Research theme for competitive and other funds (3)：
2013 - 2016 Characterization of noncrystalline regions in regioselectively methylated cellulose films by vapor-phase deuteration and infrared spectroscopy
2012 - 2015 Production of Bio-levulinate from Cellulosic Biomass as a Liquid Fuel
2002 - 2004 セルロースの分子配向を利用した生分解性光デバイスの創製
Papers (7)：
Tomoko Shimokawa, Yukako Hishikawa, Eiji Togawa, Hajime Shibuya, Masahiko Kobayashi, Atsuko Ishikawa, Xin He, Hironari Ohki, Kengo Magara. The effects of cellulose nanofibers compounded in water-based undercoat paint on the discoloration and deterioration of painted wood products. Journal of Wood Science. 2021. 67:74. 1
SHIMOKAWA Tomoko, IKEDA Tsutomu, MAGARA Kengo, OTSUKA Yuichiro, NAKAMURA Masaya, TOGAWA Eiji, HISHIKAWA Yukako, HAYASHI Noriko, OGAWA Mutsumi, YAKAO Tetsuya, et al. P-41 Cellulose nano-fiber production using enzymatic reaction with bead mill from bamboo pulp. Proceedings of the Conference on Biomass Science. 2016. 11. 131-132
Tatsuhiko Yamada, Mami Yamaguchi, Satoshi Kubo, Yukako Hishikawa. Direct production of Alkyl levulinates from cellulosic biomass by a single-step acidic solvolysis system at ambient atmospheric pressure. BioResources. 2015. 10. 3. 4961-4969
YAMADA Tatsuhiko, HISHIKAWA Yukako, KUBO Satoshi, YAMAGUCHI Mami. Direct Preparation of Bio-Levulinates by Acid Catalyzed Solvolysis of Papermaking Sludge. 2012. 66. 11. 1198-1200
Yukako Hishikawa, Eiji Togawa, Yutaka Kataoka, Tetsuo Kondo. Characterization of Amorphous Domains in Cellulosic Materials Using a FTIR Deuteration Monitoring Analysis. Polymer. 1999. 40. 25. 7117-7124
Lectures and oral presentations (4)：
Characterization of hydrogen bonds in cellulose II crystals using polarized FTIR accompanied with vapor-phase deuteration
(The 4th International Cellulose Conference 2017)
Analyses on hydrogen bonding in noncrystalline regions of regioselectively methylated cellulose films by a combination of vapor-phase deuteration and generalized two-dimensional correlation IR spectroscopy
(251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition 2016)
Preparation of butyl levulinate of cellulose using a single reaction process
(2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2015)
Characterization of noncrystalline regions of cellulose derivatives using vapor-phase deuteration and generalized 2D correlation infrared spectroscopy
(247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition 2014)
