Ito Mayumi

Faculty of Engineering Sustainable Resources Engineering Resources EngineeringProfessor
Last Updated :2025/12/04

■Researcher basic information

Degree

  • Doctor of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Mar. 2000

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Research Keyword

  • Mineral Processing
  • Resources development
  • Sustainable Resources Engineering
  • Recycle Engineering
  • Recycling
  • Soil contamination
  • Soil washing
  • Waste
  • Mineral Resources
  • Physical separation
  • Gravity separation
  • flotation
  • Magnetic separation
  • Jig separation
  • Plastic-plastis separation
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Copper
  • Carrie micro encapsulation
  • Acid mine drainage

Research Field

  • Energy, Earth resource engineering, energy science
  • Environmental science/Agricultural science, Environmental materials/recycling technology

Educational Organization

■Career

Career

  • Aug. 2022 - Present
    Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, Dr, Japan
  • Dec. 2010 - Present
    Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor
  • May 2004 - Nov. 2010
    Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering, Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2004
    Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, 助手
  • Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2001
    Waseda University, School of Science and Engineering, 客員研究員
  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1999
    Japan Society for the promition of science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)

Educational Background

  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 2000, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Engineering, 資源開発工学専攻博士後期課程
  • Apr. 1994 - Mar. 1996, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Engineering, 資源開発工学専攻修士課程
  • Apr. 1990 - Mar. 1994, Hokkaido University, School of Engineering, Department of Mineral Resources Engineering

Committee Memberships

  • Apr. 2017 - Present
    経済産業省, 北海道地方鉱山保安協議会, Government
  • Apr. 2012 - Present
    北海道, 北海道認定リサイクル製品審査委員会, Government
  • Jun. 2024 - Present
    JICA, 「エジプト日本科学技術大学(E-JUST)プロジェクトフェーズ3」国内支援委 員会委員, Others
  • Oct. 2017 - Mar. 2023
    JOGMEC, 銅原料中の不純物低減技術開発委員, Society
  • Mar. 2020
    原子力安全研究協会, 中間貯蔵除去土壌等の減容・再生利用技術開発戦略検討会 土壌分級システム実証事業ワーキンググループ, Society
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2018
    JOGMEC, 海底熱水鉱床開発委員会選鉱・製錬技術ワーキンググループ, Others

Position History

  • 大学院工学院副学院長, 2023年4月1日 - 2025年3月31日
  • 大学院工学研究院副研究院長, 2023年4月1日 - 2025年3月31日

■Research activity information

Awards

  • Mar. 2023, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Best Paper Award               
    Kinetic analysis for agglomeration-flotation of finely ground chalcopyrite: Comparison of first order kinetic model and experimental results.
    V. Hornn, M. Ito, R. Yamazawa, H. Shimada, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi,
  • Jun. 2021, Japan society of material cycles and waste management, Best Paper Award               
    The effects of particle geometry on separation efficiency
    heerayut Phengsaart;Mayumi Ito;Arisa Azuma;Carlito Baltazar Tabelin;Naoki Hiroyoshi
  • Mar. 2020, The Japan Prize Foundation, Heisei Memorial Research Grant Program               
    アフリカにおける有害金属の汚染対策と環境修復技術 -動物と人が健康に暮らせる世界の創成を目指して
    Syota Nakayama;Hokuto Nakata, Y Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Masato Hiwatari
  • Mar. 2020, 資源・素材学会, Paper award               
    alvanic Microencapsulation (GME) Using Zero-Valent Aluminum and Zero-Valent Iron to Suppress Pyrite Oxidation
    S. Seng, C.B. Tabelin, M. Kojima, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
  • Mar. 2005, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Best Poster Award               
    単体分離促進のための電気パルスによる選択粉砕機構の解明~石炭含有鉱物の粉砕性は何で決まるのか~
    伊藤 真由美
  • Mar. 2005, 資源・素材学会第30回奨励賞, 資源・素材学会第30回奨励賞               
    Advanced Coal Cleaningに関する一連の研究’
    伊藤 真由美
  • Jun. 2003, 環境資源工学会, 環境資源工学会第110回例会,ポスター賞               
    伊藤 真由美

Papers

  • Assessing the efficacy of phosphate and lime amendments in immobilizing three forms of lead in contaminated soil: An in vivo study on C57/BL6 mice simulating environmentally realistic exposure pathways.
    Nyein Chan Soe, Takashi Fujimori, Kenji Shiota, Rio Doya, Walubita Mufalo, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Mayumi Ishizuka, Shouta M M Nakayama
    Chemosphere, 374, 144201, 144201, Apr. 2025, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal, Lead (Pb) bioavailability differs depending on the specific Pb species present in the area. Adding organic and inorganic soil amendments can ameliorate the mobility of Pb in the soil. However, there is a scarcity of in vivo studies investigating the impact of these amendments on mammals via environmentally realistic exposure pathways. We evaluated the accumulation of Pb in blood and tissues of mice living on soils spiked with one of three Pb species (hydrocerussite [2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2], lead sulfate [PbSO4], and lead sulfide [PbS]) and compared the efficacy of phosphate (triple super phosphate [TSP] or phosphoric acid) or liming (calcined dolomite) amendments in reducing Pb accumulation from these soils via realistic exposure pathways. The Pb species in the spiked soil were investigated via X-ray absorption near edge structures (XANES) spectroscopy. C57/BL6 mice (six per group) were exposed to both Pb-spiked and amended soils by housing them on the soil for three months and thus simulating realistic exposure pathways. XANES analysis revealed that Pb carbonates were the dominant phase in all Pb-spiked soils. The group exposed to 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2 had the greatest Pb accumulation in brain, trachea, kidneys, liver, bone, and blood, but not lungs, whereas the PbS-exposed group accumulated more Pb in the lungs. TSP was the most effective chemical stabilizer of the three amendments, facilitating reductions in the 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2, PbSO4, and PbS exposure groups of 68-88%, 44-62%, and 6-49%, respectively. This suggests that chemical remediation using phosphate sources may be effective for immobilizing various Pb species in soils.
  • eavy Metal Pollution Assessment and Survey of Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities from Saccharum spontaneum L. in a Rehabilitated Nickel-Laterite Mine in the Philippines               
    Mainit, Shiela W., Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Paglinawan, Florifern C., Guihawan, Jaime Q., Mondejar, Alissa Jane S., Resabal, Vannie Joy T., Madamba, Maria Reina Suzette B., Alonzo, Dennis, Orbecido, Aileen H., Promentilla, Michael Angelo
    Minerals, 15, 8, 881, 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Recovery of Fine Rare Earth Minerals from Simulated Tin Tailings by Carrier Magnetic Separation: Selective Heterogeneous Agglomeration with Coarse Magnetite Particles               
    Park, Ilhwan, Gumilang, Topan Satria, Pratama, Rinaldi Yudha, Jeon, Sanghee, Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Phengsaart, Theerayu, Bilal, Muhammad, Kawamura, Youhei, Ito, Mayumi
    Minerals, 15, 7, 757, 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
    English
  • Pilot-scale stabilization of toxic metal leachates from zinc plant residues using half-burnt dolomite: implications for remediation at Kabwe legacy mine in Zambia               
    Mufalo, Walubita, Arima, Takahiko, Igarashi, Toshifumi, Ito, Mayumi, Sato, Tsutomu, Tomiyama, Shingo, Nyambe, Imasiku, Silwamba, Marthias, Nakata, Hokuto, Nakayama, Shouta
    Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 47, 7, 271, 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Synthesis of Iron-Based and Aluminum-Based Bimetals: A Systematic Review               
    Balangao, Jeffrey Ken B., Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Phengsaart, Theerayu, Zoleta, Joshua B., Arima, Takahiko, Park, Ilhwan, Mufalo, Walubita, Ito, Mayumi, Alorro, Richard D., Orbecido, Aileen H.
    Metals, 15, 6, 603, 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effects of Salinity Level on Microplastic Removal in Simulated Waters Using Agglomeration–Micro-Flotation               
    Phengsaart, Theerayu, Srichonphaisarn, Palo, Khwathichak, Worada, Bumrungsak, Chanatip, Park, Ilhwan, Ito, Mayumi, Villacorte-Tabelin, Mylah, Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Jeon, Sanghee, Haga, Kazutoshi
    Water, 17, 9, 1264, 2025, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • APiS (AI powered intelligence spectrum analyser): hyperspectral imaging machine learning analyser app for mineral processing
    Natsuo Okada, Narihiro Owada, Kaito Takizawa, Brian Bino Sinaice, Okhala Muacanhia, Angesom Gebretsadik, Shunki Tanaka, Kosei Aikawa, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yoko Ohtomo, Youhei Kawamura
    International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 1, 27, Informa UK Limited, 02 Oct. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Microencapsulation-based surface modification for improving flotation separation of Cu-Zn mixed sulfide minerals
    Ilhwan Park, Dai Uchida, Sanghee Jeon, Kosei Aikawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    Minerals Engineering, 213, 108756, 108756, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Role of Semiconductive Property on Selective Cementation Mechanism of Iron Oxides to Gold in Galvanic Interaction with Zero-Valent Aluminum from Gold–Copper Ammoniacal Thiosulfate Solutions
    Joshua Zoleta, Kosei Aikawa, Nako Okada, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 14, 5, 550, 550, MDPI AG, 07 May 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Iron oxides (hematite, Fe2O3, and magnetite, Fe3O4), previously used as electron mediators in the galvanic system with zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl), have been shown to recover Au upon cementation in Au–Cu ammoniacal thiosulfate media selectively, and this warrants further investigation. This research is focused on investigating the role of the semiconductive properties of metal oxides by performing a cementation experiment by mixing 0.15 g of electron mediators (Fe3O4, Fe2O3, TiO2 (anatase and rutile)) and 0.15 g of zero-valent aluminum powder as an electron donor in various electrochemical experiments. The results revealed that upon the cementation experiment, synthetic Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 were consistently able to selectively recover Au at around 90% and Cu at around 20%. Compared to activated carbon (AC), TiO2, in anatase and rutile forms, obtained selective recovery of gold, but the recovery was utterly insignificant compared to that of iron oxides, obtaining an average of 93% Au and 63% Cu recovery. The electrochemical and surface analysis supports the results obtained upon the cementation process, where TiO2, upon cyclic voltammetry (CV), obtained two reduction peaks centered at −1.0 V and −0.5 V assigned to reducing Au and Cu ions, respectively. Furthermore, various electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analyses revealed that the flat band potential obtained in the Mott–Schottky plot is around −1.0 V and −0.2 V for iron oxides and titanium oxides, respectively, suggesting that the electrons travel from semiconductor interface to electrolyte interface, and electrons are accessible only to Au ions in the electrolyte interface (reduction band edge around −1.0 V). The determination of this selective cementation mechanism is one of a kind. It has been proposed that the semiconductive properties of Fe2O3, Fe3O4, and, by configuring their relative energy band diagram, the travel of electrons from the iron oxide–electrolyte interface facilitate the selective cementation towards Au(S2O3)23+ ions in gold–copper ammoniacal thiosulfate solutions.
  • Isolation and Characterization of Indigenous Ureolytic Bacteria from Mindanao, Philippines: Prospects for Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP)
    Kryzzyl M. Maulas, Charla S. Paredes, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mark Anthony Jose, Einstine M. Opiso, Takahiko Arima, Ilhwan Park, Walubita Mufalo, Mayumi Ito, Toshifumi Igarashi, Theerayut Phengsaart, Edrhea Villas, Sheila L. Dagondon, Ephrime B. Metillo, Mylene M. Uy, Al James A. Manua, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin
    Minerals, 14, 4, 339, 339, MDPI AG, 26 Mar. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), a widespread phenomenon in nature, is gaining attention as a low-carbon alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in geotechnical engineering and the construction industry for sustainable development. In the Philippines, however, very few works have been conducted to isolate and identify indigenous, urease-producing (ureolytic) bacteria suitable for MICP. In this study, we isolated seven, ureolytic and potentially useful bacteria for MICP from marine sediments in Iligan City. DNA barcoding using 16s rDNA identified six of them as Pseudomonas stutzeri, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes, Bacillus paralicheniformis, Bacillus altitudinis, Bacillus aryabhattai, and Stutzerimonas stutzeri but the seventh was not identified since it was a bacterial consortium. Bio-cementation assay experiments showed negligible precipitation in the control (without bacteria) at pH 7, 8, and 9. However, precipitates were formed in all seven bacterial isolates, especially between pH 7 and 8 (0.7–4 g). Among the six identified bacterial species, more extensive precipitation (2.3–4 g) and higher final pH were observed in S. stutzeri, and B. aryabhattai, which indicate better urease production and decomposition, higher CO2 generation, and more favorable CaCO3 formation. Characterization of the precipitates by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) confirmed the formation of three carbonate minerals: calcite, aragonite, and vaterite. Based on these results, all six identified indigenous, ureolytic bacterial species from Iligan City are suitable for MICP provided that the pH is controlled between 7 and 8. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the urease-producing ability and potential for MICP of P. stutzeri, P. pseudoalcaligenes, S. stutzeri, and B. aryabhattai.
  • Effect of chicken manure amendment on lead burden in mice: exposure to lead-spiked soil
    Nyein Chan Soe, Yared Beyene Yohannes, Takamitsu Ohigashi, Hokuto Nakata, Chikae Tatsumi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Walubita Mufalo, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Mayumi Ishizuka, Shouta M. M. Nakayama
    Journal of Soils and Sediments, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 13 Mar. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Insights on hazardous metal bioaccessibility, and groundwater impacted by Zn residues from a legacy mine and risk evaluation of adjacent soils
    Walubita Mufalo, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Shingo Tomiyama, Imasiku Nyambe, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46, 2, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 06 Feb. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • A Mixed Media Approach Using Locally Available Neutralizing Materials for the Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
    Joshua Pascual Pocaan, Casey Oliver A. Turingan, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Joshua B. Zoleta, Takahiko Arima, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Aileen H. Orbecido
    Heliyon, 11, 3, Research Square Platform LLC, 05 Jan. 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal, Abstract

