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KOBAYASHI Takurou

Researcher Name: KOBAYASHI Takurou

Div (Section) name/title: Material Cycles Division（Material Cycles Science and Engineering Research Section）／Chief Senior Researcher

Research Subject: Technology development for resource recovery and energy production from liquid and organic wastes

Degree(s): Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering)

Professional Qualification(s): Civil Engineering,Bioengineering

Environmental Speciality Field: environmental bioengineering,biomass energy,environmental technology

Keyword(s): methane fermentation,carbon recycling and negative emission technology,membrane separation,biofuel,hydrogen fermentation,biological desulfurization,microbial electrolysis cell,biochemical CO2 fixation

URL: https://researchmap.jp/takurokobayashi/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Takuro-Kobayashi

Membership of Academic Society: Japan Society on Water Environment (JSWE),Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management,Japanese Society of Water Treatment Biology

Research Subject

Fiscal Year: 2024
- 26822 : Material circulation and sequestration technology
- 26842 : Technical system research for reconstruction and environmental recovery in areas where residents return
- 26845 : Studies for emergence of regional resources and systems at Hama-dori, Fukushima, lifted the evacuation instruction
- 26957 : upgrading pyrochar by the combined use of biomass ash and impurities bio-degradation
- 27046 : Development and application of monitoring and modeling strategies for the comprehensive assessment and management of PFAS during the treatment, disposal, and recycling of wastes
- 27089 : Elucidation of mechanisms for the development of PFAS removal technology utilizing the interaction of filter media, plants, and microorganisms
- 27101 : Study on advanced science and engineering for sustainable material cycles
Fiscal Year: 2023
- 26414 : Material circulation and sequestration technology
- 26429 : Technical system research for reconstruction and environmental recovery in areas where residents return
- 26432 : Studies for emergence of regional resources and systems at Hama-dori, Fukushima, lifted the evacuation instruction
- 26481 : upgrading pyrochar by the combined use of biomass ash and impurities bio-degradation
- 26482 : Biogas recovery from kitchen wastewater using an anaerobic biofilm reactor under ambient temperature
- 26483 : Development of effective utilization technology and recovery system for low-quality waste cooking oil
- 26623 : Development of a comprehensive environmental management approach to prepare for future nuclear disasters from environmental perspectives
- 26665 : Study on advanced science and engineering for sustainable material cycles
- 26673 : Development of Advanced Energy Conversion Technology Systems for Utilization of Radioactively-contaminated Biomass and Implementation Scenarios towards Decarbonized Society
- 26697 : Waste / resource circulation flow and radioactive material monitoring in difficult-to-return areas
Fiscal Year: 2022
- 25971 : Material circulation and sequestration technology
- 25994 : Technical system research for reconstruction and environmental recovery in areas where residents return
- 25997 : Studies for emergence of regional resources and systems at Hama-dori, Fukushima, lifted the evacuation instruction
- 26120 : Waste / resource circulation flow and radioactive material monitoring in difficult-to-return areas
- 26122 : Research on New Technology Development of Energy-saving Johkasou
- 26123 : Upgrading of on-site methanation system for co-treatment of waste grease using co-flocculation of crystalline fatty-acid and biofilm
- 26184 : Development of a comprehensive environmental management approach to prepare for future nuclear disasters from environmental perspectives
- 26262 : Study on advanced science and engineering for sustainable material cycles
- 26275 : Development of Advanced Energy Conversion Technology Systems for Utilization of Radioactively-contaminated Biomass and Implementation Scenarios towards Decarbonized Society
- 26356 : Development of anaerobic bioleaching system to promote the elution of radioactive cesium in the radioactively contaminated solid wastes
Fiscal Year: 2021
- 25511 : Material circulation and sequestration technology
- 25526 : Technical system research for reconstruction and environmental recovery in areas where residents return
- 25529 : Studies for emergence of regional resources and systems at Hama-dori, Fukushima, lifted the evacuation instruction
- 25593 : Upgrading of on-site methanation system for co-treatment of waste grease using co-flocculation of crystalline fatty-acid and biofilm
- 25596 : Research on integrated on-site biogas generation system from kitchen waste and wastewater
- 25597 : Research on New Technology Development of Energy-saving Johkasou
- 25603 : Development of anaerobic bioleaching system to promote the elution of radioactive cesium in the radioactively contaminated solid wastes
- 25699 : Development of a comprehensive environmental management approach to prepare for future nuclear disasters from environmental perspectives
- 25740 : Waste / resource circulation flow and radioactive material monitoring in difficult-to-return areas
- 25915 : Study on advanced science and engineering for sustainable material cycles
- 25916 : Development of Advanced Energy Conversion Technology Systems for Utilization of Radioactively-contaminated Biomass and Implementation Scenarios towards Decarbonized Society
Fiscal Year: 2020
- 25097 : Sustainable Material Cycles Research Program
- 25134 : Advancement of Sustainable and Integrated Waste Management System in Asia
- 25135 : Development of Next Generation Technologies for“3R”
- 25152 : Development of Management System for Radioactively Contaminated Off-Site Waste
- 25259 : Upgrading of on-site methanation system for co-treatment of waste grease using co-flocculation of crystalline fatty-acid and biofilm
- 25264 : Research on New Technology Development of Energy-saving Johkasou
- 25398 : Fundamental Researches and Studies on Application of Waste Management Technologies to Japan and Overseas
Fiscal Year: 2019
- 24694 : Sustainable Material Cycles Research Program
- 24714 : Advancement of Sustainable and Integrated Waste Management System in Asia
- 24715 : Development of Next Generation Technologies for“3R”
- 24762 : High throughput evaluation method for biofilm stability in wastewater treatment using a sensor
- 24813 : Fundamental Researches and Studies on Application of Waste Management Technologies to Japan and Overseas
- 24814 : Research on development of advanced treatment for jokasou system
- 24815 : A study on the development of biomass resource recycling technology
- 24816 : Study on recycling of domestic wastewater and unutilized biomass using bio-eco engineering
- 25036 : Study on emission behavior of POP-like compounds in biogas production plants and emission control for them
Fiscal Year: 2018
- 24297 : Advancement of sustainable and integrated waste management system in Asia
- 24298 : Development of next generation technologies for“3R”
- 24353 : Sustainable Material Cycles Research Program
- 24391 : High throughput evaluation method for biofilm stability in wastewater treatment using a sensor
- 24404 : A study on the development of biomass resource recycling technology
- 24405 : Fundamental Researches and Studies on Application of Waste Management Technologies to Japan and Overseas
- 24406 : Research on development of advanced treatment for jokasou system
- 24613 : Study on emission behavior of POP-like compounds in biogas production plants and emission control for them
Fiscal Year: 2017
- 23830 : Development of next generation technologies for“3R”
- 23831 : Advancement of sustainable and integrated waste management system in Asia
- 23844 : Sustainable Material Cycles Research Program
- 23917 : Research on development of advanced treatment for jokasou system
- 23927 : High throughput evaluation method for biofilm stability in wastewater treatment using a sensor
- 23943 : Development of two-stage fermentation process combined with rapid extraction for liquid and gas fuel conversion of oily organic wastes
- 23944 : Fundamental Researches and Studies on Application of Waste Management Technologies to Japan and Overseas
- 23978 : A study on the development of biomass resource recycling technology
- 24011 : Study on emission behavior of POP-like compounds in biogas production plants and emission control for them
Fiscal Year: 2016
- 23402 : Sustainable Material Cycles Research Program
- 23406 : Advancement of sustainable and integrated waste management system in Asia
- 23407 : Development of next generation technologies for“3R”
- 23480 : Process optimization for dual-fuel production using long-chain fatty acids detection via cooling crystallization
- 23481 : Dual-fuel production from biogas using a photo reactor packed with granulated microalgae
- 23539 : Investigation of the factors for the environmental protection in Rural areas of North China
- 23540 : A study on the development of biomass resource recycling technology
- 23541 : Development of two-stage fermentation process combined with rapid extraction for liquid and gas fuel conversion of oily organic wastes
- 23574 : Research on development of advanced treatment for jokasou system
- 23575 : Research on anaerobic fermentation
- 23651 : Fundamental Researches and Studies on Application of Waste Management Technologies to Japan and Overseas
- 23737 : Research on treatment of disposer
Fiscal Year: 2015
- 22997 : Establishment of appropriate technological system for municipal waste in Asia
- 23123 : Dual-fuel production from biogas using a photo reactor packed with granulated microalgae
- 23124 : Bio-energy recovery and sludge reduction from wastewater by anaerobic membrane separation reactor
- 23127 : Process optimization for dual-fuel production using long-chain fatty acids detection via cooling crystallization
- 23128 : Establishment of appropriate countermeasures for regional environmental restoration and domestic liquid-waste treatment
- 23134 : Investigation of the factors for the environmental protection in Rural areas of North China
- 23200 : Study on fundamental technologies required for material cycles and waste treatment
- 23346 : Research on advanced treatment of urban-type anaerobic digester effluent
Fiscal Year: 2014
- 22585 : Establishment of appropriate technological system for municipal waste in Asia
- 22707 : CO2 and H2S fixation and clean bio-methane production using a photoreactor process
- 22739 : Establishment of appropriate countermeasures for regional environmental restoration and domestic liquid-waste treatment
- 22745 : Investigation of the factors for the environmental protection in Rural areas of North China
- 22860 : Study on fundamental technologies required for material cycles and waste treatment
- 22945 : Dual-fuel production from biogas using a photo reactor packed with granulated microalgae
- 22951 : Application of bioelectrichemical process to anaerobic wastewater treatment: high-rate treatment and energy production from high strength sulfur wastewater
- 22961 : Bio-energy recovery and sludge reduction from wastewater by anaerobic membrane separation reactor
Fiscal Year: 2013
- 22169 : Establishment of appropriate technological system for municipal waste in Asia
- 22232 : CO2 and H2S fixation and clean bio-methane production using a photoreactor process
- 22273 : Establishment of appropriate countermeasures for regional environmental restoration and domestic liquid-waste treatment
- 22397 : Planning and evaluation system for resource circulation in Asia cities based on the Japanese environmental technologies and policies
- 22432 : Study on fundamental technologies required for material cycles and waste treatment
Fiscal Year: 2012
- 21740 : Establishment of appropriate technological system for municipal waste in Asia
- 21845 : Establishment of appropriate countermeasures for regional environmental restoration and domestic liquid-waste treatment
- 21956 : Planning and evaluation system for resource circulation in Asia cities based on the Japanese environmental technologies and policies
- 22153 : Development of emission factors for decentralized wastewater treatment facilities
Fiscal Year: 2011
- 21297 : Establishment of appropriate technological system for municipal waste in Asia
- 21574 : Establishment of integrated environmental restoration and biomass recycling system for regional environment
Fiscal Year: 2010
- 21040 : Developing Win-Win resource recycling technology for waste biomass

