A Final Program of IEJ/ESA Joint Symposium

on Electrostatics



at KyodaiKaikan (15-9 Yosida Kawara-Machi, Sakyou-ku, Kyoto 606-8305,

tel : 075-751-8311, fax : 075-761-5403)

September 25 and 26, 2000

Main Lecture Room : Kouenshitsu (No.101)

Poster Presentation : Kaigishitsu (No.102)

September 25



8:30 Opening Tetsuji Oda (Local Organizing Committee Chairman)

8:35 Opening Remarks Kazutoshi Asano (President of IEJ)



Session 1 Fundamentals, Measurement and Biological

8:45 - 9:15 Chairman : Mark N. Horenstein (Boston Univ.)

25a-1 "Useful Fundamentals for Electrostatics (review)" Joseph M. Crowley (Electrost. Appl.)



9:15 - 10:30 Chairman : Mark N. Horenstein (Boston Univ.)

25a-2P "Conductivity Measurement of Kerosene by DC method - Effect of Applied Voltage and Cell-configuration - "                 Yoshiyuki Matsubara (Inst. Fire and Disaster)

25a-3 "Nonlinear Ionic-Conductivity Spectra of Antistatic Polymer Films"

Yoshiro Tajitsu (Yamagata Univ.)

25a-4P "Observation of Electrostatic Discharge between Charged Insulator Disks Using Spherical Induction Electrodes"

Mitsuru Matsui, Koichi Fujibayashi, Phommasthit Vannada and Norio Murasaki (Univ. Agricult. Tech.)

25a-5 "Sorting System for Filamentary Particles Utilizing Two Scattered Lights"

Kyoko Yatsuzuka, Takashi Maeda and Kazutoshi Asano (Yamagata Univ.)



10:40 - 11:55 Chairman : G. S. P. Castle (Univ. West. Ontario)

25a-6 "Dipole Moments of Gyricon Balls"

Joseph M. Crowley, Nicholas K. Sheridon* and Linda T. Romano* (Electrost. Appl., *Xerox PARC)

25a-7 "Effect of Culture Temperature on High-Voltage Pulse Sterilization of Escherichia Coli"

Takayuki Ohshima, Kanako Okuyama and Masayuki Sato (Gunma Univ.)

25a-8 "Electrostatic Targeting for Allergen Removal and Pest Control Applications"

John F. Hughes (Univ. Southampton)

25a-9 "Dielectrophoretic Microfluidic Devices"

M. Gunji, Thomas B. Jones* and Masao Washizu (Kyoto Univ., * Univ. Rochester)



11:55 - 13:00 Lunch



Session 2 Particle Motions, in Liquid and DNA

13:00 - 13:30 Chairman : John F. Hughes (Univ. Southampton)

25p-1 "Motion of a Charged Particle in Viscous Fluid with Various Field Configuration (review)"

Kazutoshi Asano (Yamagata Univ.)



13:30 - 14:25 Chairman : John F. Hughes (Univ. Southampton)

25p-2 "Piezoelectric Properties of Nonuniform Electrets"

Ryszard Kacprzyk(Wroclaw Univ. Tech.)

25p-3 "DC Corona Discharge at Water Droplets Located on a Hydrophobic Insulating Sheet"

Yoshio Higashiyama, Shiho Yanase and Toshiyuki Sugimoto (Yamagata Univ.)

25p-4 "Orientation Control, Cutting in Order, and Recovery of Single DNA Molecules Using the Electric Effect inside Channels on a Glass Substrate"

Ken Hirano, Shunichi Matsuura, Yukiko Matsuzawa, Hachiro Yasuda, Shinji Katsura and Akira Mizuno (Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)



Poster Session (Room No. 101)

14:45 - 16:00 Chairman : Akira Mizuno (Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)

Aural Presentation without Discussions (authors have freedom to present or not)

Poster Presentation at other room (Room No. 102)



16:10 - 17:30 Chairman : Akira Mizuno (Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)

25p-P1 "Thermally Stimulated Current Spectroscopic Detection of Change in Higher Order Structure of Ultrasound-Irradiated Polypropylene"

Motoi Shimizu and Kazuo Ikezaki (Keio Univ.)

25p-P2 "Microscopic Charge Distribution of Fibers of Electret Air Filter"

Shinpei Tsukamoto and Yuji Murata (Sci. Univ. Tokyo)

25p-P3 "Distribution of Corona Ion Current Passed through a Grid Electrode"

Koichi Fujibayashi, Mitsuru Matsui, Toshiaki Watanabe and Norio Murasaki (Univ. Agricult. Techn.)

25p-P4 "Formation of Radicals in Aqueous Solution by Pulsed Discharge Using Ring-to-Cylinder Electrode System"

Anto Tri Sugiarto, Masayuki Sato, Takayuki Ohshima and Jan D. Skalny (Gunma Univ.)

25p-P5 "Control of Cigarette Smoke Using Non-Equilibrium Plasma"

Tomoyuki Kuroki, Masaaki Okubo and Toshiaki Yamamoto (Osaka Pref. Univ.)

25p-P6 "Decomposition of Toluene by Streamer Corona Discharge with Catalyst"

Duan Li, Daisuke Yakushiji, Seiji Kanazawa, Toshikazu Ohkubo and Yukiharu Nomoto (Oita Univ.)

25p-P7 "A Method to Capture Atmospheric Electrostatic Energy"

Peter Grandics (The Atmospheric Electr. Corp.)



