Japan-Canada Jiont Research Program "Developing A Combined Process for Complete Coal Conversion"

该项目的主要目的是通过日本和加拿大研究人员的合作，开发包括加拿大煤炭在内的煤炭高效转化为液体和吸附剂等新方法，并通过该项目建立更紧密、更富有成效的日加合作关系。日本-加拿大联合研究计划始于1987年，之后该计划是第二阶段。Sakata、Takarada、Fuda、Tsuji、Mae和Shishido六名日本研究人员在加拿大六所机构停留了62天，与加拿大研究人员开展联合研究。这项联合研究涉及对加拿大在该机构的实验工作中的煤炭研究的调查。桥本教授于9月初访问了滑铁卢大学。当时，日本和加拿大的与会者开会回顾了1989年的进展，并讨论了该计划的未来计划。在迈阿密举行的美国化学学会全国会议上发表了两篇关于煤热解的论文。编写了一份74页的报告，并分发给日本文部省以及相关机构和研究人员。该项目的最终方案于1990年提交给教育部，其中包括在加拿大举行的最后一次会议。

The main purposes of this project are to develop new methods for converting coals including Canadian coals efficiently into liquids, adsorbents and so on by cooperation of Japanese and Canadian researchers, and to construct much more close, productive and cooperative relationship between Japan and Canada through this project. Japan-Canada joint research program started in 1987, and then this program is a second stage. Six Japanese researchers, Professors Sakata, Takarada, Fuda, Tsuji, Mae and Shishido, stayed at six Canadian institutions for 62 days to carry out joint research with Canadian researchers. The joint research involved a survey of coal research in Canadian experimental work in the institutions.Professor Hashimoto visited at the University of Waterloo in the beginning of September. At that time, Japanese and Canadian participants met to review 1989 progress and to discuss future plan of this program. Two papers for coal pyrolysis were presented at the national meeting of American Chemical Society in Miami. A report of 74 pages was prepared and distributed to the Ministry of Education of Japan and related institutions and researchers. The final program of this project in 1990 was presented to the Ministry of Education, which include a final conference in Canada.