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The East Asian Professors' Meeting of Particle Technology (Reports on the 4th and 5th meetings)
Advanced Powder Technol., Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 247 – 258 (2000) © VSP and Society of Powder Technology, Japan 2000.
News bulletin The East Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology (Reports on the 4th and 5th meetings) Information Center of Powder Technology, Japan 19-8 Koamicho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0016, Japan
1. INTRODUCTION
The East Asian Professors’ Meeting has been held every year since 1995. Usually this meeting was held in Japan at the time of the POWTECH exhibition. In the meetings, the research situations of particle technology in Asian countries were explained by invited professors and opinions were exchanged among participants. The reports of the first 3 meetings were published in Advanced Powder Technology. The 4th meeting was held in 1998 and the 5th one was in 1999. The report on the 4th meeting should have been published in Vol. 10 of Advanced Powder Technology but it did not appear in that volume. Thus, the 4th meeting is briefly described in this article with the 5th one.
2. THE 4TH MEETING
The 4th meeting in 1998 was held outside Japan for the first time with a special purpose. That is, the 4th meeting was held for preparing the First Asian Particle Technology Symposium in 2000 (APT 2000) organized by The Society of Powder Technology, Japan. The 4th meeting took place at Bangkok where APT 2000 is to be held. The date and venue are as follows. Place: Mandarin Hotel, Bangkok Date: Dec. 14– 15, 1998 Table 1 shows the list of invited participants in the 4th meeting. All participants arrived at Bangkok on December 13th. The meeting was chaired by Professor Tsuji, vice-chair of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ. The
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Table 1. Participants of the 4th Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology Nationality
Name
Organization
P. R. China
Prof. Fei Wei Prof. Liming Hu
Indonesia Korea Malaysia
Prof. Ir. Rochim Suratman Prof. Cho, Sang-Hee Dr. Siti Masrinda
Philippines
Prof. Susan A. Roces
Singapore
Dr. Tan B. H., Reginal
Taiwan Thailand
Prof. Chiu-sen Wang Prof. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon Dr. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul Prof. Phan Minh Tan Prof. Hitoshi Emi
Dept. of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University National Engineering Research Center of Ultrafine Powder, East China University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia College of Eng., Kyungpook National University Chemical & Process Engineering Dept., University Kebangsaan Malaysia Chemical Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, De La Salle University Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore College of Public Health, National Taiwan University Dept. of Chem. Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Dept. of Chem. Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University Dept. of Mechanophysics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University Dept. of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Senior Managing Director, Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd. Information Center of Powder Technology
Vietnam Japan
Prof. Mamoru Senna Prof. Yutaka Tsuji Prof. Kanji Matsumoto
Mr. Takeo Tsuchihashi Mr. K. Kikushima
meeting began with the opening address by Professor Emi. Professor Emi expressed thanks to Mr. Kikushima and Professor Wiwut for preparing the meeting and then briefly described the history of East Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology. According to Professor Emi’s request, all participants paid one minute silent tribute to late Professor Iinoya who was the chairman of East Asian Professors’ Meeting and died of leukemia on November 26, 1998. Finally, Professor Emi expressed the hope of success of this meeting dedicated to APT 2000. Following Professor Emi, Mr. Tsuchihashi made a welcome speech. He expressed thanks to all participants for attending the meeting and pleasure of supporting the workshop for APT 2000 held under the framework of the East Asian Professors’ Meeting as the president of ICPT (Information Center of Particle Technology).