17:45 - 19:45 Banquet (Room No. 101)



September 26

Session 3 Powder Handling and Others

8:30 - 9:45 Chairman : Joseph M. Crowley (Electrost. Appl.)

26a-1 "A Micro-Aperture Electrostatic Field Mill Based on MEMS Technology"

Mark N. Horenstein and Patrick R. Stone (Boston Univ.)

26a-2 "Impact Electrification between an Elastic Sphere and a Metal Plate"

Shuji Matsuzaka, Mojtaba Ghadiri* and Hiroaki Masuda (Kyoto Univ., *Univ.Surrey)

26a-3 "Improving the Quality of Polymer Mass Production by Eliminating Static Charges : an Emerging Technology Using Supersonic Injection"

Joseph Taillet (Sci. Adv. VALTEC)

26a-4 "The Measurement of Bipolar Charge in Polydisperse Powders Using a Vertical Array of Faraday Pail Sensors"

H. Zhao, G. S. P. Castle and I. I. Inculet (Univ. West. Ontario)

26a-5 canell



10:00 - 11:34 Chairman : Kazutoshi Asano (Yamagata Univ.)

26a-6 "Electrification of Bar Probes by Particles in Gas-Solid Pipe Flow"

Ryszard Kacprzyk (Wroclaw Univ. Tech.)

26a-7 "Static Charge Elimination on Pellets in a Silo Using a New Nozzle-Type Eliminator"

Tsutomu Kodama, Teruo Suzuki*, Koujirou Nishimura*, Shinji Yagi* and Satoru Watano** (Nat. Inst. Ind. Safety, * Kasuga Denki Co., ** Osaka Pref. Univ.)

26a-8 "Enhancement of Frictional Charging Characteristics of Polymer Powder by Plasma Treatment"

Yasuhito Hara and Yuji Murata (Sci. Univ. Tokyo)

26a-9 "Free Air Beam in an Electric Field for Determination of the Electrostatic Charge of Powders between 1 to 200 mm"

Reinhold H. Epping and Andreas Kuettner (PES-Lab.)

26a-10 "Preventive Methods for the Propagating Brush Discharge Occurring on Insulating Materials of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers"

Mizuki Yamaguma and Tsutomu Kodama (Nat. Inst. Ind. Safety)



11:34 - 12:50 Lunch



Session 4 Non-Thermal Plasma Application

12:50 - 13:20 Chairman : Toshiaki Yamamoto (Osaka Pref. Univ.)

26p-1 "Atmospheric Pressure Non-Thermal Plasma Application for Environmental Protection and Other Applications (review)"

Tetsuji Oda (Univ. Tokyo)



13:20 - 14:35 Chairman : Toshiaki Yamamoto (Osaka Pref. Univ.)

26p-2 "Characteristics of Laser Induced Streamer Corona Discharge in a Needle-to-Plate Electrode System"

Seiji Kanazawa, Takeshi Ito, Yasuyuki Shuto, Toshikazu Ohkubo, Yukiharu Nomoto and Jerzy Mizeraczyk* (Oita Univ., *Polish Ac. Sci.)

26p-3P "Measurement of Hydroxyl Radicals in Pulsed Corona Discharge"

Ryo Ono and Tetsuji Oda (Univ. Tokyo)

26p-4P "Nox Removal by Using Plate Type Reactors and Catalysts"

Kazuo Shimizu and Tetsuji Oda (Univ. Tokyo)

26p-5 "AC Partial Discharges Propagating into Unpenetrated Crack in Insulator"

Norimichi Watanabe and Yoshiaki Yamano* (Res. Inst. Police, *Chiba Univ.)

14:50 - 16:05 Chairman : Masaharu Nifuku (Nat.Inst.Res.Environ,)

26p-6P "Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Properties of Glass Surface Using Nonthermal Plasma"

Toshiaki Yamamoto, Masaaki Okubo, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Norikazu Imai and Yasunao Mori* (Osaka Pref. Univ., * CCI Corp.)

26p-7 "Non-thermal Plasma Application for Selective Oxidation of Methane to Methanol/ Formaldehyde"

Mamoru Okumoto, Kazunori Takashima, Shinji Katsura and Akira Mizuno (Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)

26p-8 "Improvement of NOx Removal Efficiency Using Atomization of Fine Droplets into Corona Discharge"

Azuchi Harano, Hiroyuki Ohneda, Kenichi Suzuki, Masayoshi Sadakata* and Takayuki Takarada (Gunma Univ., * Univ. Tokyo)

26p-9P "NOx Removal Characteristics in Diesel Engine Exhaust Using Plasma-Chemical Hybrid Process"

Masaaki Okubo, Takayuki Miyashita, Koichi Kitaura and Toshiaki Yamamoto (Osaka Pref. Univ.)





16:05 - 16:15 Closing Remarks Mark N. Horenstein (President of ESA)



Note

Presentation time (except review) : 14 minutes

discussion : 4 minutes

Poster presenters can also do aural presentation of 10 minutes if they want to present. Please tell me presenters' wish to the chairman. Discussion will be done at the poster session

Some aural presenters also prepare thier posters at the Poster Session which are shown

wiht P at final symbol of theier presentation numbers such as 25a-4P.

Symposium papers are finally accepted with presentation at the Symposium. Two papers in the proceedings "Equivalent Electric Circuit Modeling the Skin and Proximity Effects in .." in pp.88-98 and "Use of Triboelectricfication to Improve Carding Process" in pp.224-228 are cancelled from the proceedings officially.