Decarbonized Energy and Process Systems Engineering

Faculty

Prof.
Muhammad AZIZ

Research Themes

1. Development, optimization, and integrated evaluation of multi-energy generation systems (energy, exergy, environmental impact, and economic viability)
2. Development of CO₂-free energy conversion systems using next-generation chemical looping technology and related functional materials
3. Development of high-efficiency hydrogen storage utilizing metamaterials such as triple-cycle minimal surface structures
4. Development and evaluation of decarbonization processes in industry (steel, cement, chemicals, etc.)
5. Technology development, integration, and system evaluation of combustion and co-firing of hydrogen-derived fuels
6. Material selection and microstructural modeling for electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, and other exploring and challenging topics.

Research contents

In this lab, a highly efficient and clean energy system is developed toward the realization of a sustainable society. Analysis and modeling of micro to macro-scale for each individual energy conversion process and elemental technology are performed, together with the effort to integrate them efficiently. In addition, a mutual correlation (conversion and utilization) between electricity and chemical energy is also studied.

Keywords

Energy systems, Process design, Power generation, Carbon capture and storage, Industrial decarbonization, Hydrogen production, Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen utilization, Renewable Energy, Energy conservation, Energy and exergy analyses, Exergy recovery, Energy materials, Vehicle-to-grid (V2G), Batteries

Web

https://web.tohoku.ac.jp/deeps/

Contact

+81-22-795-7394
maziztohoku.ac.jp