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After the address by Mr. Tsuchihashi, Professor Senna first expressed thanks to Professor Narong Yoothanom and described the schedule and agenda of the meeting. Before proceeding to agenda, all participants introduced themselves. In the remaining time of December 14th the following agenda were discussed. • Establishment of Committees for APT 2000. • APT 2000 Tentative program framework. • Invited Speakers. • Proceedings. Agenda of December 15th were as follows. • Registration fee. • Budget. • Promotion and Publicity. • Special topics. • Due dates. • Tasks. • Future meeting. In the meeting participants from all countries except Japan were invited to be members of International Organizing Committee of APT 2000, and they accepted the invitation. Discussion concerning the above agenda took place very actively. As a result, the frame work of APT 2000 was determined in the 4th meeting. Professor Senna summarized the meeting. 3. THE 5TH MEETING
The 5th meeting was held at Osaka, having the same style as the first 3 meetings. The 5th meeting was planned considering that the participants had the opportunity to visit the POWTECH exhibition in Osaka as the 3rd meeting of 1997. The date, time and meeting place are as follows. Date and time: November 11, 1999, 13:00– 17:00 Place: KKR Hotel Osaka. The invited professors visited the POWTECH exhibition on Nov. 10, the day before the meeting. The meeting place, KKR Hotel Osaka, located near the Osaka Castle, is the same as in the 3rd meeting. All participants took a walk in the Castle site in the morning. In the evening after the meeting, a welcome dinner took place in the hotel. 3.1. Participants Table 2 shows the list of participants. The total number of invited professors was 4. India, Mongolia and Myanmar are the countries from which professors attend the
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Table 2. Participants of the 5th Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology Nationality
Name
Organization
Hong Kong India Mongolia
Prof. Chak Keung Chan Dr. Pradip Dr. J. Temuujin
Myanmar
Prof. U Pe Win
Japan
Prof. Hitoshi Emi
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Tata Research Development and Design Centre Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Science Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science, Yangon University Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University Dept. of Mechanophysics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University Dept. of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Senior Managing Director, Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd. Information Center of Powder Technology
Prof. Y. Kousaka Prof. Mamoru Senna Prof. Yutaka Tsuji Prof. Kanji Matsumoto
Mr. Takeo Tsuchihashi Mr. K. Kikushima
East Asian Professors’ Meeting for the first time. We had a participant from Hong Kong for the first time, though we have had some professors from China in the past meetings. 3.2. Opening address, welcome speech and introduction of participants Professor Emi, professor of Kanazawa University and the vice president of the Information Center of Particle Technology, expressed his gratitude of having professors from overseas in this meeting. He briefly reviewed the past 4 meetings and asked the invited professors for their cooperation for APT 2000. Following the opening address, Mr. Tsuchihashi, the president of the Information Center of Particle Technology and the presideint of Nisshin Engineering Co., Ltd. expressed in his welcome speech that studies of particle technology in East Asian countries have gained strength recently, and the exchange between professors of east Asian countries and their Japanese counterparts are expanding well. Each participants introduced themselves, saying his affiliation and research area. 3.3. Introduction of the Society of Powder Technology (SPTJ), Japan First, Professor Senna, the chairman of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ showed particle-technology-related societies and activities in Japan. He introduced
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11 societies in total. Besides those societies, there are two organizations which support powder technology; Information Center of Particle Technology, Japan and Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation. Next, Professor Senna described the history of SPTJ. After that, he showed the organization within SPTJ and activities. Finally he described international activities of SPTJ with several organizations in the world such as Korea, Taiwan, China and US. As the extension of such international activities, APT 2000 is planned. He asked all the invited participants for the cooperation for APT 2000. After his presentation, there was a question; whether foreigners can be the member of SPTJ. Professor Senna answered ‘yes’ and he said that there are several foreign members already in fact. 3.4. Introduction of the present state of particle technology This session was chaired by Professor Tsuji, vice-chair of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ. 3.4.1. Hong Kong. The first speaker was Dr. Chak K. Chan. He described the activities of particle technology in HK (Hong Kong). According to him, much of the particle research in HK is related to atmospheric aerosols problem. Tables 3 and 4 list the active researchers in HK working on particle research in atmosphere and other applications. At the moment there is no organization in HK dedicated to particle technology. However, HK has a local chapter of Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) of about 50 members. In December 1999 the Institute of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology will host a workshop on ‘Air Pollution in the Pearl River Delta’. This is the first time that air pollution researchers will meet in Hong Kong to present their work. Over 25 papers dedicated to air pollution in HK will be presented in the conference. The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department is also actively involved in monitoring and research activities of atmospheric aerosols. Most of the funding for academic research in HK is from the HK Research Grants Council. 3.4.2. India. Dr. Pradip said from the general view point that the Indian R&D Center can be classified into the following three categories: corporate R & D in public & private industry, national laboratories, academic institutions notably I.I.T and I.I.Sc. In India, particle technology is not yet established as a distinct discipline but its importance is widely recognized by Indian science and industry. Dr. Pradip introduced Indian institutions active in particle science and technology. Tables 5 and 6 list such institutions. Next, Dr. Pradip focused on activities of the research
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Table 3. Researchers in HK working on atmospheric aerosols Principal investigation
Affiliation
Project title
Dr. Chak Kenng Chan
