| AKAO Satoshi |  |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Environmental Systems Science | |
| Professor |
Last Updated :2023/09/27
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Research Interests
Research Areas
- Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Civil engineering (environmental systems)
- Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental materials/recycling technology
- Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental load reduction/restoration technology
Research Experience
- Doshisha University, Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Environmental Systems Science, Professor, 2022/04 - Today
- 同志社大学, 理工学部 環境システム学科, 准教授, 2015/04 - 2022/03
- Tottori University, 工学部社会開発システム工学科, 助教, 2007/04 - 2015/03
- Tottori University, 助手, 2006/10 - 2007/03
Education
- 京都大学大学院, 工学研究科, 都市環境工学専攻, 2003/10 - 2006/09
- 京都大学大学院, 工学研究科, 環境工学専攻, 1997/04 - 1999/03
- Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering, 衛生工学科, 1993/04 - 1997/03
Published Papers
- Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil amended with kitchen compost of varying ages
Tran Thi Minh Chau; Takashi Someya; Satoshi Akao; Masato Nakamura; Fumiko Oritate; Hiroaki Somura; Shinzo Yamane; Morihiro Maeda
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Informa UK Limited, 1 - 11, 10 Jan. 2023, Scientific journal - PROPOSAL OF A NEW L-LACTATE PURIFICATION PROCESS USING CHITOSAN
Satoshi AKAO; Ryuse KAWAGUCHI; Kosuke SASAKI; Masashi TAKADA; Kento TAKEUCHI
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 78(7) III_205 - III_212, Nov. 2022, Scientific journal - The effect of soil sample size, for practical DNA extraction, on soil microbial diversity in different taxonomic ranks
Hiroki Morita; Satoshi Akao
PLOS ONE, Nov. 2021, Scientific journal - Characteristics of organic growing media for hydroponic cultivation prepared from leaves and stalks of eggplant with crudely crushed and soaked in water
Satoshi Akao; Takahiro Iwasaki
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 77(7) 151 - 160, Nov. 2021, Scientific journal - 溶媒抽出による作物残渣の有機培地化に関する基礎的検討
赤尾聡史; 川崎向日葵; 野村洋平; 藤原拓
土木学会論文集Ｇ（環境）, 76(7) III_311 - III_318, Dec. 2020, Scientific journal - Simultaneous recovery of phosphorus and potassium from biomass as magnesium salt
Hideaki Nagare; Takumi Iwata; Ayako Ebi; Satoshi Akao; Morihiro Maeda; Daisuke Yasutake; Taku Fujiwara
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser.G (Environmental Research), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 76(7) III_181 - III_187, Dec. 2020, Scientific journal - Economic Analysis of Sewage Sludge Composting on Regional Circular Economy Using Municipal Input-output Table
Satoshi Akao, Takanobu Katsumi, Taku Fujiwara, Ryusei Ito, Kuniaki Takahashi, Taichi Akama
Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 43(3) 63 - 68, May 2020, Scientific journal - Effects of a Small-scale Combined Heat and Power Plant’s Operation
Takanobu Katsumi; Satoshi Akao
木材工業, 74(5) 182 - 187, May 2019, Scientific journal - Nitrogen, phosphorus, and antioxidant contents in crop residues for potential cascade utilization
Satoshi Akao
Waste and Biomass Valorization, 9(9) 1535 - 1542, Sep. 2018, Scientific journal - Effects of cultivation period on catch crop chemical composition and potential for bioenergy production
S. Akao; D. Yasutake; K. Kondo; H. Nagare; M. Maeda; T. Fujiwara
Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier B.V., 111 787 - 793, 01 Jan. 2018, Scientific journal - 大型水生植物からのリン回収
永禮英明; 渡辺諒; 藤原拓; 赤尾聡史; 前田守弘
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 72(7) Ⅲ_249 - Ⅲ_254, Oct. 2016, Scientific journal - Non-sterile simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of corn leaves and stalks to l-lactic acid without external nutrient addition
Satoshi Akao; Hideaki Nagare; Morihiro Maeda; Keisuke Kondo; Taku Fujiwara
JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, SPRINGER, 18(2) 208 - 214, Apr. 2016, Scientific journal - Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from paddy soil treated with rice husk products at different moisture contents in a short-term experiment
