Associate Professor Yukitaka Kato graduated from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1985 with a B. Sc. He performed his graduate study at Tokyo Institute of Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering obtaining his PhD in 1991. He then took up a position as an Assistant Professor at the Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors in the Institute. He has been promoted to a position as an Associate Professor at the Laboratory. He visited at the Centre for Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, UK as a research fellow in 1998.

His research interests are in the area of chemical energy conversion technoloies and energy highly-utilizations. In particular he is concerned with development of some types heat pumps driven by using chemical reactions for heat energy storage and transformation of heats generated from renewable energy sources and human activities. Theramlly regenerative electric power generation system, zero carbon dioxide emission hydrogen carier system using new-type fuel reformer are also his research targets. He is a member of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ), the Japna Society of Energy and Resources, and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan. He is the chair of the blanch group for heat utilization in the Division of Energy Engineering of SCEJ, and a sub-leader of COE-INES, 21st Century Center Of Excellence (COE) Program on "Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems for Sustainable Development of the World " at Tokyo Institute of Technology, He also is related with the following scientific activities.

• Chair of IMPRES, International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems - for Fuel Cells, Heat Pumps and Related Gas-Solid Technologies -, 28-31 October, 2007, Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan
• Sub-leader of COE-INES, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 21st Century Center Of Excellence (COE) Program on "Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems for Sustainable Development of the World".
• Member of CRINES, Center for Research into Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems
• Chair of Sub-division of Thermal Energy Utilization, DEE, SCEJ, Japan
• Expert Member from Japan of IEA ECES Annex 18 , "Transportation of Energy utilizing Thermal Energy Storage Technology"
• Editorial Memebr of JCEJ, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan.

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mailto:yukitaka@nr.titech.ac.jp

Yukitaka Kato, Assiociate Professor Dr.
Research Laboratory for Nuclea Reactors
Tokyo Institute of Technology
O-okaya, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JAPAN
Phone +81-3-5734-2967
Fax +81-3-5734-2959

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• Y. Kato, "Innovative Energy Materials from Honebuto Energy Road Map" (Review Paper), J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 40(13), pp. 1141-1149 (2007).

Y. Kato, K. Otsuka, J. Ryu, "Carbon Recycle Nuclear Hydrogen Carrier System for Transportation Field", Progress in Nuclear Energy, 50/2-6, pp. 417-421(2008).

Y. Kato, "Possibility of a Chemical Hydrogen Carrier System Based on Nuclear Power", Nuclear Production of Hydrogen, NEA-OECD, pp. 309-318 (2006)

Y. Kato, K. Otsuka, C. Y. Liu, "Carbon dioxide zero-emission hydrogen carrier system for fuel cell vehicle", Chem. Eng. Res. Design, 83(A7), pp. 900-904 (2005)

Y. Kato, C. Y. Liu, K.-I. Otsuka, Y. Okuda, Y. Yoshizawa, "Carbon dioxide zero-emission hydrogen system based on nuclear power", Progress in Nuclear Energy, 47(1-4), 504-511 (2005)

Y. Kato, K. Otsuka, C. Y. Li u, "Zero Carbon Dioxide Release Hydrogen System Using Nuclear Powers", American Nuclear Society Transactions, 92, pp. 100 (2005).

Kato, Y., K. Ando, Y. Yoshizawa, "Study on a Regenerative Fuel Reformer for a Zero-Emission Vehicle System", J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 36(7), pp. 860-866 (2003)

Kato, Y., "Hydrogen Career System for Fuel Cell Vehicles", Procd. of 10th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Conference (APCChE2004), Kitakyushu , Japan (17-21 October, 2004)

Kato, Y., K. Ando, Y. Yoshizawa, "Zero-emission Fuel Cell Vehicle System Based on Nuclear Power System", Proc. of International Conf. of Global Environment and Advanced Nuclear Power Plants (GENES4/ANP2003), paper No. 1014, Kyoto, Japan (15-19 September, 2003).

Magnesium Oxide/Water and Medium-Temperautre Chemical Heat Pump

J. Ryu, N. Hirao, R. Takahashi, Y. Kato, ”Dehydration Behavior of Metal-salt-added Magnesium Hydroxide as Chemical Heat Storage Media”, Chemistry Letters, 37(11), pp. 1140-1141 (2008).

