Sustainable Carbon Cycle for Mitigating Carbon Dioxide Emission and Regenerating Energy Resources

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20246128
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Earth system and resources enginnering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: SATO Kozo 東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 教授 (60322038)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MASUDA Yoshihiro 東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 准教授 (50190369) ; KAWAGUCHI Hideo 東京大学, 大学院・工学系研究科, 特任助教 (50463873)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2012
• Keywords: 再生可能資源 / エネルギー

Research Abstract

The main goal of this research is to establish a biotechnological system to reduce CO_2 into methane, the principle component of natural gas, within the CO_2 geological storage reservoirs. To this end, we first studied the ecosystems and methanogenic potentials of subsurface microorganisms. Then, we developed a new CO_2-utilization/conversion technology by using the microbial electromethanogenic reaction.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Bioelectrochemical analyses of a thermophilic biocathode catalyzing sustainable hydrogen production. (2013)
  • Author(s): Q. Fu, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuramochi, J. Xu, T. Wakayama, H. Maeda and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: Int J Hydrogen Energ Pages: in press.
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.04.116.
• [Journal Article] Electrochemical and microbial analysis of the bio-electrodes of the electromethanogenic reactor. (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Kobayashi, N. Saito, Q. Fu, H. Kawaguchi, J. Vilcaez, T. Wakayama, H. Maeda and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J Biosci Bioeng Pages: in press
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.01.001.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Bio-electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to methane in geological storage reservoirs. (2013)
  • Author(s): K. Sato, H. Kawaguchi and H. Kobayashi
  • Journal Title: Energ Convers Manage Volume: 66 Pages: 343-50
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2012.12.008.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Electrochemical and phylogenetic analyses of current-generating microorganisms in a thermophilic microbial fuel cell. (2012)
  • Author(s): Q. Fu, H. Kobayashi, H. Kawaguchi, J. Vilcaez, T. Wakayama, H. Maeda and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J Biosci Bioeng Volume: 115 Pages: 268-71
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.10.007.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phylogenetic diversity of microbial communities associated with the crude oil and formation water phases of the produced fluid from a high-temperature biodegraded petroleum reservoir. (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Kobayashi, K. Endo, S. Sakata, D. Mayumi, H. Kawaguchi, M. Ikarashi, Y. Miyagawa, H. Maeda and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J Biosci Bioeng Volume: 113 Pages: 204-10
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.09.015,
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analysis of methane production by microorganisms indigenous to a depleted oil reservoir for application in Micobial Enchance Oil Recoverly. (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Kobayashi, H. Kawaguchi, K. Endo, D. Mayumi, S. Sakata, M. Ikarashi, Y. Miyagawa, H. Maeda and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J Biosci Bioeng Volume: 113 Pages: 84-7
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.09.003.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Methane production by Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus to recover energy from carbon dioxide sequestered in geological reservoirs (2010)
  • Author(s): H. Kawaguchi, T. Sakuma, Y. Nakata, H. Kobayashi, K. Endo and K. Sato
  • Journal Title: J Biosci Bioeng Volume: 110 Pages: 106-8
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.01.008.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Bioelectrochemical analyses of a thermophilic biocathode catalyzing sustainable hydrogen production. (2012)
  • Author(s): Q. Fu, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuramochi, J.Xu, K. Sato.
  • Organizer: The 2012 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: 重慶, 中国
  • Year and Date: 20121109-12
• [Presentation] Identification of new microbial mediators for electromethanogenic reduction of geologically-stored carbon dioxide. (2012)
  • Author(s): Q. Fu, H. Kobayashi, H. Kawaguchi , J.Vilcaez, K. Sato.
  • Organizer: 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11)
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-11-22
• [Presentation] Mechanism of electromethanogenic reduction of CO2 by a thermophilic methanogen. (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Hara, Y. Onaka, H. Kobayashi, Q. Fu,H. Kawaguchi, J. Vilcaez, K. Sato.
  • Organizer: 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11)
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-11-21
• [Presentation] Electromethanogenic CO_2 conversion by subsurface-reservoir microorganisms. (2012)
  • Author(s): Y. Kuramochi, Q. Fu, H. Kobayashi, M. Ikarashi, T. Wakayama, H. Kawaguchi, J. Vilcaez, H. Maeda, K. Sato.
  • Organizer: 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11)
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-11-20
• [Presentation] メタン生成的条件下における電気化学的メタン生成活性を持つ微生物群の解析 (2011)
  • Author(s): 齋藤直輝、付乾、川口秀夫、ハビエルビルカエス、小林肇、佐藤光三
  • Organizer: 日本微生物生態学会第27回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
  • Year and Date: 20111008-10
• [Presentation] メタン菌による電気化学的メタン生成反応の解析と数値モデル化 (2011)
  • Author(s): 大中温、付乾、川口秀夫、ハビエルビルカエス、小林肇、佐藤光三
  • Organizer: 日本微生物生態学会第27回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
  • Year and Date: 20111008-10
• [Presentation] Study to enhance methanogenesis by subsurface microorganisms within petroleum reservoirs (2010)
  • Author(s): 小林肇、遠藤啓太、坂田将、眞弓大介、川口秀夫、五十嵐雅之、宮川喜洋、前田治 男、佐藤光三
  • Organizer: 日本微生物生態学会第26回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波
  • Year and Date: 20101124-26
• [Presentation] Research for microbial conversion of residual oil into methane in depleted oil fields to develop new EOR process (2010)
  • Author(s): H. Maeda, Y. Miyagawa, M. Ikarashi, D.Mayumi,H. Mochimaru, H. Yoshioka,S. Sakata, H. Kobayahsi, H ., K a wa g uc h i, and K. S at o
  • Organizer: Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Abu Dhabi UAE
  • Year and Date: 20101101-04
• [Presentation] 地下油田内微生物によるメタン生産 (2010)
  • Author(s): 小林肇、川口秀夫、佐藤光三、眞弓大介、坂田将、五十嵐雅之、宮川喜洋、前田治男
  • Organizer: 第2回メタンハイドレート総合シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-02
• [Presentation] Development of microbial processes capable of converting stored CO2 into methane for recovering energy in depleted oil reservoir (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Kawaguchi, Y. Nakata, K. Endo, T. Sakuma and K. Sato
  • Organizer: 7^<th> International Symposium for Subsurface Microbiology
  • Place of Presentation: Shizuoka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20081116-21
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://gpre.geosys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/sato/index.html
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 地中貯留二酸化炭素のメタン変換回収システム及ひ〓地中貯留二酸化炭素のメタン変換回収方法 (2011)
  • Inventor(s): 佐藤光三、小林肇
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 佐藤光三、小林肇
  • Industrial Property Number: 特許,2011-013976
  • Filing Date: 2011-01-26