Chiharu Kaida

Title: Chiharu Kaida and Synthetic Fuel Production

Introduction

Chiharu Kaida is an inventor associated with Saitama, Japan, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. His patent work addresses the production of synthetic fuel through a process that combines Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, hydrocarbon separation, and fuel reforming.

Latest Patents

Kaida is named on 1 patent: “Apparatus and Method for Producing Synthetic Fuel.” The invention describes an apparatus with a reactor that uses a Fischer–Tropsch-active catalyst to produce crude oil containing hydrocarbons from a raw material gas. A downstream fractionator separates hydrocarbons within a specified carbon-number range, and a reformer converts the separated hydrocarbons into a fuel product.

The apparatus also includes an aromatic detection unit between the reactor and fractionator. It measures the concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons in the crude oil, and the fractionator’s operating temperature is adjusted according to that measurement.

Career Highlights

Kaida’s listed patent connects his inventive work with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. The disclosed system focuses on monitoring the composition of Fischer–Tropsch crude oil and adapting fractionation conditions to support synthetic fuel production.

Collaborations

Kaida’s listed coworker is Osami Yamamoto, who is identified as a woman. The available information does not specify her role in the patent or the nature of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Chiharu Kaida’s patent describes an integrated approach to synthetic fuel production that uses aromatic concentration measurements to guide fractionation, linking process monitoring with fuel-product preparation.