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Director, Institute the Environment and Sustainable Development, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Biology and Chemistry, The City University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Atmospheric aerosols, powder synthesis, pharmaceutical aerosols Indoor air pollution
Dr. Chris Chao
Dr. L. Y. Chan
Dr. Chun Shun Cheung Dr. Ming Fang
Dr. Y. S. Fung Dr. Wendy Ilsiao
Dr. Wing Tat Hung
Dr. Kar See Lam
Dr. Shun Cheng Lee
Dr. Xiang Dong Li
Dr. Ronald Sequeira Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. Peter A. Tanner Dr. Jian Yu
Prof. Jimmy Yu
Atmospheric aerosols
Particle abatement Atmospheric aerosols, dust abatement
Analytical methodologies of atmospheric aerosols Toxicology
Particulate abatement
Atmospheric aerosols
Indoor air pollution
Atmospheric depositions
Atmospheric aerosols, visibility Atmospheric aerosols, photochemical smog Acid rain, fog, atmospheric aerosols Atmospheric aerosols, photochemical smog Chemical analysis of atmospheric particles
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Table 4. Researchers in HK working on other particle technology Dr. Chi Wai Li Dr. Pei Li
Dr. Xiao-Yan Li Dr. John F. Porter
Prof. Chi Wu Dr. King Lun Yeung
Prof. Po Lock Yue
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
particle hydrodynamics polymer particles
sewage particulates photocatalysis
particle size analysis photocatalysis
photocatalysis
group in particle science and technology at TATA Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) to which he belongs. 3.4.3. Mongolia. In Mongolia, all modern industrial factories were built using technology transfer from the Soviet Union & East European countries such as GDR, Czechoslovakia, Poland & Bulgaria. Most of the engineers and research staff were graduates of universities of these countries. In the mid-1960s the Mongolian Technical Institute began to train specialists in building materials technology, which was related to powder technology. Other institutes such as the Mongolian National University and Pedagogical Institute & the Mongolian Technical Institute also have department of chemical and food technology which offer some courses relevant to powder technology. At the institutes of chemistry and building which are part of the Academy of Sciences, research was carried out on the utilization of Mongolian mineral resources for the chemical and building industries. The collapse of the socialist system and beak-up of the Soviet Union caused a deep economic depression and saw the collapse of traditional scientific cooperation between Mongolia and these countries. Table 7 shows names of the major researchers and engineers and their fields of speciality. The university powder science and technology program are concerned with topics such as chemical technology, ceramic building materials technology and food technology. In Mongolia, researchers from different universities and institutes are working separately in the fast growing fields such as particulate technology. Almost no companies related to the powder industries have full-scale research and development centres, because these factories were built by technology transfer from other
* CSIR
Laboratories.
Hindustan Zinc Limited, Central R&D Laboratory, Udaipur Steel Authority of India Limited (R&D), Ranchi National Mineral Development Corporation (R&D), Hyderabad Tata Steel, R&D Indian Rare Earths Mineral R&D Centre, Quilon Tata R&D Design Centre, Pune
Regional Research Laboratory, Bhopal* Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneshwar* Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum* Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu Tawi* Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat* Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad* Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Hyderabad
Institutions National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur*
Table 5. Major Indian Institutions for Mineral Processing R&D Areas of Strength Pilot plant facilities, flow sheet development almost all unit operations of mineral separation sintering Gravity Separation, Coal Processing Flotation, Hydrometallurgy (Pilot plant scale facilities) Clays beneficiation & processing, aerosol reactor Limestone & clay processing Iron Cres, Clays Limestone Coal processing, Oil agglomeration 2 TPH Modern Pilot Plant Facility Atomic Minerals, Flotation, Pilot Plant Facilities, Beach Sand Minerals Base metal (Cu-Pb-Zn) Ores Iron Ore Beneficiation Sintering Agglomeration Iron Ore Beneficiation, Pilot Plant Facilities Iron Ore, Coal, Chromite Ore Beneficiation Beach Sand Minerals (Rutile, Ilamenite, Zeicon) Flotation, Filtration, Sintering, Fine Particles Processing, Science of Reagents Design, Modelling & Simulation, Balling, Grinding
B. L. Aganwal N. Prasad Suresh Chandra O. N. Mohanty T. K. Mukherjee Pradip
K. S. Raju N. P. H. Padmanabhan
T. C. Rao H. S. Ray G. D. Surender
Contact Scientist P. R. Rao
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National Chemical Laboratory, Pune (P. Ratnasamy) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay (C. K. Gupta) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (P. Rodriguez) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad (Y. R. Mahajan) International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metalurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad (G. Sundarajan) Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad (C. Ganguly) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (R&D), Hyderabad (A. Prabhakar Rao) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore (C. G. K. Nair) Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore (K. Kasturirangan) Ceramic Technology of India, Bangalore (K. S. Murthy) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Nagpur (V. Kutumba Rao) National Council of Building Materials, New Delhi (C. Rajkumar) Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta (H. S. Maiti) Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar (P. Ghosh) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (K. V. Raghavan) Grindwell Norton, Bangalore (A. L. Shashi Mohan) Thapar Centre for Industrial R&D, Patiala (M. P. Kapoor) The Associated Cement Companies Limited (R&D), Thane (A. K. Chatterjee) Hindustan Lever Limited (R&D) Centre (V. M. Naik) Tata R&D Design Centre, Pune (P. C. Kappur & Pradip)
Institutions
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Surface Science
Table 6. Other areas of Particle Science & Technology & major R&D Establishments in India
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Cements & Building Materials
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Ceramics Refractory
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Powder Metallurgy Including Synthesis
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Table 7. Names of the major researchers and engineers and their fields of speciality No
Name
Affiliation
Major fields of interest
1.