    Acid mine drainage (AMD)—the strongly acidic and highly polluted effluents from mine sites—are generally managed via active or passive treatment. Active treatment strategies are effective but requires continuous input of energy, chemicals and manpower making them unsustainable in the long term. Because of this, passive treatment is explored as a more sustainable alternative especially for abandoned and legacy mines. Recent studies of the authors have explored the use limestone and waste materials like low-grade ores (LGO), fly ash (FA), and concrete wastes for AMD treatment and found that although these materials generated alkalinity individually, they could only partially remove sulfate (SO42−) and some heavy metals. To address this limitation, a mixed media approach using these four materials is proposed to neutralize the pH of AMD and maximize heavy metals (Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Al) and SO42− removal. A total of twenty (20) mixtures of the four materials were identified based on the response surface methodology (RSM) experimental design. Laboratory-scale experiments using simulated AMD were performed to assess the performance of each mixture by monitoring the pH, oxidation-reduction potential (Eh), electrical conductivity (EC), metal concentrations, and SO42− concentration. Based on the results, three optimized mixed media compositions were identified in wt%: (i) 43% LGO, 40% limestone, 17% CW; (ii) 44% LGO, 51% limestone, 6% CW; and (iii) 89% limestone, 11% LGO. Overall, simulated AMD passively treated by the optimized mixed media compositions met the Philippine effluent standards except for SO42−. Simulated AMD treated by the optimized mixed media achieved pH values of < 9 and removal efficiencies for Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Al of about 99%, 99%, 98%, 70%, and 96%, respectively.
  • The floatability dependence of monazite, xenotime, and zircon on pH and temperature using ionic liquids as collectors               
    Julapong, Pongsiri, Aikawa, Kosei, Park, Ilhwan, Ito, Mayumi, Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Phengsaart, Theerayu, Numprasanthai, Apisi
    Minerals Engineering, 216, 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • 半焼成ドロマイトおよびリン酸塩を用いたカブウェ鉱山鉱さい中の重金属不溶化特性
    Takahiko ARIMA, Kenta NOTO, Walubita MUFALO, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Mayumi ITO, Tsutomu SATO, Hokuto NAKATA, Shouta NAKAYAMA, Mayumi ISHIZUKA
    Resources Processing, 70, 3, 141, 150, The Resources Processing Society of Japan, 2024, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Modified Diglycolamide Resin: Characterization and Potential Application for Rare Earth Element Recovery
    Junnile L. Romero, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Richard D. Alorro, Joshua B. Zoleta, Leaniel C. Silva, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Takunda Mhandu, Mayumi Ito, Steffen Happel, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Vannie Joy T. Resabal
    Minerals, 13, 10, 1330, 1330, MDPI AG, 14 Oct. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for green energy applications due to their unique properties, but their extraction poses sustainability challenges because the global supply of REEs is concentrated in a few countries, particularly China, which produces 70% of the world’s REEs. To address this, the study investigated TK221, a modified extraction chromatographic resin featuring diglycolamide (DGA) and carbamoyl methyl phosphine oxide (CMPO), as a promising adsorbent for REE recovery. The elemental composition and functional groups of DGA and CMPO on the polystyrene-divinylbenzene (PS-DVB) support of TK221 were confirmed using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The adsorption kinetics of neodymium (Nd), yttrium (Y), cerium (Ce), and erbium (Er) followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm, indicating monolayer chemisorption. Furthermore, iron (Fe) adsorption reached apparent equilibrium after 360 min, with consistent Fe adsorption observed at both 360 min and 1440 min. The inclusion of Fe in the study is due to its common presence as an impurity in most REE leachate solutions. The Fe adsorption isotherm results are better fitted with the Langmuir isotherm, implying chemisorption. Maximum adsorption capacities (qmax) of the resin were determined as follows: Nd (45.3 mg/g), Ce (43.1 mg/g), Er (35.1 mg/g), Y (15.6 mg/g), and Fe (12.3 mg/g). ATR-FTIR analysis after adsorption suggested that both C=O and P=O bands shifted from 1679 cm−1 to 1618 cm−1 and 1107 cm−1 to 1142 cm−1 for Y, and from 1679 cm−1 to 1607 cm−1 and 1107 cm−1 to 1135 cm−1 for Ce, implying possible coordination with REEs. These results suggest that TK221 has a huge potential as an alternative adsorbent for REE recovery, thus contributing to sustainable REE supply diversification.
  • A novel recycling route for aluminum alloys: Synthesis of Fe/Al bimetallic materials and magnetic separation
    Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Theerayut Phengsaart, Marthias Silwamba, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 201, 108202, 108202, Elsevier BV, Oct. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Recent Studies and Technologies in the Separation of Polyvinyl Chloride for Resources Recycling: A Systematic Review
    Theerayut Phengsaart, Pongsiri Julapong, Chaiwat Manositchaikul, Palot Srichonphaisarn, Monthicha Rawangphai, Onchanok Juntarasakul, Kosei Aikawa, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito
    Sustainability, 15, 18, 13842, 13842, MDPI AG, 18 Sep. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Material recycling and thermal treatment are the two most common recycling methods employed for plastic waste management. Thermal treatment for energy recovery is more widely applied compared with material recycling because the latter requires a high efficiency of separation and a high purity of products. Unfortunately, certain plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are unsuitable for thermal treatment because they contain additives like chloride (Cl−) that have adverse effects on refractory materials used in boilers. As a result of this, mixed plastic wastes containing PVC generally end up in landfills. PVC-bearing mixed plastics, however, remain valuable resources as championed by the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs): Goal 12 “Responsible production and consumption”, and their recycling after the removal of PVC is important. In this paper, recent studies (2012–2021) related to the separation of PVC from other types of plastics were systematically reviewed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 66 articles were selected, reviewed, and summarized. The results showed that various separation technologies conventionally applied to mineral processing—selective comminution, gravity separation, magnetic separation, electrical separation, and flotation—have been studied for PVC separation, and the majority of these works (>60%) focused on flotation. In addition, more advanced technologies including sorting and density-surface-based separation were introduced between 2019 and 2021.
  • A Pretreatment of Refractory Gold Ores Containing Sulfide Minerals to Improve Gold Leaching by Ammonium Thiosulfate: A Model Experiment Using Gold Powder and Arsenic-Bearing Sulfide Minerals
    Takunda Joseph Mhandu, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Sohta Hamatsu, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 13, 8, 1357, 1357, MDPI AG, 28 Jul. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal, The use of thiosulfate to extract gold from refractory ores is promising because of its non-toxicity and high selectivity. Sulfide minerals (i.e., pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite), major gold carriers in refractory gold ores, however, hinder gold extraction due to the high consumption of a lixiviant. In this study, a new method to improve gold extraction from sulfide bearing gold ores is proposed based on the model experiments using a mixture of gold powder and arsenopyrite-bearing sulfide (HAsBS) ore. The effects of HAsBS ore on gold leaching in ammonium thiosulfate solutions were investigated, and it was found that gold extraction in the presence of HAsBS ore was suppressed because of the unwanted decomposition of thiosulfate on the surface of sulfide minerals. To improve gold extraction in the presence of the sulfide minerals, this study investigated the effects of the pretreatment of HAsBS ore using ammonium solutions containing cupric ions and confirmed that HAsBS ore was oxidized in the pretreatment and its surface was covered by the oxidation products. As a result, thiosulfate consumption was minimized in the subsequent gold leaching step using ammonium thiosulfate, resulting in an improvement in gold extraction from 10% to 79%.
  • Rare Earth Elements Recovery from Primary and Secondary Resources Using Flotation: A Systematic Review
    Pongsiri Julapong, Apisit Numprasanthai, Ladda Tangwattananukul, Onchanok Juntarasakul, Palot Srichonphaisarn, Kosei Aikawa, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Theerayut Phengsaart
    Applied Sciences, 13, 14, 8364, 8364, MDPI AG, 19 Jul. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Rare earth minerals (REMs) contain rare earth elements (REEs) that are important in modern technologies due to their unique magnetic, phosphorescent, and catalytic properties. However, REMs are not only non-renewable resources but also non-uniformly distributed on the Earth’s crust, so the processing of REE-bearing secondary resources via recycling is one potential route to ensure the long-term sustainability of REE supply. Flotation—a method that separates materials based on differences in their surface wettability—is a process applied for both mineral processing and recycling of REEs, especially when the particles are fine and/or a high-purity product is required. In this review, studies about rare earth flotation from 2012 to 2021 were systematically reviewed using the PRISMA guideline. It was found that most REM flotation research works focused on finding better collectors and depressants while, for recycling, studies on advanced flotation techniques like froth flotation, ion flotation, solvent sublation, electroflotation, and adsorbing colloid flotation with an emphasis on the recovery of dissolved REEs from aqueous solutions dominated.
  • Selective Cementation of Gold Using an Iron Oxide and Zero-Valent Aluminum Galvanic System from Gold–Copper Ammoniacal Thiosulfate Solutions
    Joshua Zoleta, Sanghee Jeon, Akuru Kuze, Nako Okada, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 13, 7, 1289, 1289, MDPI AG, 18 Jul. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Ammonium thiosulfate leaching is a promising alternative to the conventional cyanide method for extracting gold from ores. However, strategies for recovering gold from the leachate are less commercially used due to its low affinity to gold. The present study investigated the recovery of gold from the leachate using iron oxides (hematite, Fe2O3 or magnetite, Fe3O4). Cementation experiments were conducted by mixing 0.15 g of aluminum powder as an electron donor and 0.15 g of an electron mediator (activated carbon, hematite, or magnetite) in 10 mL of ammonium thiosulfate leachate containing 100 mg/L gold ions and 10 mM cupric ions for 24 h at 25 °C. The results of the solution analysis showed that when activated carbon (AC) was used, the gold was recovered together with copper (recoveries were 99.99% for gold and copper). However, selective gold recovery was observed when iron oxides were used, where the gold and copper recoveries were 89.7% and 21% for hematite and 85.9% and 15.4% for magnetite, respectively. An electrochemical experiment was also conducted to determine the galvanic interaction between the electron donor and electron mediator in a conventional electrochemical setup (hematite/magnetite–Al as the working electrode, Pt as the counter electrode, Ag/AgCl as the reference electrode) in a gold–thiosulfate medium. Cyclic voltammetry showed a gold reduction “shoulder-like” peak at −1.0 V using hematite/Al and magnetite/Al electrodes. Chronoamperometry was conducted and operated at a constant voltage (−1.0 V) determined during cyclic voltammetry and further analyzed using SEM-EDX. The results of the SEM-EDX analysis for the cementation products and electrochemical experiments confirmed that the gold was selectively deposited on the iron oxide surface as an electron mediator.
  • Carrier Flotation Using Coarse Pyrite for Improving the Recovery of Finely Ground Chalcopyrite: Development of Post-Process of Carrier Flotation to Separate Finely Ground Chalcopyrite Particles from Coarse Pyrite Particles
    Muhammad Bilal, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Fawad Ul Hassan, Kosei Aikawa, Sanghee Jeon, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals, 13, 7, 916, 916, MDPI AG, 07 Jul. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Carrier flotation is a technique that can recover fine particles by using coarse carrier particles during the flotation process. In heterogeneous carrier flotation, coarse mineral particles of different minerals are used as carriers to recover fine mineral particles. By using Cu2+-treated pyrite particles as carriers, fine chalcopyrite particles recovery could be improved. However, a disadvantage of this heterogeneous carrier flotation is that it requires a post-flotation separation process to improve the grade of the final Cu concentrate. This study tested mechanical and chemical treatments to detach finely ground chalcopyrite (D50~3.5 µm) particles from Cu2+-treated coarse pyrite particles (−125 + 106 µm) after flotation. The results showed that the ultrasonic treatment was not effective to detach chalcopyrite fines from Cu2+-treated pyrite particles. However, acid treatment was effective to detach chalcopyrite fines from coarse pyrite particles. At pH 2, approximately 96% of chalcopyrite fines were detached from coarse Cu2+-treated pyrite particles. The acid treatment of flotation froth (mixture of chalcopyrite fines and Cu2+-treated pyrite particles) decomposed the collector KAX (potassium amyl xanthate) and dissolved the Cu precipitates adsorbed on the pyrite surface. This weakened the hydrophobic attraction force between the chalcopyrite fines and coarse pyrite particles, thus promoting the detachment of chalcopyrite fines from Cu2+-treated coarse pyrite particles.
