Muromachi Lab

Welcome to the MUROMACHI LABORATORY website of YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

In our laboratory, we are mainly engaged in research related to clathrate hydrates. With respect to the resource development of submarine methane hydrate, we are conducting research and development of flow disturbance countermeasure technology which is necessary for the production of the gas.
We are also developing new materials such as CO2 separation media for a new CCS process and semi-clathrate hydrates encapsulating ionic substances, and are working to elucidate their thermophysical properties and crystal structures.
Through these studies, we are approaching the interesting physicochemical properties of water and conducting research and development of processes that utilize its functions to contribute to the environment and energy in the future.