Prof. Takeshi Sako
Shizuoka University
Japan
Prof. Takeshi Sako is Professor of Graduate School of Science and Technology at Shizuoka University, Japan. He received Ph. D. in chemical engineering at Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1986. He worked at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology, Tsukuba, from 1977 to 2000. He moved to Shizuoka University as a professor in 2000. He has studied supercritical/subcritical fluid technology from 1985.
His research field covers decomposition of toxic substances, plastic recycling, biomass decomposition, hydrogen production, polymerization, extraction and others using supercritical/subcritical water, supercritical alcohol and supercritical CO2. He was awarded “Honda Prize for Recycling Technology Development†in 2023,
“Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology†in 2011 and others.