Thi Kim Thanh HA; Morihiro MAEDA; Taku FUJIWARA; Hideaki NAGARE; Satoshi AKAO; Quoc Thinh TRAN
Journal of Environmental Science for Sustainable Society, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 7 9 - 15, Mar. 2016, Scientific journal - Nitrous oxide emissions during biological soil disinfestation with different organic matter and plastic mulch films in laboratory-scale tests
Morihiro Maeda; Eisuke Kayano; Taku Fujiwara; Hideaki Nagare; Satoshi Akao
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 37(4) 432 - 438, Feb. 2016, Scientific journal - Effects of soil type and nitrate concentration on denitrification products (N2O and N-2) under flooded conditions in laboratory microcosms
Thi Kim Thanh Ha; Morihiro Maeda; Taku Fujiwara; Hideaki Nagare; Satoshi Akao
SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 61(6) 999 - 1004, Nov. 2015, Scientific journal - Combined use of sugars and nutrients derived from young maize plants for thermophilic L-lactic acid fermentation
S. Akao; H. Nagare; M. Maeda; K. Kondo; T. Fujiwara
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 69 440 - 446, Jul. 2015, Scientific journal - EVALUATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION, NITROGEN LOAD AND BREAK-EVEN POINT OF INTRODUCING LACTATE FERMENTATION AND CATCH CROP SYSTEM
MASUDA Takanori; MATSUOKA Masayuki; YAMADA Masato; HASE Takahito; AKAO Satoshi; NAGARE Hideaki; FUJIWARA Taku
PROCEEDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 70(7) Ⅲ_483 - Ⅲ_491, Dec. 2014, Scientific journal - 応答曲面法による独立型太陽光発電システムの設置コスト最適化
赤尾聡史; 福永剛士
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 70(6) Ⅱ_217 - Ⅱ_225, Oct. 2014, Scientific journal - Utilization of water chestnut for reclamation of water environment and control of cyanobacterial blooms
Satoshi Akao; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Taku Fujiwara
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 21(3) 2249 - 2255, Feb. 2014, Scientific journal - Water Main Failure Rate Prediction under Insufficient Break Information
HOSOI Yoshihiko; MASUDA Takanori; AKAO Satoshi
PROCEEDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 69(7) Ⅲ_345 - Ⅲ_353, Nov. 2013, Scientific journal - Cascade utilization of water chestnut: recovery of phenolics, phosphorus, and sugars
Satoshi Akao; Koutaro Maeda; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Hideaki Nagare; Morihiro Maeda; Taku Fujiwara
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 20(8) 5373 - 5378, Aug. 2013, Scientific journal - Seasonal changes in the performance of a catch crop for mitigating diffuse agricultural pollution
K. Kondo; K. Inoue; T. Fujiwara; S. Yamane; D. Yasutake; M. Maeda; H. Nagare; S. Akao; K. Ohtoshi
Water Science and Technology, 68(4) 776 - 782, 2013, Scientific journal - Life Extension and Renewal Measures of Sewer Systems in Population Decline Areas
HOSOI Yoshihiko; MASUDA Takanori; AKAO Satoshi; NADA Hideki; TAKADA Daisuke
PROCEEDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 68(7) III_681 - III_690, Nov. 2012, Scientific journal - Reduction of Nutrient Leaching Losses by using a Catch Crop during a Fallow Period following Eggplant Production in a Greenhouse
MAEDA Morihiro; NAKASONE Yasuhiro; OKAMOTO Takashi; ASANO Yuichi; FUJIWARA Taku; NAGARE Hideaki; AKAO Satoshi
PROCEEDINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 68(7) III_103 - III_111, Nov. 2012, Scientific journal - Nutrient recovery from biomass cultivated as catch crop for removing accumulated fertilizer in farm soil
H. Nagare; T. Fujiwara; T. Inoue; S. Akao; K. Inoue; M. Maeda; S. Yamane; M. Takaoka; K. Oshita; X. Sun
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, IWA PUBLISHING, 66(5) 1110 - 1116, 2012, Scientific journal - Comparison of simultaneous and separate processes: saccharification and thermophilic L-lactate fermentation of catch crop and aquatic plant biomass
Satoshi Akao; Koutaro Maeda; Shingo Nakatani; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Hideaki Nagare; Morihiro Maeda; Taku Fujiwara
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 33(13) 1523 - 1529, 2012, Scientific journal - 回収・再資源化を目的としたバイオマスからの元素抽出