Y. Kato, T. Saito, T. Soga, J. Ryu, Y. Yoshizawa, "Durable Reaction Material Development for Magnesium Oxide/Water Chemical Heat Pump", J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 40(13), pp. 1264-1269 (2007).

J. Ryu, R. Takahashi, N. Hirao and Y. Kato, "Effect of Transition Metal Mixing on Reactivities of Magnesium Oxide for Chemical Heat Pump", J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 40(13), pp. 1281-1286 (2007).

Kato Y. , Y. Sasaki, Y. Yoshizawa, “Magnesium oxide/water chemical heat pump to enhance energy utilization of a cogeneration system”, Energy, 30(11-12), pp. 2144-2155 (2005)

Kato, Y., K. Sasaki, Y. Yoshizawa, “Thermal Performance Measurement of a Packed Bed Reactor of a Magnesium Oxide/Water Chemical Heat Pump”, J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 36(7), pp.833-839, (2003).

Cerkvenik, Bostjan, Yukitaka Kato, Franz Storkenmaier, “Applicability of Calcium Oxide in a Cascading Sorption Cooling System”, J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 35(10), pp. 969-976 (2002).

Kato, Y., A. Minakami, G. Li, Y. Yoshizawa; "Operability of a Thermally Driven Magnesium Oxide/Water Chemical Heat Pump, Canadian J. of Chemical Engineering", 79(4), pp. 536-541 (2001).

Kato, Y., Fu-uta Takahashi, Akihiko Watanabe and Yoshio Yoshizawa; "Thermal Analysis of a Magnesium Oxide/Water Chemical Heat Pump for Cogeneration", Applied Thermal Engineering, 21, pp. 1067-1081 (2001).

Kato, Y. and Y. Yoshizawa; "Application of a Chemical Heat Pump to a Cogeneration System", International J. Energy Research, 25, pp. 129-140 (2001).

Kato, Y., F. Takahashi, A. Watanabe and Y. Yoshizawa; "Thermal performance of a packed bed reactor of a chemical heat pump for cogeneration", Trans IChemE, 78, Part A, pp. 745-748 (2000).

Kato, Y., J. Nakahata and Y. Yoshizawa; "Durability Characteristics of the Hydration of Magnesium Oxide under Repetitive Reaction", J. of Materials Science, 34, pp. 475-480 (1999)

Kato. Y, F. Takahashi, W. Nanmoku and Y. Yoshizawa; "Heat Output Performance of Magnesium Oxide/Water Chemical Heat Pump" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunsyu, 24(6), 840-844 (1998)

Kato, Y., K. Kobayashi and Y. Yoshizawa; "Durability to Repetitive Reaction of Magnesium Oxide/Water Reaction System for a Heat Pump", Applied Thermal Engineering, 18 (3/4), pp. 85-92 (1998)

Kato, Y., N. Yamashita, K. Kobayashi and Y. Yoshizawa; "Kinetic study of the hydration of magnesium oxide for a chemical heat pump", Applied Thermal Engineering, 16 (11), pp. 853-862 (1996)

Kato, Y., N. Yamashita and Y. Yoshizawa; "Study of Chemical Heat Pump with Reaction System of Magnesium Oxide/Water" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunsyu, 19 (6), pp. 1213-1216 (1993)

Kato, Y., Yuki Okuda and Yoshio Yoshizawa, "Load Levelling of Cogeneration System Using a Chemical Heat Storage System", Proceedings of the World Congress of Chemical Engineering in a CD, paper number 1264, Melbourne, (23-27 September, 2001)

Kato, Y., A. Minakami and Y. Yoshizawa, "OPERABILITY ANALYSIS OF A THERMALLY DRIVEN MAGNESIUM OXIDE/WATER CHEMICAL HEAT PUMP", Proceedings of the 2nd International Heat Powered cycles (HPC?01), Vol. II, pp. 373-379, Paris (5-7, September, 2001)

Kato, Y., T. Watanabe and Y. Yoshizawa; "Experimental study of a chemical heat pump reactor for a enhancement of cogeneration performance", Proceeding of 8th International Conference on Thermal Energy Storage (TERRATOCK 2000), vol. 1, pp. 397-402, Stuttgart, Germany (1 September, 2000)

Kato, Y. and Y. Yoshizawa; "Thermal Performance of a Cogeneration System using a Chemical Heat Pump", Proceedings of International Sorption Heat Pump Conf. (ISHPC 1999), pp. 597-562, Munich, Germany (March 24-26, 1999)

