2018 - 2021 Concentration of organic matter in municipal wastewater by membrane processes with extremely intensive membrane cleaning: sewage systems can be transformed into energy generating infrastructures
2018 - 2021 Fundamental control of membrane fouling based on detailed information on biopolymers in surface water
2016 - 2019 Micro algae production system using purified municipal wasterwater by membrane bioreactor
2015 - 2018 Control of membrane fouling by specific removal of polysaccharides using glycoblotting
2014 - 2017 New approach to control gastroenteritis viruses in wastewater reclamation and reuse by taking advantage of glycomics information
2013 - 2016 Development of Membrane Bioreactor with less nergy consumption and multi^function
2012 - 2015 Control of membrane fouling based on structures of polysaccharides revealed by application of glyco-blotting
2009 - 2014 Development of Resources Oriented Sanitation System Based on the Concept "Don't Mix" and "Don't Collect" Wastewater
2009 - 2011 Control of membrane fouling in MBRs on the basis of proteome analysis and measurements of atomic force
2008 - 2009 ナノ構造物を表面に固定した新規機能性膜の開発
2006 - 2008 Optimization of advanced wastewater treatment systems using membrane technology on the basis of behavior of pharmaceutical compounds
2003 - 2004 Identification and quantification of fecal pollutions by using genetic and chemical markers
2003 - 2004 EDCs/PhACsの水中有機成分との結合及び膜処理による除去に関する研究
2002 - 2004 Hybrid municipal wastewater treatment system for recovering the reclaimed water and phosphorous resource
2000 - 2004 水中溶存有機物の分画・評価
2000 - 2004 膜ファウリング機構に関する研究
2000 - 2004 Characterization of dissolved natural organic matter
2000 - 2004 A study on membrane fouling mechanism
2000 - 2001 Development of Effective Cleaning and Pre-treatment for Membrane Filtration
2000 - 2001 原水水質に対応した合理的膜選択による膜閉塞制御に関する研究
1997 - 2001 メンブレンバイオリアクターの最適化
1997 - 2001 Optimization of membrane bioreactor
1996 - 1998 Hybrid Wastewater Treatment System for Water Reuse and P Recovery
膜を用いた新しい用廃水処理システムの開発
医薬品の水処理過程中における動態
Development of a novel water /wastewater system using membrane technology
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Papers (108):
Akira Hafuka, Yuma Okuda, Kazuto Sano, Jumpei Ueda, Katsuki Kimura. Innovative receiving phase for Chemcatcher® passive sampler for phosphorus in the water environment: Calibration of sampling rate by water temperature and pH. Water Research. 2023. 120412-120412
Helmano Fernandes, Soichiro Kiuchi, Takayuki Kakuda, Akira Hafuka, Toru Tsuchiya, Yoshihiko Matsui, Katsuki Kimura. Fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors by nanobubble-assisted backwashing. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2023. 53. 103860-103860
Michael Joseph Rocco, Akira Hafuka, Toru Tsuchiya, Katsuki Kimura. Efficient Recovery of Organic Matter from Municipal Wastewater by a High-Rate Membrane Bioreactor Equipped with Flat-Sheet Ceramic Membranes. Membranes. 2023
Takayuki Kakuda, Rin Naito, Ayana Suzuki, Akira Hafuka, Katsuki Kimura. Quantitative and qualitative variations of biopolymers in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor treating municipal wastewater throughout 3 years of operation. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023. 328. 116863-116863
Hideki Sakamoto, Akira Hafuka, Toru Tsuchiya, Katsuki Kimura. Intensive routine cleaning for mitigation of fouling in flat-sheet ceramic membranes used for drinking water production: Unique characteristics of resulting foulants. Separation and Purification Technology. 2022. 301. 121950-121950