永禮英明; 藤原拓; 赤尾聡史; 前田守弘; 山根信三
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 67(7) Ⅲ461 - Ⅲ466, Nov. 2011, Scientific journal - 笠岡湾干拓地における水質汚濁現状と安定同位体自然存在比を用いた汚濁機構解析
前田守弘; 浅野裕一; 兵藤不二夫; 中島泰弘; 藤原拓; 永禮英明; 赤尾聡史
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 67(7) Ⅲ213 - Ⅲ221, Nov. 2011, Scientific journal - 人口減少後社会への移行過程における下水道事業経営と地域及び世代間負担
細井由彦; 灘英樹; 増田貴則; 赤尾聡史
土木学会論文集G（環境）, 67(7) Ⅲ577 - Ⅲ585, Nov. 2011, Scientific journal - ソフトバイオマスを原料とした酵素糖化における各種前処理の糖化効率比較
前田光太郎; 赤尾聡史; 細井由彦; 永禮英明; 前田守弘; 藤原拓
土木学会論文集G（環境）Ⅲ, 67(7) 433 - 440, Nov. 2011 - クリーニングクロップ栽培と湛水の組み合わせによるハウス土壌集積塩類の除去特性
井上賢大; 近藤圭介; 藤原拓; 前田守弘; 高岡昌輝; 大年邦雄; 山根信三; 永禮英明; 赤尾聡史
環境工学研究論文集, 47 273 - 280, Nov. 2010, Scientific journal - トウモロコシからのリン抽出方法の検討
永禮英明; 井上司; 藤原拓; 赤尾聡史; 前田守弘; 山根信三
環境工学研究論文集, 47 459 - 464, Nov. 2010, Scientific journal - 水利用機能を考慮した人口減少社会における下水道管路の耐震化
細井由彦; 上地進; 増田貴則; 赤尾聡史
環境工学研究論文集, 47 305 - 314, Nov. 2010, Scientific journal - 生ごみを用いた非滅菌高温L-乳酸発酵におけるD-乳酸生成が起こり得る時期と関与する菌種
榮祐介; 赤尾聡史; 前田光太郎; 細井由彦
環境工学研究論文集, 47 585 - 593, Nov. 2010 - Kinetic model of thermophilic L-lactate fermentation by Bacillus coagulans combined with real-time PCR quantification
T. Hidaka; T. Horie; S. Akao; H. Tsuno
WATER RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 44(8) 2554 - 2562, Apr. 2010, Scientific journal - 財政と住民便益から見た人口減少下における下水道整備の検討
灘英樹; 細井由彦; 増田貴則; 赤尾聡史
下水道協会誌, 47(573) 135 - 144, 2010, Scientific journal - 公共財の供給を含む一般会計を考慮した人口減少高齢化社会における下水道事業経営
細井由彦; 灘英樹; 増田貴則; 赤尾聡史
環境工学研究論文集, 46 165 - 174, Nov. 2009, Scientific journal - 人口減少高齢化構造からみた一般行政サービスの受益と負担を考慮した汚水処理事業経営
細井由彦; 増田貴則; 赤尾聡史; 麻本裕也
環境システム研究論文集, 37 145 - 152, Sep. 2009, Scientific journal - Chemical Composition Analysis of Kitchen Wastes and its Utilization for Thermophilic L-Lactate Fermentation
AKAO Satoshi; SAKAE Yusuke; IWASAKI Youji; MONGI Hideyuki
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 45 451 - 458, Nov. 2008 - Fermentation for different type of L-lactate and synthesis of polylactate
TSUNO Hiroshi; AKAO Satoshi; MIYAI Kotaro; HIDAKA Taira; HORIE Taku
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 44 471 - 479, Nov. 2007, Scientific journal - Effects of pH and temperature on products and bacterial community in-lactate batch fermentation of garbage under unsterile condition
S. Akao; H. Tsuno; T. Horie; S. Mori
WATER RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 41(12) 2636 - 2642, Jun. 2007, Scientific journal - Semi-continuous L-lactate fermentation of garbage without sterile condition and analysis of the microbial structure
S. Akao; H. Tsuno; J. Cheon
WATER RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 41(8) 1774 - 1780, Apr. 2007, Scientific journal - 非滅菌模擬生ごみを原料とする高温L-乳酸発酵の半連続式培養への適用
赤尾聡史; 津野洋; 堀江匠
土木学会論文集G, 63(1) 68 - 76, Mar. 2007, Scientific journal - Effects of pH and temperature on unsterile thermophilic fermentation with L-lactate cultured broth inoculum
AKAO Satoshi; TSUNO Hiroshi; HORIE Taku
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 43 39 - 46, Nov. 2006, Scientific journal - Production of L-Lactic Acid from Unsterilized Garbage in Semicontinuous Culture
AKAO Satosi; TSUNO Hiroshi
Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 42 39 - 46, Dec. 2005, Scientific journal - Modelling of water quality and quantity variations in a rural small area and its application
Shigeo Fujii; Isao Somiya; Naoyuki Kishimoto; Satoshi Akao; Makoto Yoshihara
Advances in Asian Environmental Engineering, 1(1) 54 - 62, Jun. 2001, Scientific journal
MISC
- Crop Residue Utilization: Production of Growing Media and Recovery of Metals
赤尾聡史; 高岡昌輝; OLESZEK Sylwia
日本水環境学会シンポジウム講演集, 24th, 2021 - Economic analysis for crop residue utilization in rural area using extended Input-Output table
Satoshi Akao; Takanobu Katsumi
The 11th International Conference in Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering Conference, 109 , Nov. 2018, Summary international conference - 小地域産業連関表を用いた木質バイオマス利用事業の評価
赤尾聡史; 勝見公敦
同志社大学ハリス理化学研究報告, 58(4) 175 - 186, Jan. 2018, Report research institution - Antioxidant potential for nutrition in crop residues. International Water Association
Satoshi Akao