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Research Result (Publication)

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Review
Book
Other Publications

Original Paper
Anaerobic digestate readily reacts with CO2 in pyrolysis to produce inorganic solid residues that exhibit higher microbial enrichment than biochar in anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Renewable Energy, 248:123123 (2025)
Original Paper
Biomass conversion and radiocaesium (Rad-Cs) leaching behaviors of radioactive grass in anaerobic wet fermentation systems: Effects of pre-treatments

Presenter : Wu J., HU Y., MA H., Kobayashi T., Takahashi Y., XU K.Q., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Water Research, 252:121228 (2024)
Original Paper
Oleate Impacts on Acetoclastic and Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions

Presenter : Li X., Yang Y., Lu C.S., Kobayashi T., Kong Z., Hu Y.
Title : , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20:3423 (2023)
Review
A Review on Start-Up Phase Optimization of Kitchen Waste Anaerobic Digestion

Presenter : Yan Y., Li X., Lu C., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Hu Y.
Title : , Fermentation, 9:603 (2023)
Original Paper
Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using fly ash leachate to increase carbon monoxide production and improve biochar properties to accelerate anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 387:129583 (2023)
Review
A review of anaerobic granulation under high-salinity conditions: Mechanisms, influencing factors and enhancement strategies

Presenter : Lu S., Qiu J., Yang Y., Hu Y., Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang Y.
Title : , Journal of Water Process Engineering, 55:104227 (2023)
Original Paper
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Sewage Sludge Digestion and Biogas Upgrading: A Review

Presenter : Li Y., Ren Y., Ji J., Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T.
Title : , sustainability, 15:15129 (2023)
Original Paper
Enhanced anaerobic digestion of tar solution from rice husk thermal gasification with hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge-biochar bed reactor

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K.Q., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 347:126688 (2022)
Original Paper
Optimized production conditions and activation of biochar for effective promotion of long-chain fatty acid degradation in anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 358:127393 (2022)
Original Paper
Performance Comparison of CSTR and CSFBR in Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste with Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Hu Y., Ma H., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K.Q.
Title : , energies, 15:8929 (2022)
Original Paper
Nutrient augmentation enhances biogas production from sorghum mono-digestion

Presenter : Hu Y., Ma H., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Waste Management, 119:63-71 (2021)
Original Paper
Improved stability of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating starch wastewater by pre-acidification: Impact on microbial community and metabolic dynamics

Presenter : Wu J., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Jiang B., Kong Z., Yang C., Li L., Feng B., Luo Z.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 326:124781 (2021)
Original Paper
Biofilm formation enhancement in anaerobic treatment of high salinity wastewater: Effect of biochar/Fe addition

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Ma H., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9:105603 (2021)
Original Paper
Comparison of decabromodiphenyl ether degradation in long-term operated anaerobic bioreactors under thermophilic and mesophilic conditions and the pathways involved

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang N., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Lei Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Management, 294:113009 (2021)
Original Paper
A successful start-up of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) coupled mainstream partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) system: A pilot-scale study on in-situ NOB elimination, AnAOB growth kinetics, and mainstream treatment performance

Presenter : Wu J., Kong Z., Luo Z., Qin Y., Rong C., Wang T., Hanaoka T., Sakemi S., Ito M., Kobayashi S., Kobayashi M., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Kubota K., Li Y.
Title : , Water Research, 207(117783): (2021)
Original Paper
Simultaneous nitrogen removal and phosphorus recovery using an anammox expanded reactor operated at 25℃

Presenter : Ma H., Xue Y., Zhang Y., Kobayashi T., Kubota K., Li Y.Y.
Title : , Water research, 172:115510 (2020)
Original Paper
Aggregation of immobilized enzyme during transesterification of triolein and methanol, and the effect of two types of aggregates on reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T.
Title : , Fuel, 260:116343 (2020)
Original Paper
Transesterification of triolein and methanol with Novozym 435 using cosolvents

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Yui K., Kobayashi T., Maeda K.
Title : , Fuel, 263:116600 (2020)
Original Paper
Simple solvatochromic spectroscopic quantification of long-chain fatty acids for biological toxicity assay in biogas plants

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Maeda K.
Title : , Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2020)
Other Publications
Editorial Preface to the Special Issue on The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy: Futures and Challenges (ICAFE 2017) 23rd-25th October 2017, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Presenter : Atabani A.E., Pugazhendhi A., Al‑Muhtaseb Ala’a H. , Kobayashi T., Changsoo Lee
Title : , Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11:1017 (2020)
Original Paper
The role of rice husk biochar addition in anaerobic digestion for sweet sorghum under high loading condition

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 27:e00515 (2020)
Book
Deployment of biogas production technologies in emerging countries (Chapter 16)

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Wang X., Zheng S., Wang J., Zhi Z., Su L., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Zhao Y.
Title : , Green Energy to Sustainability (2020)
Original Paper
Bioleaching and removal of radiocesium in anaerobic digestion of biomass crops: Effect of crop type on partitioning of cesium

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Aizawa T.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 28:e00561 (2020)
Original Paper
Effects of light intensity on biomass, carbohydrate and fatty acid compositions of three different mixed consortia from natural ecological water bodies

Presenter : Kumar G., Nguyen D.D., Huy M., Sivagurunathan P., Bakonyi P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Nemestóthy N., Chang S.W.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Management, 230:293-300 (2019)
Other Publications
Preface to the Special Issue on “The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy: Future and Challenges (ICAFE 2017), 23rd-25th October 2017, Daegu, Republic of Korea”

Presenter : Atabani A., Arpornwichanop A., Raza R., Saratale G.D., Kobayashi T.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 44:2079-2080 (2019)
Original Paper
Distribution characteristics of poly-brominated diphenyl ethers between water and dissolved organic carbon from anaerobic digestate: Effects of digestion conditions

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Matsukami H., Zhang Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemosphere, 223:358-365 (2019)
Original Paper
Anaerobic degradation of deca-brominated diphenyl ether contaminated in products: Effect of temperature on degradation characteristics

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang N., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 283:28-35 (2019)
Review
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor towards biowaste biorefinery and chemical energy harvest: Recent progress, membrane fouling and future perspectives

Presenter : Zhen G., Pan Y., Lu X., Li Y.Y., Zhang Z., Niu C., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Zhao Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115:109392 (2019)
Original Paper
An integrated anaerobic system for on-site treatment of wastewater from food waste disposer

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-9 (2019)
Review
Electro-conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to low-carbon methane by bioelectromethanogenesis process in microbial electrolysis cells: The current status and future perspective

Presenter : Zhang Z., Song Y., Zheng S., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Bakonyi P.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 279:339-349 (2019)
Original Paper
Unraveling the catalyzing behaviors of different iron species (Fe2＋ vs. Fe0) in activating persulfate-based oxidation process with implications to waste activated sludge dewaterability

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Su L., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Zhou T., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Zhu X., Zhao Y.
Title : , Water research, 134:101-114 (2018)
Original Paper
High loading anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and grease trap waste: Determination of the limit and lipid/long chain fatty acid conversion

Presenter : Wu L.J., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Lv Y.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 338:422-431 (2018)
Original Paper
Impact of cationic substances on biofilm formation from sieved fine particles of anaerobic granular sludge at high salinity

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Hu Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 257:69-75 (2018)
Original Paper
Effect of temperature and organic loading rate on siphon-driven self-agitated anaerobic digestion performance for food waste treatment

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Qi W., Oshibe H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Waste Management, 74:150-157 (2018)
Original Paper
Cultivation of microalgal biomass using swine manure for biohydrogen production: Impact of dilution ratio and pretreatment

Presenter : Kumar G., Nguyen D.D., Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Chang S.W.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 260:16-22 (2018)
Original Paper
Co-digestion of untreated macro and microalgal biomass for biohydrogen production: Impact of inoculum augmentation and microbial insights

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H., Nguyen D.D., Chang S.W.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 43:11484-11492 (2018)
Original Paper
A comprehensive comparison of five different carbon-based cathode materials in CO2 electromethanogenesis: Long-term performance, cellelectrode contact behaviors and extracellular electron transfer pathways

Presenter : Zhen G., Zheng S., Lu X., Zhu X., Mei J., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Zhao Y.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 266:382-388 (2018)
Original Paper
Effects of lipid concentration on thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and grease waste in a siphon-driven self-agitated anaerobic reactor

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Shi C., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 19:e00269 (2018)
Book
Nanomaterials for Biohydrogen Production

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kadier A., Mudhoo A., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Nanomaterials: Biomedical, Environmental, and Engineering Applications (2018)
Original Paper
Variable oil properties and biome thane production of grease trap waste derived from different resources

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 119:273-281 (2017)
Original Paper
A Simple Method for the Detection of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in an Anaerobic Digestate Using a Quartz Crystal Sensor

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energies, 10:19 (2017)
Original Paper
Solid-Liquid Equilibria in the Binary Systems of Saturated Fatty Acids or Triglycerides (C12 to C18) + Hexadecane

Presenter : Yui K., Itsukaichi Y., Kobayashi T., Tsuji T., Fukui K., Maeda K., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62:35-43 (2017)
Book
Biohydrogen Production from Wastewaters

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Pugazhendhi A., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biological wastewater treatment and resource recovery (2017)
Review
Fermentative hydrogen production using lignocellulose biomass: An overview of pre-treatment methods, inhibitor effects and detoxification experiences

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Mudhoo A., Rene E.R., Saratale G.D., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H., Kim D.H.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 77:28-42 (2017)
Original Paper
Continuous micro-current stimulation to upgrade methanolic wastewater biodegradation and biomethane recovery in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Su L., Kumar G., Bakonyi P., He Y., Sivagurunathan P., Nemestothy N., Xu K-Q., Zhao Y.
Title : , Chemosphere, 180:229-238 (2017)
Original Paper
Determination and abatement of methanogenic inhibition from oleic and palmitic acids

Presenter : Wu L.J., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Lv Y.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 123:10-16 (2017)
Original Paper
Harnessing of bioenergy from different mixed microalgae consortia obtained from natural ecological niches

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Renewable Energy Focus, 21:11-15 (2017)
Original Paper
Combined pretreatment of electrolysis and ultra-sonication towards enhancing solubilization and methane production from mixed microalgae biomass

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 245:196-200 (2017)
Original Paper
Promoted electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a hybrid biocathode covered with graphite felt (GF)

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 284:1146-1155 (2016)
Original Paper
Improved biogas production from food waste by co-digestion with de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 201:237-244 (2016)
Review
Enhancement of biofuel production via microbial augmentation: The case of dark fermentative hydrogen

Presenter : Kumar G., Bakonyi P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Periyasamy S., Kim S.H., Buitron G., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 57:879-891 (2016)
Original Paper
Biomethane recovery from Egeria densa in a microbial electrolysis cellassisted anaerobic system: Performance and stability assessment

Presenter : Zhen G.Y., Kobayashi T., Lu X.Q., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemosphere, 149:121-129 (2016)
Review
A critical review on issues and overcoming strategies for the enhancement of dark fermentative hydrogen production in continuous systems

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Baconyi P., Kim S.H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lakner G., Tosh G., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(6):3820-3836 (2016)
Original Paper
Impact of pH control and heat pre-treatment of seed inoculum in dark H2 fermentation: A feasibility report using mixed microalgae biomass as feedstock

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Periyasamy S., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41(7):4382-4392 (2016)
Original Paper
Anaerobic co-digestion on improving methane production from mixed microalgae (Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp.) and food waste: Kinetic modeling and synergistic impact evaluation

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemical engineering journal, 299:332-341 (2016)
Original Paper
Enzymatically-boosted ionic liquid gas separation membranes using carbonic anhydrase of biomass origin

Presenter : Bednara A., Nemestothy N., Bakonyi P., Fulop L., Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 303:621-626 (2016)
Original Paper
High-rate hydrogen production from galactose in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASBr)

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Parthiban A., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lee C.H., Kim S.H.
Title : , RSC Advances, 6:59823-59833 (2016)
Original Paper
Evaluation of different pretreatments on organic matter solubilization and hydrogen fermentation of mixed micro algae consortia

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Thi N.B.D., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41:21628-21640 (2016)
Review
Enhancement Strategies for Hydrogen Production from Wastewater: A Review

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Kim S.H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Guo W., Ngo H.H.
Title : , Current Organic Chemistry, 20:2744-2752 (2016)
Original Paper
Recovery of biohydrogen in a single-chamber microbial electrohydrogenesis cell using liquid fraction of pressed municipal solid waste (LPW) as substrate

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Lu X., Kumar G., Hu Y., Bakonyi P., Rozsenberszki T., Kook L., Belafi-Bako K., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41:17896-17906 (2016)
Original Paper
Biogenic H2 production from mixed microalgae biomass: impact of pH control and methanogenic inhibitor (BESA) addition

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Sivagurunathan P., Bakonyi P., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biofuel Research Journal, 11:470-474 (2016)
Book
Bioremediation for Tanning Industry: A Future Perspective for Zero Emission

Presenter : Christopher J.G., Kumar G., Tasema A.F., Thi N.B.D., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Management of Hazardous Wastes (2016)
Original Paper
Characterization of Anaerobic Degradability and Kinetics of Harvested Submerged Aquatic Weeds Used for Nutrient Phytoremediation

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Wu Y.P., Lu Z.J., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energies, 8:304-318 (2015)
Original Paper
Mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and Egeria densa: Performance assessment and kinetic analysis

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Zhao Y.
Title : , Applied Energy, 148:78-86 (2015)
Original Paper
Understanding methane bioelectrosynthesis from carbon dioxide in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a carbon biocathode

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Lu X., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 186:141-148 (2015)
Original Paper
Evaluation of functional microbial community’s difference in full-scale and lab-scale anaerobic digesters feeding with different organic solid waste: Effects of substrate and operation factors

Presenter : Niu Q., Kobayashi T., Takemura Y., Kubota K., Li Y.Y.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 193:110-118 (2015)
Original Paper
Recovery strategies of inhibition for mesophilic anaerobic sludge treating the de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 104:315-323 (2015)
Original Paper
Release of Extracellular Polymeric Substance and Disintegration of Anaerobic Granular Sludge under Reduced Sulfur Compounds-Rich Conditions

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Chiku H
Title : , Energies, 8:7968-7985 (2015)
Original Paper
Simultaneous removal of 5-hydroxy methyl furfural (5-HMF) and hydrogen production from acid H2SO4 pretreated red-algal hydrolysate via hybrid immobilized cells

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H.
Title : , Algal Research 11, 11:326-333 (2015)
Book
Development and Applications of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor in Japan

Presenter : Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T., Wakahara S.
Title : , Anaerobic Biotechnology: Environmental Protection and Resource Recovery (2015)
Original Paper
Effects of Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc, and Manganese Addition on the Anaerobic Digestion of De-oiled Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 40: (2015)
Original Paper
Comparison of single-stage and temperature-phased two-stage anaerobic digestion of oily food waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energy Conversion and Management, 106:1174-1182 (2015)
Original Paper
Development of Emissions Factor for the Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Presenter : Ebie Y., Yamazaki H., Inamura S., Jimbo Y., Kobayashi T., Ueda H.
Title : , Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 12(1):33-41 (2014)
Original Paper
Dual-fuel production from restaurant grease trap waste: Bio-fuel oil extraction and anaerobic methane production from the post-extracted residue

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Tsuji T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 169:134-142 (2014)
Original Paper
Effect of organic loading rate on continuous hydrogen production from food waste in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Presenter : Lee D.Y., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 39(30):16863-16871 (2014)
Original Paper
Effect of Mixing Driven by Siphon Flow: Parallel Experiments Using the Anaerobic Reactors with Different Mixing Modes

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Wu Y., Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y.
Title : , Energies, 6(8):4207-4222 (2013)
Original Paper
Effect of sludge recirculation on characteristics of hydrogen production in a two-stage hydrogenemethane fermentation process treating food wastes

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 37(7):5602-5611 (2012)
Original Paper
Performance evaluation and effect of biogas circulation rate of a bubble column for biological desulfurization

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , Water Science and Technology, 66(9):1914-1922 (2012)
Original Paper
Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from municipal solid wastes with different compositions of fat, protein, cellulosic materials and the other carbohydrates

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 37:15711-15718 (2012)

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Anaerobic digestate readily reacts with CO2 in pyrolysis to produce inorganic solid residues that exhibit higher microbial enrichment than biochar in anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Renewable Energy, 248:123123 (2025)
Biomass conversion and radiocaesium (Rad-Cs) leaching behaviors of radioactive grass in anaerobic wet fermentation systems: Effects of pre-treatments

Presenter : Wu J., HU Y., MA H., Kobayashi T., Takahashi Y., XU K.Q., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Water Research, 252:121228 (2024)
Oleate Impacts on Acetoclastic and Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions

Presenter : Li X., Yang Y., Lu C.S., Kobayashi T., Kong Z., Hu Y.
Title : , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20:3423 (2023)
Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using fly ash leachate to increase carbon monoxide production and improve biochar properties to accelerate anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 387:129583 (2023)
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Sewage Sludge Digestion and Biogas Upgrading: A Review

Presenter : Li Y., Ren Y., Ji J., Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T.
Title : , sustainability, 15:15129 (2023)
Enhanced anaerobic digestion of tar solution from rice husk thermal gasification with hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge-biochar bed reactor

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K.Q., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 347:126688 (2022)
Optimized production conditions and activation of biochar for effective promotion of long-chain fatty acid degradation in anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 358:127393 (2022)
Performance Comparison of CSTR and CSFBR in Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste with Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Hu Y., Ma H., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K.Q.
Title : , energies, 15:8929 (2022)
Nutrient augmentation enhances biogas production from sorghum mono-digestion

Presenter : Hu Y., Ma H., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Waste Management, 119:63-71 (2021)
Improved stability of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating starch wastewater by pre-acidification: Impact on microbial community and metabolic dynamics

Presenter : Wu J., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Jiang B., Kong Z., Yang C., Li L., Feng B., Luo Z.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 326:124781 (2021)
Biofilm formation enhancement in anaerobic treatment of high salinity wastewater: Effect of biochar/Fe addition

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Ma H., Wu J., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9:105603 (2021)
Comparison of decabromodiphenyl ether degradation in long-term operated anaerobic bioreactors under thermophilic and mesophilic conditions and the pathways involved

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang N., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Lei Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Management, 294:113009 (2021)
A successful start-up of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) coupled mainstream partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) system: A pilot-scale study on in-situ NOB elimination, AnAOB growth kinetics, and mainstream treatment performance

Presenter : Wu J., Kong Z., Luo Z., Qin Y., Rong C., Wang T., Hanaoka T., Sakemi S., Ito M., Kobayashi S., Kobayashi M., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Kubota K., Li Y.
Title : , Water Research, 207(117783): (2021)
Simultaneous nitrogen removal and phosphorus recovery using an anammox expanded reactor operated at 25℃

Presenter : Ma H., Xue Y., Zhang Y., Kobayashi T., Kubota K., Li Y.Y.
Title : , Water research, 172:115510 (2020)
Aggregation of immobilized enzyme during transesterification of triolein and methanol, and the effect of two types of aggregates on reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T.
Title : , Fuel, 260:116343 (2020)
Transesterification of triolein and methanol with Novozym 435 using cosolvents

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Yui K., Kobayashi T., Maeda K.
Title : , Fuel, 263:116600 (2020)
Simple solvatochromic spectroscopic quantification of long-chain fatty acids for biological toxicity assay in biogas plants

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Maeda K.
Title : , Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2020)
The role of rice husk biochar addition in anaerobic digestion for sweet sorghum under high loading condition

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 27:e00515 (2020)
Bioleaching and removal of radiocesium in anaerobic digestion of biomass crops: Effect of crop type on partitioning of cesium

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Aizawa T.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 28:e00561 (2020)
Effects of light intensity on biomass, carbohydrate and fatty acid compositions of three different mixed consortia from natural ecological water bodies

Presenter : Kumar G., Nguyen D.D., Huy M., Sivagurunathan P., Bakonyi P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Nemestóthy N., Chang S.W.
Title : , Journal of Environmental Management, 230:293-300 (2019)
Distribution characteristics of poly-brominated diphenyl ethers between water and dissolved organic carbon from anaerobic digestate: Effects of digestion conditions

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Matsukami H., Zhang Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemosphere, 223:358-365 (2019)
Anaerobic degradation of deca-brominated diphenyl ether contaminated in products: Effect of temperature on degradation characteristics

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang N., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 283:28-35 (2019)
An integrated anaerobic system for on-site treatment of wastewater from food waste disposer

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-9 (2019)
Unraveling the catalyzing behaviors of different iron species (Fe2＋ vs. Fe0) in activating persulfate-based oxidation process with implications to waste activated sludge dewaterability

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Su L., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Zhou T., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Zhu X., Zhao Y.
Title : , Water research, 134:101-114 (2018)
High loading anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and grease trap waste: Determination of the limit and lipid/long chain fatty acid conversion

Presenter : Wu L.J., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Lv Y.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 338:422-431 (2018)
Impact of cationic substances on biofilm formation from sieved fine particles of anaerobic granular sludge at high salinity

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Hu Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 257:69-75 (2018)
Effect of temperature and organic loading rate on siphon-driven self-agitated anaerobic digestion performance for food waste treatment

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Qi W., Oshibe H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Waste Management, 74:150-157 (2018)
Cultivation of microalgal biomass using swine manure for biohydrogen production: Impact of dilution ratio and pretreatment

Presenter : Kumar G., Nguyen D.D., Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Chang S.W.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 260:16-22 (2018)
Co-digestion of untreated macro and microalgal biomass for biohydrogen production: Impact of inoculum augmentation and microbial insights

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H., Nguyen D.D., Chang S.W.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 43:11484-11492 (2018)
A comprehensive comparison of five different carbon-based cathode materials in CO2 electromethanogenesis: Long-term performance, cellelectrode contact behaviors and extracellular electron transfer pathways

Presenter : Zhen G., Zheng S., Lu X., Zhu X., Mei J., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Zhao Y.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 266:382-388 (2018)
Effects of lipid concentration on thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and grease waste in a siphon-driven self-agitated anaerobic reactor

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Shi C., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biotechnology Reports, 19:e00269 (2018)
Variable oil properties and biome thane production of grease trap waste derived from different resources

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 119:273-281 (2017)
A Simple Method for the Detection of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in an Anaerobic Digestate Using a Quartz Crystal Sensor

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energies, 10:19 (2017)
Solid-Liquid Equilibria in the Binary Systems of Saturated Fatty Acids or Triglycerides (C12 to C18) + Hexadecane

Presenter : Yui K., Itsukaichi Y., Kobayashi T., Tsuji T., Fukui K., Maeda K., Kuramochi H.
Title : , Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 62:35-43 (2017)
Continuous micro-current stimulation to upgrade methanolic wastewater biodegradation and biomethane recovery in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Su L., Kumar G., Bakonyi P., He Y., Sivagurunathan P., Nemestothy N., Xu K-Q., Zhao Y.
Title : , Chemosphere, 180:229-238 (2017)
Determination and abatement of methanogenic inhibition from oleic and palmitic acids

Presenter : Wu L.J., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Lv Y.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 123:10-16 (2017)
Harnessing of bioenergy from different mixed microalgae consortia obtained from natural ecological niches

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Renewable Energy Focus, 21:11-15 (2017)
Combined pretreatment of electrolysis and ultra-sonication towards enhancing solubilization and methane production from mixed microalgae biomass

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 245:196-200 (2017)
Promoted electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a hybrid biocathode covered with graphite felt (GF)

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 284:1146-1155 (2016)
Improved biogas production from food waste by co-digestion with de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 201:237-244 (2016)
Biomethane recovery from Egeria densa in a microbial electrolysis cellassisted anaerobic system: Performance and stability assessment

Presenter : Zhen G.Y., Kobayashi T., Lu X.Q., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemosphere, 149:121-129 (2016)
Impact of pH control and heat pre-treatment of seed inoculum in dark H2 fermentation: A feasibility report using mixed microalgae biomass as feedstock

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Periyasamy S., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41(7):4382-4392 (2016)
Anaerobic co-digestion on improving methane production from mixed microalgae (Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp.) and food waste: Kinetic modeling and synergistic impact evaluation

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Chemical engineering journal, 299:332-341 (2016)
Enzymatically-boosted ionic liquid gas separation membranes using carbonic anhydrase of biomass origin

Presenter : Bednara A., Nemestothy N., Bakonyi P., Fulop L., Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Xu K-Q., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , Chemical Engineering Journal, 303:621-626 (2016)
High-rate hydrogen production from galactose in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASBr)

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Parthiban A., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lee C.H., Kim S.H.
Title : , RSC Advances, 6:59823-59833 (2016)
Evaluation of different pretreatments on organic matter solubilization and hydrogen fermentation of mixed micro algae consortia

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Thi N.B.D., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41:21628-21640 (2016)
Recovery of biohydrogen in a single-chamber microbial electrohydrogenesis cell using liquid fraction of pressed municipal solid waste (LPW) as substrate

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Lu X., Kumar G., Hu Y., Bakonyi P., Rozsenberszki T., Kook L., Belafi-Bako K., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 41:17896-17906 (2016)
Biogenic H2 production from mixed microalgae biomass: impact of pH control and methanogenic inhibitor (BESA) addition

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Sivagurunathan P., Bakonyi P., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biofuel Research Journal, 11:470-474 (2016)
Characterization of Anaerobic Degradability and Kinetics of Harvested Submerged Aquatic Weeds Used for Nutrient Phytoremediation

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Wu Y.P., Lu Z.J., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energies, 8:304-318 (2015)
Mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and Egeria densa: Performance assessment and kinetic analysis

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q., Zhao Y.
Title : , Applied Energy, 148:78-86 (2015)
Understanding methane bioelectrosynthesis from carbon dioxide in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a carbon biocathode

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Lu X., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 186:141-148 (2015)
Evaluation of functional microbial community’s difference in full-scale and lab-scale anaerobic digesters feeding with different organic solid waste: Effects of substrate and operation factors

Presenter : Niu Q., Kobayashi T., Takemura Y., Kubota K., Li Y.Y.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 193:110-118 (2015)
Recovery strategies of inhibition for mesophilic anaerobic sludge treating the de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 104:315-323 (2015)
Release of Extracellular Polymeric Substance and Disintegration of Anaerobic Granular Sludge under Reduced Sulfur Compounds-Rich Conditions

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Chiku H
Title : , Energies, 8:7968-7985 (2015)
Simultaneous removal of 5-hydroxy methyl furfural (5-HMF) and hydrogen production from acid H2SO4 pretreated red-algal hydrolysate via hybrid immobilized cells

Presenter : Kumar G., Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H.
Title : , Algal Research 11, 11:326-333 (2015)
Effects of Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc, and Manganese Addition on the Anaerobic Digestion of De-oiled Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 40: (2015)
Comparison of single-stage and temperature-phased two-stage anaerobic digestion of oily food waste

Presenter : Wu L., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Energy Conversion and Management, 106:1174-1182 (2015)
Development of Emissions Factor for the Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Presenter : Ebie Y., Yamazaki H., Inamura S., Jimbo Y., Kobayashi T., Ueda H.
Title : , Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 12(1):33-41 (2014)
Dual-fuel production from restaurant grease trap waste: Bio-fuel oil extraction and anaerobic methane production from the post-extracted residue

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Tsuji T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 169:134-142 (2014)
Effect of organic loading rate on continuous hydrogen production from food waste in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Presenter : Lee D.Y., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Li Y.Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 39(30):16863-16871 (2014)
Effect of Mixing Driven by Siphon Flow: Parallel Experiments Using the Anaerobic Reactors with Different Mixing Modes

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Wu Y., Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y.
Title : , Energies, 6(8):4207-4222 (2013)
Effect of sludge recirculation on characteristics of hydrogen production in a two-stage hydrogenemethane fermentation process treating food wastes

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 37(7):5602-5611 (2012)
Performance evaluation and effect of biogas circulation rate of a bubble column for biological desulfurization

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , Water Science and Technology, 66(9):1914-1922 (2012)
Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from municipal solid wastes with different compositions of fat, protein, cellulosic materials and the other carbohydrates

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y., Inamori Y.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 37:15711-15718 (2012)

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A Review on Start-Up Phase Optimization of Kitchen Waste Anaerobic Digestion

Presenter : Yan Y., Li X., Lu C., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Hu Y.
Title : , Fermentation, 9:603 (2023)
A review of anaerobic granulation under high-salinity conditions: Mechanisms, influencing factors and enhancement strategies

Presenter : Lu S., Qiu J., Yang Y., Hu Y., Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T., Zhang Y.
Title : , Journal of Water Process Engineering, 55:104227 (2023)
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor towards biowaste biorefinery and chemical energy harvest: Recent progress, membrane fouling and future perspectives

Presenter : Zhen G., Pan Y., Lu X., Li Y.Y., Zhang Z., Niu C., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Zhao Y., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115:109392 (2019)
Electro-conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to low-carbon methane by bioelectromethanogenesis process in microbial electrolysis cells: The current status and future perspective

Presenter : Zhang Z., Song Y., Zheng S., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Bakonyi P.
Title : , Bioresource Technology, 279:339-349 (2019)
Fermentative hydrogen production using lignocellulose biomass: An overview of pre-treatment methods, inhibitor effects and detoxification experiences

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Mudhoo A., Rene E.R., Saratale G.D., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Kim S.H., Kim D.H.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 77:28-42 (2017)
Enhancement of biofuel production via microbial augmentation: The case of dark fermentative hydrogen

