Removal of fine particle fraction from municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash by open channel classification

( Teppei Komiya ),( Takuma Maeda ),( Yuki Kajino ),( Hirofumi Nakayama ),( Takayuki Shimaoka ),( Takayuki Hirao ),( Shuji Watanabe ),( Makoto Takemoto ),( Naoya Maeda ),( Akiyuki Ukai ),( Fumihiro Kas 한국폐기물자원순환학회(구 한국폐기물학회) 2019 한국폐기물자원순환학회 심포지움 Vol.2019 No.1

Approximately 20% of solid waste in Japan is disposed of at coastal landfill sites. It is an issue that it takes long-term to stabilize coastal landfill sites. Municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (BA) is one of main wastes landfilled at coastal landfill sites. It is known that finer particles contain more contaminants in BA1), and it was demonstrated that the removal of finer particles from BA produced the lowering pH of leachate as well as the increase of permeability of the landfilled waste layer2). In this study, open channel (OC) classification was focused on as a feasible technique to remove finer particles from BA on a coastal landfill site, and its demonstrational experiment was carried out in order to clarify if the fine particle fraction (d<0.425mm) (FPF) could be removed from BA by OC classification and the settling characteristics of BA in OC. Fig. 1 shows the experimental apparatus. The sea water in a coastal landfill site was pumped up and flowed in OC, and BA is supplied on the surface of the flowing water. After completions of the settling and outflow of BA, saucers on the bottom of OC was collected, and the dry weight and particle size distribution of the BA sediment in each saucer were measured. Table 1 shows the experimental condition. The settling section means the part of OC from the BA supply point to the end of OC. Fig. 2 shows the removal ratio of FPF by OC classification, which is the ratio of the dry weight of FPF in the BA sediment to that in the BA supplied. The largest removal ratio was 61% in Case 3 with the largest water flow velocity and the shortest length of settling section. Fig. 3 shows the median of the settling velocity of BA in OC (MSV) compared with the theoretical settling velocity by Allen’s and Newton’s laws (TSV). The MSV of BA particles greater than 3mm was almost 50% of TSV, and MSV became closer to TSV as BA’s particle size became smaller. The MSV of BA particles with a diameter of 0.425mm was approximately 80% of TSV.

Diagnostic Performance of Whole-Body Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Compared to PET-CT Plus Brain MRI in Staging Clinically Resectable Lung Cancer

Usuda, Katsuo,Sagawa, Motoyasu,Maeda, Sumiko,Motono, Nozomu,Tanaka, Makoto,Machida, Yuichiro,Matoba, Takuma Matsui Munetaka,Watanabe, Naoto,Tonami, Hisao,Ueda, Yoshimichi,Uramoto, Hidetaka Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.6

Background: Precise staging of lung cancer is usually evaluated by PET-CT and brain MRI. Recently, however, whole-body diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (WB-DWI) has be applied. The aim of this study is to determine whether the diagnostic performance of lung cancer staging by WB-DWI is superior to that of PET-CT+brain MRI. Materials and Methods: PET-CT + brain MRI and WB-DWI were used for lung cancer staging before surgery with 59 adenocarcinomas, 16 squamous cell carcinomas and 6 other carcinomas. Results: PET-CT + brain MRI correctly identified the pathologic N staging in 67 patients (82.7%), with overstaging in 5 (6.2%) and understaging in 9 (11.1%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.827. WB-DWI correctly identified the pathologic N staging in 72 patients (88.9%), with overstaging in 1 (1.2%) and understaging in 8 patients (9.9%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.889. There were no significant differences in accuracies. PET-CT + brain MRI correctly identified the pathologic stages in 56 patients (69.1%), with overstaging in 7 (8.6%) and understaging in 18 (22.2%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.691. WB-DWI correctly identified the pathologic stages in 61 patients (75.3%), with overstaging in 4 (4.9%) and understagings in16(19.7%), giving a staging accuracy of 0.753. There were no significant difference in accuracies. Conclusions: Diagnostic efficacy of WB-DWI for lung cancer staging is equivalent to that of PET-CT + brain MRI.