  • Immobilization of Pb and Zn leached from mining residue materials in Kabwe, Zambia: Performance of calcined dolomite in column experiments
    Walubita Mufalo, Pawit Tangviroon, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Kenta Noto, Takeshi Kawashima, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 249, 107209, 107209, Elsevier BV, Jun. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Social cost of mining-related lead (Pb) pollution in Kabwe, Zambia, and potential remediation measures
    Daichi Yamada, Masato Hiwatari, Daiju Narita, Peter Hangoma, Bona Chitah, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta M.M. Nakayama, John Yabe, Mayumi Ito, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ishizuka, Golden Zyambo
    Science of The Total Environment, 865, 161281, 161281, Elsevier BV, Mar. 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Development of microencapsulation-hybrid jig separation technique as a clean coal technology               
    Phengsaart, Theerayu, Park, Ilhwan, Pasithbhattarabhorn, Jirathpapol, Srichonphaisarn, Palo, Kertbundit, Chinawich, Phumkokrux, Nutthakarn, Juntarasakul, Onchanok, Tabelin, Carlito Baltazar, Hiroyoshi, Naoki, Ito, Mayumi
    Energies, 16, 5, 2432, 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Conventional and recent advances in gravity separation technologies for coal cleaning: A systematic and critical review               
    Phengsaart, Theerayu, Srichonphaisan, Palo, Kertbundit, Chinawich, Soonthornwiphat, Natatsawas, Sinthugoot, Somthida, Phumkokrux, Nutthakarn, Juntarasakul, Onchanok, Maneeintr, Kreangkrai, Numprasanthai, Apisi, Park, Ilhwan
    Heliyon, 9, 2, 2023, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Flotation of Copper Ores with High Cu/Zn Ratio: Effects of Pyrite on Cu/Zn Separation and an Efficient Method to Enhance Sphalerite Depression
    Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Nodoka Orii, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Kazutoshi Haga, Taro Kamiya, Tatsuru Takahashi, Kazuya Sunada, Taisuke Sakakibara, Tatsuhiro Ono, Refilwe S. Magwaneng, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals, 12, 9, 1103, 1103, MDPI AG, 30 Aug. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Porphyry copper deposits are important sources of copper and typically processed by flotation to produce copper concentrates. As mining areas become deeper, the amounts of impurities, such as sphalerite, can be increased in copper ores, so the appropriate depression of sphalerite floatability should be achieved to obtain saleable copper concentrates. In this study, the flotation behaviors of chalcopyrite and sphalerite in model samples mimicking copper ores with high Cu/Zn ratios (i.e., the ratio of chalcopyrite/sphalerite = 13:1) were investigated with zinc sulfate as a depressant for sphalerite. In addition, the effect of pyrite—a major gangue mineral in copper ores—on the depression of sphalerite floatability with zinc sulfate was examined. When sphalerite and chalcopyrite coexisted, the floatability of the former was effectively depressed by zinc sulfate (Zn recovery: <12%), whereas the presence of pyrite promoted the release of Cu2+ due to the galvanic interaction with chalcopyrite, which resulted in the elimination of the effectiveness of zinc sulfate in depressing sphalerite floatability (Zn recovery: >90%). Despite the presence of much higher amounts of chalcopyrite and pyrite than sphalerite, the application of nitrogen (N2) gas limiting the galvanic interaction between pyrite and chalcopyrite by reducing the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in the system effectively depressed the floatability of sphalerite (Zn recovery: <30%).
  • Development of a Sustainable Process for Complex Sulfide Ores Containing Anglesite: Effect of Anglesite on Sphalerite Floatability, Enhanced Depression of Sphalerite by Extracting Anglesite, and Recovery of Extracted Pb2+ as Zero-Valent Pb by Cementation Using Zero-Valent Fe
    Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Atsuhiro Kusano, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals, 12, 6, 723, 723, MDPI AG, 06 Jun. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, The presence of anglesite (PbSO4) in complex sulfide ores negatively affects the separation of Cu-Pb sulfides and sphalerite (ZnS) due to lead activation, and PbSO4 rejected to tailings dams contaminates the surrounding environment with lead. To address these problems, this study investigated the application of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) pretreatment extracting PbSO4 to ZnS flotation and the recovery of the extracted Pb2+ as zero-valent Pb by cementation using zero-valent iron (ZVI). The application of EDTA pretreatment could extract ~99.8% of PbSO4, thus depressing ZnS floatability from 82% to 30%. In addition, cementation using ZVI could recover ~99.7% of Pb2+ from the leachate of EDTA pretreatment.
  • Impacts of Surface Water on Windborne Lead Dispersion from the Zinc Plant Leach Residue in Kabwe, Zambia
    Shinsaku Nakamura, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Kazuyo Hirose, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Minerals, 12, 5, May 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Alkaline Leaching and Concurrent Cementation of Dissolved Pb and Zn from Zinc Plant Leach Residues
    Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryota Hashizume, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Minerals, 12, 4, Apr. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Heterogenous carrier flotation technique for recovering finely ground chalcopyrite particles using coarse pyrite particles as a carrier
    Muhammad Bilal, Mayumi Ito, Riku Akishino, Xiangning Bu, Fawad Ul Hassan, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Kosei Aikawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 180, Apr. 2022, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Development of the reverse hybrid jig: Separation of polyethylene and cross-linked polyethylene from eco-cable wire
    Mayumi Ito, Ayumu Saito, Megumi Takeuchi, Nana Murase, Theerayut Phengsaart, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 174, Elsevier Ltd, 01 Dec. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Beneficiation of Low-Grade Rare Earth Ore from Khalzan Buregtei Deposit (Mongolia) by Magnetic Separation
    I. Park, Y. Kanazawa, N. Sato, P. Galtchandmani, M. K. Jha, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals, 11, 12, Dec. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Solid-Phase Partitioning and Leaching Behavior of Pb and Zn from Playground Soils in Kabwe, Zambia.
    Walubita Mufalo, Pawit Tangviroon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Toxics, 9, 10, 04 Oct. 2021, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal, Zambia's Kabwe mine wastes (KMWs) are responsible for contaminating the surrounding soil and dust in the Kabwe district. Unfortunately, these wastes arise from the historical mining activities of lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn), which lacked adequate waste management strategies. As a result, potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (Pb and Zn) spread across the Kabwe district. To assess the soil pollution derived from previous mining activities, we studied topsoil samples (n = 8) from the school playground soils (SPs). In this study, the degree of contamination, geochemical partitioning, and leachability, coupled with the release and retention of Pb and Zn, were studied. The SPs were classified as extremely enriched (EF > 40) and contaminated with Pb (Igeo > 5). On average, Pb (up to 89%) and Zn (up to 69%) were bound with exchangeable, weak acid-soluble, reducible and oxidizable phases, which are considered as 'geochemically mobile' phases in the environment. The leachates from the soils (n = 5) exceeded the Zambian standard (ZS: 190:2010) for Pb in potable drinking water (Pb < 0.01 mg/L). Furthermore, the spatial distribution of Pb and Zn showed a significant reduction in contents of Pb and Zn with the distance from the mine area.
  • Simultaneous extraction and recovery of lead using citrate and micro-scale zero-valent iron for decontamination of polluted shooting range soils
    Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, MasaoTakada, Yasushi Kubo, Naohiro Hokari, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Environmental Advances, 5, Oct. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Repurposing of aluminum scrap into magnetic Al0/ZVI bimetallic materials: Two-stage mechanical-chemical synthesis and characterization of products
    C.B. Tabelin, V.J.T. Resabal, I. Park, M.G.B. Vilanueva, S. Choi, R. Ebio, P.J. Cabural, M.V. Tabelin, A. Orbecido, R.D. Alorro, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 317, Oct. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • A novel arsenic immobilization strategy via a two-step process: Arsenic concentration from dilute solution using schwertmannite and immobilization in Ca–Fe–AsO4 compounds
    I. Park, T. Ryota, T Yuto, C.B. Tabelin, T. Phengsaart, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Environmental Management, 295, Oct. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Agglomeration-flotation of finely ground chalcopyrite using surfactant-stabilized oil emulsions: Effects of co-existing minerals and ions
    V. Horn, I. Park, M. Ito, H Shimada, T. Suto, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 171, Sep. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Enhanced pyrite passivation by carrier-microencapsulation using Fe-catechol and Ti-catechol complexes
    X. Li, I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Naruwa, T. Goda, C Harada, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, Aug. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Evaluation of Dispersion of Lead-Bearing Mine Wastes in Kabwe District, Zambia
    Shinsaku Nakamura, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Kazuyo Hirose, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    MINERALS, 11, 8, Aug. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Copper and critical metals production from porphyry ores and E-wastes: A review of resource availability, processing/recycling challenges, socio-environmental aspects, and sustainability issues
    C.B. Tabelin, I. Park, T. Phengsaart, S. Jeon, M.V. Tabelin, D. Alonzo, K. Yoo, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 170, Jul. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Development of a restraining wall and screw-extractor discharge system for continuous jig separation of mixed plastics
    T. Phengsaart, M. Ito, S. Kimura, A. Azuma, K. Hori, H. Tanno, S. Jeon, I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 168, Jul. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Enhanced cementation of Cd2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ on Al from sulfate solutions by activated carbon addition
    Sanghyeon Choi, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy, 201, Elsevier B.V., 01 May 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Suppression of arsenopyrite oxidation by microencapsulation using ferric-catecholate complexes and phosphate
    I. Park, K. Higuchi, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere, 269, Apr. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite assisted by microencapsulation using ferrous and phosphate ions: Part II. flotation
    Ilhwan Park, Seunggwan Hong, Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 11, 3, 1, 11, MDPI AG, 01 Mar. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effects of coarse chalcopyrite on flotation behavior of fine chalcopyrite
    M. Bilal, M. Ito, K. Koike, V. Hornn, F.U. Hassan, S. Jeon, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 163, Mar. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Flotation of Seafloor Massive Sulfide Ores: Combination of Surface Cleaning and Deactivation of Lead-Activated Sphalerite to Improve the Separation Efficiency of Chalcopyrite and Sphalerite
    Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Atsuhiro Kusano, Ilhwan Park, Tatsuya Oki, Tatsuru Takahashi, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 11, 2, 253, 253, MDPI AG, 02 Feb. 2021, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, The purpose of this study is to propose the flotation procedure of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) ores to separate chalcopyrite and galena as froth and sphalerite, pyrite, and other gangue minerals as tailings, which is currently facing difficulties due to the presence of water-soluble compounds. The obtained SMS ore sample contains CuFeS2, ZnS, FeS2, SiO2, and BaSO4 in addition to PbS and PbSO4 as Pb minerals. Soluble compounds releasing Pb, Zn2+, Pb2+, and Fe2+/3+ are also contained. When anglesite co-exists, lead activation of sphalerite occurred, and thus sphalerite was recovered together with chalcopyrite as froth. To remove soluble compounds (e.g., anglesite) that have detrimental effects on the separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite, surface cleaning pretreatment using ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) was applied before flotation. Although most of anglesite were removed and the recovery of chalcopyrite was improved from 19% to 81% at 20 g/t potassium amyl xanthate (KAX) after EDTA washing, the floatability of sphalerite was not suppressed. When zinc sulfate was used as a depressant for sphalerite after EDTA washing, the separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite was improved due to deactivation of lead-activated sphalerite by zinc sulfate. The proposed flotation procedure of SMS ores—a combination of surface cleaning with EDTA to remove anglesite and the depression of lead-activated sphalerite by using zinc sulfate—could achieve the highest separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite; that is, at 200 g/t KAX, the recoveries of chalcopyrite and sphalerite were 86% and 17%, respectively.
  • Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite and Molybdenite Assisted by Microencapsulation Using Ferrous and Phosphate Ions: Part I. Selective Coating Formation
    Ilhwan Park, Seunggwan Hong, Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 10, 12, Dec. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Solid-phase partitioning and release-retention mechanisms of copper, lead, zinc and arsenic in soils impacted by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Marthias Silwamba, Florifern C. Paglinawan, Alissa Jane S. Mondejar, Ho Gia Duc, Vannie Joy Resabal, Einstine M. Opiso, Toshifumi Igarashi, Shingo Tomiyama, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin
    Chemosphere, 260, 127574, 127574, Elsevier BV, Dec. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solution by Oceanobacillus profundus isolated from an abandoned mine
    Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Allison Arabelo, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Meki Chirwa, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Scientific Reports, 10, 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Dec. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, AbstractThe present study investigated biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) using a heavy metal tolerant bacterium Oceanobacillus profundus KBZ 3-2 isolated from a contaminated site. The effects of process parameters such as effect on bacterial growth, pH and initial lead ion concentration were studied. The results showed that the maximum removal percentage for Pb (II) was 97% at an initial concentration of 50 mg/L whereas maximum removal percentage for Zn (II) was at 54% at an initial concentration of 2 mg/L obtained at pH 6 and 30 °C. The isolated bacteria were found to sequester both Pb (II) and Zn (II) in the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). The EPS facilitates ion exchange and metal chelation-complexation by virtue of the existence of ionizable functional groups such as carboxyl, sulfate, and phosphate present in the protein and polysaccharides. Therefore, the use of indigenous bacteria in the remediation of contaminated water is an eco-friendly way of solving anthropogenic contamination.
  • Estimation of hybrid jig separation efficiency using a modified concentration criterion based on apparent densities of plastic particles with attached bubbles
    Mayumi Ito, Ayumu Saito, Nana Murase, Theerayut Phengsaart, Shoko Kimura, Naho Kitajima, Megumi Takeuchi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 22, 6, 2071, 2080, Springer Japan, 01 Nov. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Acid mine drainage formation and arsenic mobility under strongly acidic conditions: Importance of soluble phases, iron oxyhydroxides/oxides and nature of oxidation layer on pyrite
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryan D. Corpuz, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin, Richard Diaz Alorro, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Simit Raval, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 399, Nov. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • A review of recent advances in depression techniques for flotation separation of cu–mo sulfides in porphyry copper deposits
    Ilhwan Park, Seunggwan Hong, Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 10, 9, 1, 26, MDPI AG, 01 Sep. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English
  • Kinetic Analysis for Agglomeration-Flotation of Finely Ground Chalcopyrite: Comparison of First Order Kinetic Model and Experimental Results
    Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Ryosuke Yamazawa, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    61, 10, Sep. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Immobilization of Lead and Zinc Leached from Mining Residual Materials in Kabwe, Zambia: Possibility of Chemical Immobilization by Dolomite, Calcined Dolomite, and Magnesium Oxide
    Pawit Tangviroon, Kenta Noto, Toshifumi Igarashi, Takeshi Kawashima, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    MINERALS, 10, 9, Sep. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Detoxification of lead-bearing zinc plant leach residues from Kabwe, Zambia by coupled extraction-cementation method
    Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Imasiku Nyambe, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8, 4, 104197, 104197, Elsevier BV, Aug. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Agglomeration–Flotation of Finely Ground Chalcopyrite Using Emulsified Oil Stabilized by Emulsifiers: Implications for Porphyry Copper Ore Flotation
    Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals, 10, 7, 912, 912, MDPI AG, 08 Jul. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Flotation is the conventional method for processing porphyry copper deposits, one of the most economically important sources of copper (Cu) worldwide. The rapidly decreasing grade of this type of Cu ore in recent years, however, presents serious problems with fine particle recovery using conventional flotation circuits. This low recovery could be attributed to the low collision efficiency of fine particles and air bubbles during flotation. To improve collision efficiency and flotation recovery, agglomeration of finely ground chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) (D50 = 3.5 μm) using emulsified oil stabilized by emulsifiers was elucidated in this study. Specifically, the effects of various types of anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), potassium amyl xanthate (KAX)), cationic (dodecyl amine acetate (DAA)), and non-ionic (polysorbate 20 (Tween 20)) emulsifiers on emulsified oil stability and agglomeration–flotation efficiency were investigated. When emulsifiers were added, the average size of agglomerates increased, resulting in higher Cu recovery during flotation. This dramatic improvement in flotation efficiency could be attributed to the smaller oil droplet size in emulsified oil and their higher stability in the presence of emulsifiers. The utilization of emulsifiers during agglomeration–flotation not only lowered the required agitation strength for agglomeration but also shortened the agglomeration time, both of which made the process easier to incorporate in existing flotation circuits.
  • Depression of lead-activated sphalerite by pyrite via galvanic interactions: Implications to the selective flotation of complex sulfide ores
    Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Tatsuya Segawa, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 152, 106367, 106367, Elsevier BV, Jun. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Redox potential-dependent chalcopyrite leaching in acidic ferric chloride solutions: Leaching experiments
    Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Shushi Tsuji, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy, 194, 105299, 105299, Elsevier BV, Jun. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Jig separation of crushed plastics: the effects of particle geometry on separation efficiency
    Theerayut Phengsaart, Mayumi Ito, Arisa Azuma, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 22, 3, 787, 800, Springer, 01 May 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Agglomeration-Flotation of Finely Ground Chalcopyrite and Quartz: Effects of Agitation Strength during Agglomeration Using Emulsified Oil on Chalcopyrite
    Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals, 10, 4, 380, 380, MDPI AG, 23 Apr. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, In flotation, the size of mineral particles is one of the most important parameters: when the size becomes fine, collision efficiency of the particles and air bubbles becomes low, causing low flotation recovery. To improve the collision efficiency and flotation kinetics, agglomeration using the emulsified oil of finely ground chalcopyrite (D50 = 3.5 μm) was carried out before flotation. In this study, the effects of agitation strength during agglomeration, kerosene dosage and potassium amyl xanthate (KAX) dosage on the flotation were investigated. Agglomeration using emulsified oil improved Cu recovery because the median diameter of agglomerate increased. With increasing agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages, Cu recovery was further increased. Agglomeration-flotation of a mixture containing chalcopyrite and quartz with 1:1 ratio (w/w, weight by weight) showed that Si recovery in froth was low and did not change with varying conditions (agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages); however, Cu recovery was significantly improved with increasing agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages, and thus the separation efficiency was improved.
  • Recovery of Lead and Zinc from Zinc Plant Leach Residues by Concurrent Dissolution-Cementation Using Zero-Valent Aluminum in Chloride Medium
    Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryota Hashizume, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Metals, 10, 4, 531, 531, MDPI AG, 20 Apr. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal, Zinc plant leach residues (ZPLRs) contain significant amounts of metal compounds of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), etc., hence, they are considered as a secondary source of metals. On the other hand, ZPLRs are regarded as hazardous materials because they contain heavy metals that pollute the environment. Resources and environmental concerns of ZPLRs were addressed in this study by removing/recovering Pb and Zn using a concurrent dissolution and cementation technique. To cement the dissolved Pb and Zn in leaching pulp, zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl) was added during ZPLRs leaching in the hydrochloric (HCl)–sodium chloride (NaCl) solution. The resulting cemented metals were agglomerated and separated by sieving. Lead removal increased with increasing both NaCl and HCl concentrations. However, when ZVAl was added, significant Pb removal was achieved at a low concentration. Zinc was not cemented out of the pulp using ZVAl and its recovery from ZPLRs was dependent on the HCl concentration only. By applying a concurrent dissolution and cementation technique, both Pb and Zn were removed using a low concentration of NaCl, and most importantly Pb—the most toxic metal in ZPLRs—was captured and separated before the solid-liquid separation, hence, eliminating the need for extensive washing of the generated residues to remove the inherent residual solution.
  • Improved pyrolysis behavior of ammonium polyphosphate-melamine-expandable (APP-MEL-EG) intumescent fire retardant coating system using ceria and dolomite as additives for I-beam steel application
    Joshua B. Zoleta, Gevelyn B. Itao, Vannie Joy T. Resabal, Arnold A. Lubguban, Ryan D. Corpuz, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin
    Heliyon, 6, 1, Elsevier Ltd, 01 Jan. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Enhanced cementation of gold via galvanic interactions using activated carbon and zero-valent aluminum: A novel approach to recover gold ions from ammonium thiosulfate medium
    Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Hirotaka Takahashi, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy, 191, Elsevier B.V., 01 Jan. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Carrier-microencapsulation of arsenopyrite using Al-catecholate complex: nature of oxidation products, effects on anodic and cathodic reactions, and coating stability under simulated weathering conditions
    Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Kensuke Seno, Sanghee Jeon, Hiroyuki Inano, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Heliyon, 6, 1, e03189, e03189, Elsevier BV, Jan. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Ammonium thiosulfate extraction of gold from printed circuit boards (PCBs) of end-of-life mobile phones and its recovery from pregnant leach solution by cementation
    Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Yoshito Nagata, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy, 191, 105214, 105214, Elsevier BV, Jan. 2020, [Peer-reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Improvement of flotation and suppression of pyrite oxidation using phosphate-enhanced galvanic microencapsulation (GME) in a ball mill with steel ball media
    Sophea Seng, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Yuta Makino, Monyneath Chea, Theerayut Phengsaart, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    Minerals Engineering, 143, 01 Nov. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Development of advanced pyrite passivation strategies towards sustainable management of acid mine drainage
    C. B. Tabelin, I. Park, X. Li, S. Seng, M. Villacorte-Tabelin, T. Igarashi, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 351, 1, Institute of Physics Publishing, 28 Oct. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, International conference proceedings
  • Hematite-catalysed scorodite formation as a novel arsenic immobilisation strategy under ambient conditions
    Tabelin Carlito Baltazar, Corpuz Ryan D, Iarashi Toshifumi, Villacorte-Tabelin Mylah, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    CHEMOSPHERE, 233, 946, 953, Oct. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Solidification of sand by Pb(II)-tolerant bacteria for capping mine waste to control metallic dust: Case of the abandoned Kabwe Mine, Zambia.
    Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Hokuto Nakata, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Chemosphere, 228, 17, 25, Aug. 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Efficacy of biocementation of lead mine waste from the Kabwe Mine site evaluated using Pararhodobacter sp.
    Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Kawawa Banda, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Environmental science and pollution research international, 26, 15, 15653, 15664, May 2019, [Peer-reviewed], [International Magazine]
    English, Scientific journal, Biocementation of hazardous waste is used in reducing the mobility of contaminants, but studies on evaluating its efficacy have not been well documented. Therefore, to evaluate the efficacy of this method, physicochemical factors affecting stabilized hazardous products of in situ microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) were determined. The strength and leach resistance were investigated using the bacterium Pararhodobacter sp. Pb-contaminated kiln slag (KS) and leach plant residue (LPR) collected from Kabwe, Zambia, were investigated. Biocemented KS and KS/LPR had leachate Pb concentrations below the detection limit of < 0.001 mg/L, resisted slaking, and had maximum unconfined compressive strengths of 8 MPa for KS and 4 MPa for KS/LPR. Furthermore, biocemented KS and KS/LPR exhibited lower water absorption coefficient values, which could potentially reduce the water transportation of Pb2+. The results of this study show that MICP can reduce Pb2+ mobility in mine wastes. The improved physicochemical properties of the biocemented materials, therefore, indicates that this technique is an effective tool in stabilizing hazardous mine wastes and, consequently, preventing water and soil contamination.
  • Formation of surface protective coatings on arsenopyrite using Al-catecholate complex and its mode of inhibition of arsenopyrite oxidation
    Park Ilhwan, Tabelin Carlito, Inano Hiroyuki, Seno Kensuke, Higuchi Kazuki, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    25TH REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (RSCE 2018), 268, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Carrier-microencapsulation using Al-catecholate complex to suppress arsenopyrite oxidation: Evaluation of the coating stability under simulated weathering conditions
    Seno Kensuke, Park Ilhwan, Tabelin Carlito, Magaribuchi Kagehiro, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    25TH REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (RSCE 2018), 268, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • CeO2-dolomite as fire retardant additives on the conventional intumescent coating in steel substrate for improved performance
    Zoleta Joshua, Itao Gevelyn, Joy Resabal Vannie, Lubguban Arnold, Corpuz Ryan, Tabelin Carlito, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    25TH REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (RSCE 2018), 268, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Improvement of hybrid jig separation efficiency using wetting agents for the recycling of mixed-plastic wastes
    Mayumi Ito, Megumi Takeuchi, Ayumu Saito, Nana Murase, Theerayut Phengsaart, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 01 Jan. 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Development of suitable product recovery systems of continuous hybrid jig for plastic-plastic separation               
    M. Ito, A. Saito, N. Murase, T. Phengsaart, S. Kimura, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Galvanic Microencapsulation (GME) Using Zero-Valent Aluminum and Zero-Valent Iron to Suppress Pyrite Oxidation.               
    S. Seng, C.B. Tabelin, M. Kojima, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
    Materials Transactions, 60, 277, 286, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • A review of recent strategies for acid mine drainage prevention and mine tailings recycling.               
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, X. Li, K. Seno, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere, 219, 588, 606, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Suppression of pyrite oxidation by ferric-catecholate complexes: An electrochemical study               
    X. Li, M. Gao, N. Hiroyoshi, C.B. Tabelin, T. Taketsugu, M. Ito
    Minerals Engineering, 138, 226, 237, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Suppressive effects of ferric-catecholate complexes on pyrite oxidation               
    X. Li, N. Hiroyoshi, C.B. Tabelin, K. Naruwa, C. Harada, M. Ito
    Chemosphere, 214, 70, 78, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • A physical separation scheme to improve ammonium thiosulfate leaching of gold by separation of base metals in crushed mobile phones               
    S. Jeon, M. Ito, C.B. Tabelin, R. Pongsumrankul, S. Tanaka, N. Kitajima, A. Saito, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 138, 168, 177, 2019, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Simultaneous suppression of acid mine drainage formation and arsenic release by Carrier-microencapsulation using aluminum-catecholate complexes (vol 205C, pg 414, 2018)
    Park Ilhwan, Tabelin Carlito Baltazar, Seno Kensuke, Jeon Sanghee, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    CHEMOSPHERE, 209, 1021, Oct. 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
  • Gold recovery from shredder light fraction of E-waste recycling plant by flotation-ammonium thiosulfate leaching
    Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Rongrit Pongsumrankul, Naho Kitajima, llhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Waste Management, 77, 195, 202, Elsevier Ltd, 01 Jul. 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Simultaneous suppression of acid mine drainage formation and arsenic release by Carrier-microencapsulation using aluminum-catecholate complexes               
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Seno, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere, 205, 414, 425, 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Suppression of the release of arsenic from arsenopyrite by carrier-microencapsulation using Ti-catechol complex               
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Magaribuchi, K. Seno, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, 344, 322, 332, 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Arsenic, selenium, boron, lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc in naturally contaminated rocks: A review of their sources, modes of enrichment, mechanisms of release, and mitigation strategies               
    C.B. Tabelin, T. Igarashi, M. Villacorte-Tabelin, I. Park, E.M. Opiso, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Science of The Total Environment, 645, 1522, 1553, 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Interference of coexisting copper and aluminum on the ammonium thiosulfate leaching of gold from printed circuit boards of waste mobile phones               
    S. Jeon, C.B. Tabelin, H. Takahashi, I. Park, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Waste Management, 81, 148, 156, 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Improvement of jig efficiency by shape separation, and a novel method to estimate the separation efficiency of metal wires in crushed electronic wastes using bending behavior and “entanglement factor”               
    T. Phengsaart, M. Ito, N. Hamaya, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering, 129, 54, 62, 2018, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Simultaneous leaching of arsenite, arsenate, selenite and selenate, and their migration in tunnel-excavated sedimentary rocks: II. Kinetic and reactive transport modeling
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryosuke Sasaki, Toshifumi Igarashi, Ilhwan Park, Shuichi Tamoto, Takahiko Arima, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    CHEMOSPHERE, 188, 444, 454, Dec. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Simultaneous leaching of arsenite, arsenate, selenite and selenate, and their migration in tunnel-excavated sedimentary rocks: I. Column experiments under intermittent and unsaturated flow
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryosuke Sasaki, Toshifumi Igarashi, Ilhwan Park, Shuichi Tamoto, Takahiko Arima, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    CHEMOSPHERE, 186, 558, 569, Nov. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Pyrite oxidation in the presence of hematite and alumina: II. Effects on the cathodic and anodic half-cell reactions
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Suchol Veerawattananun, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Toshifumi Igarashi
    SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 581, 126, 135, Mar. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Pyrite oxidation in the presence of hematite and alumina: I. Batch leaching experiments and kinetic modeling calculations
    Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Suchol Veerawattananun, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Toshifumi Igarashi
    SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 580, 687, 698, Feb. 2017, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Formation of schwertmannite-like and scorodite-like coatings on pyrite and its implications in acid mine drainage control. In: E. Peek, M. Buarzaiga and J. Dutrizac, Eds., Iron Control – Practice and Research, (e-book). Quebec               
    C.B. Tabelin, R.D. Corpuz, S. Veerawattananun, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi, T. Igarashi
    Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 133, 144, 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • A Study on the Utilization of Magnetite for the Recovery of Platinum Group Metals from Chloride Solution
    Peet Homchuen, Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Ryo Sato, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW, 37, 4, 246, 254, 2016, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Electrochemical Investigation of Gold Uptake From Chloride Solution by Magnetite
    Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW, 36, 5, 332, 339, Sep. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Partial cloning of CYP2C23a genes and hepatic protein expression in eight representative avian species
    K. P. Watanabe, Y. K. Kawai, S. M.M. Nakayama, Y. Ikenaka, H. Mizukawa, N. Takaesu, M. Ito, S. I. Ikushiro, T. Sakaki, M. Ishizuka
    Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 38, 2, 190, 195, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01 Apr. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Short and long term release mechanisms of arsenic, selenium and boron from a tunnel-excavated sedimentary rock under in situ conditions
    Shuichi Tamoto, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY, 175, 60, 71, Apr. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Stability of As(V)-sorbed schwertmannite under porphyry copper mine conditions
    Sengpasith HoungAloune, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    MINERALS ENGINEERING, 74, 51, 59, Apr. 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effect of Fe(II) and Cu(II) on transformation of schwertmannite to goethite               
    S. Houngaloune, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
    International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, 6, 1, 32, 37, 2015, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Study on schwertmannite production from copper heap leach solutions and its efficiency in arsenic removal from acidic sulfate solutions
    Sengpasith HoungAloune, Takahiro Kawaai, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    HYDROMETALLURGY, 147, 30, 40, Aug. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Electrical disintegration and micro-focus X-ray CT observations of cement paste samples with dispersed mineral particles
    Sang Ho Cho, Mitsuhiro Yokota, Mayumi Ito, Satoru Kawasaki, Soo Bok Jeong, Byoung Kon Kim, Katsuhiko Kaneko
    MINERALS ENGINEERING, 57, 79, 85, Mar. 2014, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Technological development in jig separation and approaches to adovance in separation               
    M Tsunekawa, M Ito, N Hiroyoshi
    Journal of MMIJ, 129, 284, 289, 2013, [Peer-reviewed]
    Japanese, Scientific journal
  • A method for determining optimum water pulsation parameter in jig separatiin using pressure and level sensors and its application to separation of fine particles               
    M Tusnekawa, J Akimoto, W Ogiko, S Ochi, N Hiroyoshi, M Ito
    Journal of MMIJ, 129, 284, 289, 2013, [Peer-reviewed]
    Japanese, Scientific journal
  • Newly developed discharge device for jig separation of plastics to recover higher grade bottom layer product
    Masami Tsunekawa, Riki Kobayashi, Kunihiro Hori, Hideaki Okada, Naka Abe, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 114, 27, 29, Nov. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effect of particle shape on hydrocyclone classification
    Kouki Kashiwaya, Takahiko Noumachi, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    POWDER TECHNOLOGY, 226, 147, 156, Aug. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effect of water addition on centrifugal treatment to remove lead compounds from polyvinylchloride in electric wires and cables
    Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 89, 94, 97, Mar. 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • SUPPRESSION OF PYRITE OXIDATION BY CARRIER MICROENCAPSULATION USING SILICON AND CATECHOL
    Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW, 33, 2, 89, 98, 2012, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Jig separation of crushed automobile shredded residue and its evaluation by float and sink analysis
    Yutaka Kuwayama, Mayumi Ito, Noki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, 13, 3, 240, 246, Oct. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Evaluation of entanglement properties of crushed automobile shredded residue and detachment of entrapped particles
