scrap in China, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 92 (5), (2006) pp. 334-339 [in Japanese]
  • Wakana Tamaki, Yuma IGARASHI, Daisuke Fujimaki, Seiichi Hayashi, Yo Tomota, Yasunari MATSUNO and Tetsuya Nagasaka, Forecast for Demand and Supply of Steel Scrap in Korea, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 92 (5), (2006) pp. 340-345 [in Japanese]
  • Yuma IGARASHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Dynamic Material Flow Analysis for Stainless Steels in Japan and CO2 emissions Reduction Potential by Promotion of Closed Loop Recycling, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 91(12), (2005) pp. 903-909 [in Japanese]

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Estimation of in-use stock of materials by satellite images and geological information systems

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  • Feng-Chi Hsu, Christopher D. Elvidge and Yasunari Matsuno, Exploring and estimating in-use steel stocks in civil engineering and buildings from night-time lights, International Journal of Remote Sensing, (2012)
  • Feng-Chi Hsu, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Aadachi, Estimation of Steel Stock in Building and Civil Construction by Satellite Images, ISIJ International, 51 (2), (2011) pp. 313-319
  • Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Ryutaro Terakado, Jiro Nakamura, Yoshihiro Adachi, Christopher D. Elvidge and Yasunari Matsuno, In-Use Stock Analysis Using Satellite Nighttime Light Observation Data, Resource Conservation and Recycling, 55 (2010), pp. 196-200
  • Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Ryutaro Terakado, Jiro Nakamura, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Analysis of In-Use Stock of Copper by Using Satellite Nighttime Light Observation Data, Materials Transactions, Vol. 50, No. 7 (2009), pp. 1871-1874
  • Feng Chi, Hsu, Satoshi Fujimoto, Yasunari Matsuno, Exploring the International Difference on Building Steel Intensity, Tetsu-to-Hagene, 98(4), (2012) [in Japanese]
  • Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Ryutaro Terakado, Jiro Nakamura, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Analysis of In-Use Stock of Copper by Using Satellite Nighttime Light Observation Data, J. Japan Inst. Metals, Vol. 72, No. 11 (2008), pp. 852-855 [in Japanese]

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Figuring out the bottlenecks in reuse of parts and recycling of materials from end-of-life products

Publications related to this topic

  • H. Hatayama, I. Daigo, Y. Matsuno and Y. Adachi, Assessment of Recycling Potential of Aluminum in Japan, the United States, Europe and China, Materials Transactions, Vol. 50, No. 3 (2009) pp. 650-656
  • Yuma IGARASHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Estimation of the Change in Quality of Domestic Steel Production Affected by Steel Scrap Exports, ISIJ International, 47(5), (2007) pp. 753-757
  • Yasunari MATSUNO, Yuma IGARASHI, Seiichi Hayashi, Kazumi Otabe, Masaaki Tsuruoka and Tetsuya Nagasaka, Measurement of Concentrations of Tramp Elements in Shredder Scrap and Automobile Shredder Residue(ASR) and Their Mass Balance Analyses, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 93 (4), (2007) pp. 330-335 [in Japanese]
  • Daisuke Fujimaki, Yuma IGARASHI, Ichiro DAIGO, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Estimation of Quality Change in Domestic Steel Production Affected by Steel Scrap Exports, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 92 (6), (2006) pp. 401-405 [in Japanese]
  • Hiroyuki Yamada, Hiroyuki Hatayama, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Optimization Method for Metal Recycling System and Its Application to Aluminum Recycling Flow in Japan, J. Japan Inst. Metals , 70 (12), (2006) pp. 995-1001 [in Japanese]
  • Yasunari MATSUNO, Ichiro DAIGO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Life Cycle Assessment for Assessing Open Cycle Recycling of Materials– Development of a New Tool that Integrates LCA with Population Balance Model and Pinch Technology, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 91(1), (2005) pp. 127-134 [in Japanese]

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Analysis of energy and material consumption in information societies

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  • Takeo Hoshino, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Estimate and Forecast of Worldwide Internet Users and Installed Base Personal Computers, Development engineering, 18(2012) [in Japanese]
  • Takeo Hoshino, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Analysis of the power consumption of IT equipments in information societies, Development engineering, 17(2011)pp. 79-92 [in Japanese]
  • Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Jiro Nakamura, Yasunari Matsuno, Analysis of metal components in small portable electronic devices, Journal of LCA, Japan (2012) [in Japanese]
  • Kazue Ichino Takahashi, Jiro Nakamura, Kazumi Otabe, Masaaki Tsuruoka, Yasunari Matsuno and Yoshihiro Adachi, Resource Recovery from Mobile Phone and the Economic and Environmental Impact, J. Japan Inst. Metals, 73(9) (2009) pp. 747-751 [in Japanese]
  • Yasunari Matsuno, Hiroyuki Yamada, Yoshihiro Adachi, Bass Model-Predictions on Waste Product Numbers: Case Study on Discarded Color TVs Post-Analog Broadcasting, Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts, 19 (4), (2008) pp. 286-291 [in Japanese]
  • Hiroyuki Yamada, Ichiro Daigo, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Prediction Model for Number of Waste Products Being Abandoned: One Study on Color TVs Discarded after Analog Broadcasting was Terminated, Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts, 18 (3), (2007) pp. 194-204 [in Japanese]