Prof. Ts. Jadambaa
2.
Prof. R. Sanjaasuren
Ceramic processing building materials Cement research
3.
Prof. J. Amgalan
Dept. of Chemical Technology, Mongolian Technical University Centre of Chemistry and Technology of New Materials, Mongolian National University Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
4.
Assoc. Prof. O. Batmunkh
5.
Dr. J. Dugarjav
6.
Dr. Kh. Hamkhai
7.
Dr. J. Temuujin
8.
Prof. S. Dorjhand
9.
Dr. Z. Tseveen
Dept. of Building Engineers, Mongolian Technical University Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Building materials study sector, Corporation of Construction & Architecture Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics and Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics & Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Mechanochemical preparation of phosphorous fertiliser from phosphate rock Concrete research Coal research
Technology of building materials Ceramic processing
Powder metallurgy
Preparation of optical materials
countries. This situation still exists in many factories, except those of companies engaged in the manufacture of building materials, which utilise much technology developed by Mongolian researchers. This has led to the recent creation of a new organization, the Powder Technology Centre of the Mongolian Technical University. Professor Ts Jadambaa (Department of Chemical Technology, Mongolian Technical University) was appointed the Head of the Centre, whose aim is to promote the education and transfer technology to the powder technology sector, to collect information related to the areas of powder technology in which Mongolian researchers are active, and to promote co-operation between these researchers. Mongolia has a large land area (1.5 million square kilometers) which is rich in mineral resources. However, its limited physical resources (2.4 million) make it very important to prioritize scientific research. The present thinking is that future development in Mongolia should be based on the utilization of the country’s mineral resources, placing priority on the research in this field. The development of industries and growing urbanization are leading to environmental problems in
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the disposal of waste materials. The utilization of waste materials such as waste plass and industrial waste will thus be an important research topic. Increasing air pollution in the large city of Ulaanbaatar will lead to the necessity for research in this area and aerosol science. 3.4.4. Myanmar. The Union of Myanmar, predominantly an agriculture country, is the largest country in South Asia, covering an area of 676578 square kilometers. It shares borders with Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand. It comprises seven States and seven Divisions with an estimated population of around 50-million. It is endowed with such natural resources as timber, minerals, gemstones, oil and natural gas. At present there are around 40 universities, colleges and institutes. Out of these, the only following three offers engineering disciplines: (a) Defense Service Technological University (DSTU), in Pyin-Oo-Lwin (under the ministry of Defense). (b) Yangon Technological University (Y.T.U.) in Yangon (under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). (c) Mandalay Technological University (M.T.U.) in Mandalay (under the MOST). In Myanmar, the particle technology, as such is not yet given priority, either in the field of research or in practical utilization. However matters related to particle technology are taught in the departments of mechanical, civil, chemical and metallurgical engineering and material science in the following courses: ore enrichment and segregation, building materials, unit operations of fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, industrial waste treatment and powder metallurgy etc. They have been teaching powder metallurgy at their department, starting out with introduction of the definition and scope of powder metallurgy, production of powder compacts and its applications. Since the government is solely responsible for the funding, the financial resources to all educational institution are rather limited. Hence, most of the equipment are either outdated or inadequate for research activities. Even with their limited facilities, Metallurgy Department has done some research works related to particle technology in such areas as sintering characteristics of copper powder, slag fuming, recovery of silver from mill tailing, segregation roasting, carbon brush production, glass fiber reinforce plastic resin composites, metal-ceramic composites and magnetic ferrites, etc. Likewise Chemical Engineering Department has conducted experiment related to drying, separation and purification, while Mechanical Engineering Department does experiments on gasifier using rice hush, and saw dust as fuel for power generation. At present, there are three state institutions worth mentioning which have some adequate facilities to deal with particle technology works.
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(a) The Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department (M.S.T.R.D.), Yangon, under the MOST, a multidisciplinary research institute, is composed of ten research departments and six technical support departments. (b) Metallurgical Research and Development Center (M.R.D.C.), Ela, also under the MOST, consists of the Basic Research Department, Applied Research Department and Training and Service Department. (c) Universities Research Center (U.R.C.), under the Ministry of Education, also a multi-disciplinary research center, comprises a research division, a technical division and an administration section. Myanmar Engineering Society (M.E.S.), which has been officially recognized, was established in 1996. At the moment, it has around 5000 members. From time to time, the society organized research seminars which are sometimes related to particle technology. Although various industries and enterprises are doing separately on matters related to particle technology, no single institution talking particle technology as its major scope exist in the country.