    Yutaka Kuwayama, Mayumi Ito, Maiko Akatsuka, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, 13, 2, 156, 163, Aug. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Removal of lead compounds from polyvinylchloride in electric wires and cables using cation-exchange resin
    Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 191, 1-3, 388, 392, Jul. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Removal of lead compounds from polyvinylchloride in electric wires and cables using cation-exchange resin
    Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 191, 1-3, 388, 392, Jul. 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Suppression of floatability of pyrite in coal processing by carrier microencapsulation
    Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, 92, 5, 1032, 1036, May 2011, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Estimating the size distribution of anode and cathode activating agents in the crushed products of nickel metal hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles and its classification
    Mayumi Ito, Kouki Kashiwaya, Naohiro Sumiya, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 97, 1-4, 92, 95, Nov. 2010, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Reverse jig separation of shredded floating plastics separation of polypropylene and high density polyethylene
    Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Emi Ishida, Koki Kawai, Tatsuru Takahashi, Naka Abe, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 97, 1-4, 96, 99, Nov. 2010, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Effect of chloride ions on leaching rate of chalcopyrite
    Kyoungkeun Yoo, Soo-kyung Kim, Jae-chun Lee, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    MINERALS ENGINEERING, 23, 6, 471, 477, May 2010, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • On the Use of Magnetite for Gold Recovery From Chloride Solution
    Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW, 31, 4, 201, 213, 2010, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Development of a New Gravity Separator for Plastics -a Hybrid-Jig
    Kunihiro Hori, Masami Tsunekawa, Masatsune Ueda, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Hideaki Okada
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, 50, 12, 2844, 2847, Dec. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Anode activating agent recovery by magnetic separation from the < 0.075 mm fraction of crushed nickel metal hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles
    Mayumi Ito, Kouki Kashiwaya, Naohiro Sumiya, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, 69, 2, 149, 152, Sep. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Optimum water pulsation of jig separation for crushed plastic particles
    Kunihiro Hori, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 92, 3-4, 103, 108, Aug. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Experimental study of coal liberation: Electrical disintegration versus roll-crusher comminution
    M. Ito, S. Owada, T. Nishimura, T. Ota
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 92, 1-2, 7, 14, Jul. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Recovery of heavy metals from MSW molten fly ash by CIP method
    Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    HYDROMETALLURGY, 97, 1-2, 8, 14, Jun. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Removal of Trace Impurity from Limestone Using Flotation Techniques
    Masami Tsunekawa, Yugo Honma, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, 50, 1, 171, 176, Jan. 2009, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Recent Developments in Advanced Coal Cleaning
    ITO Mayumi
    Journal of MMIJ, 124, 12, 865, 870, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Dec. 2008
    Japanese, The rise in demand for coal due to growth in Asia is inducing coal price increases and it will be necessary to develop cleaning method for difficult-to-treat coal. High-efficiency power generation techniques are required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it is necessary to reduce ash content of coal significantly before combustion. Advanced coal cleaning techniques can generate low ash coals and this paper reviews recent applications of low ash coal, recent developments in commercial scale and lab scale flotation, and research results of enhanced gravity separators and comminution.
  • Recovery of heavy metals from MSW molten fly ash by carrier-in-pulp method: Fe powder as carrier
    Richard Diaz Alorro, Shinichi Mitani, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERALS ENGINEERING, 21, 15, 1094, 1101, Dec. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Carrier-microencapsulation using Si-catechol complex for suppressing pyrite floatability
    Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERALS ENGINEERING, 21, 12-14, 889, 893, Nov. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Immersion Behavior of Automobile Shredded Residue in Surfactant Solutions and Detachment of Particulate Matter
    Mayurni Ito, Maiko Akatsuka, Yutaka Kuwayama, Kunihiro Hori, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, 49, 10, 2371, 2376, Oct. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Engineering Education for All University First Year Students Using Playing in the Sand and Blowing Soap Bubbles
    TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi
    Journal of JSEE, 56, 5, 111, 114, Japanese Society for Engineering Education, 20 Sep. 2008
    Japanese, Hokkaido University holds first year student seminars for promoting student ability in communication, presentation, design, and creativity. The authors have held this seminar to students of all faculties, where the research topics were determined by the students themselves from the phenomena or questions relating to children′s games such as playing in the sand and blowing soap bubbles. Then, they planned experimental procedures, discussed, summarized, and presented the results with minimal advice from teachers. After the student presentations the teachers introduced the techniques and equip...
  • Dispersion-Flocculation Behavior of Fine Lead Particles in an Organic Solvent
    Masami Tsunekawa, Yuta Sasaki, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Kyoung Keun Yoo
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, 49, 9, 2119, 2123, Sep. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Estimation of degree of liberation in a coarse crushed product of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust/nodules and its gravity separation
    Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Eiji Yamaguchi, Kengo Sekimura, Kouki Kashiwaya, Kunihiro Hori, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 87, 3-4, 100, 105, Jul. 2008, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Carrier-microencapsulation for preventing pyrite oxidation
    Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Hideyuki Okamoto
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 83, 3-4, 116, 124, Sep. 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • The recovery of electrode compounds from waste nickel metal hydride batteries by physical separation techniques
    Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, 48, 5, 1089, 1094, May 2007, [Peer-reviewed]
    English, Scientific journal
  • Recent Developments in plastic-plastic separation techniques
    ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 122, 4/5, 142, 149, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 May 2006
    Japanese, As the earth has a finite amount of resources, resource-saving is important to maintain an affluent life. In Japan various types of Recycling Laws were implemented to promote a recycling-oriented society, and packaging materials, home appliance, automobile and personal computer are collected and treated for recycling. Waste plastics are utilized for substitute for blast furnace coke or fuel and also they are recycled as plastic materials. Developing advanced separation techniques which can treat the waste plastics at low cost and get high grade plastics are required to recycle the plastics ...
  • Technological Developments in Wet Gravity Separation Processes
    TSUNEKAWA Masami, HORI Kunihiro, HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 121, 10/11, 467, 473, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Nov. 2005
    Japanese, Gravity separation is one of the ancient technologies for mineral processing and is still in widespread use. In recent years, many kinds of machinery for wet gravity separation have been developed and applied to process fine particles and solid waste.<BR>The authors have reviewed newly developed machineries, in addition to the principle of wet gravity separation and conventional machineries. Most of them are conducted in gravitational fields or films of flowing water. The former harnesses the settling behavior of particles in water and the later the movement of particles in films of flowi...
  • Proposal and Experimental Validation of New Liberation Model Considering Preferential Breakage at Phase Boundaries
    OWADA Shuji, ITO Mayumi, NARAKI Ken, TAKEDA Kuniyoshi, KUROKAWA Kazushige, OHMIYA Takayuki
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 121, 1, 28, 33, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Jan. 2005
    Japanese, This paper describes a new liberation model considering preferential breakage at phase boundaries to make a predicted degree of liberation to be feasible. This model is a modification of the Wiegel model, which is one of the most popular and widely acceptable models, introducing an index of "Preferential Breakage Probability, e" at phase boundaries. Concept, structure, simulation results, and validation of the model were shown in this paper, including the results of applicability for various kinds of natural and synthetic composite materials. This index of "Preferential Breakage Probabili...
  • The Role of Mineral Processing Technology in a Society Based on Recycling
    Masami Tsunekawa, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    Resources Processing, 52, 1, 32, 38, 2005
    English, Scientific journal
  • 静電選別の原理とリサイクリングへの応用 (特集 資源処理と廃棄物処理に貢献する固体ハンドリング技術)
    伊藤 真由美, 大和田 秀二
    粉体と工業, 35, 5, 40, 52, 粉体と工業社, May 2003
    Japanese
  • 資源処理と廃棄物処理に貢献する固体ハンドリング技術 静電選別の原理とリサイクリングへの応用
    伊藤真由美, 大和田秀二
    粉体と工業, 35, 5, 40, 52, 粉体と工業社, 01 May 2003
    Japanese
  • Iron Dissolution Behavior from High Sulfur Refuse and Flotation of High Sulfur Coal in the Leachate of the Refuse
    ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, YAMADA Ryuichi, YUKAWA Kentaro
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 117, 12, 961, 966, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Dec. 2001
    Japanese, The effects of inhibitors to iron-oxidizing bacteria (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans) on the dissolution of iron species from high sulfur coal refuse (5.75 db% S) were studied in acidic solutions with the bacteria, using sodium lauryl sulfate (SDS) and tannic acid as inhibitors. Flotation experiments of high sulfur coal (4.27 dafb% S) in leachates from the refuse were conducted to remove sulfur.<BR>Compared with tannic acid, SDS inhibited the iron-oxidizing activity of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans more and dissolution of pyrite in high sulfur coal refuse, but SDS did not prevent dissolution of solu...
  • Basic Study on Separation of Pyrite from Coal by Flotation Using Ferric Solution
    ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, YUKAWA Kentaro
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 115, 10, 737, 742, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Oct. 1999
    Japanese, Flotation behavior of coal and pyrite was investigated by bubble pick-up tests and Hallimond tube flotation. Flotation recovery of coal and pyrite was high in the acidic region and decreased with increasing pH. In solutions containing iron species the recovery of pyrite decreased drastically at pHs where iron hydroxide was precipitated, but coal flotation was not influenced. Zeta potentials of pyrite and iron hydroxide precipitates were measured under various conditions and the formed precipitates were characterized by XRD, FTIR, and settling velocity measurements. The precipitates formed a...
  • A Method to Characterize Flotation Performance of Fine Coal and Estimate its Liberation
    TSUNEKAWA Masami, KON Yukitada, ITO Mayumi, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki
    Shigen-to-Sozai, 114, 6, 421, 425, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 25 Jun. 1998
    Japanese, The authors have developed a new method to evaluate coal flotation behavior. The liberation degree of mineral matter in feed and the ultimate ash content of froth product can be estimated using this method. Modified release analysis and oil agglomeration tests were carried out using different feed size of coal. The results were plotted on combustible recovery vs. ash content of clean coal curves and on combustible (or mineral matter) recovery vs. yield curves. Graphic analysis of these curves is proposed to give the ultimate ash content of coal concentrate obtained under ideal conditions an...
  • Simple and Rapid Cell Growth Estimation Method for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and the Growth Rate in the Presence of Polyoxyethylenes
    HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi
    Journal of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, 112, 3, 171, 175, 資源・素材学会, 25 Mar. 1996
    Japanese
  • Enhancement in Bacterial Leaching of Chalcopyrite by Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaurate Addition
    Hiroyoshi N, Nakamura T, Tsunekawa M, Hirajima T, Ito M
    Journal of Mineral and Mateial Processing Institute of Japan, 111, 13, 943, 948, 資源・素材学会, 1995, [Peer-reviewed]
    English