Observation of Domain Wall Structures in Triglycine Sulfate by Using Scanning Probe Microscopy

Makoto Iwata,Fumihiko Itoh,Takuma Morishita,Rintaro Aoyagi,Masaki Maeda,Yoshihiro Ishibashi 한국물리학회 2009 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.55 No.2

The 180˚ domain wall structure on the (010) cleavage plane in triglycine sulfate (TGS) was investigated using scanning probe microscopy (SPM). We found that a step pattern with an interval of one half the lattice constant b appeared on the cleavage plane. Using friction force microscopy (FFM), the contrast of the friction image was found to be composed of two friction values in the step pattern, implying that the friction image shows an 180± domain wall structure. We also con¯rmed that the lenticular domain wall structure in TGS could be observed in the quenched sample by using FFM. The 180˚ domain wall structure on the (010) cleavage plane in triglycine sulfate (TGS) was investigated using scanning probe microscopy (SPM). We found that a step pattern with an interval of one half the lattice constant b appeared on the cleavage plane. Using friction force microscopy (FFM), the contrast of the friction image was found to be composed of two friction values in the step pattern, implying that the friction image shows an 180± domain wall structure. We also con¯rmed that the lenticular domain wall structure in TGS could be observed in the quenched sample by using FFM.

Formation of Metal-Assisted Stable Double Helices in Dimers of Cyclic Bis-Tetrapyrroles that Exhibit Spring-Like Motion

Hashimoto, Takashi,Nishimura, Takuma,Lim, Jong Min,Kim, Dongho,Maeda, Hiromitsu Wiley (John WileySons) 2010 Chemistry Vol.16 No.38

<P>Bidipyrrin-bridged macrocycles, prepared from Ni(II)-bridged dipyrrin-based nanorings by intramolecular oxidative biaryl coupling reactions, yielded [2+4]-type Zn(II)-assisted stable twisted-ring dimers comprising two double helices. These [2+4]-type metal complexes can be optically resolved by chiral HPLC and exhibit tunable electronic and optical properties as a result of spring-like motions. The double helices behave as glue to connect two macrocycles and as the screws of hinges to form thermally responsive synchronized spring systems.</P>

Noninvasive cardiac output measurements are inaccurate in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Yahagi Musashi,Omi Kyuma,Maeda Takuma 대한마취통증의학회 2022 Korean Journal of Anesthesiology Vol.75 No.2

Background: Noninvasive cardiac output (CO) measured using ClearSight™ eliminates the need for intra-arterial catheter insertion. The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of non-invasive CO measurement in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS). Methods: Twenty-eight patients undergoing elective transcatheter aortic valve implantation were prospectively enrolled in this study. The CO was simultaneously measured twice before and twice after valve deployment (total of four times) per patient, and the CO was compared between the ClearSight (COClearSight) system and the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) thermodilution (COTD) method as a reference. The Bland-Altman analysis was used to compare the percentage errors between the methods. Results: A total of 112 paired data points were obtained. The percentage error between the COClearSight and COTD was 43.1%. The paired datasets were divided into the following groups according to the systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI): low (< 1,200 dyne s/cm5/m2) and normal (1,200–2,500 dyne s/cm5/m2). The percentage errors were 44.9% and 49.4%, respectively. The discrepancy of CO between COClearSight and COTD was not significantly correlated with SVRI (r = −0.06, P < 0.001). The polar plot analysis showed the trending ability of the COClearSight after artificial valve deployment was 51.1% which below the acceptable cut-off (92%). Conclusions: The accuracy and the trending ability of the ClearSight CO measurements were not acceptable in patients with severe AS. Therefore, the ClearSight system is not interchangeable with the PAC thermodilution for determining CO in this population.