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS
It is our pleasure that the 4th East Asian Professors’ meeting has contributed to the preparation of APT 2000. The 5th meeting was the first to have delegates from Mongolia and Myanmar. It is difficult in general to get research information in these countries, not only in the field of powder technology but in many other fields. Owing to their participation, we succeeded in getting many valuable information. We are grateful to all participants in the 4 th and 5 th meetings for their cooperation. YUTAKA TSUJI Department of Mechanophysics Engineering Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
News bulletin The East Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology (Reports on the 4th and 5th meetings) Information Center of Powder Technology, Japan 19-8 Koamicho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0016, Japan
1. INTRODUCTION
The East Asian Professors’ Meeting has been held every year since 1995. Usually this meeting was held in Japan at the time of the POWTECH exhibition. In the meetings, the research situations of particle technology in Asian countries were explained by invited professors and opinions were exchanged among participants. The reports of the first 3 meetings were published in Advanced Powder Technology. The 4th meeting was held in 1998 and the 5th one was in 1999. The report on the 4th meeting should have been published in Vol. 10 of Advanced Powder Technology but it did not appear in that volume. Thus, the 4th meeting is briefly described in this article with the 5th one.
2. THE 4TH MEETING
The 4th meeting in 1998 was held outside Japan for the first time with a special purpose. That is, the 4th meeting was held for preparing the First Asian Particle Technology Symposium in 2000 (APT 2000) organized by The Society of Powder Technology, Japan. The 4th meeting took place at Bangkok where APT 2000 is to be held. The date and venue are as follows. Place: Mandarin Hotel, Bangkok Date: Dec. 14– 15, 1998 Table 1 shows the list of invited participants in the 4th meeting. All participants arrived at Bangkok on December 13th. The meeting was chaired by Professor Tsuji, vice-chair of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ. The
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Table 1. Participants of the 4th Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology Nationality
Name
Organization
P. R. China
Prof. Fei Wei Prof. Liming Hu
Indonesia Korea Malaysia
Prof. Ir. Rochim Suratman Prof. Cho, Sang-Hee Dr. Siti Masrinda
Philippines
Prof. Susan A. Roces
Singapore
Dr. Tan B. H., Reginal
Taiwan Thailand
Prof. Chiu-sen Wang Prof. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon Dr. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul Prof. Phan Minh Tan Prof. Hitoshi Emi
Dept. of Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University National Engineering Research Center of Ultrafine Powder, East China University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia College of Eng., Kyungpook National University Chemical & Process Engineering Dept., University Kebangsaan Malaysia Chemical Engineering Dept., College of Engineering, De La Salle University Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore College of Public Health, National Taiwan University Dept. of Chem. Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Dept. of Chem. Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University Dept. of Mechanophysics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University Dept. of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Senior Managing Director, Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd. Information Center of Powder Technology
Vietnam Japan
Prof. Mamoru Senna Prof. Yutaka Tsuji Prof. Kanji Matsumoto
Mr. Takeo Tsuchihashi Mr. K. Kikushima
meeting began with the opening address by Professor Emi. Professor Emi expressed thanks to Mr. Kikushima and Professor Wiwut for preparing the meeting and then briefly described the history of East Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology. According to Professor Emi’s request, all participants paid one minute silent tribute to late Professor Iinoya who was the chairman of East Asian Professors’ Meeting and died of leukemia on November 26, 1998. Finally, Professor Emi expressed the hope of success of this meeting dedicated to APT 2000. Following Professor Emi, Mr. Tsuchihashi made a welcome speech. He expressed thanks to all participants for attending the meeting and pleasure of supporting the workshop for APT 2000 held under the framework of the East Asian Professors’ Meeting as the president of ICPT (Information Center of Particle Technology).
