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Original papers (English)
*Corresponding author

  1. ‘Thermodynamics and Kinetics on the Cementation Reaction of PbCl2 in the 50mol%ZnCl2–50mol%KCl Melt with Solid Zinc at 673 K’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, vol. 5, no. 3, (2019), pp. 341–349.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-019-00224-y
  2. ‘Separation of ZnCl2 from Less-Volatile Chlorides by Vacuum Distillation’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 51, no. 4, (2020), pp. 1395–1405.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01876-y
  3. ‘Thermodynamic Effect of NaCl and KCl Addition on the Equilibrium Between Molten ZnCl2-based Salt and Liquid Zn–Cd Alloy’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 52, no. 1, (2021), pp. 156–162.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-020-01994-7
  4. ‘Reduction of Volatile Impurities in Zinc Chloride Melt with Metallic Iron and Its Effect on Vacuum Separation Behavior’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    Materials Transactions, vol. 62, no. 8, (2021), pp. 1141–1150.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M-M2021830
    < The 49th Best Paper Award from the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) >
  5. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium Using Cerium–Chloride Flux for Upgrade Recycling of Titanium Scraps’,
    Gen Kamimura, Takanari Ouchi*, and Toru H. Okabe:
    Materials Transactions, vol. 63, no. 6, (2022), pp. 893–902.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M-M2022805
  6. ‘Direct Oxygen Removal from Titanium by Utilizing Vapor of Rare Earth Metals’,
    Takanari Ouchi*, Kenta Akaishi, Gen Kamimura, and Toru H. Okabe:
    Materials Transactions, vol. 64, no. 1, (2023), pp. 61–70.
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MT-MLA2022022
  7. ‘Direct production of low-oxygen-concentration titanium from molten titanium’,
    Toru H. Okabe*, Gen Kamimura, Takashi Ikeda, and Takanari Ouchi*:
    Nature Communications, vol. 15, (2024), 5015.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49085-4
  8. ‘Thermodynamic Consideration of the Direct Removal of Oxygen from Titanium by Utilizing Metallothermic Reduction of Rare Earth Metal Halides’,
    Toru H. Okabe*, Gen Kamimura, and Takanari Ouchi*:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 55, no. 5, (2024), pp. 4015–4026.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-024-03118-x
    ‘Author Response Letter to the Comments on “Thermodynamic Consideration of the Direct Removal of Oxygen from Titanium by Utilizing Metallothermic Reduction of Rare Earth Metal Halides” by Dr. Alok Awasthi’,
    Toru H. Okabe*, Gen Kamimura, and Takanari Ouchi:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, vol. 56, no. 6, (2025), pp. 6150–6152.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-025-03822-2
  9. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium Utilizing Thulium and Halide Flux’,
    Gen Kamimura, Kenta Akaishi, Takanari Ouchi*, and Toru H. Okabe*:
    Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, vol. 10, no. 4, (2024), pp. 2588–2600.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-024-00893-4
  10. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium Using Ytterbium-Halide-Flux Method’,
    Takanari Ouchi*, Kenta Akaishi, Gen Kamimura, and Toru H. Okabe*:
    Journal of MMIJ, vol. 140, no. 11, (2024), pp. 157–169.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2473/journalofmmij.MMIJ-2024-007
  11. ‘Thermodynamic Consideration on the Deoxidation of Liquid Titanium Using a Rare-earth Element and Fluoride Flux’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Takanari Ouchi, and Toru H. Okabe*:
    JOM, vol. 77, no. 9, (2025), pp. 6887–6902.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-024-07022-2
  12. ‘Feasibility Study of Rapid Solid-State Deoxidation of Titanium Utilizing Rare-Earth Oxyfluoride Formation at Temperatures Approaching 1900 K’,
    Toru H. Okabe*, Takumi Kaneko*, Gen Kamimura, and Takanari Ouchi:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, (2025), accepted.
  13. ‘Carbosulfidation of Barium Sulfate Assisted by Iron Sulfide’,
    Gen Kamimura and Antoine Allanore*:
    Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, (2025), submitted.

Proceedings of international conferences
*Corresponding author

  1. ‘Evolution of Non-metallic Inclusions in Solid Fe–Al–Ti–N Alloy During Heating’,
    Hiroyuki Matsuura*, Wonjin Choi, and Gen Kamimura:
    TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 8th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, [San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, California, USA, February 26–March 2, 2017], (2017), pp. 189–194.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51340-9_19
  2. ‘Purification of Molten Zinc Chloride-Alkali Chloride by Cementation Reaction’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    TMS 2018 147th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 9th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing, [Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March 11–15, 2018], (2018), pp. 209–214.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72138-5_21
  3. ‘Refining of Zinc Chloride by the Combination of Cementation Reaction and Vacuum Distillation’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, PbZn 2020: 9th International Symposium on Lead and Zinc Processing, [San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego, California, USA, February 23–27, 2020], (2020), pp. 905–912.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37070-1_81
  4. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium Using Cerium Metal and Its Oxyhalide Formation’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Takanari Ouchi, and Toru H. Okabe:
    TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, REWAS 2022: Developing Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles (Volume I), [Anaheim Convention Center & Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California, USA, February 27–March 3, 2022], (2022), pp. 83–89.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92563-5_10
  5. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium and Its Alloy Using Rare-earth Metal Vapors’,
    Takanari Ouchi*, Kenta Akaishi, Gen Kamimura, and Toru H. Okabe:
    World Titanium Conference 2023, IOM3, Chapter 19: Resource and Energy Efficiency; Recycling; Life-Cycle Analysis, [Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Edinburgh, UK, June 12–June 16, 2023], 13, (2024), 1208.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1119939.1