Other Activities and Achievements

Books and other publications

  • プラスチックのケミカルリサイクル技術               
    監修 吉岡敏明, 第III編 湿式法 <選別> 比重選別および浮遊選別
    シーエムシー出版, Sep. 2021, [Contributor]
  • バリューチェーンと単位操作から見たリサイクル               
    化学工学会, 環境部会リサイクル分科会著, 第2章技術編 2.1.2物理選別
    三恵社, Dec. 2020, [Contributor]
  • 海底鉱物資源の産業利用               
    伊藤 真由美, 96-112
    シーエムシー出版,東京, 2013, [Contributor]

Affiliated academic society

  • THE JAPAN INSTITUTE OF ENERGY               
  • JAPAN SOCIETY OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT               
  • THE RESOURCES PROCESSING SOCIETY OF JAPAN               
  • THE MINING AND MATERIALS PROCESSING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN               

Research Themes

  • Development of gold extraction method for green mining and its application to refractory ore processing
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2026
    廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, PARK ILHWAN
    硫ヒ鉄鉱などの硫化鉱物の結晶中に金が閉じ込められた形で存在する難処理金鉱石から,毒性の高いシアンに替わる安全な溶媒を用いて金を抽出する技術を開発することを目指して,チオ硫酸アンモニア溶液を用いたヒ素含有難処理鉱から金の浸出・回収法について検討した.
    金粉末と硫ヒ鉄鉱の混合物を用いたモデル実験を行い, チオ硫酸アンモニウム溶液中での金の抽出に及ぼす硫ヒ鉄鉱の影響を調べた. このモデル実験では硫化鉱物の結晶中に金が含まれているわけではないが, それでも硫ヒ鉄鉱が共存すると金の抽出率が著しく低下した.SEM-EDX や XPS による表面分析の結果, 浸出の過程で金の表面には硫化銅, 酸化鉄および元素硫黄などの薄膜が生成することが確かめられたが, この薄膜は硫ヒ素鉄鉱の共存の有無に関わらず生成しており, 金の浸出を抑制する不動態膜とは考えられない.溶液分析の結果によれば, 硫ヒ鉄鉱が共存する場合には存在しない時よりも急速に 金の浸出に不可欠なチオ硫酸イオンが分解することが確かめられたことから, 硫ヒ鉄鉱の共存によるチオ硫酸イオンの分解が金浸出抑制の主原因であるものと考えられる.
    浸出貴液からの金の回収法として,アルミニウムを電子供与体,活性炭を電子伝達媒体粒子とするセメンテーション法について検討した.溶液分析や電子顕微鏡観察などの結果,金はアルミニウムの表面に付着した活性炭上に還元析出して回収されることが確認された.活性炭を用いた場合,溶液中に浸出触媒として含まれる銅も金とともに非選択的に還元析出してしまったが,活性炭の代わりに半導体性の酸化鉄 (マグネタイトあるいはヘマタイト) を用いて実験したところ,金のみが選択的に還元析出することを見出した.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, 23K04642
  • Technology to reduce transfer, accumulation, and toxic effects on organisms and humans without reducing heavy metal concentrations in contaminated soil
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026
    中山 翔太, 伊藤 真由美, 山崎 淳平, 江口 哲史, 内田 義崇
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 23K28235
  • 銅精鉱の安定供給に向けた難処理銅鉱石のカスタマイズ処理条件を提示するプロトコ ールの策定               
    金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2023
    伊藤真由美, パク イルファン
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構, 北海道大学, Principal investigator
  • 銅亜鉛分離浮選における亜鉛鉱物抑制機構の解明のための基礎研究」/閃亜鉛鉱の浮遊性に及ぼす各種因子の影響把握と,閃亜鉛鉱と銅鉱物の浮選速度差の増大のための手法の開発               
    金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Jun. 2021 - Mar. 2022
    伊藤真由美, パク イルファン
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構, 北海道大学, Principal investigator
  • ザンビア鉱山地区における鉛汚染環境および鉛中毒対策としてのリスクベースアプローチの実践と効果検証               
    Axis
    Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2022
    研究代表者, 石塚真由美
    JST, 北海道大学, Coinvestigator
  • ザンビアにおける鉛汚染のメカニズムの解明と健康・経済リスク評価手法および予防・修復技術の開発               
    SATREPS
    Jun. 2015 - Mar. 2022
    研究代表者, 石塚真由美
    JICA-JST, 北海道大学, Coinvestigator
  • 銅亜鉛分離浮選における亜鉛鉱物抑制機構の解明のための基礎研究」/閃亜鉛鉱の浮遊性に及ぼす各種因子の影響把握と,閃亜鉛鉱と銅鉱物の浮選速度差の増大のための手法の開発               
    金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Jun. 2020 - Mar. 2021
    伊藤真由美
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構, 北海道大学, Principal investigator
  • New development on carrier micro-encapsulation for prevending acid mine drainage formation
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    01 Apr. 2017 - 31 Mar. 2020
    Hiroyoshi Naoki
    Carrier micro-encapsulation (CME) was studied as a new method to suppress oxidative dissolution of pyrite, causing the formation of acid mine drainage. A novel technique of CME using Fe or Al ions, which are easy to be obtained at mine site, was proposed and its suppressive effects on pyrite dissolution was confirmed based on electrochemical studies and surface analysis. When Ti and Fe-catecholate complexes coexisted, a high acid resistant protective coating was formed on pyrite surface, and it suppressed cathodic reduction of oxygen on the mineral surface and pyrite oxidation.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 17H03503
  • Selective recovery of precious metals from solution using magnetite
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    01 Apr. 2011 - 31 Mar. 2014
    HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, FUKUSHIMA Masami
    A new method to recover precious metals like gold and platinum group metals selectively from the solutions containing common metal ions. Reduction potential of the precious metal ions are high and they are reduced and precipitated on magnetite surface, but reduction potential of common metals like copper and zinc are lower than that of magnetite and they are not reduced on magnetite surface. Magnetic separation can be used to recover precious metal loaded magnetite from the suspension of precious metal ores and scraps. It was confirmed that slag magnetite (a magnetic portion of crushed copper converter slag) can be used to recover precious metals.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Hokkaido University, 23360398
  • Self-sealability of fractures in rock and its application to fracture and strength control
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    2010 - 2012
    KANEKO Katsuhiko, KAWASAKI Satoru, NARA Yoshitaka, ITO Mayumi, MUKUNOKI Toshifumi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, SAKAGUCHI Kiyotoshi, HARADA Syusaku
    A series of experimental studies on the sealability of fracture has been performed and its application to geotechnical engineering has been discussed. Firstly, analyzing the influence of environments on the sub-critical crack growth in rock, the mechanism of crack growth has been clarified. Secondarily, the self-sealing process of fracture in the rocklike material in water was investigated and the mechanism of self-sealing was clarified. Thirdly, the process of fracture propagation was analyzed numerically and a design method to control fracture propagation, i.e., crack orientation and so on. From these results, a method to estimate the long-term strength of rock has been proposed. Furthermore it is pointed out that the strength of rock can be controlled by controlling the environmental condition.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Hokkaido University, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 22246114
  • Advanced jig separation technology for resource recycling and wettability control of plastics
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    2011 - 2011
    ITO Mayumi, HIROYOSHI Naoki
    Industrial systems and daily life in Japan are shifting to a society based on recycling to reduce energy and resource consumption and efficient separation technology of valuable component from used products is important. The authors have developed the RETAC jig (a modified TACUB jig) and the RETAC jig can separate relatively low density particles such as plastics. To further improve the separation ability, a hybrid jig (a RETAC jig with an air bubbler under the particle bed), which can separate plastics having similar specific gravities by the differences in the wettabilities of the particles was developed. Surface modification of plastics with similar wettability enabling separation in the hybrid jig and precise control of the wettability of plastic surfaces are investigated. Effect of bubble size on apparent density of particles was also investigated and recovery system of floating and suspending particles was developed.
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hokkaido University, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 23560990
  • Mineral processing of deep sea resources
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(若手研究(B))
    2008 - 2010
    Mayumi ITO
    Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust/nodules are unused resources where the commercial potential will depend on trends in mining and treatment costs of onshore mines. In this study physical separation methods to concentrate valuable components from the substrate rocks were investigated. Liberation ratios of crushed products were measured and separation of fine fraction was carried out using RETAC jig and advanced jig. Treatment flow chart of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust/nodules was proposed.