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After the address by Mr. Tsuchihashi, Professor Senna first expressed thanks to Professor Narong Yoothanom and described the schedule and agenda of the meeting. Before proceeding to agenda, all participants introduced themselves. In the remaining time of December 14th the following agenda were discussed. • Establishment of Committees for APT 2000. • APT 2000 Tentative program framework. • Invited Speakers. • Proceedings. Agenda of December 15th were as follows. • Registration fee. • Budget. • Promotion and Publicity. • Special topics. • Due dates. • Tasks. • Future meeting. In the meeting participants from all countries except Japan were invited to be members of International Organizing Committee of APT 2000, and they accepted the invitation. Discussion concerning the above agenda took place very actively. As a result, the frame work of APT 2000 was determined in the 4th meeting. Professor Senna summarized the meeting. 3. THE 5TH MEETING
The 5th meeting was held at Osaka, having the same style as the first 3 meetings. The 5th meeting was planned considering that the participants had the opportunity to visit the POWTECH exhibition in Osaka as the 3rd meeting of 1997. The date, time and meeting place are as follows. Date and time: November 11, 1999, 13:00– 17:00 Place: KKR Hotel Osaka. The invited professors visited the POWTECH exhibition on Nov. 10, the day before the meeting. The meeting place, KKR Hotel Osaka, located near the Osaka Castle, is the same as in the 3rd meeting. All participants took a walk in the Castle site in the morning. In the evening after the meeting, a welcome dinner took place in the hotel. 3.1. Participants Table 2 shows the list of participants. The total number of invited professors was 4. India, Mongolia and Myanmar are the countries from which professors attend the
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Table 2. Participants of the 5th Asian Professors’ Meeting of Particle Technology Nationality
Name
Organization
Hong Kong India Mongolia
Prof. Chak Keung Chan Dr. Pradip Dr. J. Temuujin
Myanmar
Prof. U Pe Win
Japan
Prof. Hitoshi Emi
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Tata Research Development and Design Centre Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Science Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science, Yangon University Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University Dept. of Mechanophysics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University Dept. of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University Senior Managing Director, Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd. Information Center of Powder Technology
Prof. Y. Kousaka Prof. Mamoru Senna Prof. Yutaka Tsuji Prof. Kanji Matsumoto
Mr. Takeo Tsuchihashi Mr. K. Kikushima
East Asian Professors’ Meeting for the first time. We had a participant from Hong Kong for the first time, though we have had some professors from China in the past meetings. 3.2. Opening address, welcome speech and introduction of participants Professor Emi, professor of Kanazawa University and the vice president of the Information Center of Particle Technology, expressed his gratitude of having professors from overseas in this meeting. He briefly reviewed the past 4 meetings and asked the invited professors for their cooperation for APT 2000. Following the opening address, Mr. Tsuchihashi, the president of the Information Center of Particle Technology and the presideint of Nisshin Engineering Co., Ltd. expressed in his welcome speech that studies of particle technology in East Asian countries have gained strength recently, and the exchange between professors of east Asian countries and their Japanese counterparts are expanding well. Each participants introduced themselves, saying his affiliation and research area. 3.3. Introduction of the Society of Powder Technology (SPTJ), Japan First, Professor Senna, the chairman of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ showed particle-technology-related societies and activities in Japan. He introduced
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11 societies in total. Besides those societies, there are two organizations which support powder technology; Information Center of Particle Technology, Japan and Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation. Next, Professor Senna described the history of SPTJ. After that, he showed the organization within SPTJ and activities. Finally he described international activities of SPTJ with several organizations in the world such as Korea, Taiwan, China and US. As the extension of such international activities, APT 2000 is planned. He asked all the invited participants for the cooperation for APT 2000. After his presentation, there was a question; whether foreigners can be the member of SPTJ. Professor Senna answered ‘yes’ and he said that there are several foreign members already in fact. 3.4. Introduction of the present state of particle technology This session was chaired by Professor Tsuji, vice-chair of International Liaison Committee of SPTJ. 3.4.1. Hong Kong. The first speaker was Dr. Chak K. Chan. He described the activities of particle technology in HK (Hong Kong). According to him, much of the particle research in HK is related to atmospheric aerosols problem. Tables 3 and 4 list the active researchers in HK working on particle research in atmosphere and other applications. At the moment there is no organization in HK dedicated to particle technology. However, HK has a local chapter of Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) of about 50 members. In December 1999 the Institute of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology will host a workshop on ‘Air Pollution in the Pearl River Delta’. This is the first time that air pollution researchers will meet in Hong Kong to present their work. Over 25 papers dedicated to air pollution in HK will be presented in the conference. The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department is also actively involved in monitoring and research activities of atmospheric aerosols. Most of the funding for academic research in HK is from the HK Research Grants Council. 3.4.2. India. Dr. Pradip said from the general view point that the Indian R&D Center can be classified into the following three categories: corporate R & D in public & private industry, national laboratories, academic institutions notably I.I.T and I.I.Sc. In India, particle technology is not yet established as a distinct discipline but its importance is widely recognized by Indian science and industry. Dr. Pradip introduced Indian institutions active in particle science and technology. Tables 5 and 6 list such institutions. Next, Dr. Pradip focused on activities of the research
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Table 3. Researchers in HK working on atmospheric aerosols Principal investigation
Affiliation
