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Takashi Onodera

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Personal

Ph. D., Researcher, Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
Academic society: International Water Association (IWA), Japan Society on Water Environment, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
E-mail: onodera.takashi@nies.go.jp

Education

March 2002 Graduation from Kisarazu National College of Technology, Japan
March 2004 Bachelor of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
March 2006 Master of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
March 2009 Ph.D. (Eng.), Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
(Advisor: Prof. Hideki Harada)
Ph. D. thesis: Development of an innovative sewage treatment system consisting of UASB and DHS

Professional Experience

March 2008 JSPS Research Fellow
July 2009 Visiting Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Prof. Spyros G. Pavlostathis)
April 2010 NIES Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
April 2013 Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan

Researcher information

Research

Development of appropriate treatment system for municipal wastewater

Development of high-efficient anaerobic wastewater treatment

Evaluation of microbial trophic shift in wastewater treatment system based on natural abundance of stable isotope ratios

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Refereed Publications

  1. Takashi Onodera, Tsutomu Okubo, Shigeki Uemura, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Long-term performance evaluation of down-flow hanging sponge reactor regarding nitrification in a full-scale experiment in India. Bioresource Technology, 204, 177–184, 2016.
  2. Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Shigeki Uemura, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, On-site evaluation of the performance of a full-scale down-flow hanging sponge reactor as a post-treatment process of an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor for treating sewage in India. Bioresource Technology 194, 156–164, 2015.
  3. Takashi Onodera, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Hideki Harada, Protection of biomass from snail overgrazing in a trickling filter system using sponge media as a biomass carrier: down-flow hanging sponge system. Water Science and Technology, 71 (4), 518–523, 2015.
  4. Takashi Onodera, Gen Kanaya, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Yuma Miyaoka, Masahi Hatamoto, Takashi Yamaguchi, Spatial changes in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of sludge and associated organisms in a biological sewage treatment system. Water Research, 68, 387–393, 2015.
  5. Haruhiko Sumino, Natsuki Mori, Takashi Onodera, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Continuous treatment of the sewage by the circulated nitrification-denitrification process using anoxic-DHS/aerobic-DHS reactor. Journal of Water and Waste, 56 (11), 801–809, 2014. (in Japanese)
  6. Takashi Onodera, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Tomohiro Okadera, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Pathan Banjongproo, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Pilot-scale experiment of down-flow hanging sponge for direct treatment of low-strength municipal wastewater in Bangkok, Thailand. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 37 (11), 2281–2287, 2014.
  7. Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Takashi Onodera, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Tomohiro Okadera, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Development of a down-flow hanging sponge reactor for the treatment of low strength sewage. Water Science and Technology, 70 (4), 656−663, 2014.
  8. Choeisai, P. Jitkam, N. Silapanoraset, K. Yubolsai, C. Yoochatchaval, W. Yamaguchi, T. Onodera, T. Syutsubo, K. Sugarcane molasses-based bio-ethanol wastewater treatment by two-phase multi-staged up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) combination with up-flow UASB and down-flow hanging sponge. Water Science and Technology, 69 (6), 1174−1180, 2014.
  9. Takashi Onodera, Madan Tandukar, Doni Sugiyana, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Development of a sixth-generation down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor using rigid sponge media for post-treatment of UASB treating municipal sewage. Bioresource Technology, 152, 93−100, 2014.
  10. Yuma Miyaoka, Masashi Hatamoto, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Takashi Onodera, Tadashi Tagawa, Shigeki Uemura, Nobuo Araki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Season variation of wastewater treatment characteristic and eukaryotic community structure of down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor applied for post-treatment of UASB reactor treating municipal sewage. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), 69(7), III_257-III_264, 2013.
  11. Guangcan Zhu, Takashi Onodera, Madan Tandukar, Spyros G. Pavlostathis, Simultaneous carbon removal, denitrification and power generation in a membrane-less microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology, 146, 1–6, 2013.
  12. Takashi Onodera, Kengo Matsunaga, Kengo Kubota, Ryoko Taniguchi, Hideki Harada, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Tsutomu Okubo, Shigeki Uemura, Nobuo Araki, Masayoshi Yamada, Masahito Yamauchi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Characterization of the retained sludge in a down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor with emphasis on its low excess sludge production. Bioresource Technology, 136, 169–175, 2013.
  13. Kazuaki Syutsubo, Takashi Onodera, Pairaya Choeisai, Jamnan Khodphuvieng, Preecha Prammanee, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Wanwipa Kaewpradit, Keiichi Kubota, Development of appropriate technology for treatment of molasses-based wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health: Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 48 (9), 1114–1121, 2013.
