Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan Award. 池田亀三郎記念賞
微粒子，ナノ粒子の界面構造設計による粒子間相互作用の制御
Controlling particle-particle interactions by designing the interfacial structure of fine particles and nanoparticles.
受賞講演は、2023年3月15日（水）化学工学年会（東京農工大学小金井キャンパス）にて開催いたします。
化学工学会 » 化学工学会賞｜2022年度（令和4年度） (scej.org)
The award lecture will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Annual Meeting of Chemical Engineers Japan, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei Campus.
神谷秀博氏は，微粒子の付着／凝集挙動の評価・制御法，ならびに材料プロセスとエネルギーシステムへの応用に長年取り組んできた。極性の異なる多様な溶媒に対して，万能分散性を示すナノ粒子用界面活性剤を発見し，その発現機構を解明して分子構造を設計すると共に，ナノ粒子への吸着特性解析法および温度応答性の機能を用いて，吸着現象の体系的解明法を大幅に進展させた。また，界面設計したナノ粒子を用いて，透明導電材に活用する方法を開発し，多層吸着法によってシート状樹脂に柔軟性を付与することにも成功した。量子効果を有する機能性ナノ粒子を樹脂に分散させて紫外光を可視光に変換する方法も開発し，太陽電池の高効率化等への応用可能性を拓いた。更に，同氏が開発した高温付着性評価装置は，バイオマスや廃棄物発電などの再生可能エネルギーにも活用でき，灰付着性の原因を解明して付着の低減法を示し，エネルギー変換の高効率化も可能にした。
Dr Hidehiro Kamiya has long been involved in the evaluation and control methods for the adhesion/aggregation behaviour of fine particles and their application to material processes and energy systems. He discovered a surfactant for nanoparticles that exhibits universal dispersibility in a variety of solvents with different polarities, clarified its expression mechanism, designed its molecular structure, and made significant progress in the systematic elucidation of adsorption phenomena using adsorption property analysis methods and temperature-responsive functions for nanoparticles. Also, he developed a method for utilising the interface-designed nanoparticles in transparent conductive materials and succeeded in imparting flexibility to sheet resins by means of a multilayer adsorption method.
A method to convert ultraviolet light into visible light by dispersing functional nanoparticles with quantum effects in resin was also developed. He has also developed a method of converting ultraviolet light into visible light by dispersing functional nanoparticles with quantum effects in resin, opening up the possibility of applications such as increasing the efficiency of solar cells. Furthermore, the high-temperature adhesion evaluation device he developed can be used for renewable energies such as biomass and waste power generation, and he has elucidated the causes of ash adhesion and shown how to reduce adhesion, thereby making it possible to increase the efficiency of energy conversion.