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Masaru Watanabe

Masaru Watanabe

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Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12138
World Ranking
12033
National Ranking
892

Overview

Masaru Watanabe is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan, contributing to research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Computational Mechanics, Computer Networks and Communications, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Molecular Biology, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on a variety of scientific topics, covering:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Masaru Watanabe has published several papers across notable journals and venues, including:

  • "Interfacial phenomena between molten iron and molten slag-Effect of nitrogen on the Marangoni convection" (2021), Journal of Materials Science
  • "Effect of Minor Addition of Oxygen on Bulk Metallic Glass Formation of Binary Cu-Zr Alloys via Containerless Processing" (2020), physica status solidi (b)
  • "Assessment of Sensor Optimization Methods Toward State Estimation in a High-Dimensional System Using Kalman Filter" (2024), IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Experimental Observations of Lagrangian Coherent Structures and Fluid Transports in Perturbed Rayleigh-Bénard Convection" (2021), IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • "Experimental Analysis of Chaotic Transport and Lagrangian Coherent Structures in Rayleigh-Benard Convection" (2020), The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan

The frequently chosen publication venues by Masaru Watanabe are:

  • High Temperatures-High Pressures
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • physica status solidi (b)
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Masaru Watanabe's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hiroaki Yoshimura
  • Taishi Matsushita
  • Takayuki Nagata
  • Yasuo Sasaki
  • Keigo Yamada

This profile outlines the scope of Masaru Watanabe's contributions, highlighting research themes, publication venues, and collaborative networks in the broad area of engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by ion-exchange resin in mixed-aqueous system by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku Aida;Richard Lee Jr. Smith

  • Catalytic glucose and fructose conversions with TiO2 and ZrO2 in water at 473 K: Relationship between reactivity and acid–base property determined by TPD measurement

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Ryo Nishimura

  • Replacement of CH4 in the hydrate by use of liquid CO2

    Masaki Ota;Kenji Morohashi;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe

  • Conversion of Lignin with Supercritical Water−Phenol Mixtures

    Motofumi Saisu;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Tadafumi Adschiri

  • Efficient process for conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with ionic liquids

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Chemical Reactions of C1 Compounds in Near-Critical and Supercritical Water

    Masaru Watanabe;Takafumi Sato;Hiroshi Inomata;Richard Lee Smith

  • Dehydration Of D-glucose in high temperature water at pressures up to 80 MPa

    Taku Michael Aida;Yukiko Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Kiyohiko Tajima

  • Glucose reactions with acid and base catalysts in hot compressed water at 473 K

    Masaru Watanabe;Yuichi Aizawa;Toru Iida;Taku M. Aida

  • Catalytical conversion of fructose and glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in hot compressed water by microwave heating

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Methane recovery from methane hydrate using pressurized CO2

    Masaki Ota;Yuki Abe;Masaru Watanabe;Richard L. Smith

  • Catalytic hydrogen generation from biomass (glucose and cellulose) with ZrO2 in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Kunio Arai

  • Low-Temperature Catalytic Gasification of Lignin and Cellulose with a Ruthenium Catalyst in Supercritical Water

    Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Tadafumi Adschiri

  • Acrolein synthesis from glycerol in hot-compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Yuichi Aizawa;Taku M. Aida

  • Catalytic effects of NaOH and ZrO2 for partial oxidative gasification of n-hexadecane and lignin in supercritical water

    Masaru Watanabe;Hiroshi Inomata;Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato

  • Sulfated zirconia as a solid acid catalyst for the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Xinhua Qi;Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • Decomposition of a long chain saturated fatty acid with some additives in hot compressed water

    Masaru Watanabe;Toru Iida;Hiroshi Inomata

  • Selective Conversion of D-Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by Ion-Exchange Resin in Acetone/Dimethyl sulfoxide Solvent Mixtures

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard Lee Smith

  • Reactions of D-fructose in water at temperatures up to 400 °C and pressures up to 100 MPa

    Taku Michael Aida;Kiyohiko Tajima;Masaru Watanabe;Yuki Saito

  • Fast transformation of glucose and di-/polysaccharides into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by microwave heating in an ionic liquid/catalyst system.

    Xinhua Qi;Masaru Watanabe;Taku M. Aida;Richard L. Smith

  • CATALYTIC GASIFICATION OF WOOD BIOMASS IN SUBCRITICAL AND SUPERCRITICAL WATER

    Mitsumasa Osada;Takafumi Sato;Masaru Watanabe;Masayuki Shirai

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith Tohoku University
Hiroshi Inomata
Hiroshi Inomata Tohoku University
Kunio Arai
Kunio Arai Tohoku University
Xinhua Qi
Xinhua Qi Nankai University
Tadafumi Adschiri
Tadafumi Adschiri Tohoku University
Andrea Kruse
Andrea Kruse University of Hohenheim
Cor J. Peters
Cor J. Peters Colorado School of Mines
Itaru Honma
Itaru Honma Tohoku University
Yutaka Hata
Yutaka Hata Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hiroyuki Kagi
Hiroyuki Kagi University of Tokyo

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