Researcher Profile and Settings

Affiliation

• Faculty of Engineering　Sustainable Resources Engineering　Resources Engineering

Job Title

• Professor

Degree

• Ph.D. in Geosciences and Astrobiology（The Pennsylvania State University）

Research funding number

• 80544105

J-Global ID

• 200901070845697023

Research Interests

• Ultramafic rocks   Critical metals   Chemical Weathering   Environmental Geology   Seafloor hydrothermal system   Environmental Geochemistry   Co-evolution of Earth and Life   Economic Geology   Banded Iron Formation   Stable Isotopes   

Research Areas

• Natural sciences / Human geoscience
• Energy / Earth resource engineering, energy science
• Natural sciences / Space and planetary science
• Natural sciences / Solid earth science

Educational Organization

•  Bachelor's degree program　School of Engineering
•  Master's degree program　Graduate School of Engineering
•  Doctoral (PhD) degree program　Graduate School of Engineering

Academic & Professional Experience

• 2023/02 - Today Hokkaido University Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Professor
• 2012/04 - 2023/01 Hokkaido University Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor
• 2011/10 - 2012/03 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Research Institute for Geo-resources and Environment Postdoctoral researcher
• 2009/02 - 2011/09 Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University Division of Earth and Planetary Material Science, Department of Earth Science, Assistant Professor

Education

• 2003/09 - 2008/12  The Pennsylvania State University  Department of Geosciences
• 2002/04 - 2003/08  Kyushu University  Graduate School of Engineering  Department of Earth Resources Engineering
• 1998/04 - 2002/03  Kyushu University  School of Engineering  Department of Earth Resources, Marine and Civil Engineering

Association Memberships

• THE MINING AND MATERIALS PROCESSING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN   GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN   JAPAN GEOSCIENCE UNION   American Geophysical Union   The Society of Resources Geology   The Geochemical Society   Society of Economic Geologists   

Research Activities

Published Papers

• Atmospheric hydrochloric and nitric acid leaching of a limonite ore from the Wolo mine area, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

  Sufriadin, Malyanus YEPTA, Irzal NUR, Purwanto, Rizky AMALIA, Ulva Ria IRFAN, Djabal Nur BASIR, Tsubasa OTAKE

  Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals 34 (1) 1875 - 1875 0857-6149 2024/03/19 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The atmospheric acid leaching studies of a limonite ore sample from the Wolo mine area, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, have been performed using hydrochloric acid (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO3). The objectives of these studies were to compare the leaching degree of metals (Ni, Co, Fe, and Al) and to analyze the dissolution behavior of minerals under different acid concentrations. Mineralogical characterization of the ore sample was conducted using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction, whereas chemical composition was determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), respectively. An atmospheric leaching test was done with the variables of acid concentration, leaching duration of 90 min, and leaching temperature of 100℃. Limonite ore samples contain goethite, gibbsite, talc, quartz, and lizardite. It was revealed that as much as 92.22% of Ni and 90.14% of Fe could be leached using 3 M HCl, whereas only 63.14% of Ni and 38.74% of Fe could be extracted from limonite ore using 3 M HNO3. The higher leaching degree of Fe in HCl indicates low selectivity with Ni, which might contaminate pregnant leach solution (PLS), leading to further complications in the purification process. Results of the leaching experiment show that goethite was more easily dissolved in HCl than in HNO3.
• Immobilization Forms of Cadmium and Mercury in a Potassium-Activated Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer

  Pramesti Prihutami, Raudhatul Islam Chaerun, Yusuke Ohya, Tsubasa Otake, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Sato

  Minerals 14 (3) 311 - 311 2024/03/15 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Previous studies of cadmium and mercury immobilization in geopolymers have produced inconsistent results due to their different pozzolans, metal concentrations, and mixing procedures. Understanding the effects of these parameters on heavy metal immobilization is key to predicting their long-term stability. In this study, cadmium and mercury were incorporated into a metakaolin-based K-activated geopolymer by three mixing procedures and concentrations of 0.02–1.00 wt.%. The samples were then immersed in water for 90 d to determine their stability. The results show that mercury is readily leached from the geopolymer, but cadmium is retained. Adding the heavy metals in salt form converts the metals into cadmium hydroxide and mercury oxide that reside at the bottom of the geopolymer. Mixing the salts with water forms soluble heavy metals prior to geopolymerization. This procedure produces more-homogeneous geopolymers. Cadmium is associated with silicate and aluminate, giving a better stability, whereas mercury forms mercury oxide. Different cadmium and mercury concentrations do not change the metal speciation as mercury is affected by relativistic contribution.
• The formation of schwertmannite colloids and natural remediation of toxic elements from Shojin River, Hokkaido, Japan

  Frances Chikanda, Sereyroith Tum, Tatsuya Matsui, Susumu Norota, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Resource Geology 73 (1) 1344-1698 2023/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Formation of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) at pH 10 and 50°C in open-flow systems

  Yuto Nishiki, Jordi Cama, Tsubasa Otake, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Misato Shimbashi, Tsutomu Sato

  Applied Geochemistry 148 105544 - 105544 0883-2927 2023/01 [Refereed]
  
• Difference in expansion and dehydration behaviors between NH4- and K-montmorillonite

  Ryohei Kawakita, Akito Saito, Hiroshi Sakuma, Sohtaro Anraku, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Applied Clay Science 231 106722 - 106722 0169-1317 2023/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Montmorillonite (Mt) expansion and swelling are key factors determining the barrier performance of bentonite in trans-uranic (TRU) and high-level radioactive waste disposal. In the case of co-located geological disposal of TRU and high-level waste, NH4+ ions formed from NO3− ions leached from TRU waste may contact bentonite, exchanging with interlayer cations of Mt. to form NH4-Mt, with a reduction in barrier performance. Because of the similar hydration energies of NH4+ and K+, NH4-Mt may have less expandability or even change to a non-expandable mineral such as K-Mt. An understanding of the expansion and alteration behavior of NH4-Mt, especially in comparison with K-Mt, is thus necessary in waste-disposal safety assessment. Here, the hydration behavior of NH4-Mt was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and compared with that of K-Mt. XRD profiles under relative humidity (RH) control indicate that expansion of NH4-Mt is similar to that of K-Mt at >40% RH with slightly different d-values. However, NH4-Mt expansion is kept at ∼20% RH, while K-Mt tends to dehydrate. MD simulations indicate that hydrogen bonding with NH4+ ions causes the differences in hydration behaviors of NH4- and K-Mt, increasing basal spacing in dehydrated states and promoting hydration. This “hydration gap” may be attributed to differences in alteration to non-expandable minerals by dehydration, with NH4+ having less tendency for alternation and less of an effect on the barrier performance of bentonite than K+.
• Retention mechanism of cesium in chabazite embedded into metakaolin-based alkali activated materials

  Raudhatul Islam Chaerun, Natatsawas Soonthornwiphat, Kanako Toda, Kazuma Kuroda, Xiaobo Niu, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsubasa Otake, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, John L. Provis, Tsutomu Sato

  Journal of Hazardous Materials 440 129732 - 129732 0304-3894 2022/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Effects of lignosulfonate on synthesis products of the pozzolanic reaction

  Kanako Toda, Daisuke Minato, Takumi Saito, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Cement 9 100042 - 100042 2666-5492 2022/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Synthesis of Chromian Spinel from Fe-Cr Hydroxides Using a Flow-Through Reactor

  Yoko Ohtomo, Jeehyun Yang, Miu Nishikata, Daisuke Kawamoto, Yuki Kimura, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Minerals 12 (9) 1110 - 1110 2022/08/30 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Recent studies have suggested that a chromian spinel can be formed under natural hydrothermal conditions; however, the required conditions, process, and associated redistribution of Cr are still poorly understood. Here, chromian spinel formation was performed by Fe-Cr hydroxides alteration with an Fe2+(aq) supply at 150, 170, and 200 °C and 5 MPa simulating the diagenetic process. The flow-through system enabled the Fe2+(aq) supply to be leached from the magnetite by an acidic solution to synthesize Fe-Cr hydroxides as the starting material with two reaction cells, flow lines, heaters, and a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) pump. The accuracy of the temperature measurement was confirmed based on the amorphous silica solubility. Mineralogical analysis of solid samples recovered from the reaction cell indicated that the chromian spinel was formed between 150 and 170 °C from Fe-Cr hydroxides through goethite with a simultaneous hematite formation, while Mössbauer spectra showed that a large quantity of Fe-Cr ferrihydrites still remained after the experiments probably because of the Cr addition to the stability of ferrihydrites. The Cr/Fe ratio of the chromian spinel was smaller than that of the bulk of the Fe-Cr ferrihydrites and equivalent to Cr-rich magnetite, suggesting a redistribution of Cr during the transformation from goethite to synthesized spinel under the hydrothermal conditions.
• Characteristics and Formation Pathways of Iron- and Magnesium-Silicate-Hydrates and Smectites Under Natural Alkaline Conditions

  Misato Shimbashi, Shingo Yokoyama, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Clays and Clay Minerals 0009-8604 2022/08/23 [Refereed]
  
• Water quality in the Lisungwi and Kaphamtengo Rivers in Manondo, Central Malawi: Assessment of the impact of artisanal small scale gold mining

  Frances Chikanda, Tsubasa Otake, Jones Mwatseteza, Tsutomu Sato

  Malawi Journal of Science and Technology 14 (1) 29 - 43 2022/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Seasonal effects of natural attenuation on drainage contamination from artisanal gold mining, Cambodia: Implication for passive treatment

  Sereyroith Tum, Kanako Toda, Tatsuya Matsui, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Sitha Kong, Panha Meas, Unsovath Ear, Yoko Ohtomo, Tsubasa Otake, Tsutomu Sato

  Science of The Total Environment 806 150398 - 150398 0048-9697 2022/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Mineralogical evolution of a weathering profile in the Tagaung Taung Ni laterite deposit: significance of smectite in the formation of high-grade Ni ore in Myanmar

  Ayaka Murofushi, Tsubasa Otake, Kenzo Sanematsu, Kyaw Zay Ya, Akane Ito, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Sato

  Mineralium Deposita 57 1107 - 1122 0026-4598 2022/01/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Formation of various types of iron ore deposits by concentration of iron in the Earth's surface environments

  Tsubasa Otake, Yoko Ohtomo

  Resource Geology (in Japanese) 71 (2) 57 - 73 2021/12 [Refereed]
  
• Geochemical constraints on the mobilization of Ni and critical metals in laterite deposits, Sulawesi, Indonesia: A mass‐balance approach

  Akane Ito, Tsubasa Otake, Adi Maulana, Kenzo Sanematsu, Sufriadin, Tsutomu Sato

  Resource Geology 71 (3) 255 - 282 1344-1698 2021/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• The Latowu Ultramafic Rock-Hosted Iron Mineralization in the Southeastern Arm Sulawesi, Indonesia: Characteristics, Origin, and Implication for Beneficiation

  Sufriadin, Sri Widodo, Meinarni Thamrin, Akane Ito, Tsubasa Otake

  International Journal on Advanced Science Engineering and Information Technology 11 (3) 987 - 993 2021/06 [Refereed]
  
• The formation of Fe colloids and layered double hydroxides as sequestration agents in the natural remediation of mine drainage