Project title
Dr. Chak Kenng Chan
Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Director, Institute the Environment and Sustainable Development, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Biology and Chemistry, The City University of Hong Kong Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Atmospheric aerosols, powder synthesis, pharmaceutical aerosols Indoor air pollution
Dr. Chris Chao
Dr. L. Y. Chan
Dr. Chun Shun Cheung Dr. Ming Fang
Dr. Y. S. Fung Dr. Wendy Ilsiao
Dr. Wing Tat Hung
Dr. Kar See Lam
Dr. Shun Cheng Lee
Dr. Xiang Dong Li
Dr. Ronald Sequeira Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. Peter A. Tanner Dr. Jian Yu
Prof. Jimmy Yu
Atmospheric aerosols
Particle abatement Atmospheric aerosols, dust abatement
Analytical methodologies of atmospheric aerosols Toxicology
Particulate abatement
Atmospheric aerosols
Indoor air pollution
Atmospheric depositions
Atmospheric aerosols, visibility Atmospheric aerosols, photochemical smog Acid rain, fog, atmospheric aerosols Atmospheric aerosols, photochemical smog Chemical analysis of atmospheric particles
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Table 4. Researchers in HK working on other particle technology Dr. Chi Wai Li Dr. Pei Li
Dr. Xiao-Yan Li Dr. John F. Porter
Prof. Chi Wu Dr. King Lun Yeung
Prof. Po Lock Yue
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemistry, Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
particle hydrodynamics polymer particles
sewage particulates photocatalysis
particle size analysis photocatalysis
photocatalysis
group in particle science and technology at TATA Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) to which he belongs. 3.4.3. Mongolia. In Mongolia, all modern industrial factories were built using technology transfer from the Soviet Union & East European countries such as GDR, Czechoslovakia, Poland & Bulgaria. Most of the engineers and research staff were graduates of universities of these countries. In the mid-1960s the Mongolian Technical Institute began to train specialists in building materials technology, which was related to powder technology. Other institutes such as the Mongolian National University and Pedagogical Institute & the Mongolian Technical Institute also have department of chemical and food technology which offer some courses relevant to powder technology. At the institutes of chemistry and building which are part of the Academy of Sciences, research was carried out on the utilization of Mongolian mineral resources for the chemical and building industries. The collapse of the socialist system and beak-up of the Soviet Union caused a deep economic depression and saw the collapse of traditional scientific cooperation between Mongolia and these countries. Table 7 shows names of the major researchers and engineers and their fields of speciality. The university powder science and technology program are concerned with topics such as chemical technology, ceramic building materials technology and food technology. In Mongolia, researchers from different universities and institutes are working separately in the fast growing fields such as particulate technology. Almost no companies related to the powder industries have full-scale research and development centres, because these factories were built by technology transfer from other
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Laboratories.
Hindustan Zinc Limited, Central R&D Laboratory, Udaipur Steel Authority of India Limited (R&D), Ranchi National Mineral Development Corporation (R&D), Hyderabad Tata Steel, R&D Indian Rare Earths Mineral R&D Centre, Quilon Tata R&D Design Centre, Pune
Regional Research Laboratory, Bhopal* Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneshwar* Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum* Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu Tawi* Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat* Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad* Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Hyderabad
Institutions National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur*
Table 5. Major Indian Institutions for Mineral Processing R&D Areas of Strength Pilot plant facilities, flow sheet development almost all unit operations of mineral separation sintering Gravity Separation, Coal Processing Flotation, Hydrometallurgy (Pilot plant scale facilities) Clays beneficiation & processing, aerosol reactor Limestone & clay processing Iron Cres, Clays Limestone Coal processing, Oil agglomeration 2 TPH Modern Pilot Plant Facility Atomic Minerals, Flotation, Pilot Plant Facilities, Beach Sand Minerals Base metal (Cu-Pb-Zn) Ores Iron Ore Beneficiation Sintering Agglomeration Iron Ore Beneficiation, Pilot Plant Facilities Iron Ore, Coal, Chromite Ore Beneficiation Beach Sand Minerals (Rutile, Ilamenite, Zeicon) Flotation, Filtration, Sintering, Fine Particles Processing, Science of Reagents Design, Modelling & Simulation, Balling, Grinding
B. L. Aganwal N. Prasad Suresh Chandra O. N. Mohanty T. K. Mukherjee Pradip
K. S. Raju N. P. H. Padmanabhan
T. C. Rao H. S. Ray G. D. Surender
Contact Scientist P. R. Rao
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National Chemical Laboratory, Pune (P. Ratnasamy) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay (C. K. Gupta) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (P. Rodriguez) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad (Y. R. Mahajan) International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metalurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad (G. Sundarajan) Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad (C. Ganguly) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (R&D), Hyderabad (A. Prabhakar Rao) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore (C. G. K. Nair) Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore (K. Kasturirangan) Ceramic Technology of India, Bangalore (K. S. Murthy) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Nagpur (V. Kutumba Rao) National Council of Building Materials, New Delhi (C. Rajkumar) Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta (H. S. Maiti) Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar (P. Ghosh) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (K. V. Raghavan) Grindwell Norton, Bangalore (A. L. Shashi Mohan) Thapar Centre for Industrial R&D, Patiala (M. P. Kapoor) The Associated Cement Companies Limited (R&D), Thane (A. K. Chatterjee) Hindustan Lever Limited (R&D) Centre (V. M. Naik) Tata R&D Design Centre, Pune (P. C. Kappur & Pradip)
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Table 7. Names of the major researchers and engineers and their fields of speciality No
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Affiliation
Major fields of interest
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Prof. Ts. Jadambaa
2.
Prof. R. Sanjaasuren
Ceramic processing building materials Cement research
3.
