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FNCA 2012 Electron Accelerator Application Project Workshop

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Report of
FNCA 2012 Workshop on Electron Accelerator Application Project
- Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers -

2 - 5 October 2012
Almaty, Kazakhstan


The JFY 2011 FNCA Electron Accelerator Application workshop was held from 2-5 October, 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In addition to 10 FNCA member countries, 3 representatives from Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which are member countries of IAEA/RCA, participated in the workshop as observers.
The first day was initiated with an open seminar entitled application of radiation processing in industry and agriculture. There were approximately 60 participants from research institutes and the agricultural and industrial fields in Kazakhstan. After welcoming remarks from Dr. Erlan G.BATYRBEKOV, Deputy Director General, National Nuclear Center of Republic of Kazakhstan(NNC)/Director of Institute of NNC, an opening remarks were given by Mr. Takeshi SAITO, International Nuclear Cooperation Division, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), followed by 6 presentations. And exhibition was also held during the open seminar. Posters and samples of commercialized products such as hydrogel wound dressing and plant growth promoter were displayed.

In the afternoon, country reports on production and field/pot test of plant growth promoter (PGP) from chitosan by radiation processing were delivered. It was shown that the chitosan based PGP increased the yield of tomato, rice and corn in member countries. In addition, it was found that the chitosan gave positive effect to improve the crop quality such as sweetness of mango plum.
In the morning of second day, the participants from IAEA/RCA gave a report on production and field/pot test of PGP from chitosan by radiation processing. Thereafter, at the session of comprehensive discussion of filed test, participants exchanged their opinions about optimization of production process and sharing technical data from field tests. In the afternoon, a discussion on strategy for commercial application of PGP was carried out. There was an agreement that member countries promote demonstration in order to disseminate the product to farmers/end-users. At the following session about work plan of R/D on PGP by radiation processing of natural polymers for 2012-2013, member countries agreed to continuously exchange data and information of PGP. It was also found that member countries were interested in application of oligo-chitosan for aquaculture and animal husbandry.

On the third day, member countries gave reports on result of field and pot tests using super water absorbent (SWA) prepared by radiation processing of cellulose and starch at the session of country report on production and application of hydrogel SWA by radiation cross-linking and grafting of natural polymers. It was found from the result of pot tests that the SWA has high water retention ability and positive effects on germination of seed as well as growth of plant. Participants then had a comprehensive discussion on the results of field/pod tests of SWA including optimum materials and production process of SWA. At the session of strategy for commercial application of SWA in collaboration with agriculture sector, it was suggested that member countries use materials that are inexpensive and readily available for commercialization. As for work Plan of R/D on SWA for 2012-2013, importance of preparing new protocol was emphasized.

The fourth day began with coordination of the FNCA project with IAEA/RCA Project on radiation processing. The IAEA/RCA project activities under RAS/8109: radiation processing of polymeric materials for agricultural applications and environmental remediation, 2009-2011 was highlighted. There was an agreement that cooperation between FNCA and IAEA/RCA should be continued in an appropriate way. In the afternoon, a technical visit to the Institute of Nuclear Physics, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan was carried out. They visited electron accelerator LV4, followed by the Center of Complex Ecological Researches and Radiochemical Center for Radioisotopes Production.


FNCA 2012 Electron Accelerator Application Project Workshop

Minutes of
FNCA 2012 Workshop on Electron Accelerator Application Project
- Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers -

2 - 5 October 2012
Almaty, Kazakhstan



1) Outline of Workshop
 
(i) Date: October 2 - 5, 2012
(ii) Venue: Almaty, Kazakhstan
(iii) Host Organizations: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT),
National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC)
(iv) Participants: Twenty five (25) from ten (10) FNCA member countries, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, The Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam and three (3) IAEA/RCA countries, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
(v) Program: Annex 1

2) Workshop Program

Open Seminar on "Application of Radiation Processing in Industry and Agriculture"