  Frances Chikanda, Tsubasa Otake, Aoi Koide, Akane Ito, Tsutomu Sato

  Science of The Total Environment 774 145183 - 145183 0048-9697 2021/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The increasing need to treat wastewater from mine effluents has drawn attention to passive treatment systems. Colloids are common in mine waters and are highly reactive, so their formation, characteristics, behavior, and the critical factors that affect them need to be understood for designing efficient treatment systems. An investigation was conducted at the abandoned Ainai mine drainage, Japan, where aeration is utilized to remove Fe, As, and Zn from circumneutral wastewater drainage, during rainy and dry seasons of 2016 and 2018 respectively, based on observations of physiochemical characteristics, elemental concentrations in dissolved and colloidal fractions, transmission electron microscopy, and synthetic experiments. In this circumneutral Fe-rich mine drainage, Fe2+ is oxidized to Fe3+, resulting in the formation of Fe colloids that incorporate As during their formation. Colloid formation increases turbidity, and, in the rainy season, increased colloidal interaction enhances their aggregation and higher flow rates lead to greater mobilization of the colloids. Zn-bearing colloids are rare in Ainai mine drain-age because the Zn concentrations are low. However, Zn-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) was identified and confirmed by geochemical modelling and experiments. The Zn-Fe LDH was formed by isomorphous substitution of Zn into an Fe2+-Fe3+-CO32-LDH, at pH greater than 7.5, thereby achieving efficient natural remediation of Zn and As in the drainage. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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• Geochemical behaviour of heavy metals in sludge effluents and solid deposits on the Zambian Copperbelt: Implication for effluent treatment and sludge reuse

  Cryton Phiri, Daiki Shimazui, Tsubasa Otake, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Isaac Chintu, Meki Chirwa, Lawrence Kalaba, Imasiku Nyambe, Tsutomu Sato

  Science of The Total Environment 769 144342 - 144342 0048-9697 2021/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Subseafloor sulphide deposit formed by pumice replacement mineralisation

  Tatsuo Nozaki, Toshiro Nagase, Yutaro Takaya, Toru Yamasaki, Tsubasa Otake, Kotaro Yonezu, Kei Ikehata, Shuhei Totsuka, Kazuya Kitada, Yoshinori Sanada, Yasuhiro Yamada, Jun-ichiro Ishibashi, Hidenori Kumagai, Lena Maeda, the D, Chikyu Expeditio, Scientists

  Scientific Reports 11 (1) 8809  2021/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Seafloor massive sulphide (SMS) deposits, modern analogues of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits on land, represent future resources of base and precious metals. Studies of VMS deposits have proposed two emplacement mechanisms for SMS deposits: exhalative deposition on the seafloor and mineral and void space replacement beneath the seafloor. The details of the latter mechanism are poorly characterised in detail, despite its potentially significant role in global metal cycling throughout Earth’s history, because in-situ studies require costly drilling campaigns to sample SMS deposits. Here, we interpret petrographic, geochemical and geophysical data from drill holes in a modern SMS deposit and demonstrate that it formed via subseafloor replacement of pumice. Samples from the sulphide body and overlying sediment at the Hakurei Site, Izena Hole, middle Okinawa Trough indicate that sulphides initially formed as aggregates of framboidal pyrite and matured into colloform and euhedral pyrite, which were replaced by chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena. The initial framboidal pyrite is closely associated with altered material derived from pumice, and alternating layers of pumiceous and hemipelagic sediments functioned as a factory of sulphide mineralisation. We infer that anhydrite-rich layers within the hemipelagic sediment forced hydrothermal fluids to flow laterally, controlling precipitation of a sulphide body extending hundreds of meters.
• Large Fe isotope fractionations in sulfide ores and ferruginous sedimentary rocks from the Kuroko volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Hokuroku district, northeast Japan

  Tsubasa Otake, Ryoichi Yamada, Ryohei Suzuki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Akane Ito, Ki-Cheol Shin, Tsutomu Sato

  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 295 49 - 64 0016-7037 2021/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Anoxic seawater may have played an important role in the preservation of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in the Hokuroku district, northeast Japan, which is the type locality for Kuroko-type VMS deposits. In this study, we investigated the Fe isotopic compositions of sulfide ores and overlying ferruginous sedimentary rocks in these deposits. These data, coupled with petrographic and geochemical data, enable us to investigate the key formation processes and conditions during the formation of large Kuroko-type VMS deposits. Large Fe isotope variations of ca. 4 parts per thousand (delta Fe-56) associated with negative or positive Ce anomalies characterize the ferruginous sedimentary rocks formed in the Kuroko VMS deposits and post-Kuroko hydrothermal activity. This suggests that iron (hydr)oxides were precipitated by the partial oxidation of dissolved Fe2+ derived from hydrothermal fluids in anoxic or suboxic pools in the Hokuroku Basin. Positive Eu anomalies in the ferruginous cherts closely associated with the Kuroko VMS deposits indicate formation from high-temperature hydrothermal fluids. Zincrich black ores in both the Matsumine and Fukazawa deposits have lower delta Fe-56 values, due to rapid precipitation of pyrite triggered by the mixing of hydrothermal fluids with seawater. Positive shifts in delta Fe-56 values in the ferruginous cherts from the Ezuri and Fukazawa deposits may be explained by simultaneous precipitation of ferruginous sedimentary rocks with black ores, which modified the delta Fe-56 values of the hydrothermal fluids to positive values. However, Cu-rich yellow ores show no significant Fe isotope fractionation as compared with the dissolved Fe in the hydrothermal fluids, and were likely formed by slow growth of pyrite that replaced the black ores. The difference in the abundance of sulfide ores between the Matsumine and Fukazawa deposits may reflect the duration of hydrothermal circulation. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
• Chromium occurrence in a nickel laterite profile and its implications to surrounding surface waters

  Ruth Esther Delina, Carlo Arcilla, Tsubasa Otake, Jhonard John Garcia, Mark Tan, Akane Ito

  Chemical Geology 558 119863 - 119863 0009-2541 2020/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Effect of Soil Organic Matters in Dredged Soils to Utilization of their Mixtures Made with a Steel Slag

  Kanako Toda, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsubasa Otake, Satoshi Nishimura, Yuzoh Akashi, Michihiro Aimoto, Takeshi Kokado, Tsutomu Sato

  Materials 13 (23) 5450 - 5450 2020/11/30 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Dredged soils have been used as construction materials by alkaline activation with steel slag (steel slag-dredged soil mixtures) at harbors. Such mixtures develop strength chiefly by calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) formation by the pozzolanic reaction. However, the strength of such mixtures is unpredictable, and in some cases, mixtures have been too soft for the intended engineering application. An identification of strength development indicators would accelerate evaluation processes for strength development to facilitate and promote the utilization of such materials. This paper focuses on the relationship between the characteristics of soil organic matters in dredged soils and the strength development of the mixtures by a comparison of eight dredged soils collected from eight different Japanese harbors. The characteristics of the soil organic matters were identified to determine as indicators of mixtures with weak strength development, i.e., enriched sulfur content in extracted soil organic matter (humic acid) fraction, and the N/C ratio of humic acid similar to land humic acid standards. Increases in the validated fraction of dredged soils and steel slag by replacing fractions disadvantageous to construction resources would contribute to reduce waste production, which would lower the environmental impact of the use, aiming to achieve sustainable utilization of such materials.
• Formation of Natural Silicate Hydrates by the Interaction of Alkaline Seepage and Sediments Derived from Serpentinized Ultramafic Rocks at Narra, Palawan, the Philippines

  Misato Shimbashi, Shingo Yokoyama, Yasutaka Watanabe, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Minoru Yamakawa, Naoki Fujii

  Minerals 10 (8) 719 - 719 2020/08/17 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  In radioactive waste disposal facilities, low-permeability engineered barrier materials are important for inhibiting radionuclide migration. However, dissolution–precipitation reactions under alkaline conditions change the permeability of engineered barriers. To understand long-term dissolution–precipitation reactions under alkaline conditions in chemically complex systems, trenches and drill holes were excavated at Narra in Palawan, where alkaline fluids (pH > 11) have been naturally produced, seeping into clastic sediments derived from serpentinized ultramafic rocks and gabbro of Palawan ophiolite. Interaction between the alkaline seepage and clastic sediments, which have been deposited since 15,000 radiocarbon years before present (14C yr BP), led to dissolution of minerals and the precipitation of Si-bearing phases which were divided into two main categories: Fe-Mg-Si infillings and Ca-Si infillings. The former category was composed of iron-magnesium-silicate-hydrate (F-M-S-H) and a nontronite-like mineral and was widely recognized in the clastic sediments. The nontronite-like mineral likely formed by interaction between silicates and alkaline seepage mixed with infiltrated seawater, whereas F-M-S-H formed by the reaction of silicates with alkaline seepage in the absence of seawater infiltration. Ca-Si infillings included 14 Å tobermorite and were precipitated from alkaline seepage combined with the Ca and Si supplied by the dissolution of calcite and silicates in the clastic sediments.
• Encapsulation of Sr-loaded titanate spent adsorbents in potassium aluminosilicate geopolymer

  Natatsawas Soonthornwiphat, Yutaro Kobayashi, Kanako Toda, Kazuma Kuroda, Chaerun Raudhatul Islam, Tsubasa Otake, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, John L. Provis, Tsutomu Sato

  Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology 57 (10) 1 - 8 0022-3131 2020/06/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Precipitation of magnesium silicate hydrate in natural alkaline surface environments

  Y. Nishiki, T. Sato, T. Katoh, T. Otake, R. Kikuchi

  Clay Science 24 (1) 1 - 13 2020/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Geochemical characteristics of ores and surface waters for environmental risk assessment in the Pinpet iron deposit, southern Shan State, Myanmar

  K. Zay Ya, T. Otake, A. Koide, K. Sanematsu, T. Sato

  Resource Geology 70 296 - 308 2020/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
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• Magmatic-hydrothermal processes associated with Rare Earth Element enrichment in the Kangankunde carbonatite complex, Malawi

  F. Chikanda, T. Otake, Y. Ohtomo, A. Ito, T. D. Yokoyama, T. Sato

  Minerals 9 (7) 442 - 442 2019/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Carbonatites undergo various magmatic-hydrothermal processes during their evolution that are important for the enrichment of rare earth elements (REE). This geochemical, petrographic, and multi-isotope study on the Kangankunde carbonatite, the largest light REE resource in the Chilwa Alkaline Province in Malawi, clarifies the critical stages of REE mineralization in this deposit. The δ56Fe values of most of the carbonatite lies within the magmatic field despite variations in the proportions of monazite, ankerite, and ferroan dolomite. Exsolution of a hydrothermal fluid from the carbonatite melts is evident based on the higher δ56Fe of the fenites, as well as the textural and compositional zoning in monazite. Field and petrographic observations, combined with geochemical data (REE patterns, and Fe, C, and O isotopes), suggest that the key stage of REE mineralization in the Kangankunde carbonatite was the late magmatic stage with an influence of carbothermal fluids i.e. magmatic–hydrothermal stage, when large (~200 µm), well-developed monazite crystals grew. The C and O isotope compositions of the carbonatite suggest a post-magmatic alteration by hydrothermal fluids, probably after the main REE mineralization stage, as the alteration occurs throughout the carbonatite but particularly in the dark carbonatites.
• Geochemical study of ultramafic rocks from Latowu area of North Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi and its implication for CO2 sequestration

  Sufriadin, S. Widodo, A. Ito, T. Otake, K. Sanematsu

  Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 5 (4) 1403 - 1408 2339-076X 2018/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Key factors affecting strength development of steel slag-dredged soil mixtures

  Kanako Toda, Haruna Sato, Nilan Weerakoon, Tsubasa Otake, Satoshi Nishimura, Tsutomu Sato