Kato, Y., W. Nanmoku, F. Takahashi and Y. Yoshizawa; "Reaction Durability of a Magnesium Oxide / Water Chemical Heat Pump", Proceedings of 32nd Intersociety of Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, vol. 2, pp. 1246-1251, Honolulu, U. S. A. (1997)

Kato, Y., S. Inoue, W. Nanmoku and Y. Yoshizawa; "Kinetic study of magnesium oxide/water chemical heat pump", Proceedings of 30th Intersoc. Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, vol. 3, pp. 17-22, Orlando, U. S. A. (1995)

Kato, Y., S. Inoue, K. Kobayashi and Y. Yoshizawa; "A kinetic study of magnesium oxide/water chemical heat pump", Proceedings of 44th Canadian chemical engineering conference, KR-4, pp. 295-296, Calgary, Canada (1994)

Calcium Oxide/Lead Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Chemical Heat Pump

Li, Guangzhe, Y. Kato, Y. Yoshizawa, “Heat and Mass Transfer in a Packed Bed Reactor for Calcium Oxide / Carbon Dioxide Chemical Heat Pump”, J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 35(9), pp.886-892 (2002).

Kato, Y., M. Yamada, T. Kanie, Y. Yoshizawa; "Calcium Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Reactivity in a Packed Bed Reactor for a Heat Output Storage of a High Temperature Gas Reactor", Nuclear Engineering and Design, 210(1-3), pp. 1-8 (2001).

Kato, Y., T. O-shima and Y. Yoshizawa; "Thermal Performance of a Packed Bed Reactor for a High-Temperature Chemical Heat Pump", Int. J. Energy Research, 25(7), pp. 577-589 (2001).

Kato, Y., M. Yamada, Y. Yoshizawa; "Application of a Chemical Heat Pump on High-Temperature Heat Process for High Efficiency Energy Utilization", Int. J. Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing, 9(3), pp. 11-18 (2000)

Kato, Y., N. Harada and Y. Yoshizawa; "Kinetic Feasibility of a Chemical Heat Pump for Heat Utilization of High-Temperature Processes", Applied Thermal Engineering , Vol. 19, 239-254 (1999)

Kato, Y., N. Harada, D. Saku and Y. Yoshizawa; "Utilization of High Temperature Heat from Nuclear Reactor Using Inorganic Chemical Heat Pump", Progress in Nuclear Energy, 32 (3/4) (Special Issue: Global Environment & Nuclear Energy Systems -2), pp. 563-570 (1998)

Kato, Y., M. Yamada, Y. Yoshizawa; "Application of a Chemical Heat Pump on High-Temperature Heat Process for High Efficiency Energy Utilization", Proceedings for 4th Minsk International Seminar "Heat Pipes, Heat Pumps, Refrigerators", pp. 70-76, Minsk, Belarus (6, September, 2000).

Kato, Y., M. Yamada, T. O-shima and Y. Yoshizawa ; "Energy analysis of a high-temperature chemical heat pump", Proceedings of 34th Intersociety of Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (34th IECEC), No. 1999-01-2697, Vancouver, Canada (2-5 August, 1999)

Kato, Y., D. Saku, N. Harada and Y. Yoshizawa; "Utilization of High Temperature Heat Using a Calcium Oxide/Lead Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Chemical Heat Pump", J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 30 (6), pp. 1013-1019 (1997)

Kato, Y. Watanabe and Y. Yoshizawa; "Application of Inorganic Oxide / Carbon Dioxide Reaction System to a Chemical Heat Pump", Proceedings of 31st Intersoc. Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, vol. 2, pp. 763-768, Washington, D. C., U. S. A. (1996)

iso-Butene/Water/tert-Butanol Chemical Heat Pump

Kato, Y. and C. L. Pritchard; "Energy performance analysis of isobutene/water/tert-butanol chemical heat pump", Trans IChemE, 78, Part A, pp. 184-191 (2000)

Kato, Y., T. Honda, A. Kanzawa; "Kinetic Measurement on the Isobutene /Water/ tert-Butanol Chemical Heat Pump; Dehydration of tert-Butanol", Int. J. Energy Research, 20, pp. 681-692 (1996)

Kato, Y., T. Honda and A. Kanzawa; "Study of Chemical Heat Pump with Reaction System of Isobutene/Water/tert-Butanol" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunsyu, 17 (1), pp. 135-142 (1991)

