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Kazukiyo Nagai

Kazukiyo Nagai

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Materials Science

D-Index
42
Citations
9304
World Ranking
12490
National Ranking
782

Overview

Kazukiyo Nagai is affiliated with Meiji University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their scholarly work covers several subfields, including Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

Their research topics focus on areas such as synthesis and properties of polymers, membrane separation and gas transport, liquid crystal research advancements, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, membrane separation technologies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nagai include:

  • Activated carbon nanofibers incorporated metal oxides for CO2 adsorption: Effects of different type of metal oxides (2021), Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • Photo-isomerization, photodimerization, and photodegradation polyimides for a liquid crystal alignment layer (2022), Polymers for Advanced Technologies
  • Suppressed crystallization and enhanced gas permeability in thin films of cellulose acetate blends (2020), Polymer
  • Effects of Nanofiller-Induced Crystallization on Gas Barrier Properties in Poly(lactic acid)/Montmorillonite Composite Films (2020), Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Helical structures and water vapor sorption properties of carrageenan membranes derived from red algae (2022), Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications

Frequent co-authors in Nagai's publications include:

  • Shūichi Satō
  • Norhaniza Yusof
  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
  • Juhana Jaafar
  • Farhana Aziz

Their work is published in a range of scholarly venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Polymer (2 publications)
  • Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications (2 publications)
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • Polymers for Advanced Technologies
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Best Publications

  • Gas sorption, diffusion, and permeation in poly(dimethylsiloxane)

    T. C. Merkel;V. I. Bondar;K. Nagai;Benny D Freeman

  • Poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne] and related polymers: Synthesis, properties and functions

    Kazukiyo Nagai;Toshio Masuda;Tsutomu Nakagawa;Benny D. Freeman

  • Molecular design of hole transport materials for obtaining high durability in organic electroluminescent diodes

    Chihaya Adachi;Kazukiyo Nagai;Nozomu Tamoto

  • Electroluminescence of 1,3,4-Oxadiazole and Triphenylamine-Containing Molecules as an Emitter in Organic Multilayer Light Emitting Diodes

    Nozomu Tamoto;Chihaya Adachi;Chihaya Adachi;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • Analysis of dual-mode model parameters for gas sorption in glassy polymers

    Shinji Kanehashi;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • Sorption and transport of hydrocarbon and perfluorocarbon gases in poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)

    T. C. Merkel;V. Bondar;K. Nagai;Benny D Freeman

  • Gas Sorption, Diffusion, and Permeation in Poly(2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxole-co-tetrafluoroethylene)

    T. C. Merkel;V. Bondar;K. Nagai;Benny D Freeman

  • Effects of various liquid organic solvents on solvent-induced crystallization of amorphous poly(lactic acid) film

    Shuichi Sato;Daiki Gondo;Takayuki Wada;Shinji Kanehashi

  • Operating temperature effects on the plasticization of polyimide gas separation membranes

    Xavier Duthie;Sandra Kentish;Clem Powell;Kazukiyo Nagai;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • Effects of aging on the gas permeability and solubility in poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) membranes synthesized with various catalysts

    Kazukiyo Nagai;Tsutomu Nakagawa

  • Gas permeability and stability of poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne-co-1-phenyl-1-propyne) membranes

    Kazukiyo Nagai;Akon Higuchi;Tsutomu Nakagawa

  • Silver-filled polyethersulfone membranes for antibacterial applications — Effect of PVP and TAP addition on silver dispersion

    H. Basri;H. Basri;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;Madzlan Aziz;K. Nagai

  • Effect of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) on gas permeabilities and permselectivities in its cellulose acetate (CA) blend membranes

    Jintong Li;Shichang Wang;Kazukiyo Nagai;Tsutomu Nakagawa

  • Analysis of permeability; solubility and diffusivity of carbon dioxide; oxygen; and nitrogen in crystalline and liquid crystalline polymers

    Shinji Kanehashi;Akira Kusakabe;Shuichi Sato;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • Pure-Gas and Vapor Permeation and Sorption Properties of Poly[1-phenyl-2-[p-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl]acetylene] (PTMSDPA)

    L. G. Toy;K. Nagai;B. D. Freeman;I. Pinnau

  • Analysis of degradation mechanism of plasticized PVC under artificial aging conditions

    Mikiya Ito;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • CO2 separation properties of a glassy aromatic polyimide composite membranes containing high-content 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquid

    Shinji Kanehashi;Masanori Kishida;Takashi Kidesaki;Ryohei Shindo

  • Polymer Membranes for Hydrogen Separations

    John D. Perry;Kazukiyo Nagai;William J. Koros

  • Characterization and gas transport properties of poly(lactic acid) blend membranes

    Tomomi Komatsuka;Akira Kusakabe;Kazukiyo Nagai

  • Effects of carbon dioxide-induced plasticization on the gas transport properties of glassy polyimide membranes

    Shinji Kanehashi;Tsutomu Nakagawa;Kazukiyo Nagai;Kazukiyo Nagai;Xavier Duthie

  • Hydrocarbon and Perfluorocarbon Gas Sorption in Poly(dimethylsiloxane), Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne), and Copolymers of Tetrafluoroethylene and 2,2-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5- difluoro-1,3-dioxole

    T. C. Merkel;V. Bondar;K. Nagai;B. D. Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Benny D. Freeman
Benny D. Freeman The University of Texas at Austin
Ingo Pinnau
Ingo Pinnau King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Akon Higuchi
Akon Higuchi National Central University
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda Kyoto University
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail University of Technology Malaysia
Sandra E. Kentish
Sandra E. Kentish University of Melbourne
Joseph M. DeSimone
Joseph M. DeSimone Stanford University
Takeshi Matsuura
Takeshi Matsuura University of Ottawa
Anita J. Hill
Anita J. Hill Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Greg G. Qiao
Greg G. Qiao University of Melbourne

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