  Minerals 8 (5) 174  2075-163X 2018/05/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Some of the steel slag from ironworks and dredged soils from marine and waterfront engineering work are partially treated as waste. However, a mixture of these two kinds of waste has the potential to be used as construction materials when mixed, due to chemical reactions forming secondary phases. Utilizing waste of such kind as a resource will help to improve sustainability in society by reducing waste and replacing virgin resources such as cement. Recently, it was reported that mixtures of steel slag and dredged soil hardens under specific conditions. The phase compositions of dredged soils and steel slags vary depending on the quantity of each component, which results in unpredictable strength development of mixtures. The effect of the variations in the components of steel slags and dredged soils on strength development of the mixtures is not yet clear, limiting the utilization of both materials. Understanding the hardening mechanisms of the mixtures will enable the prediction of strength development. Focusing on the variations in the components in steel slags and, especially of dredged soils, this study aims to identify the components in both materials that affect the secondary phase formation that are responsible for strength development. We found support for suggestions that calcium silicate hydrate, C-S-H, is one of the secondary phases responsible for the strength development of the mixtures. From a comparison of two kinds of steel slags and various dredged soils, the amount of portlandite in the steel slags and the amount of amorphous silica in the dredged soils are suggested as a couple of the key components of starting materials involved in the C-S-H formation.
• Formation of Fe-and Mg-rich smectite under hyperalkaline conditions at narra in Palawan, the Philippines

  Misato Shimbashi, Tsutomu Sato, Minoru Yamakawa, Naoki Fujii, Tsubasa Otake

  Minerals 8 (4) 155  2075-163X 2018/04/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The formation of Fe-and Mg-rich smectite and zeolite under alkaline conditions, as secondary minerals after the alkaline alteration of bentonite in repositories for radioactive waste, is of major concern. It is crucial for safety assessments to know whether smectite is formed as a secondary mineral after the alkaline alteration of bentonite. In the present paper, Fe-and Mg-rich smectite, which interacted with the hyperalkaline groundwater at Narra in Palawan, Philippines, was used. Mineralogical and geochemical investigation was conducted to understand the formation process of the smectite and the factors determining the formation of secondary mineral species. The results suggest that a certain amount of smectite may be generated under hyperalkaline conditions, by alteration from amorphous or poorly crystalline components such as M-S-H and F-S-H. Therefore, the controlling factor determining whether smectite or zeolite will be generated as secondary minerals after alkaline alteration of bentonite could be whether nuclei of M-S-H and/or F-S-H are formed. Whether such formation takes place may be determined by the presence of dissolved Mg2+ and Fe2+ in the environment. The formation process of smectite under alkaline conditions, suggested by the results here, is analogous to the generally accepted model of smectite formation as it may have occurred on early Mars.
• Dissolved silica effects on adsorption and Co-precipitation of Sb(III) and Sb(V) with ferrihydrite

  Shuang Zhou, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake

  Minerals 8 (3) 101  2075-163X 2018/03/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Elevated antimony concentrations in aqueous environments from anthropogenic sources are becoming of global concern. In this respect iron oxides are known to strongly adsorb aqueous antimony species with different oxidation states, but the effect of silica on the removal characteristics is not well understood despite being a common component in the environment. In this study, ferrihydrite was synthesized at various Si/Fe molar ratios to investigate its adsorption and co-precipitation behaviors with aqueous antimony anionic species, Sb(III) and Sb(V). The X-ray diffraction analyses of the precipitates showed two broad diffraction features at approximately 35° and 62° 2θ, which are characteristics of 2-line ferrihydrite, but no significant shifts in peak positions in the ferrihydrite regardless of the Si/Fe ratios. The infrared spectra showed a sharp band at ~930 cm−1, corresponding to asymmetric stretching vibrations of Si–O–Fe bonds which increased in intensity with increasing Si/Fe molar ratios. Further, the surface charge on the precipitates became more negative with increasing Si/Fe molar ratios. The adsorption experiments indicated that Sb(V) was preferentially adsorbed under acidic conditions which decreased dramatically with increasing pH while the adsorption rate of Sb(III) ions was independent of pH. However, the presence of silica suppressed the adsorption of both Sb(III) and Sb(V) ions. The results showed that Sb(III) and Sb(V) ions were significantly inhibited by co-precipitation with ferrihydrite even in the presence of silica by isomorphous substitution in the ferrihydrite crystal structure.
• Mechanisms of Se(IV) co-precipitation with ferrihydrite at acidic and alkaline conditions, and its behavior during aging

  P. C. M. Francisco, T. Sato, T. Otake, T. Kasama, S. Suzuki, H. Shiwaku, T. Yaita

  Environmental Science and Technology 52 4817 - 4826 2018/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Effect of dissolved silica on immobilization of boron by magnesium oxide

  Shoko Nozawa, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake

  Minerals 8 (2) 76  2075-163X 2018/02/24 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The effect of silica on the immobilization reaction of boron by magnesium oxide was investigated by laboratory experiments. In the absence of silica, due to dissolution of the magnesium oxide, boron was removed from solutions by the precipitation of multiple magnesium borates. In the presence of silica, magnesium silica hydrate (M-S-H) was formed as a secondary mineral, which takes up boron. Here11 B magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) data show that a part of the boron would be incorporated into M-S-H structures by isomorphic substitution of silicon. Another experiment where magnesium oxide and amorphous silica were reacted beforehand and boron was added later showed that the shorter the reaction time of the preceding reaction, the higher the sorption ratio of boron. That is, boron was incorporated into the M-S-H mainly by coprecipitation. The experiments in the study here show that the sorption of boron in the presence of silica is mainly due to the incorporation of boron during the formation of the M-S-H structure, which suggests that boron would not readily leach out, and that stable immobilization of boron can be expected.
• Geochemical signatures and processes in a stream contaminated by heavy mineral processing near Ipoh city, Malaysia

  Akane Ito, Tsubasa Otake, Ki-Cheol Shin, Kamar Shah Ariffin, Fei-Yee Yeoh, Tsutomu Sato

  APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY 82 89 - 101 0883-2927 2017/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The environmental impacts of a heavy mineral processing involving rare earth elements (REEs) in the Kinta River and its tributaries near Ipoh city in Malaysia is investigated using geochemical and isotopic signatures and geochemical modeling. Analysis of water, sediment, suspended particulate matter, and rock samples reveals that stream waters close to the heavy mineral processing plant site are anthropogenically influenced, as indicated by slightly low pH (4.98-6.24) and elevated concentrations of Fe (up to 129 mg/L), Cl- (1540 mg/L), total REEs (1580 mu g/L), U (17.2 mu g/L), and Th (0.33 mu g/L). REE patterns and Pb isotope ratios of waters and sediments from a tributary are similar to those of tailings pond seepage and sediments, suggesting that not only these elements but also U and Th are derived from heavy mineral processing. The delta Fe-56 values of water in the tributary decrease downstream, accompanied by a decrease in Fe concentration, which is likely due to isotope fractionation via oxidative precipitation of Fe hydroxides. The concentrations of REEs, U, and Th decrease downstream, accompanied by an increase in pH, with different removal factors (Th > U > REEs). The influence of contamination is confined to within similar to 1.5 km downstream of the source. Tamm's acid oxalate extraction (to dissolve only low crystalline phases) showed that Th and Al concentrations were lower while U and Fe concentrations were higher in downstream suspended particulate samples, suggesting that Th and U may be removed by different mechanisms from stream water. The results of geochemical modeling suggest that Th precipitated as a solid phase, such as an intermediate between ThO2 and Th(OH)(4), with increasing stream water pH. In contrast, U may have been removed by adsorption onto Fe hydroxides, as supported by surface complexation modeling. The geochemical signatures and processes discussed in this study may be applicable for environmental assessment of REE processing. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
• Microstructural properties of hardened cement paste blended with coal fly ash, sugar mill lime sludge and rice hull ash

  Einstine M. Opiso, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake

  Advances in Concrete Construction 5 (3) 289 - 301 2287-531X 2017/06/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The synergistic interactions of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) with ordinary portland cement (OPC) in multi-blended systems could enhance the mechanical and durability properties of concrete and increase the amount of cement that can be replaced. In this study, the characteristics of the hydration products as well as paste microstructure of blended cement containing 20% coal fly ash, 10% rice hull ash and 10% sugar mill lime sludge in quaternary blended system was investigated. Portlandite content, hydration products, compressive strength, pore size distribution and microstructural architecture of hydrated blended cement pastes were examined. The quaternary blended cement paste showed lower compressive strength, reduced amount of Portlandite phases, and higher porosity compared to plain hardened cement paste. The interaction of SCMs with OPC influenced the hydration products, resulting to the formation of ettringite and monocarboaluminate phases. The blended cement paste also showed extensive calcium silicate hydrates and calcium aluminate silicate hydrates but unrefined compared to plain cement paste. In overall, the expected synergistic reaction was significantly hindered due to the low quality of supplementary cementitious materials used. Hence, pre-treatments of SCMs must be considered to enhance their reactivity as good quality SCMs can become limited in the future.
• Effects of Glycine, Water, Ammonia, and Ammonium Bicarbonate on the Oligomerization of Methionine

  Rui Huang, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takeshi Kakegawa

  ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES 47 (2) 145 - 160 0169-6149 2017/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The abiotic oligomerization of amino acids may have created primordial, protein-like biological catalysts on the early Earth. Previous studies have proposed and evaluated the potential of diagenesis for the amino acid oligomerization, simulating the formation of peptides that include glycine, alanine, and valine, separately. However, whether such conditions can promote the formation of peptides composed of multiple amino acids remains unclear. Furthermore, the chemistry of pore water in sediments should affect the oligomerization and degradation of amino acids and oligomers, but these effects have not been studied extensively. In this study, we investigated the effects of water, ammonia, ammonium bicarbonate, pH, and glycine on the oligomerization and degradation of methionine under high pressure (150 MPa) and high temperature conditions (175 A degrees C) for 96 h. Methionine is more difficult to oligomerize than glycine and methionine dimer was formed in the incubation of dry powder of methionine. Methionine oligomers as long as trimers, as well as methionylglycine and glycylmethionine, were formed under every condition with these additional compounds. Among the compounds tested, the oligomerization reaction rate was accelerated by the presence of water and by an increase in pH. Ammonia also increased the oligomerization rate but consumed methionine by side reactions and resulted in the rapid degradation of methionine and its peptides. Similarly, glycine accelerated the oligomerization rate of methionine and the degradation of methionine, producing water, ammonia, and bicarbonate through its decomposition. With Gly, heterogeneous dimers (methionylglycine and glycylmethionine) were formed in greater amounts than with other additional compounds although smaller amount of these heterogeneous dimers were formed with other additional compounds. These results suggest that accelerated reaction rates induced by water and co-existing reactive compounds promote the oligomerization of less reactive amino acids during diagenesis and enhance the formation of peptides composed of multiple amino acids.
• A novel method for remediation of nickel containing wastewater at neutral conditions

  Haruko Hase, Toru Nishiuchi, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake, Tsuyoshi Yaita, Tohru Kobayashi, Tetsuro Yoneda

  JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 329 49 - 56 0304-3894 2017/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Heavy metals contained in wastewater are generally removed by adding antalkaline to increase the pH, and Ni is commonly precipitated as Ni-hydroxides at pH 10. However, a more sustainable remediation method of treatment at neutral conditions would be attractive due to the high cost of chemical reagents and inefficient treatment at present. Based on natural attenuation, the method of adding Al ions has been used in wastewater treatment to precipitate layered double hydroxides (LDH). Here, we investigated the use of Al ion addition in the Ni containing wastewater treatment, experimentally and thermodynamically. By co-precipitation experiments adding Al ions to Ni-containing water, Ni was selectively incorporated into the structure of LDH, and the removal efficiency of Ni was close to 100% even in pH 7 and 8 samples (lower pH than conventional methods) with initial Ni concentrations of 200-10,000 mg/L. Geochemical modeling results replicate the experimental results well when the Al/Ni ratio of LDH is assumed to be 0.33. This model makes it possible to estimate the amount of Al ions and additive agents necessary for use in treatment of wastewater containing different Ni concentrations. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
• 5-year chemico-physical evolution of concrete-claystone interfaces, Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

  Urs Mader, Andreas Jenni, Catherine Lerouge, Stephane Gaboreau, Satoru Miyoshi, Yukinobu Kimura, Veerle Cloet, Masaaki Fukaya, Francis Claret, Tsubasa Otake, Masahito Shibata, Babara Lothenbach

  SWISS JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES 110 (1) 307 - 327 1661-8726 2017/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The Cement-Opalinus Clay Interaction (CI) Experiment at the Mont Terri rock laboratory is a long-term passive diffusion-reaction experiment between contrasting materials of relevance to engineered barrier systems/near-field for deep disposal of radioactive waste in claystone (Opalinus Clay). Reaction zones at interfaces of Opalinus Clay with two different types of concrete (OPC and "low-pH"/ESDRED) were examined by sampling after 2.2 and 4.9 years. Analytical methods included element mapping (SEM, EPMA), select spot analysis (EDAX), C-14-MMA impregnation for radiography, and powder methods (IR, XRD, clay-exchanger characterisation) on carefully extracted miniature samples (mm). The presence of aggregate grains in concrete made the application of all methods difficult. Common features are a very limited extent of reaction within claystone, and a distinct and regularly zoned reaction zone within the cement matrix that is more extensive in the low-alkali cement (ESDRED). Both interfaces feature a de-calcification zone and overprinted a carbonate alteration zone thought to be mainly responsible for the observed porosity reduction. While OPC shows a distinct sulphate enrichment zone (indicative of ingress from Opalinus Clay), ESDRED displays a wide Mg-enriched zone, also with claystone pore-water as a source. A conclusion is that substitution of OPC by low-alkali cementitious products is not advantageous or necessary solely for the purpose of minimizing the extent of reaction between claystone and cementitious materials. Implications for reactive transport modelling are discussed.
• Microscopic observations of chromian spinel synthesized in a low temperature hydrothermal environment

  Nishikata Miu, Ohtomo Yoko, Otake Tsubasa, Kimura Yuki, Kawamoto Daisuke, Sato Tsutomu

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 一般社団法人日本地球化学会 64 310 - 310 2017 

• Adsorption and Post Adsorption Behavior of Schwertmannite with Various Oxyanions

  K. Khamphila, R. Kodama, T. Sato, T. Otake

  Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering 5 90 - 106 2017 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Cerium removal by activated carbon derived from palm kernel shell

  C.-H. Ooi, A. Ito, T. Otake, F.-Y. Yeoh

  Advanced Materials Letters 8 (2) 145 - 149 2017 [Refereed][Not invited]
  
• Kinetics of Fe3+ mineral crystallization from ferrihydrite in the presence of Si at alkaline conditions and implications for nuclear waste disposal

  Paul Clarence M. Francisco, Tsutomu Sato, Tsubasa Otake, Takeshi Kasama

  AMERICAN MINERALOGIST 101 (9-10) 2057 - 2069 0003-004X 2016/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Fe3+ minerals are ubiquitous in diverse near-surface environments, where they exert important controls on trace species transport. In alkaline environments such as the glass-steel interface in geological high-level radioactive waste disposal sites that use cement for plugging and grouting, Fe minerals are closely associated with Si that may affect their crystallization behavior as well as their capacities to regulate hazardous element cycling. While it is well known that Si retards Fe mineral crystallization, there is currently an overall lack of quantitative information on the rates of crystallization of stable Fe minerals in the presence of Si at alkaline conditions. Crystallization of Fe3+ minerals goethite and hematite from ferrihydrite co-precipitated with different amounts of Si was studied at pH 10 and at temperatures ranging from 50 to 80 degrees C using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Mineral abundances evaluated from Rietveld refinement of XRD data show that the proportion of goethite in the final assemblage decreases relative to hematite with increasing Si. TEM observation of goethite and hematite crystals formed in the presence of Si show significant morphological differences compared to those formed in the absence of Si. Rate constants for crystallization derived from fitting of time-dependent changes in mineral abundances with the Avrami equation show a decreasing trend with increasing Si for both goethite and hematite. Apparent activation energies for crystallization for both minerals increase with increasing Si, with that of goethite increasing more drastically compared to hematite, indicating the inhibitive effect of Si on the crystallization of both minerals. The overall inhibition of crystallization may be explained in terms of the effects of Si on the surface properties of the ferrihydrite precursor. The rate constants and apparent activation energies reported in this study may be useful in estimating the crystallization behavior and timescales of Fe minerals in both natural and engineered environments. This information may eventually be helpful in predicting the fate of hazardous elements in such environments.
• Effect of octahedrally coordinated aluminum ions on the uptake of Au(III) chloro-hydroxy complexes in Al-Si systems

  Tsubasa Otake, Takushi Yokoyama, Paul C. M. Francisco, Koichiro Watanabe

  GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 49 (4) 343 - 350 0016-7002 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The uptake of Au(III) complexes (initial [Au] = 25 mu mol.dm(-3)) by Al-Si-bearing precipitates formed by the hydrolysis of aluminum ions (initial [Al] = 0.04 mol.din(-3)) in the presence of either solid silica or aqueous silicic acid was investigated at pH 6.0, [Cl-] = 0.24 mol.dm(-3), and ambient temperature. A maximum of 40% of the total quantity of Au(III) complexes present in solution was sorbed onto the precipitate after 24 h in the absence of silica. Both solid silica and silicic acid inhibited the gold uptake, and silicic acid was a more effective inhibitor. Analyses of the solids showed that the fraction of octahedrally coordinated aluminum decreased as the bulk atomic Si/Al ratio in the solid increased. This decrease was more rapid in the presence of silicic acid than solid silica owing to the more efficient incorporation of aluminum into the silica structure. The zeta potential of the precipitates decreased as the fraction of octahedrally coordinated aluminum decreased and the atomic Si/Al ratio increased. The gold uptake decreased as the zeta potential of the precipitates decreased, suggesting that negatively charged Au(III) complexes were sorbed on the precipitates via electrostatic interactions. Our findings suggest that the octahedrally coordinated aluminum determined the quantity of the gold uptake by governing the positive charge on the precipitate surface. In addition, desorption was promoted by the presence of solid silica after 5 h, suggesting that silica may promote the release of Au(III) chloro-hydroxy complexes as well as other negatively charged metal complexes from aluminum oxides or iron oxides in soil or sediment.
• Spatial distributions of chromium enrichment in ~3.2 Ga Banded Iron Formations, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa

  ISHIKAWA KO, OTAKE TSUBASA, KAWAI SHOHJI, SATO TSUTOMU, KAKEGAWA TAKESHI

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 日本地球化学会 61 127 - 127 2014 

  地球表層の酸化は酸素発生型光合成細菌の出現が原因であると考えられているが、その進化時期と初期地球表層環境の変遷については明らかになっていない。主に先カンブリア時代に産出する縞状鉄鉱層の微量元素や同位体組成は、形成当時の海洋溶存成分を反映していると考えられ、初期地球表層環境の推定に用いられてきた。本研究の目的は，南アフリカ・バーバトン地域において主に浅海性堆積岩から構成されるムーディーズ層群中の約32億年前に形成した縞状鉄鉱層中で発見されたクロム濃集の空間的広がりを明らかにすることである。そのため、バーバトンから南西に10kmほどに位置する、先行研究においてクロム濃集がみられたMoodise Hills (MH)および北東に10kmほどに位置するEureka synclineにあるGate of Paradise (GP)において調査を行った。
• Transition in depositional environments after the formation of Kuroko deposits indicated from rare earth element patterns and iron isotopes

  Otake Tsubasa, Suzuki Ryohei, Yamada Ryoichi, Shin Ki-Cheol, Kon Yoshiaki, Sato Tsutomu

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 日本地球化学会 61 8 - 8 2014 

  本研究では，黒鉱鉱床のような大規模塊状硫化物鉱床の形成要因と当時の海洋環境の関係性をレアアースパターンと鉄安定同位体比を用いて調べた。黒鉱形成後に堆積した鉄に富む化学堆積岩には、レアアースパターンがCeの負異常を示し，また大きな鉄の同位体分別を示すものが存在することから，当時の海洋は酸化還元環境に関して成層化していたと考えられる。このことは，大規模塊状硫化物鉱床の形成において還元的な海洋環境が重要な要因の一つであることを示唆している。
• Mineral Synthesis in Si-Al-Ca Systems and Their Iodide Sorption Capacity under Alkaline Conditions

  Xiaoji Liu, Atsushi Asai, Tsutomu Sato, Einstine Opiso, Tsubasa Otake, Tetsuro Yoneda

  WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION 224 (3) 1442  0049-6979 2013/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The release of anionic nuclides such as I-129 from underground nuclear waste disposals is of great environmental concern due to its long half-life and high mobility in alkaline environments. The leachability of iodide is largely dependent on the sorption capacity of various Ca-bearing minerals such as ettringite, hydrocalumite, and calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) which are common hydration products of cement materials. Moreover, the pore water chemistry of cement materials is dominated by Si, Al, and Ca during the initial stage of weathering, and the ratios of the ions present vary much depending on the source materials. Examining the mineral phases generated in Si-Al-Ca systems with respect to different ratios of Si, Al, and Ca and their interaction with iodide is important to better understand the sorption behavior of iodide in nuclear waste disposal facilities. In this study, the mineral synthesis in Si-Al-Ca systems was conducted under alkaline conditions at ambient temperature, and the sorption behavior of iodide with the mineral phases was investigated during and after the mineral formation. The results showed that portlandite, C-S-H, stratlingite (CASH), hydrocalumite, gibbsite, and amorphous compounds were precipitated from the systems, depending on the Si, Al, and Ca ratios. The K-d values of iodide were greatly affected by the Ca content and relatively high Ca-containing phases such as hydrocalumite, C-S-H, CASH, and portlandite showed high iodide retention capacity. Hence, ensuring the formation of these secondary minerals by modification of the chemical composition of cement materials could assist in safety design of nuclear waste disposals.
• Quantitative Analysis for Dissolution of Silica Minerals in the Compacted Bentonite at Hyperalkaline Conditions by X-ray Computed Tomography and Geochemical Modeling