An open seminar on "Application of Radiation Processing in Industry and Agriculture" was held at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty, Kazakhstan. About sixty people from research institutes, agricultural and industrial sector participated in the seminar.
Dr. Erlan G. Batyrbekov, Deputy Director General, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC) gave opening remarks and cordially welcomed all the participants to the workshop. Mr. Takeshi Saito, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) expressed his deep appreciation to the NNC for generously 1st hosting the FNCA workshop in Kazakhstan and also to all the participants for their support, contribution and cooperation. Dr. Sueo Machi, FNCA Coordinator of Japan, hoped to find the workshop and open seminar useful and productive through active and constructive participation.
Dr. Sueo Machi then introduced "Application of Radiation Processing for Sustainable Development". It was emphasized that radiation application in industry, agriculture and environmental protection would further proceed to contribute for sustainable development in both developing and developed countries, and new value added polymer products would be further developed using accelerators to meet commercial demands. Mr. Petr Chakrov, First Deputy Director of Institute of Nuclear Physics gave a presentation on "Current status and future plan of radiation processing application in Kazakhstan", detailing history, current and future activities in the area of radiation processing research and applications infrastructure in the Institute of Nuclear Physics (Almaty and Astana branches), Al-Farabi National University, and Nuclear Technology Park (Kurchatov). Mr. Kotov Sergey, Manager of Project, Park of Nuclear Technologies gave a talk on "Introduction of the standard for electron sterilization of food products in the Republic of Kazakhstan". Since the establishment of the Nuclear Technology Park in Kurchatov in 2006, two radiation facilities have been installed. One of them has been operated since 2009. Technology of radiation cross-linking was applied for foamed polyethylene and heat-shrinkable tapes as main products. The other facility will be in operation in 2013 for cross-linking of cable products, and for food sterilization in the future. Dr. Kamaruddin Bin Hashim, Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) presented "Success stories of radiation processing application in Malaysia". Radiation Processing Technology Division of Malaysian Nuclear Agency has successfully commercialized vulcanized rubber latex for finger coat and sago starch hydrogel as facial mask, cool patch and wound dressing. Other products were in the pilot scale production such as acrylate resin and over print varnish made from oil palm, biodegradable packaging in the form of film and foam from starch, shrinkable tubing, chitosan based wound dressing and radiation degraded chitosan as plant growth promoter. Availability of irradiation facilities such as electron beam, gamma and UV irradiation, advanced analytical instruments for R&D activity, pilot plants for proving concept and feasibility study, financial support from government, and knowledgeable and experienced researchers on radiation processing provide complete package for R&D&C achievement. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hien, Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) reported on "Application of radiation processing in Vietnam for industry and agriculture". Radiation processing organizations (governmental centers and private sectors) and facilities (EB/gamma Co-60 irradiator) in Vietnam have been overviewed. Irradiation of food and medical supplies has been presented. Research, development and applications of radiation processing of polymer materials and nanoparticles/nanocomposites have also been described. Plant growth promoter/elicitor and super water absorbent produced by irradiation method have been commercialized. Dr. Masao Tamada, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) made a presentation on "Recent research and development of radiation processing for industrial application in Japan". He showed that radiation processing was a unique technique for material development. In Japan, versatile materials such as heat resistant cables, radial tires, and button-shaped battery have been industrialized owing to economically feasible materials since 1970s. The key points of technology transfer are to respond to the end-users needs and utilize the advantages of radiation processing.

Opening Session
The workshop was attended by experts on applications of electron accelerator and radiation processing of natural polymer from FNCA participating countries namely Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. In addition, three experts representing IAEA/RCA member countries namely Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which are not FNCA member countries, also participated in the workshop. The list of participants of the workshop is attached as Annex 2.
Dr. Erlan Batyrbekov delivered a welcoming remark and wished a workshop successful as well as pleasant stay in Almaty. Dr. Sueo Machi gave an opening speech and hoped for fruitful discussions at the workshop. The participants then briefly introduced themselves.

Session 1: Overview of FNCA
Dr. Sueo Machi reported on "Progress of FNCA Project in 2011-12 and 12th Ministerial Meeting". In addition to major decision made at the 12th Ministerial Meeting, the highlights and results of on-going FNCA projects as well as schedule of FNCA meetings and project activities for JFY 2012 were enumerated. Updates on collaboration between FNCA and RCA in 2012-13 were also mentioned in his presentation.

Dr. Masao TAMADA, project leader of Japan, introduced the current activity and the implementation plan of "Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers" for Electron Accelerator Application Project in 2012 - 2014 as phase 4. The fourth phase focuses on technology transfer of plant growth promoter (PGP) and super water absorbent (SWA) to end-users with collaborative R&D with agricultural sector.

Session 2: Country Report on Production and Field/Pot Test of Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) from Chitosan by Radiation Processing
Ten (10) FNCA member states presented reports, detailing their activities for 2012 on oligochitosan PGP obtained by radiation processing. Mongolia made a short speech about workplan for 2012, and requested member countries to share some raw materials for PGP. The summaries of the reports are attached as Annex 3 Part A.