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 若手研究(B), 北海道大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 20760567
  • Application of carrier-microencapsulation for coal flotation to remove pyrite and to suppress acid mine drainage formation at tailing dam
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    2008 - 2010
    Naoki HIROYOSHI, Masami TSUNEKAWA, Mayumi ITO, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Masami FUKUSHIMA
    Pyrite associated with coal generates SOx causing acid rain during coal combustion. In coal preparation, pyrite is rejected as a gangue mineral using the physical separation technique such as froth flotation and wasted into tailing pond. In the froth flotation, pyrite is frequently entrapped in froth together with valuable mineral due to its hydrophobic nature. Formation of acid mine drainage due to the air-oxidation of pyrite in tailing pond is also a serious problem. In the present study, carrier-microencapsulation (CME) is proposed to suppress both the floatability and oxidation of pyrit...
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 20360401
  • 分けるのは訳ないリサイクル用ハイパー比重選別機の開発
    科学研究費補助金(挑戦的萌芽研究)
    2009 - 2009
    恒川 昌美, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美
    研究代表者および分担者らの研究室で開発した網下気室型湿式比重選別機(TACUB JIG)をベースにして,より選別効率の高い比重選別機の開発に取り組み,以下に述べる3タイプの新しい比重選別機を開発した。1)TACUB JIGのフィード部および産物回収部に改良を加え,さらに制御法を工夫して,廃棄物の資源化・リサイクルに適した比重選別機(RETAC JIG)を開発し,種々のプラスチックを素材別に選別することを可能にした。2)このRETAC JIGをベースにして,比重差が無くても濡れ性に差があれば比重選別できるHybrid JIGを開発した。この選別機では,気泡を導入して,より疎水性の粒子表面に微細気泡を選択的に付着させることで,その見かけ比重を小さくして,物質間に見かけ比重差を生じさせて,比重分離する。このJIGにより,比重の同じプラスチックの相互選別が可能になった。3)水より軽い物質相互を分離するため,RETAC JIGの選別槽上部に天網を設置し,この天網の下にフィードして上下に脈動を与えることで,天網下部に比重別に産物を成層させて選別できるREVERSE JIGを開発した。4)上述の新たに開発した3タイプの比重選別機をあわせてAdvanced JIGと総称し,本Advanced JIGを組み合わせることで廃家電リサイクルプラントから排出されるプラスチックを素材別に選別して,マテ...
    文部科学省, 挑戦的萌芽研究, 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 21656232
  • Study on Micro-Restructuring of Rocklike Materials
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
    2007 - 2009
    Katsuhiko KANEKO, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Tsutomu SATO, Sumihiko MURATA, Satoru KAWASAKI, Mayumi ITO
    A series of experimental studies for the micro-restructuring of rocklike materials has been carried out. Various techniques to improve the physical properties of rocklike materials by reconstructing their microstructures have been developed, i.e., a method to change the rock strength by controlling of micro-cracking, a grout technique using microorganisms, a sealing technique using mineral separation from the ground water and so on.
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(A), 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 19206095
  • 生分解性錯体と易分離性媒体を用いたアースコンシャス汚染土壌浄化
    科学研究費補助金(若手研究(B))
    2005 - 2007
    伊藤 真由美
    現在,日本で行われている重金属汚染土の物理洗浄法(物理選別)は,欧米方式をそのまま採用しているが,この方法では重金属微粒子と土微粒子の物理選別ができないため,微粒群は全量,最終処分対象となり,微粒土の割合が欧米に比べて高い日本では,最終処分する微粒土が多量に発生するという問題が生じている。そこで本研究では,限られた形態の重金属しか除去できなかった既存の処理法に化学的前処理を融合させ,重金属の存在形態の転換を図ることで各種形態の重金属の物理選別を可能にする土壌処理プロセスを考案し,検討している。具体的には1)環境中で容易に分解する錯体を用いて重金属を可溶化し,2)可溶化した重金属を媒体表面にセメンテーションの原理を利用して選択濃縮し,3)この重金属が濃縮した媒体を物理選別で精度よく分離・除去する方法の開発を目的としている。本年度は最終年度である。初年度は「模擬試料を用いた各工程の個別試験」を行い,2年度は「実汚染土壌を用いた処理試験」を行なった。最終年度(本年度)は,実汚染土壌の処理に際しての処理条件の最適化および処理を阻害する因子の検討を行い,考案した処理手法の有用性を確かめることができた。以上のように,おおよそ研究実施計画通りに研究を順調に進めることができた。
    文部科学省, 若手研究(B), 北海道大学, Principal investigator, Competitive research funding, 17760654
  • Advanced Heap-leaching for Chalcopyrite
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    2005 - 2007
    Naoki HIROYOSHI, 恒川 昌美, 米田 哲朗, 伊藤 真由美
    Heap-leaching has become important in copper production: over 20% of copper in the world is now produced at open pit mines of porphyry copper deposits through this method. In this method, copper in low-grade oxide and secondary sulfide ores is extracted into sulfuric acid solutions, and the extracted copper is recovered by solvent-extraction and electro-winning methods. However, the leaching rate of chalcopyrite (CuFeS_2), a major copper mineral in the deepest parts of the deposits, is very slow, and the development of advanced heap-leaching methods for this mineral is an object for copper ...
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 17360427
  • 有機・無機複合廃棄物のハイパー解砕・資源化技術の開発
    科学研究費補助金(萌芽研究)
    2005 - 2007
    恒川 昌美, 柳 庚槿, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 米田 哲朗, 吉田 豊
    循環型社会を構築していくうえで鍵を握るのは,都市域における廃棄物の資源化・リサイクル技術および環境保全技術の開発である。我々は,廃自動車や廃家電・OA機器類の資源化技術を開発してきている。この開発過程で,現状の処理プロセスでは解砕・破砕が主として減容化を目的に行われているため,その後の有価物選別・回収の段階で低い選別精度,回収率にとどまること,解砕・破砕時に発生するシュレッダーダストの軽比重物(例えばウレタンなど)に絡み込んでいる有価物が十分に回収できないことを見出した。そこで種々の有機・無機複合廃棄物を効率的に資源化・リサイクルする立場から,解砕・破砕,選別を合理的に行うための要素技術の開発研究に取り組んだ。最終年度にあたる19年度は,下記のような検討を行い,有用な知見を得た。1)二つの使用済み自動車のシュレーダーダストを対象に,破砕後に種々の風力分級をして,産物について化学分析,灰分測定,組成解析などを行った。その結果,サーマルリサイクルに適した,ウレタンなどの可燃分からなる産物を回収できるプロセスの条件を明らかにした。2)ウレタン類に鉄・銅・アルミニウムなどの金属類,繊維などが絡まっている場合は,ある種の界面活性剤溶液に浸漬することで,有価金属類を分離回収できることを見出した。3)17〜19年度の成果を踏まえ,各種有機・無機複合廃棄物に対する適切な破砕・解砕法と有価物回...
    文部科学省, 萌芽研究, 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 17656293
  • Development of Urban Mines as Urban Resource Recovery Centers to Utilize Solid Waste and Create a Holonic Path for a Sustainable Society
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
    2004 - 2007
    Masami TSUNEKAWA, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 米田 哲朗, 名和 豊春, 平島 剛
    Industrial systems and daily life in Japan are shifting to become recycling-based to reduce energy and resource consumption. To establish a society based on recycling, urban resource recovery centers (urban mines) are important as places to reduce waste volumes, reusing and recycling valuable materials with application of mineral processing technology. The authors have studied advanced mineral processing technology for urban mines, and have developed new processes as described below. Based on these results, the creation of a holonic path in a sustainable society is discussed and proposed.1)...
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(A), 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 16206090
  • Quality Improvement of Pyrolysis Char Derived From Various Kind of Solid Waste for Recycling
    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    2005 - 2006
    田中 信壽, Toshihiko MATSUTO, 東條 安匡, 恒川 昌美, 広吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 角田 芳忠
    In this study, sixteen kinds of char obtained from various sources including industrial waste were used for experiments. In order to use char as fuel, chlorine level should be reduced to avoid corrosion. Chlorine in char derived from MSW was characterized in terms of solubility. CO2 bubbling could reduce chorine to acceptable level for cement kiln use. Pulverization was proven to be ineffective in the dissolution of non water-soluble chlorine.Ash content is another fraction which should be lowered for fuel use of char. Ash rich fraction (r<125 um) was subjected to float-sink separation, fro...
    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 17360435
  • キャリアマイクロエンカプセレーション 〜鉱山汚濁水発生防止のための新しい方法〜
    科学研究費補助金(萌芽研究)
    2005 - 2006
    廣吉 直樹, 恒川 昌美, 伊藤 真由美
    本研究では,鉱山酸性汚濁水の発生を防止する新しい方法としてキャリアマイクロエンカプセレーション(Carrier Micro Encapsulation, CME)を提案する.本法では,地殻中に存在するTiO_2などの鉱物中のTiを有機キャリアで水に可溶化して,汚染源となる黄鉄鉱FeS_2などの表面に吸着させた後,キャリアを分解して化学的に安定なTiO_2薄膜で汚染源を被覆し,水や空気から遮蔽する.昨年度の結果に基づき,Tiとの錯体形成能力や酸化分解性に優れたカテコール(1,2-dihydroxybenzene, C_6H_4(OH)_2)をキャリアとして選択し,黄鉄鉱粉末(粒子径53〜75μm)の溶解に対するCMEの効果を振盪フラスコ法によるモデル実験で調べた.実験は天然Ti鉱物の代替物として試薬アナターゼ(TiO_2)5kg/Lを用いて,黄鉄鉱-溶液比0.6kg/L,温度25℃,大気下で行った。CMEを施した実験(カテコールとTiO_2を添加した実験)では,黄鉄鉱表面にTiO_2あるいはTi(OH)_2の被膜が形成され、対照実験(カテコールとTiO_2の双方あるいは一方を添加しなかった実験)に比べて黄鉄鉱の溶解量(硫酸とFeの溶出量)が少なくなり,pHの低下が緩和された.黄鉄鉱溶解に対するCMEの抑制作用は,カテコール添加濃度0.01kmol m^<-3>以上,pH4〜7の...
    文部科学省, 萌芽研究, 北海道大学, Coinvestigator not use grants, Competitive research funding, 17656287

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