<Original articles & Reviews>

M. N. H. Khan, S. Kawasaki and M. R. Hassan:
Sand solidification through microbially induced carbonate precipitation for erosion control: Prospects in Bangladesh.
Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 9(1), 59-61, 2016.

S. Kawasaki and M. Akiyama:
Soil reinforcement using calcium phosphate compounds.
ASEAN Engineering Journal, Part C, Vol. 5, No. 1, 5-13, 2016.

R. A. N. Dilrukshi and Satoru Kawasaki:
Effective use of plant-derived Urease in the field of geoenvironmental/geotechnical engineering.
Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 6(1), 2016.

Md. Nakibul Hasan Khan, S. Shimazaki and S. Kawasaki:
Coral sand solidification test through microbial calcium carbonate precipitation using Pararhodobacter sp.
International Journal of GEOMATE, 11(26), 2665-2670, 2016.

R. A. N. Dilrukshi, Jun Watanabe and Satoru Kawasaki:
Strengthening of sand cemented with calcium phosphate compounds using plant-derived urease.
International Journal of GEOMATE, 11(25), 2461-2467, 2016.

Atsuko Sato, Satoru Kawasaki, Toshiro Hata and Toshihiro Hayashi:
Possibility for solidification of peaty soil by using microbes.
International Journal of GEOMATE, 10(22), 2071-2076, 2016.

Varenyam Achal and Satoru Kawasaki:
Biogrout: a novel binding material for soil improvement and concrete repair.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, [314], 2016.

T. Danjo and S. Kawasaki:
Microbially induced sand cementation method using Pararhodobacter sp. strain SO1, inspired by beachrock formation mechanism.
Materials Transactions, 57(3), 428-437, 2016.

K. Nakashima, Y. Ebi, N. Shibasaki-Kitakawa, H. Soyama, T. Yonemoto:
Hydrodynamic cavitation reactor for efficient pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55, 1866-1871, 2016.

K. Nakashima, Y. Ebi, M. Kubo, N. Shibasaki-Kitakawa, T. Yonemoto:
Pretreatment combining ultrasound and sodium percarbonate under mild conditions for efficient degradation of corn stover.
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 29, 455-460, 2016.

K. Hiromori, N. Shibasaki-Kitakawa, K. Nakashima, T. Yonemoto:
Novel Simple Process for Tocopherols Selective Recovery from Vegetable Oils by Adsorption and Desorption with an Anion-exchange Resin.
Food Chemistry, 194, 1-5, 2016.

K. Yamazaki, N. Shibasaki-Kitakawa, K. Nakashima, T. Yonemoto:
Effectiveness of Adjustable-volume Packed-bed Reactor with an Ion-exchange Resin Catalyst for Continuous Production.
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, in press.

M. Takahashi, M. Kato, W. Lin and M. Sato:
Three-dimensional pore geometry and permeability anisotropy of Berea sandstone under hydrostatic pressure: connecting path and tortuosity data obtained by microfocus X-ray CT.
Developments in Engineering Geology, Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications, 27, 207-215, 2016

M. Sato, M. Kato and M. Takahashi:
Experimental evaluation of specific storage in mudstone considering error using the flow pump method.
Materials Transactions, Vol.57, No.2, pp.112-118, 2016.

加藤昌治，奈良禎太，福田大祐，河野勝宣，佐藤稔紀，佐藤努，高橋学：
岩石の透水試験における環境温度の制御の重要性.
材料，Vol.65, No.7, pp.489-495, 2016.

Z. Bakhshipour, A. Asadi, B. B. K. Huat, A. Sridharan and S. Kawasaki:
Effect of acid rain on geotechnical properties of residual soils.
Soils and Foundations, 56(6), 1008-1020, 2016.

<International Conferences & Proceedings>

L. R. Daryono, A. D. Titisari, I. W. Warmada and S. Kawasaki:
Anthropogenic Beachrock for Eco-Environment Shoreline Development.
The 2nd International Conference on Science and Technology 2016 (ICST2016), 2016.