Session 3: Results of Field Tests of PGP
Dr. Kamaruddin gave a lead speech covering 1) optimization of production process, 2) performance of PGP on plant yields and disease resistance for different plants, especially economically important products of rice and chili, 3) collaboration with agricultural institutes, 4) strategic plan for commercial application, and 5) challenges and tasks

The participants discussed results of field tests of PGP.
The following points were suggested for the next steps of development of project:

· Optimization of production process;
· Exchange technical data from field tests;
· Support from experts;
· Work with commercial team;
· Preparation of documents about field tests and operational docs;
· Interaction with farmers and Agriculture organizations;

Session 4: Strategy for Commercial Application of PGP
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hien delivered a lead speech on challenges in commercialization of oligo-chitosan production. There was an agreement that the following have to be considered for the commercialization of oligochitosan plant growth promoter (PGP)/plant elicitor:

1. The availability of raw material of PGP is to be ensured to the producers/ suppliers in order to ensure sustainable supply of raw materials
2. Degree of deacetylation (DD) and molecular weight of PGP products are to be determined
3. The member countries will decide whether the production of oligochitosan by radiation processing would be done by the government institutes/organizations or by private companies.
4. To distribute the products to the consumer, it is better to have a distributor in order to facilitate the availability of product to the farmers
5. Large Field test must be done for a certain plant that will be claimed in the product
6. Each member state should register their PGP product to the appropriate authority such as Agriculture Ministry prior to commercialization. Depending on regulation in each member state, either the institution or private company will do the registration. In the product registration, it should be indicated which plant/s or crop/s to claim for PGP application and direction for use of PGP must be detailed.
7. Promotion of the product to farmers in terms of product demonstration can be done in order to disseminate the product to end users/farmers.

Session 5: Work Plan of R/D on Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) by Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for 2012-2013
Dr. Naotsugu Nagasawa of JAEA presented the workplan of research and development on PGP by radiation processing of natural polymers for 2012-2013. In this session, all participants intensively discussed the use of oligochitosan, as elicitor or PGP. Although encouraging results have been obtained, it was agreed that continuous efforts should be made to carry out further field test in collaboration with agricultural sector. Chili and rice were recognized as main crops from the viewpoint of economical importance. Some member states have interest to test for tomato, potato, maize, and other crops. The importance of registration of radiation-processed oligochitosan to agricultural ministry of individual member state, as well as, acquisition of production licenses were highlighted in order to step forward to commercialization. All members will maintain collaboration and share the information of field test results.
In addition, some members showed interest to the application of oligochitosan as an animal feed additive. Sri Lanka and Indonesia hope to test oligochitosan in broiler chicken. Malaysia will do a test in aquaculture using oligochitosan. Vietnam will test oligochitosan in chicken and aquaculture, and also will consider to test oligo-glucan in animal and plant as well. China has carried out various tests using oligochitosan, in other animals and will continue to make more contributions.

Session 6: Country Report on Production and Application of Hydrogel Super Water Absorbent by Radiation Cross-linking and Grafting of Natural Polymers
Nine (9) member countries and three (3) IAEA/RCA countries presented their reports on research activities on SWA. Mongolia gave a short talk on future plan, and proposed to use potato starch as a raw material for SWA. The summary of the reports is attached as Annex 3 Part B.

Session 7: Results of Field/Pod Tests of SWA
Dr. Darmawan Darwis of BATAN delivered a lead speech on the summary of radiation modified polysaccharides hydrogels as SWA and its application.
Thereafter, participants had a discussion mainly considering the following points:

(1) Confirmation of optimum materials and production process
(2) Performance and development stage of SWA in each country
(3) Plant yields in drought area for different plants
(4) Work plans in 2013 and 2014
(5) Challenges and tasks approaching commercial application