The 2nd International Resource Recovery Conference, 159 - 162, Aug. 2017, Summary international conference - Economic Analysis for Photovoltaic Power Businesses in Rural Area Using Regional Input-Output Table
Akao Satoshi; Kakutani Miyu
同志社大学ハリス理化学研究報告, Alternative:Harris Science Research Institute of Doshisha University, 58(2) 96 - 102, Jul. 2017, Report research institution - 1-1-4 Nitrous oxide production in paddy soil under different irrigation regimes of water with high nitrate concentration
Thanh Ha Thi Kim; Maeda Morihiro; Fujiwara Taku; Nagare Hideaki; Akao Satoshi
Abstracts of the meeting, the Society of the Science of Soil and Manure, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, (60) 2 - 2, 09 Sep. 2014 - P1-1-23 Environmental factors controlling nitrous oxide production and nitrate removal under flooded soil conditions
Ha Thi Kirn Thanh; Maeda Morihiro; Fujiwara Taku; Tsutsui Hirofumi; Nagare Hideaki; Akao Satoshi
Abstracts of the meeting, the Society of the Science of Soil and Manure, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, (59) 17 - 17, 11 Sep. 2013 - Utilization of nutrients extracted from plant biomass in thermophilic L-lactic acid fermentation
Satoshi Akao; Hideaki Nagare; Morihiro Maeda; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Taku Fujiwara
Proceedings of 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Jun. 2013, Summary international conference - Non-sterile thermophilic L-lactic acid fermentation of food waste
Satoshi Akao
Journal of the Environment, 9(1) 7 - 13, Jan. 2013, Report scientific journal - Catch crop cultivation for diffuse agricultural pollution control and resource recovery
Fujiwara T; Kondo K; Inoue K; Yamane S; Maeda M; Nagare H; Akao S; Takaoka M; Ohtoshi K
The 4th CESE Conference,Tainan City,Taiwan, 2011, Summary international conference - Nutrient Recovery from Biomass Cultivated as Catch Crop for Removing Accumulated Fertilizer in Farm Soil
Nagare H; Fujiwara T; Inoue T; Akao S; Inoue K; Takaoka M; Oshita K; Sun X
Proceedings of the 8th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries, 147 - 152, 2011, Summary international conference - Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Derived Sugars to L-Lactate by Thermophilic Bacillus coagulans
Satoshi Akao; Yusuke Sakae; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Hideaki Nagare; Morihiro Maeda; Taku Fujiwara
Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Nov. 2010, Summary international conference - Simultaneous Saccharification and L-Lactate e Fermentation of an Aquatic Plant (Trapa) under Unsterile Condition by Bacillus coagulans JCM 2258
Satoshi Akao; Yusuke Sakae; Shingo Nakatani; Yoshihiko Hosoi; Taku Fujiwara
Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Sep. 2010, Summary international conference - The influence of pH and temperature on products in L-lactate batch fermentation of garbage without sterile condition
Satoshi Akao; Hiroshi Tsuno; Takumi Horie; Shuichi Mori
Proceedings of the 15th Joint KAIST-KYOTO-NTU-NUS Symposium on Environmental Engineering, 94 - 100, Jun. 2006, Summary international conference - Production of L-lactic acid from garbage by thermophilic fermentation
Satoshi Akao; Hiroshi Tsuno
Proceedings of the 14th Joint KAIST-KYOTO-NTU-NUS Symposium on Environmental Engineering, 41 - 47, Jun. 2005, Summary international conference
Research Projects
- Advanced Next-Generation Greenhouse Horticulture by IoP (Internet of Plants)
2018/10 -2023/03 - Development of a new L-lactate purification process via chitosan lactate
Akao Satoshi