  R. Nakabayashi, T. Kijima, Y. Tsukada, T. Sato, T. Otake, K. Kaneko, T. Yoneda

  Journal of the Clay Science Society of Japan (in Japanese) 一般社団法人 日本粘土学会 52 (1) 9 - 22 0470-6455 2013 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Dissolution rates of montmorillonite in bentonite under hyperalkaline conditions have been obtained to evaluate the long-term performance of engineered barriers for radioactive waste disposal. The saturation state of pore water with respect to montmorillonite in bentonite has been demonstrated as an important factor controlling montmorillonite dissolution rate. Pore water chemistry including the saturation state may be significantly affected by the dissolution of accessory minerals in bentonite. The bentonite "Kunigel V1", which is being considered for use in radioactive disposal barriers in Japan, actually contains a large amount (〜50 %) of accessory silica minerals, such as chalcedony and quartz. Dissolution of the silica minerals may inhibit the dissolution of montmorillonite in the bentonite by increasing the silica concentration and hence the saturation state with respect to montmorillonite in the pore water. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to examine the dissolution kinetics of the silica minerals and the effect of dissolved silica on the dissolution of montmorillonite in a compacted bentonite using X-ray computed tomography (CT) and geochemical modeling. Advective alteration experiments of a compacted bentonite (Kunigel V1) with a dry density of 0.3 Mg/m^3 was conducted with 0.3M NaOH solution at 70℃ for 360 days. X-ray CT images, which were taken every 10 days, showed that the volume of a light colored material decreased as the interaction between the bentonite and hyperalkaline-fluid progressed during the experiments. This is attributed to the dissolution of accessory silica minerals in the bentonite. XRD analyses of altered bentonite after the experiments identified that the accessory mineral was mainly chalcedony. The kinetic data for dissolution of chalcedony was obtained by developing the methodology to quantify the volume of accessory minerals in the CT images. These results showed that chalcedony was almost completely dissolved in the area close to the fluid input within 80 days. The geochemical transport model consistent with the experimental results indicates that the pore water in the bentonite became near saturation with respect to montmorillonite due to the dissolution of silica minerals in bentonite, inhibiting the dissolution of montmorillonite in bentonite. The model also indicates that the inhibition of montmorillonite dissolution will not be sustained beyond the experimental duration under the same experimental conditions. However, a compacted bentonite with higher dry density such as 1.6 Mg/m^3, where diffusion is the dominant mass transport mechanism, has been considered for use in actual radioactive disposal barriers in Japan. In the much more compacted bentonite system, dissolution of montmorillonite will be inhibited for a much longer term. Therefore, it is important to consider the dissolution behavior of silica minerals to sufficiently evaluate the long-term performance of bentonite as a component of engineered barriers for radioactive waste disposal.
• Abiotic Formation of Valine Peptides Under Conditions of High Temperature and High Pressure

  Yoshihiro Furukawa, Tsubasa Otake, Takato Ishiguro, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

  ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES 42 (6) 519 - 531 0169-6149 2012/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  We investigated the oligomerization of solid valine and the stabilities of valine and valine peptides under conditions of high temperature (150-200 A degrees C) and high pressure (50-150 MPa). Experiments were performed under non-aqueous condition in order to promote dehydration reaction. After prolonged exposure of monomeric valine to elevated temperatures and pressures, the products were analyzed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry comparing their retention times and masses. We identified linear peptides that ranged in size from dimer to hexamer, as well as a cyclic dimer. Previous studies that attempted abiotic oligomerization of valine in the absence of a catalyst have never reported valine peptides larger than a dimer. Increased reaction temperature increased the dissociative decomposition of valine and valine peptides to products such as glycine, beta-alanine, ammonia, and amines by processes such as deamination, decarboxylation, and cracking. The amount of residual valine and peptide yields was greater at higher pressures at a given temperature, pressure, and reaction time. This suggests that dissociative decomposition of valine and valine peptides is reduced by pressure. Our findings are relevant to the investigation of diagenetic processes in prebiotic marine sediments where similar pressures occur under water-poor conditions. These findings also suggest that amino acids, such as valine, could have been polymerized to peptides in deep prebiotic marine sediments within a few hundred million years.
• Field excursion at Kuroko-type VMS deposit in the Hokuroku district, Akita Prefecture

  Hasegawa, M, Yamada, R, Otake, T, Nozaki, T

  Shigen-Chishitsu The Society of Resource Geology 62 (3) 249 - 257 0918-2454 2012 [Not refereed][Invited]
  
• Stability of Amino Acids and Their Oligomerization Under High-Pressure Conditions: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry

  Tsubasa Otake, Takashi Taniguchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Fumio Kawamura, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Takeshi Kakegawa

  ASTROBIOLOGY 11 (8) 799 - 813 1531-1074 2011/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The polymerization of amino acids leading to the formation of peptides and proteins is a significant problem for the origin of life. This problem stems from the instability of amino acids and the difficulty of their oligomerization in aqueous environments, such as seafloor hydrothermal systems. We investigated the stability of amino acids and their oligomerization reactions under high-temperature (180-400 degrees C) and high-pressure (1.0-5.5 GPa) conditions, based on the hypothesis that the polymerization of amino acids occurred in marine sediments during diagenesis and metamorphism, at convergent margins on early Earth. Our results show that the amino acids glycine and alanine are stabilized by high pressure. Oligomers up to pentamers were formed, which has never been reported for alanine in the absence of a catalyst. The yields of peptides at a given temperature and reaction time were higher under higher-pressure conditions. Elemental, infrared, and isotopic analyses of the reaction products indicated that deamination is a key degradation process for amino acids and peptides under high-pressure conditions. A possible NH(3)-rich environment in marine sediments on early Earth may have further stabilized amino acids and peptides by inhibiting their deamination.
• Using multiple sulfur isotopes to understand the Earth’s surface environments during the Archean era.

  Otake, T, Wanatabe, Y

  Chikyukagaku (Geochemistry) 日本地球化学会 45 (4) 251 - 264 0386-4073 2011 [Refereed][Invited]
   

  Since the discovery of Anomalous Isotope Fractionation (AIF) of sulfur, or more commonly termed Mass-Independent Fractionation (MIF) of sulfur, in many sedimentary rocks older than 2.45Ga, and its virtual absence in younger rocks, the AIF record has been cited by many researchers as unequivocal evidence for a dramatic change from an anoxic to oxic atmosphere around 2.45Ga. However, multiple sulfur isotope data from these natural samples have been interpreted based on the assumption that sulfur chemistry in gas phase is only responsible for AIF of sulfur in nature. The objective of this review is to evaluate this assumption. First, results of ab initio calculations for equilibrium isotope exchange between S-bearing species show that deviations from the mass-dependent relationships during equilibrium processes are much smaller than those found in Archean sedimentary rocks. Consequently, AIF requires a property that is a discontinuous function of mass (e.g., nuclear volume, magnetic moment, asymmetry of molecules, isotopic abundance). The number of bound states may be another discontinuous function of mass, which fractionates S isotopes anomalously during chemisorption at a high temperature (e.g., >100℃). A recent experimental study also showed that thermochemical sulfate reduction by simple amino acids produces AIF of sulfur. These results suggest that an alternative process, such as reactions between organic matter in sediments and sulfate-rich hydrothermal solutions, may have caused AIF signatures of sulfur in Archean sedimentary rocks.
• Effects of pressure on the oligomerization of valine

  Furukawa Yoshihiro, Otake Tsubasa, Nakazawa Hiromoto, Kakegawa Takeshi

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 日本地球化学会 58 55 - 55 2011 

  初期地球におけるアミノ酸の重合反応は、生命誕生に至る重要な一段階と考えられている。これまでの研究の多くは、初期地球のアミノ酸の重合反応は干潟や海底熱水噴出孔付近で起こるという提案に基づき、研究が行われてきた。これらの環境を模擬した実験ではアミノ酸の重合が確認されているが、その重合度は低く、さらに、これらの環境では場合によってアミノ酸の光化学分解または熱分解が卓越することが問題視されている。近年、このような問題に対して、アミノ酸の重合が初期地球の海洋堆積物内の高温高圧低含水率環境で起こるという提案がなされ、研究が行われている。本研究はこのような仮説に基づき、特に、アミノ酸重合反応に対する圧力の影響を明らかにする。海洋堆積物内の高温高圧低含水率環境を模擬し、アミノ酸の重合反応を研究するため、アミノ酸（バリン）を金カプセルに封入し、高温高圧環境（150-200°C、50-150 MPa）で長時間反応させた（0-192時間）。回収試料中のペプチドは液体クロマトグラフィー質量分析（LC/MS）を用いて、残存アミノ酸と副生成物は液体クロマトグラフィー（HPLC; OPA誘導体化）を用いて分析を行った。実験試料から検出されたペプチドは2-6量体の直鎖ペプチドと環状2量体であった。この他に、バリンの分解に伴ってグリシン、β-アラニン、アンモニア、メチルアミン、エチルアミンも検出された。バリンの分解率は反応時間、反応温度とおともに上昇した。一定の温度(200°C)、24時間反応条件では、バリンの残存率は高く(~80%)、圧力に影響されない、また、バリンペプチドの収率は圧力とともに減少することが明らかになった。一方、一定の温度(200°C)、192時間反応条件では、バリンの残存率は低く(0.2–2%)、バリン残存率およびバリンペプチド収率は圧力とともに上昇することが明らかになった。副生成物であるグリシン、β-アラニン、アンモニア、メチルアミン、エチルアミンの生成はバリンの分解反応が脱ガス反応であることを示唆している。このことは、バリンの分解率が高い反応時間において圧力がバリンの分解を抑制したことと整合的である。このことから、圧力が脱ガス反応を抑制し、バリンとバリンペプチドの安定性を向上させたことによりバリンペプチドを生成する脱水重合反応（非脱ガス反応）、が促進され高収率のペプチド生成に至ったと考えられる。これらの結果は、初期地球の海洋堆積物深部環境において、脱水反応を促進する低含水率だけでなく、圧力もペプチド生成に貢献することを示唆する。また、これらの結果はグリシンやアラニンの先行研究とも整合的である。
• Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization under high temperature and high pressure conditions

  Otake Tsubasa, Taniguchi Takashi, Furukawa Yoshihiro, Nakazawa Hiromoto, Kakegawa Takeshi

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 日本地球化学会 58 120 - 120 2011 

  本研究では，幅広い温度 (180-400度)・圧力 (1-5.5 GPa) 条件下でアミノ酸の重合実験を行い，生命の起源に必要なアミノ酸の安定性及び重合反応に対する温度・圧力の影響を実験的に調べることを目的とした．その結果，同じ温度条件下では，アミノ酸はより高圧下では長時間存在できていた．また，生成したペプチドの量もより高圧下で多くなることが明らかになった．アラニンが触媒を用いずに単量体から５量体まで重合した例は，本研究が初めてである．本研究によって，高圧下ではアミノ基の安定性がアミノ酸の安定性に大きく関わっている事が明らかとなり，冥王代の海洋堆積物中において，周囲のアンモニア濃度がアミノ酸の安定性に関係することが示唆された．
• Sedimentary environments after 15 to 10 Ma Kuroko deposits in the Hokuroku basin: mineralogical and geochemical studies on framboidal pyrite

  Endo Misato, Yamada Ryoichi, Otake Tsubasa, Kakegawa Takeshi

  Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan 日本地球化学会 58 95 - 95 2011 

  黒鉱鉱床を多く胚胎する秋田県北鹿地域は、鉱床形成時に海底近傍が無酸素状態であったという報告がある。本研究では、北鹿地域の黒鉱形成前後（15から10Ma）の連続した時間軸の中で古日本海に堆積した泥岩を研究対象とし、北鹿海盆低層の環境変動と微生物活動の関係を考察することを目的とした。黒鉱形成とほぼ同時期に堆積した泥岩中のフランボイダル黄鉄鉱は、その平均直径及び標準偏差が小さかった。フランボイダル黄鉄鉱は堆積物直上の海洋環境によってサイズ分布が異なると知られていることから、黒鉱形成時には北鹿海盆低層がeuxinicな海洋であり、広域的に硫化水素に富んだ低層水が分布していたと考えられる。また、黒鉱形成とほぼ同時期に堆積した泥岩中の黄鉄鉱の硫黄安定同位体比は非常に軽い値を示したことから、硫化水素生成は、黒鉱形成時であっても無酸素海洋中で活動していた硫酸還元菌によるものであり、海底熱水からの寄与は少ないことが見いだされた。
• Mechanisms of iron oxide transformations in hydrothermal systems