With regards to the parameters for the selection of raw materials for SWA, emphasis was given on (a) Indigenous materials used by Member States (b) Easy and much availability (abundant) and (c) Cheap (able to compete with existing SWA in the market, the price of commercial SWA is US$: 2.5-5/kg in Indonesia). For optimum utilization of the materials, incorporation of PGP, fertilizer and nutrient has been proposed by the lead speaker. Both EB and gamma rays can be used. Member states agreed to make a available guideline for the preparation and application of SWA. Malaysia agreed to prepare a draft protocol with the help of Vietnam. The performance and development stages of preparation and application of SWA were summarized and discussed the feasibility of raw materials used in each country. The use of SWA could be versatile including application in urban areas such as production of fresh fruit, vegetable and flower at the rooftop and even inside the room. The pot test/field tests of SWA in Vietnam and Thailand were discussed. Strengthening collaboration with soil and agriculture sectors was emphasized. Dissemination of SWA product by arranging Seminar, Exhibition, and Workshop was considered important.
The work plans, challenges and task approaching commercial application were not discussed because it was schedule to be discussed in session 8 and 9 respectively.

Session 8: Strategy for commercial application of SWA in collaboration with agriculture sector
Dr. Phiriyatorn Suwanmala presented her research experience on SWA.
All member states are in research and test stage on SWA, while Japan and Vietnam have been carried out the field test. Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand were in semi field test stage. China, Myanmar expressed no interest on SWA at this moment. The things to be considered for further research are:

1. Necessary research and field tests of SWA for soil conditioner

- The raw materials currently used by some member states would be expensive for commercialization, so every country should reconsider the selection of raw materials. They can be materials that are inexpensive and readily available such as agriculture wastes.
- The environmental effects of SWA production must be assessed, for example, residue of acrylic acid could have big impact even in small amounts during drying process of SWA.
- Optimal concentration as well as optimal condition for mixed raw material (raw material + acrylic acid) should be determined.

2. Enhancement of collaboration with agriculture institutes for performance tests and survey of potential market of SWA

- For field test, cooperation with farmers and funds for them for testing SWA should be planned.
- To promote SWA in agriculture sectors, workshops and exhibitions are to be organized

3. Obstacles for research and commercial application

- Nearly all countries are in the R&D stage of SWA, obstacles for commercialization of SWA is not discussed in this session. Obstacles for research of SWA such as utilizaiton of raw materials, drying process after irradiation, and grinding were discussed.

Session 9: Work Plan of R/D on Super Water Absorbent (SWA) by Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for 2012-2013
The lead speech for this section was made by Dr. Le Quang Luan of VINATOM. The following points were highlighted:

- The selection of raw material used for the SWA production based on its availability (preferable indigenous material, do not compete with food, low cost);
- The need of establishing a protocol for SWA production;
- Participant should emphasize on the versatility of SWA roles such as water supply and control, slow release of fertilizer and environmental friendly to agriculture;
- The application of SWA on urban agriculture and gardening, and also on the marginal lands such as saline and sodic soils;
- Participant should consider the contribution of SWA to climate change mitigation, such as the use of SWA in alleviating the drought impact on agriculture.

During the discussion, all these issues have been addressed, and there was an agreement on adoption of a protocol for SWAs production. The guidelines for SWA production will be prepared by the collaboration of Dr. Kamaruddin from Malaysia and Dr. Hien from Vietnam. The study to prepare the SWA immobilized PGP was proposed by Dr. Luan from Vietnam and Dr. Damawan from Indonesia.

Session 10: Coordination of the FNCA Project with IAEA/RCA Project on Radiation Processing
Dr. Kamaruddin made a report on RAS/8109: Radiation Processing of Polymeric Materials for Agricultural Applications and Environmental Remediation, 2009-2011.
Under this program, 7 regional training courses such as basic and advance radiation processing and application, demonstration and technology transfer, and 3 project meetings and 2 regional executive meetings have been planned and implemented. Purpose of the activity is to help the dissemination of information and technology among the Member State with guidance in carried out project activity at they own country. Member states of RAS 8109 have achieved in developed products, 10 super water absorbance, 9 toxic metal absorbent and 16 plant growth promoters, under this program. Most of the products are in field test application through collaboration with agriculture agency and authority. Some of products under pilot scale production and the technology has been transfer to end user and company related to the product for commercialization process. Dr. Machi also stressed the essential difference in functions between FNCA and RCA/IAEA, namely, research program and trainings respectively. It was agreed to continue cooperation between RCA and FNCA appropriately.

Session 11: Conclusion and Summary Report
The workshop minutes were reviewed and approved after discussion.

Closing Session
The workshop was officially closed by closing remarks from Mr. Petr Chakrov and Dr. Sueo Machi.