Prof. J. Amgalan
Dept. of Chemical Technology, Mongolian Technical University Centre of Chemistry and Technology of New Materials, Mongolian National University Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
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Assoc. Prof. O. Batmunkh
5.
Dr. J. Dugarjav
6.
Dr. Kh. Hamkhai
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Dr. J. Temuujin
8.
Prof. S. Dorjhand
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Dr. Z. Tseveen
Dept. of Building Engineers, Mongolian Technical University Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Building materials study sector, Corporation of Construction & Architecture Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics and Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics & Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Mechanochemical preparation of phosphorous fertiliser from phosphate rock Concrete research Coal research
Technology of building materials Ceramic processing
Powder metallurgy
Preparation of optical materials
countries. This situation still exists in many factories, except those of companies engaged in the manufacture of building materials, which utilise much technology developed by Mongolian researchers. This has led to the recent creation of a new organization, the Powder Technology Centre of the Mongolian Technical University. Professor Ts Jadambaa (Department of Chemical Technology, Mongolian Technical University) was appointed the Head of the Centre, whose aim is to promote the education and transfer technology to the powder technology sector, to collect information related to the areas of powder technology in which Mongolian researchers are active, and to promote co-operation between these researchers. Mongolia has a large land area (1.5 million square kilometers) which is rich in mineral resources. However, its limited physical resources (2.4 million) make it very important to prioritize scientific research. The present thinking is that future development in Mongolia should be based on the utilization of the country’s mineral resources, placing priority on the research in this field. The development of industries and growing urbanization are leading to environmental problems in
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the disposal of waste materials. The utilization of waste materials such as waste plass and industrial waste will thus be an important research topic. Increasing air pollution in the large city of Ulaanbaatar will lead to the necessity for research in this area and aerosol science. 3.4.4. Myanmar. The Union of Myanmar, predominantly an agriculture country, is the largest country in South Asia, covering an area of 676578 square kilometers. It shares borders with Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand. It comprises seven States and seven Divisions with an estimated population of around 50-million. It is endowed with such natural resources as timber, minerals, gemstones, oil and natural gas. At present there are around 40 universities, colleges and institutes. Out of these, the only following three offers engineering disciplines: (a) Defense Service Technological University (DSTU), in Pyin-Oo-Lwin (under the ministry of Defense). (b) Yangon Technological University (Y.T.U.) in Yangon (under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). (c) Mandalay Technological University (M.T.U.) in Mandalay (under the MOST). In Myanmar, the particle technology, as such is not yet given priority, either in the field of research or in practical utilization. However matters related to particle technology are taught in the departments of mechanical, civil, chemical and metallurgical engineering and material science in the following courses: ore enrichment and segregation, building materials, unit operations of fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, industrial waste treatment and powder metallurgy etc. They have been teaching powder metallurgy at their department, starting out with introduction of the definition and scope of powder metallurgy, production of powder compacts and its applications. Since the government is solely responsible for the funding, the financial resources to all educational institution are rather limited. Hence, most of the equipment are either outdated or inadequate for research activities. Even with their limited facilities, Metallurgy Department has done some research works related to particle technology in such areas as sintering characteristics of copper powder, slag fuming, recovery of silver from mill tailing, segregation roasting, carbon brush production, glass fiber reinforce plastic resin composites, metal-ceramic composites and magnetic ferrites, etc. Likewise Chemical Engineering Department has conducted experiment related to drying, separation and purification, while Mechanical Engineering Department does experiments on gasifier using rice hush, and saw dust as fuel for power generation. At present, there are three state institutions worth mentioning which have some adequate facilities to deal with particle technology works.
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(a) The Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department (M.S.T.R.D.), Yangon, under the MOST, a multidisciplinary research institute, is composed of ten research departments and six technical support departments. (b) Metallurgical Research and Development Center (M.R.D.C.), Ela, also under the MOST, consists of the Basic Research Department, Applied Research Department and Training and Service Department. (c) Universities Research Center (U.R.C.), under the Ministry of Education, also a multi-disciplinary research center, comprises a research division, a technical division and an administration section. Myanmar Engineering Society (M.E.S.), which has been officially recognized, was established in 1996. At the moment, it has around 5000 members. From time to time, the society organized research seminars which are sometimes related to particle technology. Although various industries and enterprises are doing separately on matters related to particle technology, no single institution talking particle technology as its major scope exist in the country.
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS
It is our pleasure that the 4th East Asian Professors’ meeting has contributed to the preparation of APT 2000. The 5th meeting was the first to have delegates from Mongolia and Myanmar. It is difficult in general to get research information in these countries, not only in the field of powder technology but in many other fields. Owing to their participation, we succeeded in getting many valuable information. We are grateful to all participants in the 4 th and 5 th meetings for their cooperation. YUTAKA TSUJI Department of Mechanophysics Engineering Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan