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2018　Introduction to the Frontiers of Environmental Chemistry II

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Instructor(s)
Yoshioka Hideyoshi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive ()  
Group
-
Course number
CAP.I482
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/20
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

[Summary of the course] Advanced knowledge about the activities of subsurface microbes is required for efficient exploration and exploitation of underground resources and for the development of technologies to mitigate groundwater and soil pollutions. In this lecture, the front line of geo-environmental research to investigate the distribution, functions, and activities of subsurface microbes by applying geochemical methods such as isotope and lipid analyses together with microbiological methods such as tracer experiment, cultivation experiment, and gene analysis is introduced.
[Aim of the course]　To understand the roles of subsurface microbes to materials cycle in Earth system is essential for students in applied chemistry. To learn geochemical methods such as isotope and lipid analyses and microbiological methods such as tracer experiment, cultivation experiment, and gene analysis is also useful / helpful for students in applied chemistry. Aim of this course is to understand the contribution of subsurface microbes to the formation of natural gas fields and methane hydrate and the preservation of geoenvironment through degradation of toxic substances in soil and groundwater.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the significance of geo-environmental perspectives when addressing environment/energy issues
2) Explain the significance of subsurface microbes to the formation of natural gas fields and methane hydrate
3) Acquire the knowledge of state-of-the-science methodologies for observations and their deliverables

Keywords

subsurface microbes、methane、methanogen、methane hydrate、natural gas fields、preservation of geoenvironments

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

(1) Lectures about roles of subsurface microbes and subsurface material cycles related to methane, (2) Submission of reports about the lecture

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Followings are theme of lecture ・The distribution, functions, and activities of subsurface microbes ・Basics of the observational methods of subsurface microbes ・Source of methane in environments ・Methane production by microbes ・Distribution and formation process of methane hydrates ・Distribution and formation process of natural gas ・Anaerobic methane oxidation ・Methane production by subsurface microbes Explain the significance of subsurface microbes to the formation of natural gas fields and methane hydrate.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required.

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance is taken in every class. Full attendance are compulsory. Report on relation between own study theme and chemical substances cycles and/or cutting-edge technologies introduced is assessed.

Related courses

  • CAP.I405 ： Environmental Chemistry
  • CAP.I419 ： Analytical Techniques for Environmental Chemistry
  • CAP.I536 ： Advanced Material Cycle Analysis
  • CAP.I435 ： Advanced Geochemistry
  • CAP.I481 ： Introduction to the Frontiers of Environmental Chemistry I

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites

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