  14. Takashi Onodera, Shinya Sase, Pairaya Choeisai, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ebie, Kaiqin Xu, Noriko Tomioka, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Development of a treatment system for molasses wastewater: the effects of cation inhibition on the anaerobic degradation process, Bioresource Technology, 131, 295–302, 2013.
  15. Takashi Onodera, Shinya Sase, Pairaya Choeisai, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ebie, Kaiqin Xu, Noriko Tomioka, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Evaluation of process performance and sludge properties of an up-flow staged sludge blanket (USSB) reactor for treatment of molasses wastewater. International Journal of Environmental Research, 6 (4), 1015–1024, 2012.
  16. Takashi Onodera, Shinya Sase, Pairaya Choeisai, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ebie, Kaiqin Xu, Noriko Tomioka, Kazuaki Syutsubo, High rate treatment of molasses wastewater by combination of an acidification reactor and a USSB reactor. Journal of Environmental Science and Health: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 46, 1721–1731, 2011.
  17. Syutsubo, K., Yoochatchaval, W., Tsushima, I., Araki, N., Kubota, K., Onodera, T., Takahashi, M., Yamaguchi, T., Yoneyama, Y. Evaluation of sludge properties in a pilot scale UASB reactor for sewage treatment in temperate region. Water Science and Technology, 64 (10), 1959–1966, 2011.
  18. Tsutomu Okubo, Shigeki Uemura, Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Post-treatment options for UASB sewage treatment systems in developing countries. Journal of Water and Waste, 53 (11), 865–875, 2011. (in Japanese)
  19. Masanobu Takahashi, Akiko Ohya, Syuji Kawakami, Yutaka Yoneyama, Takashi Onodera, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Shinichi Yamazaki, Nobuo Araki, Hideki Harada, Takashi Yamaguchi, Evaluation of treatment characteristics and sludge properties in a UASB reactor treating municipal sewage at ambient temperature. International Journal of Environmental Research, 5 (4), 821–826, 2011.
  20. Akiko Ohya, Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Nobuo Araki, Tadashi Tagawa, Shinichi Yamazaki, Yutaka Yoneyama, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Evaluation of the treatment characteristics and the retained sludge properties in an UASB reactor treating municipal sewage. Environmental Engineering Research, 46, 629–635, 2009. (in Japanese)
  21. Kengo Matsunaga, Takashi Onodera, Shigeki Uemura, Masayoshi Yamada, Masahito Yamauchi, Masanobu Takahashi, Kengo Kubota, Hideki Harada, Takashi Yamaguchi, Evaluation of the factors affecting reduction of excess sludge generation in a down-flow hanging sponge reactor applied as post-treatment of UASB treating municipal wastewater. Environmental Engineering Research, 46, 623–628, 2009. (in Japanese)
  22. Madan Tandukar, Samuel J. Huber, Takashi Onodera, Spyros G. Pavlostathis, Biological chromium(VI) reduction in the cathode of a microbial fuel cell. Environmental Science & Technology 43 (21), 8159–8165, 2009.
  23. Takashi Onodera, Hideki Harada, Tsutomu Okubo, Shigeki Uemura, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Performance of a full-scale down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor for nitrification and fecal coliform removals. Journal of Japan Sewage Works Association, 46 (561), 106–116, 2009. (in Japanese)
  24. Tsutomu Okubo, Hideki Harada, Takashi Onodera, Shigeki Uemura, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Development of a novel sewage treatment technology with minimum energy requirement -Performance of organic matters removal by practical-scale DHS reactor-. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, 64 (2), 187–195, 2008. (in Japanese)
  25. Takashi Onodera, Doni Sugiyana, Madan Tandukar, Shigeki Uemura, Akihiro Nagano, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Performance of the 6th generation of DHS process using a novel support material for sludge retainment. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu G, 64 (2), 78–87, 2008. (in Japanese)
  26. Nobuyuki Sato, Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Lalit K. Agrawal, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Economic evaluation of sewage treatment processes in India. Journal of Environmental Management, 84 (4), 447–460, 2007.
  27. Nobuyuki Sato, Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Cost effectiveness of various sewage treatment processes operated in India. Environmental Systems Research, 34, 575–583, 2006. (in Japanese)
  28. Nobuyuki Sato, Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Prospects for self-sustainable sewage treatment system: A case study on full-scale UASB system in India's Yamuna River Basin. Journal of Environmental Management, 80 (3), 198–207, 2006.
  29. Madan Tandukar, Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Development of a cost-effective novel sewage treatment system by a combination of UASB reactor and the “fourth generation” downflow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor. Environmental Engineering Research, 41, 155–164, 2004. (in Japanese)

Non-refereed journal publication

  1. Takuro Kobayashi, Taira Hidaka, Takashi Onodera, Current trends in biological anaerobic treatment, Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, 36(12), 422-429, 2013. (in Japanese)

Invited presentation

  1. Takashi Onodera, Development of simple and cost-effective treatment system for municipal wastewater, The 5th Annual International Conference Syiah Kuala University in conjunction with The 8th International Conference of Chemical Engineering on Science and Applications. Banda Ache, Indonesia, Sep. 9, 2015.
  2. Takashi Onodera, Hot Water Issue in Asian-Pacific Region, 3rd IWA Young Water Professionals Workshop at 4th ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. Oct. 2, 2011.