Optically pure lactate is a raw material for biodegradable polylactic resin. Such lactate is produced by fermentation, and lactate purification from cultivation broth remains a critical issue for reducing the production cost of polylactic resin. Crystallization of calcium lactate is a popular process for its purification; however, the process requires condensed calcium lactate solution, and calcium sulfate is produced as waste in the final step for liberation of lactic acid. This study investigated the purification process via chitosan lactate. Chitosan l-lactate was made using chitosan as a neutralizer in lactate fermentation. Anti-solvent crystallization was applied to recover chitosan lactate, and acetone was worked as an anti-solvent to precipitate lactate chitosan. Finally, ammonium lactate and chitosan were obtained separately by adding chitosan lactate into aqueous ammonia. The recovery ratio of lactate and chitosan was almost 100% when using high molecular chitosan., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2019/04 -2022/03, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Doshisha University - The Sanitation Value Chain: Designing Sanitation Systems as Eco-Community-Value System
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Research Project, 2015/04 -2022/03, Coinvestigator not use grants, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature - Antioxidant activities, phenolics, and carotenoids in emerging crop residues by plant factories
Akao Satoshi
Developing plant factory industry will require disposal of its agricultural organic wastes. The waste disposal cost was estimated to account for about 10% of their gross profit at one cycle in the case of 100 m2 scale of greenhouse horticulture. Component analysis was conducted to utilize agricultural wastes. The wastes were high in minerals including phosphorus and carotenoids such as lutein, indicating that the wastes could be used as one of carotenoids sources for a food and/or feed preservative and fertilizer after carotenoids extraction. Carbon nitrogen ratios in the wastes were generally low, in other words, they were high in proteins. Ammonia inhibition should be in mind in bio-chemical transformations such as methane fermentation., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2013/04 -2016/03, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) - 有機性廃棄物からのL-乳酸生成
受託研究, 2009 -2014, Competitive research funding - Fundamental studies on degradation of phorbol esters isolated from Jatropha curcas L.
AKAO Satoshi
Plantation of Jatropha has been planning for biodiesel fuelproduction. Jatropha contains toxic phorbol esters, therefore, their impact on environment with increasing the production should be considered. In this study, degradations of phorbol esters under natural circumstances were investigated. Treatment by soil bacteria and lighting by plant growth fluorescent lamp resulted in first-order degradation of phorbol esters. Further, hydrolysis by sodium hydroxide provided theirrapid decomposition., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2011 -2012, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Tottori University - L-Lactate fermentation of organic wastes by Bacillus coagulans for utilization as livestock feed
AKAO Satoshi
Thermophilic L-lactic acid fermentation was conducted to utilize organic wastes as livestock feed. The aims are to preserve feed quality by fermented lactic acid and to accelerate feed digestion by partial hydrolysis in the fermentation. 6% of lactic acid prevented proliferation of bacteria consuming lactic acid; this concentration might be an indication for quality preservation of the fermented products. Thermophilic L-lactic acid fermentation partially hydrolyzed soy bean and jatropha proteins. The fermentation might provide easy digestion and absorption like natto's effect. PCR-DGGE analysis of the fermentation of kitchen wastes indicated that Bacillus coagulans as inoculum and some bacteria including lactic acid bacteria were detected. Hazard assessment of detected bacteria will be next challenges., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2009 -2010, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Tottori University - Thermophilic L-lactate fermentation of agricultural wastes
AKAO Satoshi
循環型社会の実現に向けて有機性廃棄物の利用が求められている.本研究では,稲わらなどの農業廃棄物に対して滅菌を必要としないL-乳酸発酵(高温L-乳酸発酵,Bacillus coagulans)の適用を目指しており,同発酵が農業廃棄物を構成する糖質(ヘキソース,ペントース)からL-乳酸を生成できることを示した.また,農業廃棄物の糖化液から実際に非滅菌下でL-乳酸を生成した.高温L-乳酸発酵により増殖する菌体の有効利用方法として生菌剤化も検討した.生菌剤化プロセスに必要と考えられる乾燥工程の温度・時間条件(生存条件)を探索し,80oC で2 時間の乾燥により概ね生存率10-2 が得られることを確認した., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up), 2007 -2008, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up), Tottori University