  Tsubasa Otake, David J. Wesolowski, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Lawrence F. Allard, Hiroshi Ohmoto

  GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 74 (21) 6141 - 6156 0016-7037 2010/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Coexistence of magnetite and hematite in hydrothermal systems has often been used to constrain the redox potential of fluids, assuming that the redox equilibrium is attained among all minerals and aqueous species. However, as temperature decreases, disequilibrium mineral assemblages may occur due to the slow kinetics of reaction involving the minerals and fluids. In this study, we conducted a series of experiments in which hematite or magnetite was reacted with an acidic solution under H(2)-rich hydrothermal conditions (T = 100-250 degrees C, P(H2) = 0.05-5 MPa) to investigate the kinetics of redox and non-redox transformations between hematite and magnetite, and the mechanisms of iron oxide transformation under hydrothermal conditions. The formation of euhedral crystals of hematite in 150 and 200 degrees C experiments, in which magnetite was used as the starting material, indicates that non-redox transformation of magnetite to hematite occurred within 24 h. The chemical composition of the experimental solutions was controlled by the non-redox transformation between magnetite and hematite throughout the experiments. While solution compositions were controlled by the non-redox transformation in the first 3 days in a 250 degrees C experiment, reductive dissolution of magnetite became important after 5 days and affected the solution chemistry. At 100 degrees C, the presence of maghemite was indicated in the first 7 days. Based on these results, equilibrium constants of non-redox transformation between magnetite and hematite and those of non-redox transformation between magnetite and maghemite were calculated. Our results suggest that the redox transformation of hematite to magnetite occurs in the following steps: (1) reductive dissolution of hematite to Fe((aq))(2+) and (2) non-redox transformation of hematite and Fe((aq))(2+) to magnetite. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
• Primary haematite formation in an oxygenated sea 3.46 billion years ago

  Masamichi Hoashi, David C. Bevacqua, Tsubasa Otake, Yumiko Watanabe, Arthur H. Hickman, Satoshi Utsunomiya, Hiroshi Ohmoto

  NATURE GEOSCIENCE 2 (4) 301 - 306 1752-0894 2009/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  The timing of the origin of photosynthesis on the early Earth is greatly debated. It is generally agreed, on the basis of the presence of biological molecules found in shales from the Hamersley Basin, Australia, that oxygenic photosynthesis had evolved 2.7 billion years (Gyr) ago. However, whether photosynthesis occurred before this time remains controversial. Here we report primary haematite crystals and associated minerals within the marine sedimentary rocks preserved in a jasper formation of the Pilbara Craton, Australia, which we interpret as evidence for the formation of these rocks in an oxygenated water body 3.46 Gyr ago. We suggest that these haematite crystals formed at temperatures greater than 60 degrees C from locally discharged hydrothermal fluids rich in ferrous iron. The crystals precipitated when the fluids rapidly mixed with overlying oxygenated sea water, at depths greater than 200m. As our findings imply the existence of noticeable quantities of molecular oxygen, we propose that organisms capable of oxygenic photosynthesis evolved more than 700 million years earlier than previously recognized, resulting in the oxygenation of at least some intermediate and deep ocean regions.
• Ab initio calculations for equilibrium fractionations in multiple sulfur isotope systems

  Tsubasa Otake, Antonio C. Lasaga, Hiroshi Ohmoto

  CHEMICAL GEOLOGY 249 (3-4) 357 - 376 0009-2541 2008/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Ab initio calculations of vibrational frequencies (v), reduced partition function ratios (0) of various gaseous and aqueous sulfur-bearing compounds, and isotopic fractionation factors (a) between them were performed on the multiple isotope systems using the Hartree-Fock (HF) and the Becke three-parameter Lee-Yang-Parr (B3LYP) density functional methods. Based on the comparison of the geometry, vibrational frequencies, and fractionation factors with those determined experimentally, the HF/6-31G(d) was chosen as the optimal method for the sulfur isotope systems. The results of computation for multiple sulfur fractionation factors indicate that the mass-dependent relationships, i.e., ((33)alpha - 1)/((34)alpha - 1) and ((36)alpha - 1)/((34)alpha - 1) values, converge only at high temperature (e.g., T>500 degrees C) to 0.515 and 1.89, respectively, which are the values previously derived from the Bigeleisen-Mayer approximations. However, they significantly deviate from these values with decreasing temperature, and depending on the sulfur species pairs that are involved in equilibrium isotope exchange reactions. The ((33)alpha- 1)/((34)alpha - 1) values and the ((36)alpha - 1)/ ((34)alpha- 1) values range from 0.505 to 0.517 and from 1.88 to 1.96, respectively, at 0 degrees C. An isotopic crossover relationship, in which the fractionation factor changes from > 1.0 to < 1.0 (or from < 1.0 to > 1.0) about a specific temperature (i.e., crossover temperature), was observed in several species couples (e.g., S-2-H2S, S-8-H2S, CS2-H2S, SO3-SO4(aq)2-). Since the crossover temperatures vary among different isotope molecules, large changes in the ((33)alpha -1)/((34)alpha - 1) and ((36)alpha - 1)/((34)alpha - 1) values (e.g., > 1 to <0) also occur near the crossover temperatures. The effects of solvation on the fractionation factors were investigated using the PCM models. The dielectric constant (P) of solvent, which is the dominant solvent characteristic, affects the fractionation factors between gaseous and aqueous species (e.g., SO2(g) and SO2(aq)), but the effect levels out for epsilon > 20. Among the solvent models, the IEF-PCM model yields the greatest fractionation factors between gaseous and aqueous species. Overall, temperature, harmonic frequency, and mass of atoms bonded to sulfur (M are the three important parameters affecting the reduced partition function ratios, fractionation factors, and mass-dependent relationships. By decreasing temperature and increasing frequency and mass, the 1000((34)beta - 1) values increase and the ((33)beta - 1)/((34)beta - 1) values decrease (i.e., deviate from "expected" 0.515). The ((33)beta - 1)/((34)beta - 1) values converge to 0.516 only at higher temperature (e.g., T>600 degrees C), lower frequency (omega(e) <500 cm(-1)), and smaller mass (M<7 amu) and become as low as 0.503 at T=50 degrees C, omega(e) = 2500 cm(-1), and M=56 amu. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
• Anomalous fractionation of sulfur isotopes during heterogeneous reactions

  Antonio C. Lasaga, Tsubasa Otake, Yumiko Watanabe, Hiroshi Ohmoto

  EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS 268 (1-2) 225 - 238 0012-821X 2008/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Applying square adsorption-well and Morse potential models for the adsorption of a sulfur specie on a solid surface, we have evaluated the fractionation of four sulfur isotopes (S-32, S-33, S-34 and S-36) during chemisorption reactions. Heterogeneous reactions between solid and aqueous (or gaseous) species are found to produce anomalous fractionations of sulfur isotopes when the adsorption energy is small (<0.3 eV; 30 kJ/mol) and a discontinuity occurs in the number of bound energy levels of different sulfur isotopes. We refer to "anomalous sulfur isotope fractionation" when the Delta S-33 and (33)theta' (approximate to delta S-33/delta S-34) values of a sample fall outside of 0 +/- 0.2 parts per thousand and 0.51 +/- 0.01 parts per thousand, respectively, and/or when the Delta S-36 and (33)theta' (approximate to delta S-36/delta S-34) values of a sample fall outside of 0 +/- 0.4 parts per thousand and 1.9 +/- 0.1 parts per thousand, respectively. The magnitude of anomalous sulfur isotope effects during a heterogeneous reaction increases with increasing temperature. Depending on the values of chernisorption energy and bond strength, the delta S-33, delta S-34, delta S-36, Delta S-33 and Delta S-36 values of chernisorption products may be as variable as those observed in Archean sedimentary rocks. Ab initio calculations for SO2 adsorption on a kerogen surface indicate the possibility of creating anomalous isotope signatures for the adsorbed species, such as: delta S-33/delta S-34 approximate to 1.08, delta S-36/delta S-34 approximate to 0.84, Delta S-33 = 7.0 to 13.parts per thousand, and Delta S-36= -13.0 to -25.2 parts per thousand in a temperature range of 0 to 200 degrees C) the magnitude of Delta S-33 and Delta S-36 increase with increasing temperature. These data, together with various geochemical data (e.g., organic C and sulfide S contents; hydrothermal alteration effects) on Archean sedimentary rocks with anomalous sulfur isotope fractionations, suggest that the anomalous sulfur isotope signatures in such rocks may have been created by heterogeneous reactions between organic matter (+ minerals) and sulfur-bearing aqueous solutions under hydrothermal conditions, rather than by UV photolysis of volcanic SO2 in an O-2-poor atmosphere. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
• Experimental evidence for non-redox transformations between magnetite and hematite under H-2-rich hydrothermal conditions

  Tsubasa Otake, David J. Wesolowski, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Lawrence F. Allard, Hiroshi Ohmoto

  EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS 257 (1-2) 60 - 70 0012-821X 2007/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
   

  Transformations of magnetite ((FeFe2O4)-Fe-II-O-III) to hematite ((Fe2O3)-O-III) (and vice versa) have been thought by many scientists and engineers to require molecular O-2 and/or H-2. Thus, the presence of magnetite and/or hematite in rocks has been linked to a specific oxidation environment. However, the availability of reductants or oxidants in many geologic and industrial environments appears to have been too low to account for the transformations of iron oxides through redox reactions. Here, we report the results of hydrothermal experiments in mildly acidic and H-2-rich aqueous solutions at 150 degrees C, which demonstrate that transformations of magnetite to hematite, and hematite to magnetite, occur rapidly without involving molecular O-2 or H-2: Fe3O4(Mt) + 2H((aq))(+) <-> Fe2O3 (Hm) + Fe-(aq)(2+) + H2O The transformation products are chemically and structurally homogeneous, and typically occur as euhedral single crystals much larger than the precursor minerals. This suggests that, in addition to the expected release of aqueous ferrous species to solution, the transformations involve release of aqueous ferric species from the precursor oxides to the solution, which reprecipitate without being reduced by H-2. These redox-independent transformations may have been responsible for the formation of some iron oxides in natural systems, such as high-grade hematite ores that developed from Banded Iron Formations (BIFs), hematite-rich deposits formed on Mars, corrosion products in power plants and other industrial systems. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
• Gold deposition in epithermal quartz-adularia veins: Experimental study on adsorption of gold on Al-Si systems

  Ohtake, T, Yokoyama, T, Uchida, A, Watanabe, K, Izawa, E

  Proceedings of 11th International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits Symposium 2002 [Not refereed][Not invited]
  

Conference Activities & Talks

• 32億年前の浅海性縞状鉄鉱層における化学沈殿と初期続成作用によるFeとMg同位体分別  [Not invited]

  大竹 翼, 杉浦 遼平, 申基澈, 大友 陽子, 掛川 武, 佐藤 努

  日本地球化学会第70回年会  2023/09
• Alteration patterns of host rocks in massive sulfide deposits that were possibly formed by subseafloor hydrothermal processes  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, A. Hoshi, K. Nakayama, T. Nozaki, R. Kikuchi, T. Sato

