2018年度TAMAGO採択課題
Plant batteries that obtain electricity from plants
Principal Investigator: Prof. Katsuhiko Naoi
(Institute of Engineering Division of Applied Chemistry)
"Plant Battery Team"
The energy obtained by photosynthesis can be converted into electricity by decomposing organic matter obtained by plants through photosynthesis using power-generating microorganisms in the soil and storing electricity based on the hydrogen ions produced during the process. This is a conversion of light energy → chemical energy → electrical energy. However, the electricity generated by this method is extremely weak, which is a major problem in practical use. In this project, we will draw out the potential photosynthetic ability of plants as much as possible through optimal selection, planting, and growing methods, improve the efficiency of electricity collection from the power-generating microorganisms in the soil, and further establish an efficient method of storing weak currents by making full use of electrode design and condensers.
"Plant Battery Team" Members
| Katsuhiko Naoi | Trustees | Vice-Presidents |
| Naoko Otsu | Professors | Institute of Agriculture Division of Science of Biological Production |
| Shin Okazaki | Professors | Institute of Agriculture Division of International Environmental and Agricultural Science |
| Kazuko Naoi | president | K&W Inc. |
| Naohisa Okita | Assistant Professors | Institute of Engineering Division of Applied Chemistry |
| Etsuro Iwama | Associate Professors | Institute of Engineering Division of Applied Chemistry |
| Yuan Kun | Assistant Professor | Institute of Global Innovation Research |
| McMahon Reid | Visiting Associate Professor | MIT?Department of Mathematics |
| Kenji Tamamitsu | Executive Officer | Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation |
| Junichi Miyamoto | Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation | |
| Tadashi Yokoyama | Emeritus Professor |
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