Publications

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
  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

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].