Technical Visit
The participants have observed some facilities in the Institute of Nuclear Physics of National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The institute was founded in 1957 and is a leading scientific establishment in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of nuclear physics, solid state physics, radioecology, nuclear and radiation technologies. They first observed electron accelerator LV4, followed by the Center of Complex Ecological Researches and Radiochemical Center for radioisotopes production. The bench scale equipment for the process of making polymer hydrogel wound dressing was observed. Aqueous solution of biologically compatible polymers were pored into hot-molded film packages for the crosslinking using EB irradiation.. It was learned that the properties of this hydrogel include sterile and effective ante-bacterial barrier, protects the wound surface from drying and provides optimum conditions for wound wetting, oxygen permeable, accelerated healing process and decreases scarring.

3) Conclusion and Recommendation

1. Plant growth promoter/elicitor from natural polymers

(1) The meeting noted that oligo-chitosan produced from chitosan, and oligo-carageenan from carageenan by radiation processing have clear effect of promoting growth and of elicitation of plants.
(2) The meeting noted that low molecular weight and oligo-chitosan produced from chitosan have effect of decreasing animal disease, which can reduce the use of antibiotics for animal husbandry.
(3) The meeting agreed that guideline for the production of oligo-chitosan should be updated.
(4) The meeting agreed that guideline for application of oligo-chitosan for plants as PGP and elicitor should be prepared by participants for a variety of crops and diseases based on field tests. Possible sharing of works are: Rice, Malaysia and Vietnam; Chili, Indonesia, Thailand; Tomato, Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
(5) The meeting noted that glucan produced from yeast cell waste from beer production and mushroom are good sources of oligo-saccharides, and appreciates Vietnam for its report on the results of application at the next workshop for member countries to consider the application of glucan.
(6) The meeting recognized that the registration of radiation produced oligo-chitosan as an elicitor or PGP is essential for its commercial application, and that each country should take necessary action at appropriate time.
(7) The meeting noted the importance of application of low molecular weight and oligo-chitosan for aquaculture and animal husbandry and requested more information to be shared at the workshop from China and Vietnam before initiating the R/D on these applications.
(8) The meeting noted that the collaboration with agricultural sectors has been established in most of member countries for enhancement of application of radiation produced PGP and elicitor by farmers.
(9) The meeting agreed that in 2013-14 each country implement further pot and/or field tests for plants to meet its needs with possible collaboration with agriculture sector and end-users.
(10) The meeting agreed that activities of dissemination of information on oligo-chitosan/oligo-cargeenan PGP/elicitor to end-users and related government organizations should be further enhanced by emphasizing the advantages of environmental friendliness and safety of agro-products.
(11) The meeting recommended that Myanmar should be supported by experts of FNCA countries for production and application of oligo-chitosan through IAEA/RCA and/or TC project.
(12) The meeting recommended that IAEA should support Government of Mongolia to install a gamma-cell for R/D activities on radiation processing.
(13) The meeting recommended that non-FNCA countries, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka should be further supported by IAEA/RCA to participate in the FNCA Workshop on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers in 2013-14 even though the RCA project on natural polymer application will be terminated in 2012 because these three countries continue the R/D and application of oligo-saccharides to achieve the goal of the project.

2. Production and Application of Hydrogel Super Water Absorbent by Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers

(1) The meeting appreciated that Vietnam and Malaysia provided the basic protocol of production of SWA by radiation grafting of acrylic acid (AAc) on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and agricultural waste.
(2) The meeting agreed that member countries should have their own best protocol in terms of using cheapest local raw materials and production process. The guidelines for SWA production will be prepared by the collaboration of Malaysia and Vietnam.
(3) The meeting agreed that CMC, coconut fiber, empty fruits bunch of oil palm, sago waste are common raw materials, and therefore member countries can share works for different local raw materials as follows:
Malaysia, Sago waste; Vietnam, coconut fiber.
(4) The meeting recognized that PGP/elicitor, nutrients and /or microorganism for biofertilizer can be added to SWA to produce multifunctional SWA products, and appreciate that Vietnam and Indonesia will study this new SWA and share results with member countries in 2013-2014.
(5) The meeting noted that results of field tests of SWA in Thailand (AAc-grafted starch) and Vietnam are remarkable and can be successful in commercial market in near future.
(6) The meeting noted that radiation crosslinked CM-kappa carrageenan shows remarkable property of SWA in pot test in the Philippines.
(7) The meeting agreed that use of SWA for urban area, such as for roof top agriculture and home garden, is a potential large market which member countries should explore.
(8) The meeting recognized that collaboration with agricultural organizations, dissemination of information, and field demonstration are essential for effective development of SWA.
(9) The meeting noted that the commercial application of radiation produced SWA is in the competition with conventional SWA in the market, and agreed that R/D for cost saving in production and/or for better quality of product should be important.

3. General Issues

(1) The meeting agreed to continue the project on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers in order to achieve the project goal for both PGP/elicitor and SWA.
(2) The meeting noted that most countries have established linkage with agricultural sector, and recommended to further strengthen it for expansion of end-users or market.
(3) The meeting agreed that cooperation between FNCA and RCA/IAEA should be continued in an appropriate way.

4) Attachments

Annex 1:   Program
Annex 2:   List of Participants
Annex 3:  
Part A : Country Report on Production and Field/Pot Test of Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) from Chitosan by Radiation Processing
Part B : Work Plan of R/D on Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) by Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for 2012-2013
Annex 4:  
Part A : Summaries of the production process, current activities and development on PGP
Part B : Summaries of the production process, current activities and development on SWA

Program of
FNCA 2012 Workshop on Electron Accelerator Application Project
- Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers -

2 - 5 October 2012
Almaty, Kazakhstan



Day 1: Tue. 2 October, 2012
Open Seminar on "Application of Radiation Processing in Industry and Agriculture"
08:50 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:15 Opening Remarks
Dr.Batyrbekov Erlan (Deputy Director General, NNC RK)
Mr. Takeshi SAITO (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT))
Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
09:15 - 09:35 1. World trends of industrial application of radiation processing in industry and agriculture
Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
09:35 - 09:55 2. Current status and future plan of radiation processing application in Kazakhstan
Mr. Petr Chakrov (First Deputy Director of Institute of Nuclear Physics)
09:55 - 10:15 3. Introduction of the standard for electron sterilization of food products in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Kotov Sergey (Manager of Project, Park of Nuclear Technologies)
10:15 - 10:35 4. Success stories of radiation processing application in Malaysia
Dr. Kamaruddin BIN HASHIM (Nuclear Malaysia)
10:35 - 10:55 5. Application of radiation processing in Vietnam for industry and agriculture
Dr. NGUYEN Quoc Hien (VINATOM)
10:55 - 11:15 6. Recent research and development of radiation processing for industrial application in Japan
Dr. Masao TAMADA (JAEA)
11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break / Poster Session
11:30 - 12:15 Round Table Discussion: Future Prospect and Challenges of Radiation Processing Application for Sustainable Development
Chair: Mr. Petr Chakrov
Panel Members: Speakers of the above lectures
[Points of discussion]
(1) Advantages of radiation processing
(2) Promising areas of radiation processing application
(3) Strategy for agricultural and industrial application of radiation processing
(4) Demand driven research of radiation processing
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
 
FNCA Workshop on "Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers"
Opening Session
13:30 - 13:40 Opening Speech
Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
Dr.Batyrbekov Erlan (Deputy Director General, NNC RK)
13:40 - 14:00 Self-Introduction of Participants / Group Photo
Session 1: Overview of FNCA
Chair: Dr. Phiriyatorn SUWANMALA
14:00 - 14:20 FNCA Achievement in 2011-2012
Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
14:20 - 14:40 Achievement and Challenges of Project on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers
Dr. Masao TAMADA (JAEA)
14:40 - 15:00 Coffee Break
Session 2: Country Report on Production and Field/Pot Test of
Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) from Chitosan by Radiation Processing
(Presentation 10mins + Qs and As 5mins)
Chair: Ms. Charito ARANILLA TRANQUILAN (PNRI)
15:00 - 15:15 Country Report: Bangladesh
15:15 - 15:30 Country Report: China
15:30 - 15:45 Country Report: Indonesia
15:45 - 16:00 Country Report: Japan
16:00 - 16:15 Country Report: Kazakhstan
16:15 - 16:30 Country Report: Malaysia
16:30 - 16:45 Country Report: Mongolia
16:45 - 17:00 Country Report: Philippines
 