L. R. Daryono, A. D. Titisari, I. W. Warmada and S. Kawasaki:
Comparison of Cementation Mechanism between Natural Beachrock and Anthropogenic Beachrock, Case Study: Okinawa Island, Japan.
The 41st Scientific Annual Meeting of Indonesian Association of Geophysicists, PITHAGI2016-042, 2016.

S. Mitsuyama, K. Nakashima and S. Kawasaki:
Evaluation of porosity in biogrouted sand using microfocus X-ray CT.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE 2016), pp.145-150, 2016.

R. A. N. Dilrukshi and S. Kawasaki:
Sand Cementation using pH Dependency of Calcium Phosphate Compounds and Addition of Various Powders.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment- GEO-CHICAGO 2016, Chicago, Illinois, 2016

R. A. N. Dilrukshi and S. Kawasaki:
Plant-derived urease induced sand cementation used in geotechnical engineering applications.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Geomechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources- IC3G 2016, Melbourne, Australia, 2016

R. A. N. Dilrukshi and S. Kawasaki:
Strength Reinforcement of Sand Test Specimens Cemented with Calcium Phosphate Compounds and Different Powders.
Proceedings of the 9th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, ARMS9, Bali, Indonesia, 2016

R. A. N. Dilrukshi and S. Kawasaki:
Effects of various powders on strength reinforcement of calcium phosphate compounds precipitated in sand specimens.
Proceedings of the 5th International Doctoral Symposium on Sustainable Management of Resources and Environment in the 21st century, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 2016

F. Mizuno, K. Nakashima, S. Kawasaki:
Improvement of biogrout materials for conducting a field test.
Proceedings of the 4th Joint Seminar on Geoenvironmental Engineering and Recycling (GER 2016), 2016.

M. Fujita, K. Nakashima, S. Kawasaki:
Whole-cell evaluation of bacterial urease activity for ground improvement techniques based on MICP.
Proceedings of the 4th Joint Seminar on Geoenvironmental Engineering and Recycling (GER 2016), 2016.

K. Nakashima, H. Oguri, S. Kawasaki:
Expression and aggregation property of silica-polymerizing enzyme from sponge.
Proceedings of the 22nd Symposium of Young Asian Biological Engineers’ Community (YBEC2016) (Invited speaker).

M. Takatsu, R. A. N. Dilrukshi and S. Kawasaki:
Development of biogrouting using plant-derived urease and calcium phosphate compound.
Proceedings of the 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA 16-471, 2016.

A. Karkani, N. Evelpidou, H. Maroukian and S. Kawasaki:
Study of beachrocks in East Attica.
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Geological Society of Greece, 2016.

A. Petropoulos, I. Baziotis, Ch. Anagnostou, N. Evelpidou and S. Kawasaki:
Beachrocks cement characteristics and conditions of formation: Case study platanias beach, Chania, Greece.
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Geological Society of Greece, 2016.

Y. Asada, M. Kato and K. Sato:
Simulation study of a downhole heat exchanger with thermal conduction in a rock mass for a small-scale power generation system.
GRC Transactions, Vol.40, pp.121-125, Geothermal Resources Council 2016 Annual Meeting, Sacramento, USA, October 23-26, 2016.

M. Kato, Y. Nara, M. Kohno, T. Sato, D. Fukuda, T. Sato and M. Takahashi:
Importance of temperature control during permeability test for measuring hydraulic constants of rock.
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future, pp.259-263, EUROCK 2016, Cappadocia, Turkey, August 29-31, 2016.

Y. Nara, R. Kuwatani, M. Kohno, Y. Hamada, M. Kato, T. Sato and T. Sato:
Precipitation of calcium compound on silicate rock surfaces.
Proceedings of 2016 Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Rock Engineering, pp.34-37, Daejeon, Korea, May 19-20, 2016.

<Awards>

F. Mizuno
Best Presentation Award, Seoul National University – Hokkaido University – Waseda University 4th Joint Seminar on Geoenvironmental Engineering and Recycling (GER2016), Nov 4, 2016
“Improvement of biogrout materials for conducting a field test.”