Research on reduction of magnesium

Magnesium can be thermally reduced at 1200°C. This temperature is below the reduction temperature of iron, and can be easily obtained by solar heat or biomass combustion. A huge desert area exists on the surface of the earth. This solar energy is the largest primary energy for human beings living in the coming era, and we must build and use international cooperation.
[Thermal reduction method] So far, we have developed a concave mirror method and conducted basic experiments to establish the technology for producing magnesium by solasr heat. Currently, we are using a plastic Fresnel lens for reduction. By using a Fresnel lens, it has become possible to reduce the cost by far.

マグネシウムの還元についての研究

これまで凹面鏡方式を開発し基礎実験を行い、太陽熱によるマグネシウム生成技術を確立しました。現在は、プラスチック製のフレネルレンズを用いてリダクションを行っています。フレネルレンズにすることで圧倒的にコストを下げることが可能となりました。