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Application of life cycle assessment (LCA) for assessing the environmental reduction potentials of products, services and technologies

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  • Yu Sekine, Koichi Fukuda, Kenji Kato, Yoshihiro Adachi and Yasunari Matsuno, CO2 reduction potentials by utilizing waste plastics in steel works, Int. J. LCA, 14 (2), (2009) pp. 122-136
  • Yasunari Matsuno, Ichiro Daigo and Yoshihiro Adachi, Application of Markov Chain Model to Calculate the Average Number of Times of Use of a Material in Society: An Allocation Methodology for Open-Loop Recycling - Part 2: Case Study for Steel, Int. J. LCA, 12 (1), (2007) pp. 34-39
  • Kazuhiko Yokota, Yasunari Matsuno, Masaru Yamashita, Yoshihiro Adachi, Integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Population Balance Model (PBM) for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Product Population in a Social Scale – Case Studies for the Global Warming Potential of Air Conditioners in Japan, Int. J. LCA, 8 (3), (2003) pp. 129-136
  • Kensuke SUGITA, Yasunari MATSUNO, Atsushi INABA, Tadao MORO, Yuichi MORIGUCHI, Spatially differentiated impact assessment - A comparative study of impacts of electric vehicle and gasoline vehicle during the usage in Tokyo metropolitan area, J. Advanced Science, 13 (3), (2001) pp. 281-284
  • Hiroki MAEDA, Tadao MORO, Yasunari MATSUNO, Atsushi INABA, Life Cycle Assessment Case Study for Fuel Cell Vehicle, J. Advanced Science, 13 (3), (2001) pp. 285-289
  • Yasunari Matsuno, Michael BETZ, Development of Life Cycle Inventories for Electricity Grid Mixes in Japan, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 5(5), (2000) pp. 295-305
  • Ichiro Daigo, Hyun-Kyong Jang, Yasunari Matsuno, Economic and environmental evaluation of recycling system for glass sheets from end-of-life vehicles, Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan, 7 (1), (2011) pp. 72-78 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Takashi TERASAWA, Yasunari MATSUNO, Masaru YAMASHITA and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Environmental and Economic Analysis of Recycling System Using Gasification Plant for Flame Retardance Waste Plastics from Used Home Appliances, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 91(1), (2005) pp. 192-198 [in Japanese]
  • Y.Adachi, I.Daigo, H.Yamada and Y.Matsuno: Development of a dynamic model for CO2 emissions from the gasoline vehicle in its use stage, Development engineering, 11, (2005) pp. 19-29
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Daisuke FUJIMAKI, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Development of a Dynamic Model for Assessing Environmental Impact Associated with Cyclic Use of Steel, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 91(1), (2005) pp. 171-178 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Daisuke FUJIMAKI, Yasunari MATSUNO and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Assessing Environmental Impact Associated with Cyclic Use of Steels-Indirect Reduction Potential of Environmental Impacts by the Introduction of Easy Disassemble Design for Automobiles, Tetsu-to-Hagane, 91(1), (2005) pp. 179-183 [in Japanese]
  • Ichiro DAIGO, Takashi TERASAWA, Yasunari MATSUNO, Masaru YAMASHITA and Yoshihiro ADACHI, Environmental and Economic Analysis of Zero-Emission Chemical Recycling Technology for Waste Plastics From Used Electrical Appliances and Automobile Shredder Residue, Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan 29 (5), (2004) pp. 1849-1852
  • Yasunari MATSUNO1, Yutaka Genchi, Hiroshi Yagita, Atsushi Inaba, Kazuki Satake, Hiroyuki Mori, Hidemi Tomita, Electricity Consumption and CO2 Emissions by Information Technology (IT) - Comparative Case Studies for Music Distribution via Internet and Compact Disk (CD) -, Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 82, (2003) pp. 57-63 [in Japanese]

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Others

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  • Ichiro Daigo, Masanori Sasaki, Katsumi Fujisaki, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Method to Estimate Potential Environmental Burden Reductions Associated with Introducing Design for Disassembly, Journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 21 (5), 2010 pp. 178-191 [in Japanese]
  • Tomohiko Akahori, Yasunari Matsuno, Yoshihiro Adachi, Noriaki Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hamatsuka, Takayuki Nishi, Applying of Recyclability Evaluation Method "REM" to home electric appliances -Evaluation of recycling rate and cost-, Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts, 19 (1)、(2008) pp. 44-50 [in Japanese]

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