Presenter : Kumar G., Bakonyi P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Periyasamy S., Kim S.H., Buitron G., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 57:879-891 (2016)
A critical review on issues and overcoming strategies for the enhancement of dark fermentative hydrogen production in continuous systems

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Baconyi P., Kim S.H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lakner G., Tosh G., Nemestothy N., Belafi-Bako K.
Title : , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(6):3820-3836 (2016)
Enhancement Strategies for Hydrogen Production from Wastewater: A Review

Presenter : Periyasamy S., Kumar G., Kim S.H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Guo W., Ngo H.H.
Title : , Current Organic Chemistry, 20:2744-2752 (2016)

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Deployment of biogas production technologies in emerging countries (Chapter 16)

Presenter : Zhen G., Lu X., Wang X., Zheng S., Wang J., Zhi Z., Su L., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T., Kumar G., Zhao Y.
Title : , Green Energy to Sustainability (2020)
Nanomaterials for Biohydrogen Production

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kadier A., Mudhoo A., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Nanomaterials: Biomedical, Environmental, and Engineering Applications (2018)
Biohydrogen Production from Wastewaters

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Pugazhendhi A., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Biological wastewater treatment and resource recovery (2017)
Bioremediation for Tanning Industry: A Future Perspective for Zero Emission

Presenter : Christopher J.G., Kumar G., Tasema A.F., Thi N.B.D., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Title : , Management of Hazardous Wastes (2016)
Development and Applications of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor in Japan

Presenter : Li Y.Y., Kobayashi T., Wakahara S.
Title : , Anaerobic Biotechnology: Environmental Protection and Resource Recovery (2015)

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Editorial Preface to the Special Issue on The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy: Futures and Challenges (ICAFE 2017) 23rd-25th October 2017, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Presenter : Atabani A.E., Pugazhendhi A., Al‑Muhtaseb Ala’a H. , Kobayashi T., Changsoo Lee
Title : , Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11:1017 (2020)
Preface to the Special Issue on “The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy: Future and Challenges (ICAFE 2017), 23rd-25th October 2017, Daegu, Republic of Korea”

Presenter : Atabani A., Arpornwichanop A., Raza R., Saratale G.D., Kobayashi T.
Title : , International journal of hydrogen energy, 44:2079-2080 (2019)

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Research Presentation
Impacts of biochar addition on anaerobic digestion of food waste with hydrogen

Presenter : Li Y., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 11th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (2025)
Name of Proceedings : -
Research Presentation
Synergistic effect of biochar and exogenous hydrogen on biological carbon conversion in ex-situ biomethanation

Presenter : Li Y., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 58th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 238
Research Presentation
Continuous operation of high-loading biogas upgrading in a high-performance trickle-bed bioreactor with low-energy consumption

Presenter : Li Y., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 59th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 472
Research Presentation
Biomethanation of biomass waste and its demand for the products by province in Japan

Presenter : Kawai K., Hirai H., Ishiketa K., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Osako M.
Name of Society : VENICE2024 (10th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste) (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings
Research Presentation
Fate&Transport of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and representative persistent organic pollutants (PoPs) in different units of a food waste anaerobic digestion facility

Presenter : Wu J., Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Pollution Prevention and Clean Technologies (ICPPCT) (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Combining woody and waste biomass use for innovative urban symbiosis

Presenter : Ohnishi S., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Nakamura S., Fujii M., Gomi K.
Name of Society : 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE2023) (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Biomass reduction and radiocesium leaching performances of radioactively contaminated grass using anaerobic treatment： Effects of pretreatment

Presenter : Wu J., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference for Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability 2023 (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
In-situ H2-assisted Biogas Upgrading Reactor with Biogas Recirculation for Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste

Presenter : LI Y., Wu J., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 57th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 98
Research Presentation
Emission of perfluoroalkyl acids and volatile methyl siloxanes from commercial-scale biogas plant handling food waste

Presenter : Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 41st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, DIOXIN2021 (2021)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Effects of temperature on the degradation of poly-brominated diphenyl ethers in anaerobic digestion processes

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhen-Ya ZHANG, Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 39th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (2019)
Name of Proceedings : -, 1054
Research Presentation
MEASUREMENT OF HENRY’S CONSTANTS OF POPS BY USING QCM METHOD

Presenter : Maeda K., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : DIOXIN2019 (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 892
Research Presentation
Biofilm formation enhancement in anaerobic treatment of high salinity wastewater: Effect of ferric polymer addition

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Ma H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE):Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 166
Research Presentation
Concentrations and distribution of persistent organic chemicals at a commercial-scale food waste biogas plant

Presenter : Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Proceeding, 184-185
Research Presentation
Behavior of 134Cs and 137Cs in anaerobic digestion of radioactive contaminated crops

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 233
Research Presentation
The role of biochar addition in sorghum anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 167
Research Presentation
Effects of Temperature on the Anaerobic Degradation of the Deca-bromodiphenyl Ether

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Haiyuan Ma, Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhenya Zhang, Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (IACFEE): Future and Change (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 195
Research Presentation
Partitioning behavior of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in biogas plant: influence of organic portion in liquid and solid phase

Presenter : Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 29th Annual Conference of JSMCWM (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 565-566
Research Presentation
In-situ Electrochemical Stimulation to Upgrade Co-digestion Behaviors of Sewage Sludge and Food Waste

Presenter : Zhen G., Zhi Z., Lu X.Q., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第52回日本水環境学会年会 (2018)
Name of Proceedings : 講演プログラム, 285
Research Presentation
Evaluation of partitioning potential and bioaccumulation of seven SCCPs in lake ecosystem

Presenter : Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 17th world lake conference (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Effects of organic pollutant from anaerobic digestateon solubility ofpoly-brominated diphenyl ether in aquatic environment

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Zhang Z.Y.
Name of Society : 第17回世界湖沼会議（いばらき霞ヶ浦2018） (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 233
Research Presentation
Rapid detection of long-chain fatty acids in anaerobic reactor by a combination of solid phase extraction and microbalance measurement

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources International Conference on Water Resources Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract book, P210
Research Presentation
Microalgae consortia cultivation using anaerobic liquid digestate: influence of digestate concentration on biomass, lipid and protein production

Presenter : Kumar G., Jung J.H., Nguyen D.D., Kim S.H., Bakonyi P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Nemestohy N., Chang S.W.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources International Conference on Water Resources Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract book, P158
Research Presentation
The influence of total solids concentration on the anaerobic digestion performance of food waste

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Shi C., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) & 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 254
Research Presentation
Effects of temperature on deca-brominated diphenyl ether anaerobic degradation

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z.Y., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) & 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 064
Research Presentation
Aggregation of immobilized enzyme during transesterification of triolein and methanol, and the effect of two types of aggregates on reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Transesterification of triolein and methanol with Novozym 435 in the presence of different co-solvents; co-solvent effect on phase separation of glycerin and reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Yui K., Kobayashi T., Maeda K.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Comparative performance of mesophilic and thermophilic self-agitated anaerobic reactors for food waste treatment

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi Y., Oshibe H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 (2017)
Name of Proceedings : -
Research Presentation
Effect of Pretreatment Agents on Improved Methane Recovery from Deoiled Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 13th Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2017 (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 137
Research Presentation
Estimation of phase distribution and fate of POP-like compounds in a biogas plant using level I and III fugacity models

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Wania F.
Name of Society : 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ICCE 2017) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Monitoring and characterization of biofilm formation in anaerobic treatment systems under different conditions using quartz crystal sensor

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : the 2017 International Environmental Engineering Conference & Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2017)
Name of Proceedings : IEEC2017 Proceedings, 277-278
Research Presentation
Monitoring and characterization of biofilm development in anaerobic treatment systems under different conditions using quartz crystal sensor

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 52
Research Presentation
Effect of Lipid/TS ratio on anaerobic treatment of food waste under thermophilic condition

Presenter : Hu Y., Zhen G., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 59
Research Presentation
Cultivation of microalgal biomass from swine manure for biodiesel and biohydrogen production

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 189
Research Presentation
Boosting methane production from mixed microalgae (Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp.) anaerobic digestion: Influence of Pretreatment and digestate concentration

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Periyasamy S., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -, T75
Research Presentation
Bioelectrochemical treatment of liquid fraction of pressed municipal solid waste for biohydrogen production in a single-chamber membrane-less microbial electrolysis cell