  17th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction/14h Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry  2023/08  Sendai
• Fe and Mg isotope fractionations in ferruginous sedimentary rocks from the ~3.2 Ga Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, R. Sugiura, K. Shin, Y. Ohtomo, T. Kakegawa, T. Sato

  Goldschmidt 2023  2023/07  Lyon, Frances
• 低温蛇紋岩化反応における水素生成促進  [Not invited]

  大竹 翼, 菅原 あすか, 東野 駿太, 大友 陽子, 菊池 亮佑, 佐藤 努

  JpGU 2023  2023/05
• 鉱床形成や環境影響理解のための安定同位体や微量元素の応用  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  第4回『休廃止鉱山のグリーンレメディエーションと関連分野の最前線』  2023/03
• Formation of Ni-rich smectite in the Tagaung Taung Ni laterite deposit, Myanmar  [Not invited]

  Tsubasa Otake, Ayaka Murofushi, Takahiro Daimon, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Tsutomu Sato

  Goldschmidt 2022  2022/07
• Sustainable development of mineral resources in Indonesia  [Invited]

  Tsubasa Otake

  The 17th Hokkaido Indonesian Student Association Scientific Meeting 2022  2022/07
• Modification of sequential extraction method for better understanding of host phases in high grade Ni laterite ores  [Not invited]

  Tsubasa Otake, Takahiro Daimon, Kenzo Sanematsu, Yoshio Takahashi, Tsutomu Sato

  JpGU 2022  2022/06
• Formation processes of Ni laterite deposits: Implications for exploration, processing, and environments  [Invited]

  T. Otake

  International Webinar 2021: Managing Mine and Metallurgical Wastes for a Sustainable Metal Industry: Volarization and Remediation  2021/11  Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology
  
• 大型科学掘削計画で拓く新しい資源濃集プロセス  [Not invited]

  大竹 翼

  第 7 回北大・部局横断シンポジウム  2021/10
• Niラテライト鉱床の高品位鉱石形成に関わる地球化学的要因  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  資源地質学会第70回年会  2021/06
• 地球表層環境における鉄の濃集と鉄鉱床の形成：レビュー  [Not invited]

  大竹 翼

  JpGU 2021 (オンライン)  2021/06
• Environmental study on the Pinpet Fe deposit in southern Shan State, Myanmar  [Not invited]

  Kyaw Zay Ya, Tsubasa Otake, Kenzo Sanematsu, Tsutomu Sato

  JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020  2020/07
• Geochemical factors affecting Ni enrichment during chemical weathering of ultramafic rocks in Indonesia and Myanmar  [Not invited]

  Tsubasa Otake

  JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020  2020/07
• 低温蛇紋岩化反応における水素生成量に与えるシリカの影響  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 東野 駿太, 川喜田 竜平, 佐藤 努

  日本地球化学会第66回年会  2019/09
• Mineralogical and Fe isotope correlations between Kuroko-type VMS deposits and a seafloor hydrothermal deposit in Okinawa Trough  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, T. Ikeshima, T. Sato, J.-I. Ishibashi, T. Nozaki, H. Kumagai, L. Maeda, onboard members

  Goldschmidt 2019  2019/08
• Comparison of ore formation processes between VHMS deposits and a submarine hydrothermal ore deposit in Okinawa Trough  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, T. Ikeshima, T. Sato, J-I Ishibashi, T. Nozaki, H. Kumagai, L. Maeda, onboard members

  Goldschmidt 2018  2018/08
• The role of multi-stage processes on REE enrichment in Kangankunde carbonatites, Malawi  [Not invited]

  F. Chikanda, T. Otake, Y. Ohtomo, T. Sato

  Goldschmidt 2018  2018/08
• Ore formation processes in a submarine hydrothermal ore deposit in Izena Hole, Okinawa Trough: comparison with Kuroko deposits  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, T. Ikeshima, T. Sato, J. Ishibashi, T. Nozaki, H. Kumagai, L. Maeda, Onboard members

  Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018  2018/05
• Hydrothermal synthesis of chromian spinel from iron and chromium hydroxides using a flow-through apparatus  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, M. Nishikata, Y. Ohtomo, Y. Kimura, D. Kawamoto, T. Sato

  American Chemical Society National Meeting  2018/03
• Large Fe isotope fractionations found in sulfide ores and ferruginous cherts in volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, S. Nakamura, R. Yamada, K. Shin, S. Ono, T. Sato

  Goldschmidt Conference 2017  2017/09
• 火山性塊状硫化物鉱床における鉄同位体分別と鉱床形成プロセス  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 中村峻介, 山田亮一, 申基澈, 小野修司, 佐藤努

  日本地球惑星科学連合2017年大会  2017/05
• Spatial and temporal distributions of metallic ore deposits  [Invited]

  Tsubasa Otake

  2016 5th International Doctoral Symposium-Sustainable Management of Resources and Environment in the 21st Century  2016/11
• フロースルー型装置を用いた低温熱水環境下におけるクロムスピネルの合成実験  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 梁智現, 大友陽子, 佐藤努

  2016年度日本地球化学会年会  2016/09
• 沖縄トラフ海底熱水鉱床における鉱石鉱物組成の多様性とその定量的評価  [Not invited]

  後藤翔太, 大竹翼, 川本大祐, 横山拓史, 小野修司, 伊藤真由美, 佐藤努

  2016年資源地質学会年会  2016/06
• Transitions in oceanic and hydrothermal environments inferred from Fe isotopes in ferruginous and manganeferous sedimentary rocks  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, K. Shin

  第5回同位体環境学シンポジウム  2015/12
• 秋田県北鹿地域にみられる鉄・マンガンに富む化学堆積岩の鉄同位体比の特徴と黒鉱鉱床との関係性  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 鈴木凌平, 山田亮一, 申基澈, 昆慶明, 佐藤努

  2015年度日本地球化学会第62回年会  2015/09
• Environmental impacts associated with heavy mineral processing: Case study in Malaysia  [Invited]

  Tsubasa Otake

  The World Forum Meeting and Conference “Resources and Sustainability”  2015/09
• Fe isotope variations in ferruginous sedimentary rocks above Kuroko deposits in the Hokuroku district, Northeast Japan  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, R. Suzuki, R. Yamada, K. Shin, Y. Kon, T. Sato

  Goldschmidt Conference 2015  2015/08
• 黒鉱鉱床形成後に堆積した鉄・マンガン堆積岩に記録された鉄同位体分別  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 鈴木陵平, 山田亮一, 申基澈, 昆慶明, 佐藤努

  資源地質学会第65回年会講演会  2015/06
• 秋田県北鹿地域に産する鉄・マンガン堆積岩の鉄同位体比と海洋環境の変動  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 鈴木凌平, 申基澈

  第4 回同位体環境学シンポジウム  2014/12
• Environmental impacts associated with REE resources: case study of the tin tailing processing industry in Malaysia  [Invited]

  T. Otake, A. Ito, S. Anraku, K.-S. Ariffin, F.-Y. Yeoh, T. Sato

  4th Asia Africa Mineral Resources Conference  2014/10
• 鉄・マンガン堆積岩中のレアアースパターンと鉄同位体比から推定される黒鉱鉱床形成後の堆積環境の変遷  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 鈴木陵平, 山田亮一, 申基澈, 昆慶明, 佐藤努

  2014年度日本地球化学会年会  2014/09
• 研究者を志すきっかけとなった南アフリカの鉱床達  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  鉱物科学会若手の会夜間集会  2014/05
• 海洋における酸化還元環境の変遷と元素濃集  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  日本地球惑星科学連合2014年大会  2014/04
• Chromium Enrichment in sedimentary rocks deposited in shallow water in the 3.2 Ga Moodies Group, South Africa  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, Y. Sakamoto, S. Itoh, H. Yurimoto, T. Kakegawa

  Goldschmidt Conference 2013  2013/08  Florence, Italy
• Enrichment of chromium in Banded Iron Formations deposited in a shallow water in the Barberton Greenstone Belts, South Africa  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, Y. Sakamoto, S. Itoh, H. Yurimoto, T. Kakegawa

  2013年資源地質学会年会  2013/06  東京
• 縞状鉄鉱層の微量元素・同位体分析によって紐解く地球と生命の共進化  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  第73回分析化学討論会  2013/05  函館
• CONCENTRATION OF ELEMENTS IN CHEMICAL SEDIMENTARY ROCKS RELATED TO CHANGES IN EARTH’S SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS  [Invited]

  Tsubasa Otake

  5th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Geological Engineering  2013
• 資源地質学で紐解く地球と生命の共進化  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  北海道大学工学部 講演会  2012
• 縞状鉄鉱層：資源地質学からアストロバイオロジーへ  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  東京工業大学 地惑セミナー  2012
• 太古代に見られる鉄に富んだ堆積岩の成因と当時の地球表層環境  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  産業義技術総合研究所 GREENシーズセミナー  2012
• 北鹿地域における珪質堆積岩中のレアアースパターンと堆積環境の変遷  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 山田亮一, 鈴木稜平, 掛川武

  日本地球化学会2012年年会  2012
• ３２億年前の浅海性化学堆積岩から推定される当時の地球表層環境  [Invited]

  大竹翼, 坂本祐樹, 伊藤正一, 圦本尚義, 掛川武

  地球惑星科学連合2012年大会  2012
• Origins of magnetite and chromite in sedimentary rocks in a shallow water environment in the 3.2 Ga Moodies Group, South Africa.  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, Y. Sakamoto, S. Itoh, H. Yurimoto, T. Kakegawa

  2012 AGU Fall Meeting  2012
• Earth’s surface environments inferred from chemical sedimentary rocks deposited in a shallow ocean 3.2 billion years ago.  [Invited]

  T. Otake, Y. Sakamoto, S. Itoh, H. Yurimoto, T. Kakegawa

  G-COE symposium 2012: Achievements of G-COE program for Earth and planetary dynamics and the future perspective  2012
• 生命の起源および進化に関する研究における海洋堆積物の続成/変成作用の重要  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  東京大学地球惑星システム科学セミナー  2011
• 高温高圧条件下における固体アミノ酸の安定性と重合反応  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 谷口尚, 古川善博, 中沢弘基, 掛川武

  日本地球化学会第58回年会  2011
• Mechanisms of iron oxide transformations in hydrothermal systems  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Wesolowski, D.J, Anovitz, L. M, Allard, L. F, Ohmoto, H

  地球惑星科学連合2011年大会  2011
• Origins of chromite found in chemical and clastic sedimentary rocks of the 3.2 Ga Moodies Group, South Africa.  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Sakamoto, Y, Kakegawa, T

  Goldschmidt Conference 2011  2011
• Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization under high-pressure conditions  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Taniguchi, T, Furukawa, Y, Nakazawa, H, Kakegawa, T

  Origins 2011 International Conference  2011
• 縞状鉄鉱層中の初生鉱物としての赤鉄鉱の沈殿と続成作用による磁鉄鉱へのトランスフォーメーション  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  九州大学大学院生企画シンポジウム  2010
• 初期地球における海洋堆積物中でのアミノ酸の安定性と重合反応  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 谷口尚, 古川善博, 中沢弘基, 掛川武

  第51回高圧討論会  2010
• The Stability of amino acids and peptides during on the early Earth  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Taniguchi, T, Furukawa, Y, Nakazawa, H, Kakegawa, T

  Global-Network Symposium on Earth’s Dynamics  2010
• The stability of amino acids and peptides during diagenesis on the early Earth  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Taniguchi, T, Furukawa, Y, Nakazawa, H, Kakegawa, T