Acetone/Hydrogen/2-Propanol Chemical Heat Pump

Kato, Y. and H. Kameyama; "Study of Catalyst-Assisted Chemical Heat Pump with Reaction Couple of Acetone Hydrogenation and 2-Propnanol Dehydrogenation", Proceedings of World Congress III of Chemical Engineering, vol. I, pp. 676-679, Tokyo, Japan (1986)

Kato, Y., N. Nakagawa and H. Kameyama; "Study of Chemical Heat Pump with Reaction Couple of Acetone Hydrogenation/2-Propanol Dehydrogenation -Kinetics of the Hydrogenation of Acetone-" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunsyu, 13 (5), pp. 714-717 (1987)

New Energy System

Kato Y., “Chemical Material Development for Energy System”, J. Heat Transfer Society of Japan , 43(179), pp. 7-11 (2004)

Kato, Y.; "Low Exergy Reactor for Decentralized Energy Utilization", Progress in Nuclear Energy, 37(1-4), (Special Issue: Global Environment & Nuclear Energy Systems ?3, GENES-3), pp. 405-410 (2000)

Super Critical Water Phenomenon

Kuge, K., K. Yokota, Y. Murayama, T. Honda, Y. Kato and Y. Yoshizawa; "Interferometric Measurements of Gas Diffusivity in Supercritical Water", Progress in Nuclear Energy, 37(1-4), (Special Issue: Global Environment & Nuclear Energy Systems -3, GENES-3), pp. 441-446 (2000).

Kuge, K., K. Yokota, Y. Murayama, T. Honda, Y. Kato and Y. Yoshizawa; "Interferometric Measurements of Gas Diffusivity in Supercritical Water", Proceedings of the Symposium on Energy Engineering in the 21st Century (SEE2000), vol. 4, pp. 1546-1551, Hong Kong (9-13 January, 2000)

Others

Kato, Y., H. Hashimoto, Y. Yoshizawa; "Cold Heat Storage Performance of Amine/Water Solutions" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunsyu, 24(6), 834-839 (1998)

F. Liu, A. Miyori, Y. Kato and Y. Yoshizawa; "Researches on Ignition Mechanism and Turbulent Combustion of Premixed Hydrogen-Air Mixtures in the Connected Compartments", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering(ICONE-5), paper No.2348(CD-ROM), pp.1-10., Nice, France (May 1997)

• Yukitaka Kato, “Chemical Energy Conversion Technologies for Efficient Energy Use”, Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Consumption: Fundamentals, Case Studies and Design, Edited by Halime V. Paksoy, Springer, Netherland, pp. 377-391, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4020-5289-7
• Yukitaka Kato, “Hydrogen systems using non-equilibrium reaction technologies”, Chemical Engineering of Japan, 70(3), pp. 155-158 (2006) (In Japanese)
• H. Kameyama and T. Kato, "Honebuto Energy Road Map", Kagakukogyo-sha, Tokyo, Japan, ISBN4-7594-0000-1(2005)
• Kato, Y.; "Chikunetsu Gijyutsu-Riron to Sono O-uyou, Part II (Heat Storage Technologies Part II, Sensible and Chemical Heat Storage)" (in Japanese), pp. 135-153, Shin-zan-sha (2001), ISBN 4-7972-2902-0
• Kato, Y., H. Tsutsui, M. Igashira, T. Suzaki and O. Horiki; "Educational Reactor-Physics Experiments with the Critical Assembly TCA", JAERI-Review, No. 96-010, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (1996)
• Kato, Y. and A. Kanzawa; "Application examples for high-performance chemical heat pumps", Science Forum, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 222-225 (1991)

• Chemical Heat Pump, JP2008-27868
• Chemical Heat Pump, JP2007-309561
• Steam sorption tyoe heat storage materail and its production process, JP2005-264133
• Hydrogen permeation membrane and its production process, JP2004-189855
• Chemical Heat Pump: Japan Patent 3872715, registrated
• Chemical Heat Pump Apparatus and Operation: JP2002-012637
• Fuel Cell Power Production System: JP2001-003010
• Fuel Refomer: Japn Patent 3680936, registrated
• Fuel reformer for fuel cell JP2001-003054
• Chemical Heat Pump: JP 09026225
• Chemical Freezing Device: JP 2556222
• Chemical Cold Generation Method and Apparatus Therefor: Japan Patent 2556223, registrated
• Chemical Heat pump: Japan Patent 2510120, registrated

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