Presenter : Zhen Guangyin, Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第50回日本水環境学会年会 (2016)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 87
Research Presentation
Combined pretreatment of electrolysis and ultra-sonication towards enhancing solubilization and sugar recovery from mixed microalgae biomass

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion 2016 (BioWC 2016) (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -
Research Presentation
Evaluation of potential of three different mixed microalgae consortia to harness bioenergy production: Effect of light intensity on biomass, and fatty acid compositions

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Sivagurunathan P., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion 2016 (BioWC 2016) (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -
Research Presentation
Effects of various dilute acid pretreatments on the biological hydrogen production potential of marine macroalgal biomass

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 11th Asian biohydrogen & biogas symposium (2016)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 67
Research Presentation
A feasibility report on enhanced methane recovery from deviled grease trap waste via chemical pretreatment

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 11th Asian biohydrogen & biogas symposium (2016)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 137
Research Presentation
Promoting electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs)

Presenter : Zhen G.Y., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Green Energy Cooperation of the higher education sector for the development of green economy in the area of energetics (2015)
Name of Proceedings : -
Research Presentation
Insight into extracellular electron transfer for methane production from carbon dioxide in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a graphite biocathode

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lu X.Q.
Name of Society : 第49回日本水環境学会年会 (2015)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 343
Research Presentation
Recovery strategies of inhibition for anaerobic sludge treating the de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Li Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第49回日本水環境学会年会 (2015)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 496
Research Lecture
Applications and new development of anaerobic biotechnology for energy production from organic wastes in Japan

Presenter : Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : Korean Society of Waste Management 31 Spring Conference (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 273-291
Research Presentation
Characteristics simulation of self-agitation anaerobic digestion reactor

Presenter : Qi W.K., Kobayashi T., Liu Y.Y., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 日本水環境学会第48回年会 (2014)
Name of Proceedings : 同講演集, 291
Research Presentation
Effect of sulfur compounds in chemical industrial wastewater on disintegration of anaerobic granular sludge

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 2014 Asia biohylinks (ABHL) meeting: Asia biohydrogen and biorefinery (ABB) symposium (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 32-33
Research Presentation
Biogenic hydrogen fermentation of mixed microalgae consortia

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Xu K-Q., Kim S-H.
Name of Society : 2014 Asia biohylinks (ABHL) meeting: Asia biohydrogen and biorefinery (ABB) symposium (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 74
Research Presentation
Biohydrogen production in a sequencing batch reactor fed with algal hydrolysate

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H.
Name of Society : Asia pacific conference on life science and engineering (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 15
Research Presentation
Heat-driven extraction of oils and fats from trap grease and co-combution with fossil fuel oil

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Kobayashi J., Maeda K., Fukui K., Osako M.
Name of Society : 5th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste (Venice 2014) (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Effect of automatic mixing by a siphon on anaerobic digestion - comparative experiments using reactors with different mixing mode

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Wu Y., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion
Research Presentation
Microbial community and methanol conversion during long-term continuous operation of a methanol-fed UASB reactor

Presenter : Yan F., Kobayashi T. , Takahashi S., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion
Research Presentation
Development of Emissions Factor for the Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Presenter : Ebie Y., Yamazaki H., Inamura S., Jimbo Y., Kobayashi T. , Ueda H.
Name of Society : Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET2013) (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 2A-11
Research Presentation
Development of a grease-to-fuel technology for producing an alternative to low-sulfur fuel oil

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Fukui K., Maeda K., Osako M.
Name of Society : 245th ACS National Meeting (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Effect of self-agitation: a performance comparison between a reactor with self-agitation system and a completely stirred reactor and an unstirred reactor under increasing organic load

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Wu Y-P., Li Y-Y.
Name of Society : International Workshop on Kitchen Waste-Based Bioenergy (2012)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract, 77
Research Presentation
Possibility of Multi-Fuel Production From Trap Grease by Combination of Heat-Driven Upgrading and Methane Fermentation

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T. , Ebie Y., Fukui K., Osako M.
Name of Society : AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting (2012)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Research Presentation
Performance evaluation and effect of circulation rate in a bio-desulfurization process aerated by biogas circulation

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Name of Society : The 7th International conference on environmental anaerobic technologies and bioenergy (2011)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of the 7th International conference on environmental anaerobic technologies and bioenergy, 198-214
Research Lecture
CURRENT STATUS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY IN JAPAN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOGASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES AT NIES

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : 15th Tripartite Presidents Meeting among NIER, CRAES and NIES (2011)
Name of Proceedings : 15th Tripartite Presidents Meeting among NIER, CRAES and NIES International Workshop Booklet, 19-21
Research Presentation
Two-stage high-rate biogas (H2 and CH4) production from food waste using anaerobic mixed microflora

Presenter : Xu K-Q., Lee D., Kobayashi T. , Ebie Y., Li Y., Inamori Y.
Name of Society : AGU Fall Meeting 2010 (2010)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, B13B-0464

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Impacts of biochar addition on anaerobic digestion of food waste with hydrogen

Presenter : Li Y., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 11th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (2025)
Name of Proceedings : -
Synergistic effect of biochar and exogenous hydrogen on biological carbon conversion in ex-situ biomethanation

Presenter : Li Y., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 58th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 238
Continuous operation of high-loading biogas upgrading in a high-performance trickle-bed bioreactor with low-energy consumption

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Name of Society : The 59th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 472
Biomethanation of biomass waste and its demand for the products by province in Japan

Presenter : Kawai K., Hirai H., Ishiketa K., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Osako M.
Name of Society : VENICE2024 (10th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste) (2024)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings
Combining woody and waste biomass use for innovative urban symbiosis

Presenter : Ohnishi S., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Nakamura S., Fujii M., Gomi K.
Name of Society : 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology (ISIE2023) (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
In-situ H2-assisted Biogas Upgrading Reactor with Biogas Recirculation for Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste

Presenter : LI Y., Wu J., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 57th Annual Conference of Japan Society on Water Environment (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 98
Effects of Temperature on the Anaerobic Degradation of the Deca-bromodiphenyl Ether

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Haiyuan Ma, Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhenya Zhang, Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (IACFEE): Future and Change (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 195
In-situ Electrochemical Stimulation to Upgrade Co-digestion Behaviors of Sewage Sludge and Food Waste

Presenter : Zhen G., Zhi Z., Lu X.Q., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第52回日本水環境学会年会 (2018)
Name of Proceedings : 講演プログラム, 285
Rapid detection of long-chain fatty acids in anaerobic reactor by a combination of solid phase extraction and microbalance measurement

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources International Conference on Water Resources Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract book, P210
Effect of Pretreatment Agents on Improved Methane Recovery from Deoiled Grease Trap Waste

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 13th Asian Congress on Biotechnology 2017 (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 137
Monitoring and characterization of biofilm development in anaerobic treatment systems under different conditions using quartz crystal sensor

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 52
Bioelectrochemical treatment of liquid fraction of pressed municipal solid waste for biohydrogen production in a single-chamber membrane-less microbial electrolysis cell

Presenter : Zhen Guangyin, Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第50回日本水環境学会年会 (2016)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 87
Effects of various dilute acid pretreatments on the biological hydrogen production potential of marine macroalgal biomass

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 11th Asian biohydrogen & biogas symposium (2016)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 67
A feasibility report on enhanced methane recovery from deviled grease trap waste via chemical pretreatment

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 11th Asian biohydrogen & biogas symposium (2016)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 137
Promoting electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs)

Presenter : Zhen G.Y., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Green Energy Cooperation of the higher education sector for the development of green economy in the area of energetics (2015)
Name of Proceedings : -
Insight into extracellular electron transfer for methane production from carbon dioxide in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a graphite biocathode

Presenter : Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Lu X.Q.
Name of Society : 第49回日本水環境学会年会 (2015)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 343
Recovery strategies of inhibition for anaerobic sludge treating the de-oiled grease trap waste

Presenter : Wu L., Li Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 第49回日本水環境学会年会 (2015)
Name of Proceedings : 同予稿集, 496
Characteristics simulation of self-agitation anaerobic digestion reactor

