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Mr. Kota Oba (M2) presented “Removal of hexavalent chromium from stainless steel slag using carbonated water” at the poster session during the Fall Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and received an Encouragement Award.

Mr. Yuki Miyahara, B4 (research theme: “Smelting high-purity niobium from low-grade ores”) and Ms. Yuna Shirayama, B4 (research theme: “Yellow phosphorus refining from plating waste liquid”) received The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan Kyushu Branch Director Award.

Mr. Ibuki Itoyama (M1) was selected and participated in the overseas training program (Australia) of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan.

Mr. Kento Ikeda, B4 (research theme: “Development of Fe₃C mass production technology”) and Mr. Kota Oba, B4 (research theme: “Detoxification of stainless steel slag”) received the Best Student Award from The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, Kyushu Branch.

Mr. Ibuki Itoyama, B4 (research theme: “Research on smelting method using ammonium salts”) received the Outstanding Student Award, Kyushu MMIJ, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Kyushu Branch.

As part of our safety awareness activities, we appeared on a news program of KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd. to explain the precautions for hydrogen sulfide generation experiments in junior high school science classes.

Our laboratory's website is now open.We will update the information on conference presentations, publications, patents, etc., as needed.

PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) application filed for tantalum and niobium smelting process without hydrofluoric acid. (JP2022/005190)

Mr. Takuto Nishida (M2) received an award of excellence at the poster session during the Fall Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.