Day 2: Wed. 3 October, 2012
Session 2 (Cont.): Country Report on Production and Field/Pot Test of
Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) from Chitosan by Radiation Processing
(Presentation 10mins + Qs and As 5mins)
Chair: Dr. Bekmuratov Timur (Institute of Nuclear Physics)
09:00 - 09:15 Country Report: Thailand
09:15 - 09:30 Country Report: Vietnam
09:30 - 09:45 Country Report: Myanmar (IAEA/RCA)
09:45 - 10:00 Country Report: Pakistan (IAEA/RCA)
10:00 - 10:15 Country Report: Sri Lanka (IAEA/RCA)
10:15 - 10:35 Coffee Break
Session 3: Results of Field Tests of PGP
Chair: Dr. TSENDDAVAA Amartaivan (National University of Mongolia)
10:35 - 11:05 Lead speech:
1. Dr. Kamaruddin BIN HASHIM (Nuclear Malaysia)
2. Dr. NGUYEN Quoc Hien (VINATOM)
11:05 - 12:00 Discussion and Conclusion
Confirmation of:
(1) further optimization of production process,
(2) performance and development stage of PGP in each country,
(3) plant yields and disease resistance for different plants
(4) work plans in 2013 and 2014
(5) challenges and tasks approaching commercial application
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
Session 4: Strategy for Commercial Application of PGP
Chair: Dr. Darmawan DARWIS (BATAN)
13:00 - 13:30 Lead speech:
Dr. NGUYEN Quoc Hien (VINATOM)
13:30 - 14:30 Discussion and Conclusion
Discussion Topic:
(1) PGP guideline for rice and chili,
(2) challenges and tasks for commercial application such as collaboration with biofertilizer group
(3) enhancement of collaboration with agriculture sector
(4) New applications for oligo-chitosan
(5) Obstacles for research and commercial application
14:30 - 14:50 Coffee Break
Session 5: Work Plan of R/D on Plant Growth Promoter (PGP)
by Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for 2012-2013
Chair: Andry RAVOLONANTENAINA Henintsoa (Tottori University)
14:50 - 15:10 Lead speech:
Dr. Naotsugu NAGASAWA (JAEA)
15:10 - 16:30 Discussion
To confirm the work plan with agreement of participating research group based on the proposal by the lead speaker
 
Day 3: Thu. 4 October, 2012
Session 6: Country Report on Production and Application of Hydrogel Super Water
Absorbent by Radiation Cross-linking and Grafting of Natural Polymers
(Presentation 10mins + Qs and As 5mins)
Chair: Dr. Masao TAMADA (JAEA)
09:00 - 09:15 Country Report: Bangladesh
09:15 - 09:30 Country Report: China
09:30 - 09:45 Country Report: Indonesia
09:45 - 10:00 Country Report: Japan
10:00 - 10:15 Country Report: Kazakhstan
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:45 Country Report: Malaysia
10:45 - 11:00 Country Report: Mongolia
11:00 - 11:15 Country Report: Philippines
11:15 - 11:30 Country Report: Thailand
11:30 - 11:45 Country Report: Vietnam
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
Session 6(Cont.): Country Report on Production and Application of Hydrogel Super Water
Absorbent by Radiation Cross-linking and Grafting of Natural Polymers
(Presentation 10mins + Qs and As 5mins)
Chair: Dr. Masao TAMADA (JAEA)
13:00 - 13:15 Country Report: Myanmar (IAEA/RCA)
13:15 - 13:30 Country Report: Pakistan (IAEA/RCA)
13:30 - 13:45 Country Report: Sri Lanka (IAEA/RCA)
Session 7: Results of Field/Pod Tests of SWA
Chair: Dr. Md. Emdadul HAQUE (BAEC)
13:45 - 14:15 Lead Speech:
Dr. Darmawan DARWIS (BATAN)
14:15 - 15:00 Discussion
Confirmation of
(1) optimum materials and production process,
(2) performance and development stage of SWA in each country
(3) plant yields in drought area for different plants
(4) work plans in 2013 and 2014
(5) challenges and tasks approaching commercial application
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
Session 8 : Strategy for commercial application of SWA in collaboration
with agriculture sector
Chair: Dr. TSENDDAVAA Amartaivan (National University of Mongolia)
15:15 - 15:35 Lead Speech:
Dr. Phiriyatorn SUWANMALA (TINT)
15:35 - 16:10 Discussion
(1) Necessary research and field tests of SWA for soil conditioner,
(2) Enhancement of collaboration with agriculture institute for performance tests and survey of potential market of SWA
(3) Obstacles for research and commercial application
Session 9: Work Plan of R/D on Super Water Absorbent (SWA) by
Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for 2012-2013
Chair: Dr. WU Guozhong (SINAP)
16:10 - 16:30 Lead speech:
LE Quang Luan(VINATOM)
16:30 - 17:15 Discussion
To confirm and agree the work plan of SWA by radiation processing of natural polymers for 2012-2013 based on the proposal by the lead speaker
 