Presenter : Qi W.K., Kobayashi T., Liu Y.Y., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 日本水環境学会第48回年会 (2014)
Name of Proceedings : 同講演集, 291
Effect of sulfur compounds in chemical industrial wastewater on disintegration of anaerobic granular sludge

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 2014 Asia biohylinks (ABHL) meeting: Asia biohydrogen and biorefinery (ABB) symposium (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 32-33
Biogenic hydrogen fermentation of mixed microalgae consortia

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Zhen G., Xu K-Q., Kim S-H.
Name of Society : 2014 Asia biohylinks (ABHL) meeting: Asia biohydrogen and biorefinery (ABB) symposium (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 74
Biohydrogen production in a sequencing batch reactor fed with algal hydrolysate

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Kim S.H.
Name of Society : Asia pacific conference on life science and engineering (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 15
Heat-driven extraction of oils and fats from trap grease and co-combution with fossil fuel oil

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Kobayashi J., Maeda K., Fukui K., Osako M.
Name of Society : 5th International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste (Venice 2014) (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Microbial community and methanol conversion during long-term continuous operation of a methanol-fed UASB reactor

Presenter : Yan F., Kobayashi T. , Takahashi S., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion
Development of Emissions Factor for the Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Presenter : Ebie Y., Yamazaki H., Inamura S., Jimbo Y., Kobayashi T. , Ueda H.
Name of Society : Water and Environment Technology Conference (WET2013) (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 2A-11
Development of a grease-to-fuel technology for producing an alternative to low-sulfur fuel oil

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Fukui K., Maeda K., Osako M.
Name of Society : 245th ACS National Meeting (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Effect of self-agitation: a performance comparison between a reactor with self-agitation system and a completely stirred reactor and an unstirred reactor under increasing organic load

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Wu Y-P., Li Y-Y.
Name of Society : International Workshop on Kitchen Waste-Based Bioenergy (2012)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract, 77
Possibility of Multi-Fuel Production From Trap Grease by Combination of Heat-Driven Upgrading and Methane Fermentation

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T. , Ebie Y., Fukui K., Osako M.
Name of Society : AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting (2012)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Performance evaluation and effect of circulation rate in a bio-desulfurization process aerated by biogas circulation

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Xu K-Q., Li Y-Y., Inamori Y.
Name of Society : The 7th International conference on environmental anaerobic technologies and bioenergy (2011)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of the 7th International conference on environmental anaerobic technologies and bioenergy, 198-214
Fate&Transport of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and representative persistent organic pollutants (PoPs) in different units of a food waste anaerobic digestion facility

Presenter : Wu J., Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Pollution Prevention and Clean Technologies (ICPPCT) (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Biomass reduction and radiocesium leaching performances of radioactively contaminated grass using anaerobic treatment： Effects of pretreatment

Presenter : Wu J., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference for Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability 2023 (2023)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Emission of perfluoroalkyl acids and volatile methyl siloxanes from commercial-scale biogas plant handling food waste

Presenter : Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 41st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, DIOXIN2021 (2021)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Effects of temperature on the degradation of poly-brominated diphenyl ethers in anaerobic digestion processes

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhen-Ya ZHANG, Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 39th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (2019)
Name of Proceedings : -, 1054
MEASUREMENT OF HENRY’S CONSTANTS OF POPS BY USING QCM METHOD

Presenter : Maeda K., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : DIOXIN2019 (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 892
Biofilm formation enhancement in anaerobic treatment of high salinity wastewater: Effect of ferric polymer addition

Presenter : Hu Y., Shi C., Ma H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE):Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 166
Concentrations and distribution of persistent organic chemicals at a commercial-scale food waste biogas plant

Presenter : Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Proceeding, 184-185
Behavior of 134Cs and 137Cs in anaerobic digestion of radioactive contaminated crops

Presenter : Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H.
Name of Society : 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 233
The role of biochar addition in sorghum anaerobic digestion

Presenter : Ma H., Hu Y., Shi C., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2019)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 167
Partitioning behavior of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in biogas plant: influence of organic portion in liquid and solid phase

Presenter : Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Matsukami H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 29th Annual Conference of JSMCWM (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 565-566
Evaluation of partitioning potential and bioaccumulation of seven SCCPs in lake ecosystem

Presenter : Zhang Z., Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 17th world lake conference (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Effects of organic pollutant from anaerobic digestateon solubility ofpoly-brominated diphenyl ether in aquatic environment

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Xu K-Q., Zhang Z.Y.
Name of Society : 第17回世界湖沼会議（いばらき霞ヶ浦2018） (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 233
Microalgae consortia cultivation using anaerobic liquid digestate: influence of digestate concentration on biomass, lipid and protein production

Presenter : Kumar G., Jung J.H., Nguyen D.D., Kim S.H., Bakonyi P., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q., Nemestohy N., Chang S.W.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources International Conference on Water Resources Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstract book, P158
The influence of total solids concentration on the anaerobic digestion performance of food waste

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Shi C., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) & 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 254
Effects of temperature on deca-brominated diphenyl ether anaerobic degradation

Presenter : Shi C., Hu Y., Kobayashi T., Kuramochi H., Zhang Z.Y., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 1st International Conference on Water Resources and Sustainability (ICWRS) & 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 064
Aggregation of immobilized enzyme during transesterification of triolein and methanol, and the effect of two types of aggregates on reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Maeda K., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Transesterification of triolein and methanol with Novozym 435 in the presence of different co-solvents; co-solvent effect on phase separation of glycerin and reaction yield

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Zhang Z., Yui K., Kobayashi T., Maeda K.
Name of Society : 3rd International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE) (2018)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Comparative performance of mesophilic and thermophilic self-agitated anaerobic reactors for food waste treatment

Presenter : Hu Y., Kobayashi Y., Oshibe H., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 (2017)
Name of Proceedings : -
Estimation of phase distribution and fate of POP-like compounds in a biogas plant using level I and III fugacity models

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T., Wania F.
Name of Society : 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ICCE 2017) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts
Effect of Lipid/TS ratio on anaerobic treatment of food waste under thermophilic condition

Presenter : Hu Y., Zhen G., Xu K-Q., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 59
Cultivation of microalgal biomass from swine manure for biodiesel and biohydrogen production

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : The 2nd International Conference on Alternative Fuels and Energy (ICAFE’17) (2017)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of ICAFE, 189
Boosting methane production from mixed microalgae (Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp.) anaerobic digestion: Influence of Pretreatment and digestate concentration

Presenter : Kumar G., Kobayashi T., Periyasamy S., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -, T75
Combined pretreatment of electrolysis and ultra-sonication towards enhancing solubilization and sugar recovery from mixed microalgae biomass

Presenter : Sivagurunathan P., Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion 2016 (BioWC 2016) (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -
Evaluation of potential of three different mixed microalgae consortia to harness bioenergy production: Effect of light intensity on biomass, and fatty acid compositions

Presenter : Kumar G., Zhen G., Kobayashi T., Sivagurunathan P., Xu K-Q.
Name of Society : Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion 2016 (BioWC 2016) (2016)
Name of Proceedings : -
Effect of automatic mixing by a siphon on anaerobic digestion - comparative experiments using reactors with different mixing mode

Presenter : Kobayashi T. , Wu Y., Xu K-Q., Li Y.Y.
Name of Society : 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion (2013)
Name of Proceedings : Proceedings of 13th world congress on anaerobic digestion
Two-stage high-rate biogas (H2 and CH4) production from food waste using anaerobic mixed microflora

Presenter : Xu K-Q., Lee D., Kobayashi T. , Ebie Y., Li Y., Inamori Y.
Name of Society : AGU Fall Meeting 2010 (2010)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, B13B-0464

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Applications and new development of anaerobic biotechnology for energy production from organic wastes in Japan

Presenter : Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : Korean Society of Waste Management 31 Spring Conference (2014)
Name of Proceedings : Abstracts, 273-291
CURRENT STATUS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY IN JAPAN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOGASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES AT NIES

Presenter : Kuramochi H., Kobayashi T.
Name of Society : 15th Tripartite Presidents Meeting among NIER, CRAES and NIES (2011)
Name of Proceedings : 15th Tripartite Presidents Meeting among NIER, CRAES and NIES International Workshop Booklet, 19-21

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