  地球惑星科学連合2010年大会（国際セッション）  2010
• Stability of amino acids and peptides during diagenesis on the early Earth  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Taniguchi, T, Furukawa, Y, Nakazawa, H, Kakegawa, T

  2010 Goldschmidt conference  2010
• 平衡及び非平衡反応における硫黄の同位体効果と質量依存性の理論的研究  [Invited]

  大竹 翼

  日本地球化学会第57回大会  2010
• 海洋堆積物の続成環境模擬実験における混合アミノ酸の重合と安定性  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 谷口尚, 古川善博, 中沢弘基, 掛川武

  日本地球化学会第57回大会  2010
• A New Surface Reaction Model for Anomalous Fractionation of Sulfur Isotopes  [Not invited]

  地球惑星科学連合2009年大会  2009
• 初期地球における有機物と硫黄化合物の表面反応による特異な同位体分別の可能性  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, A. C. Lasaga, Y. Watanabe, H. Ohmoto

  第２回アストロバイオロジーワークショップ  2009
• Theoretical investigations for anomalous fracionation of sulfur isotopes during a surface reaction  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, A. C. Lasaga, Y. Watanabe, H. Ohmoto

  AGU Fall Meeting  2009
• A New Surface Reaction Model for Anomalous Fractionation of Sulfur Isotopes  [Not invited]

  地球惑星科学連合2009年大会  2009
• Theoretical investigations of equilibrium and surface adsorption effects on mass-dependent fractionation in multiple sulfur isotope systems  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, A. C. Lasaga, Y. Watanabe, H. Ohmoto

  Astrobiology Science Conference  2008
• Anomalous S isotope fractionations during reactions with an organic surface: I. theoretical investigations  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, A. C. Lasaga, Y. Watanabe, H. Ohmoto

  18th Annual Goldschmidt Conference  2008
• Experimental evidence for non-redox transformation of hematite from magnetite under reducing conditions  [Not invited]

  take, T, Wesolowski, D.J, Anovitz, L. M, Allard, L. F, Ohmoto, H

  Astrobiology Science Conference  2006
• Non-redox transformation of magnetite - hematite under H2-rich hydrothermal conditions  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Wesolowski, D.J, Anovitz, L. M, Allard, L. F, Ohmoto, H

  19th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association  2006
• Experimental evidence of non-redox transformation between magnetite and hematite under H2-rich hydrothermal conditions  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Wesolowski, D.J, Anovitz, L. M, Allard, L. F, Ohmoto, H

  Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America  2006
• Magnetite transformation to hematite under H2 pressure at 150ºC  [Not invited]

  Otake, T, Wesolowski, D.J, Anovitz, L. M, Allard, L. F, Ohmoto, H

  15th Annual Goldschmidt Conference  2005
• “Detrital” pyrites in the Archean Witwatersrand Basin (South Africa) are not detrital  [Not invited]

  T. Otake, Y. Watanabe, W. Altermann, H. Ohmoto

  Astrobiology Science Conference  2004
• Al－Si酸化物表面への金(III)イオンの吸着実験 石英脈への金の濃縮における6配位Alの重要性－  [Not invited]

  大竹翼, 横山拓史, 内田明子, 渡邊公一郎, 井澤英二

  資源地質学会  2002
• Gold deposition in epithermal quartz-adularia veins: Epithermal study on adsorption of gold on Al-Si systems  [Not invited]

  Ohtake, T, Yokoyama, T, Uchida, A, Watanabe, K, Izawa, E

  11th International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits Symposium  2002

MISC

• 資源開発における環境負荷低減のための同位体研究

  大竹 翼  同位体環境学がえがく世界：2020 年版  2020/04  [Not refereed][Not invited]
  
• 岩石の風化と資源

  大竹 翼  季刊 資源と素材  3-  (3)  22  -23  2018/09  [Not refereed][Not invited]
  
• Immobilization of Boron with MgO material in the presence of soluble silica

  野澤 笑子, 大竹 翼, 佐藤 努  地下水・土壌汚染とその防止対策に関する研究集会講演集  23-  314  -317  2017/11/09
• 鉄鉱床は微生物が作った?

  大竹 翼  季刊 資源と素材  1-  (2)  24  -25  2016/06  [Not refereed][Not invited]
  
• The Relationship Between Smectite/ Illite Ratios and Diagenetic History of Sandstone Reservoir, Batu Ayau Formation, Upper Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

  T. Puji Astuti, S. Surjono, I. Warmada, D.P. Kusuma, Y. Tsukada, T. Otake, T. Sato  International Petroleum Technology Conference 2014, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  17895  2014/12  [Not refereed][Not invited]
  
• 12 Stability of amino acids and their oligomerization under high temperature and high pressure conditions(General Contributions,The 36^ annual meeting of the SSOEL-JAPAN (Abstracts))

  Otake T., Taniguchi T., Furukawa Y., Nakazawa H., Kakegawa T.  Viva origino  39-  12  -12  2011
• Stability of amino acids and peptides during diagenesis on the early Earth

  T. Otake, T. Taniguchi, Y. Furukawa, H. Nakazawa, T. Kakegawa  GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA  74-  (12)  A782  -A782  2010/06  [Not refereed][Not invited]
  

Awards & Honors

• 2022/06 The Society of Resource Geology Best Article Award 2021
   Geochemical constraints on the mobilization of Ni and critical metals in laterite deposits, Sulawesi, Indonesia: A mass-balance approach 

  受賞者: Ito, A;Otake, T;Maulana, A;Sanematsu, K;Sufriadin;Sato, T
• 2017 The Clay Science Society of Japan Best article award in the Clay Science Society of Japan
   Quantitative analysis for dissolution of silica minerals in the compacted bentonite at hyperalkaline conditions by X−ray computed tomography and geochemical modeling 

  受賞者: R. Nakabayashi;T. Kijima;Y. Tsukada;T. Sato;T. Otake;K. Kaneko;T. Yoneda
• 2011 International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life Best Poster award, Origins 2011 International Conference
   

  受賞者: Tsubasa Otake
• 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference 2008 Frank Drake Award
   

  受賞者: Tsubasa Otake

Research Grants & Projects

• Geochemical processes between microbes-sulfide minerals-water responsible for ore deposit formation

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2023/04 -2026/03 

  Author : Shigeshi Fuchida, Tsubasa Otake, Kenta Yoshida
• Quantifying the microbial contribution to the hydrothermal deposit formation toward the BIOre concept

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2023/04 -2026/03 

  Author : Tatsuo Nozaki
• Promotion of hydrogen generation during low temperature serpentinization

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)

  Date (from‐to) : 2022/06 -2025/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake
• Understanding biosphere-hydrosphere-atmosphere-lithosphere interactions 3.2 billion years ago with an international continental drilling program

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

  Date (from‐to) : 2020/04 -2024/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake

   

  R3年度はR2年度に現地での新型コロナ感染拡大のため遅れていた科学掘削が開始された。バーバトン地域の4サイト(site 2, 3, 4, 5)において合計7本のコアを掘削した。これらの掘削コアは、当時の海洋環境に関する情報を保持していると考えられる化学堆積岩（縞状鉄鉱層: BIF, ジャスパー）や沿岸域の生態系に関する情報を保存している可能性がある浅海性堆積岩を含んでいる。現地のコア記載も進んでいる。またすでに露頭や稼行中の鉱山で採取済みの岩石試料を使用して分析手法の確立に取り組んだ。鉄 (Fe) およびクロム (Cr) 安定同位体比の分析についてはBIF試料において良好に単離などの前処理を行うことができ、分析条件を確立することができた。Fe同位体比については十数試料の分析が完了しており、その値から海洋からの化学沈澱のシグナルを保持していることが明らかとなった。その同位体変動幅は鉄の酸化沈澱でのみ説明可能であり、32億年まえの浅海域で海洋中の溶存二価鉄が酸化されるプロセスがすでに存在していたと考えられる。また、有機物を抽出して微細構造分析を行ったところフィルム状の有機物を検出し、比較的未熟成であることも明らかとなった。さらにその有機物に含まれている窒素（N）の同位体比を測定したところ、誤差は大きかったが酸素発生光合成細菌の寄与を示唆する同位体的に重たい値を示した。ヨハネスブルグ大学におけるLA-ICP-MSによるジルコンの分析についても条件などを確立し、分析環境を整えた。
• The Impact of Industrialization on the Cultural Landscape and Food Security of the Wetlands : A Case Study of the Bangpakong River Basin, Chachoengsao, Thailand.

  JSPS：Bilateral Programs

  Date (from‐to) : 2021/04 -2023/03 

  Author : Hajime Matsushima, Ariya Aruninta, Ryusuke Hatano, Tishufumi Igarashi, Tsubasa Otake, Satoshi Koike, Junjiro Negishi, John R. Bower, Ryo Takeda
• マグネシウムシリケート水和物：その正体と生成の全容解明

  JSPS：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

  Date (from‐to) : 2019/04 -2022/03 

  Author : Tsutomu Sato
• Engineering application of hydrogen generation by water-rock interactions in natural systems

  JSPS：Grant-in-Aid for challenging Exploratory Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2017/04 -2020/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake
• New isotope signatures for rare metals concentrated with Fe colloids

  JSPS：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Date (from‐to) : 2017/04 -2020/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake
• Potential of Geochemical signatures of overlying chemical sedimentary rocks as an exploration tool for VMS deposits

  Japan Mining Industry Association：一般研究助成

  Date (from‐to) : 2016/04 -2019/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake
• Next Generation Technology for Ocean Resources Exploration

  Council for Science, Technology, and Innovation：Cross-minitrial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program

  Date (from‐to) : 2015/10 -2019/03 

  Author : Junichiro Ishibashi
• Chemical concentration processes in the surface environments on early Earth

  JSPS：KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(A)

  Date (from‐to) : 2014/04 -2017/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake
• レアアース資源開発における環境影響評価と精錬廃水からの放射性物質除去法の確立

  クリタ水・環境化学振興財団：国内研究助成（萌芽的研究）

  Date (from‐to) : 2013/10 -2014/09 

  Author : 大竹 翼
• 局所安定同位体比分析によって明らかにする鉄に富んだ堆積岩の成因と初期地球の表層環境

  北海道大学：北海道大学総長室事業推進経費

  Date (from‐to) : 2012/04 -2013/03 

  Author : 大竹 翼
• Sulfur isotope fractionations and mass dependency during abiotic reactions

  JSPS：KAKENHI

  Date (from‐to) : 2010/04 -2012/03 

  Author : Tsubasa Otake

   

  Results of a series of theoretical investigations showed that nuclear field shift effect will not produce anomalous fractionations of sulfur isotopes while various surface reaction may produce anomalous fractionation of sulfur isotopes. On the other hand, kinetic isotope effect during abiotic reactions may not deviate from the mass-dependent relationships predicted on equilibrium isotope exchange reactions.
• 硫黄の未知同位体分別効果の理論的及び実験的解明

  東北大学大学院理学研究科：若手研究者奨励研究基金

  Date (from‐to) : 2009/04 -2010/03 

  Author : 大竹 翼

Educational Activities

Teaching Experience

Committee Membership

• 2020/04 - Today   Geochemical Society of Japan   ｢Geochemical Journal｣ Editorial board member
• 2013/04 - Today   The mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan   ｢Journal of MMIJ｣ Editorial board member
• 2021/05 -2022/07   Goldschmidt 2022   Theme Chair for theme 8, Energy and Resources in Service of Society