Presentation in international conferences
*Speaker

  1. ‘Evolution of Non-metallic Inclusions in Solid Fe–Al–Ti–N Alloy During Heating’,
    Hiroyuki Matsuura*, Wonjin Choi, and Gen Kamimura:
    TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 8th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing — Alloys and Materials Preparation, [San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, California, USA, February 26–March 2, 2017], (2017.2.28), [Oral presentation].
  2. ‘Purification of Molten Zinc Chloride-Alkali Chloride by Cementation Reaction’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    TMS 2018 147th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 9th International Symposium on High-Temperature Metallurgical Processing — Extraction and Recovery of Metals, [Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March 11–15, 2018], (2018.3.14), [Oral presentation].
  3. ‘Refining of Zinc Chloride by the Combination of Cementation Reaction and Vacuum Distillation’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, PbZn 2020: 9th International Symposium on Lead and Zinc Processing, Zinc Hydrometallurgy, [San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego, California, USA, February 23–27, 2020], (2020.2.25), [Oral presentation].
  4. ‘Separation refining of crude ZnCl2 by selective evaporation and deposition under vacuum’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    The 15th Workshop on Reactive Metal Processing (RMW15), [University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California, USA, February 28–29, 2020], (2020.2.28), [Poster presentation].
  5. ‘Refinement of zinc chloride with vacuum distillation of molten salt’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Hiroyuki Matsuura:
    The 11th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts (MOLTEN 2021), Poster Presentation, [Virtual, Korea, February 21–25, 2021], (2021.2.21–2021.2.25), [Poster presentation], [Online], [Recording].
    < MOLTEN 2021 Young Slag Scientist Award >
  6. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium Using Cerium Metal and Its Oxyhalide Formation’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Takanari Ouchi, and Toru H. Okabe:
    TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, REWAS 2022: Recovering the Unrecoverable — On-Demand Oral Presentations, [Anaheim Convention Center & Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California, USA, February 27–March 3, 2022], (2022.3.14–2022.4.30), [Oral presentation], [Online], [Recording].
  7. ‘Development of a new recycling process of titanium scraps through deoxidation using cerium metal’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Takanari Ouchi, and Toru H. Okabe:
    The 3rd McMaster University, University of Toronto, and The University of Tokyo Joint Workshop, [McMaster University, City of Hamilton, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 21–June 24, 2022], (2022.6.22), [Oral presentation].
  8. ‘Deoxidation of Titanium and Its Alloy Using Rare-earth Metal Vapors’,
    Takanari Ouchi*, Kenta Akaishi, Gen Kamimura, and Toru H. Okabe:
    World Titanium Conference 2023, [Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Edinburgh, UK, June 12–June 16, 2023], (2023.6.12), [Oral presentation].
  9. ‘Colorimetric Sulfidation for Recycling of Aluminum Scrap’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Sierra R. Green, Katrin E. Daehn, and Antoine Allanore:
    2023 MCSC Member Meetings, [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, November 15–November 16, 2023], (2023.11.15), [Poster presentation].
  10. ‘Sustainable Metal Production and Recycling with Novel Chemical Separation Technologies’,
    Gen Kamimura*:
    WPI Materials and Manufacturing Seminar Series, [Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, Hybrid, January 17, 2024], (2024.1.17), [Invited], [Oral presentation], [Online].
  11. ‘Colorimetric Sulfidation for Recycling of Aluminum Scrap’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Sierra R. Green, Katrin E. Daehn, and Antoine Allanore:
    MCSC Friday Lunch, [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, February 23, 2024], (2024.2.23), [Oral presentation].
  12. ‘Iron Production by Molten Sulfide Electrolysis’,
    Kimaya P. Suryarao, Gen Kamimura, Katrin Daehn, and Antoine Allanore*:
    TMS 2024 153rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Towards a Future of Sustainable Production and Processing of Metals and Alloys — Decarbonizing Steel Making-hydrogen and Electrolysis, [Hyatt Regency Orlando, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 3–7, 2024], (2024.3.4), [Invited], [Oral presentation].
  13. ‘Development of a new deoxidation method for titanium using the vapors of rare earth metals and yttrium chloride’,
    Tomoki Yamazaki*, Gen Kamimura, Takanari Ouchi, and Toru H. Okabe:
    The 17th Workshop on Reactive Metal Processing (RMW17), [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, March 8–9, 2024], (2024.3.8), [Poster presentation].
  14. ‘Colorimetric Sulfidation for Recycling of Aluminum Scrap’,
    Katrin E. Daehn*, Sierra R. Green, Gen Kamimura*, and Antoine Allanore:
    2024 MCSC Annual Symposium, [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, November 20–November 21, 2024], (2024.11.20), [Poster presentation].
  15. ‘Carbo-sulfidation of BaSO4 in the Presence of FeS’,
    Gen Kamimura* and Antoine Allanore:
    The 18th Workshop on Reactive Metal Processing (RMW18), [Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, March 28–29, 2025], (2025.3.28), [Poster presentation].
  16. ‘Carbosulfidation of the Mixture of Barium Sulfate and Lanthanum Oxide’,
    Gen Kamimura*, Matthew Michalek, and Antoine Allanore:
    TMS 2026 155th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Fundamentals of Sustainable Metallurgy and Processing of Materials — Slags, Refining & Process Intensification, [San Diego Convention Center and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, California, USA, March 15–19, 2026], (2026.3.19), [Oral presentation].