Day 4: Fri. 5 October, 2012
Session 10: Coordination of the FNCA Project with RCA/IAEA Project on Radiation Processing
Chair: Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
09:30 - 09:50 Lead speech on RCA project on radiation processing
Dr. Kamaruddin BIN HASHIM (Nuclear Malaysia)
09:50 - 10:20 Discussion on new RCA project on radiation processing, possible cooperation, ways and means of cooperation
10:20 - 10:45 Coffee Break
Session 11: Conclusion and Summary Report
Chair: Ms. Charito ARANILLA TRANQUILAN
10:45 - 11:30 Discussion and agreement on the draft of minutes
Closing Session
11:30 - 11:40 Closing Speech
Dr.Batyrbekov Erlan (Deputy Director General, NNC RK)
Dr. Sueo MACHI (FNCA Coordinator of Japan)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
Technical Visit
13:00 - 17:00 Facility Visit

List of Participants
FNCA 2012 Workshop on Electron Accelerator Application Project
- Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers -

2 - 5 October 2012
Almaty, Kazakhstan


Bangladesh

Dr. Md. Emdadul HAQUE
Director,
Nuclear Safeguards and Security Division,
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)

China

Dr. WU Guozhong
Laboratory head,
Laboratory of Radiation Processing and Engineering,
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Indonesia

Dr. Darmawan DARWIS
Staff of Radiation Processing Department,
Center for Application of Isotope and Radiation Technology,
National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN)

Japan

Dr. Sueo MACHI
FNCA Coordinator of Japan

Mr. Takeshi SAITO
Special Staff,
International Nuclear Cooperation Division,
Research and Development Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Dr. Masao TAMADA
Director General of Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

Dr. Naotsugu NAGASAWA
Assistant Principal Researcher,
Environmental Radiation Processing Group,
Environmental and Industrial Materials Research Division,
Quantum Beam Science Directorate,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

Dr. Andry RAVOLONANTENAINA Henintsoa
Visiting Researcher,
Afforestation and Land Conservation,
Arid Land Research Center,
Tottori University

Ms. Emi IMAIZUMI
International Affairs and Research Department,
Nuclear Safety Research Association (NSRA)

Kazakhstan

Dr. Erlan BATYRBEKOV Gadletovich
Deputy Director General,
National Nuclear Center of Republic of Kazakhstan / Director of Institute of Nuclear Physics NNC RK

Dr. Nasurlla BURTEBAYEV
Deputy Director,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. Petr CHAKROV
Deputy Director,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. BEKMURATOV Timur
Deputy Chief,
Accelerator Department,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. Igor GORLACHEV Dmitrievich
Head of marketing and commercialization department,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Dr. VOLKOVA Tatyana
Deputy Head of Information & Analysis Department,
National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ms. Aktorgyn ZHANKADAMOVA Magishatovna
Director Assistant,
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Dr. Kamaruddin BIN HASHIM
Director,
Radiation Processing Technology Division,
Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia)

Mongolia

Dr. TSENDDAVAA Amartaivan
Head,
Nuclear Analytical Techniques,
Nuclear Research Center,
National University of Mongolia

Philippines

Ms. Charito ARANILLA TRANQUILAN
Senior Science Research Specialist,
Chemistry Research Group/Atomic Research Division,
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

Thailand

Dr. Phiriyatorn SUWANMALA
Nuclear Scientist,
Nuclear Research and Development Group,
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT)

Vietnam

Dr. NGUYEN Quoc Hien
Scientific Researcher,
Research and Development Department,
Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology,
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM)

Dr. Le Quang Luan
Head of Biological Department,
Center for Nuclear Techniques,
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM)

Myanmar (IAEA/RCA)

Mr. Myo Min Thant
Deputy Director,
Division of Radiation Protection,
Department of Atomic Energy,
Ministry of Science and Technology

Pakistan (IAEA/RCA)

Mr. Muhammad SHAFIQ
Junior Scientist,
Advanced Polmer Group,
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Sri Lanka (IAEA/RCA)

Ms. Samantha Samalatha KULATUNGE
Head,
Radiation Proessing Section,
Industrial Application Division,
Atomic Energy Authority


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