Conference presentations

  1. Takashi Onodera, Gen Kanaya, Masashi Hatamoto, Takashi Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Evaluation of sludge degradation by trophic shift based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in activated sludge, Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015, Tokyo, Japan, 1A-13, 2015. (2015.8.5)
  2. Syutsubo K., Tanikawa D., Hatamoto M., Yamaguchi T., Onodera T., Miyaoka Y., Choeisai P., Yoochatchaval W., Fukuda M. Influence of inflow of formic acid on the microbial characteristics of the uasb sludge. ADTech 2015 International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion AD Technology and Microbial Ecology for Sustainable Development, Proceedings, 198-205, 2015. 【Excellent Poster Award, Gold】
  3. Syutsubo K., Onodera T., Choeisai P., Yoochatchaval W., Prammanee P. High rate anaerobic treatment of molasses-based wastewater. ADTech 2015 International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion AD Technology and Microbial Ecology for Sustainable Development, Abstracts, 106, 2015.
  4. Onodera, T., Kanaya, G., Syutsubo, K., Miyaoka, Y., Hatamoto, M., Yamaguchi, T., Evaluation of microbial and treatment characteristics in a sewage treatment system based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios, IWA World Water Congress 2014, Poster 460, 2014.9.21-26.
  5. Okadera T., Syutsubo K., Onodera T., Yoochatchaval W. Energy and wastewater treatment: Sewage treatment plants in Bangkok. 10th World Congress of Regional Science Association International, Abstract book and program of the 10th World Congress of RSAI, 52, 2014.
  6. Takashi Onodera, Pilot-scale experiment on cost-effective sewage treatment system in Bangkok, Thailand, International Symposium on Regional Sustainable Development, Chenyang, China, 2013.11.26-27.
  7. Choeisai, P., Jitkam, N., Silapanoraset, K., Yubolsai, C., Syutsubo, K., Onodera, T., Yoochatchaval, W., Yamaguchi, T., Sugarcane Molasses based Bio-Ethanol Wastewater Treatment by two-phase multi-staged UASB combination with UASB&DHS. The 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, Proceedings, PPB26, 2013.
  8. Chanida Yubolsai, Pongpan Visedkaew, Pairaya Choeisai, Takashi Onodera, Kazuaki Syutsubo. Anaerobic Digestion of a Mixed Wastewater Consisting of Vinasses and Cane Sugar Factory Wastewater, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Engineering, Science and Management, 28R7-02, 2013.
  9. Wilasinee Kotcharoen, Pairaya Choeisai, Takashi Onodera, Kazuaki Syutsubo. Evaluation of an Appropriate Vinasses Concentration for Using an Electrocoagulation Process as an Alternative Pre-Treatment Method in Combination with a UASB, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Engineering, Science and Management, 28R7-05, 2013.
  10. Takashi Onodera, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Pathan Banjongproo, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Direct treatment of low-strength municipal sewage by a trickling filter system in Bangkok, Thailand. The 4th IWA Asia-Pacific Young Water Professionals Conference 2012, Tokyo, Japan, P-38, 2012. (2012.12.8)
  11. Yoochatchaval W., Onodera T., Sumino H., Mizuochi M., Banjongproo P., Kessomboon S., Syutsubo K. Demonstration of Trickling Filter System for Direct Treatment of Municipal Wastewater at Thung khru STP, Bangkok, Thailand. International workshop on “Development of Technological Research Platform for Application of Water Environment Improvement (wastewater treatment) Technology in Southeast Asia” Proceedings, 47-52, 2012.
  12. Syutsubo K., Yoochatchaval W., Onodera T., Kubota K., Yamaguchi T., Takahasi M., Harada H. Pilot scale study of sewage treatment by combination of UASB and DHS (trickling filter) -Evaluation of sludge properties in a pilot scale UASB reactor for sewage treatment in temperate region-. International workshop on “Development of Technological Research Platform for Application of Water Environment Improvement (wastewater treatment) Technology in Southeast Asia” Proceedings, 39-46, 2012.
  13. Syutsubo K., Onodera T., Kubota K., Choeisai P., Kaewpradit W., Yoochatchaval W., Khodphuvieng J., Prammanee P. Development of Appropriate Treatment Technology for Molasses-Based Wastewater. International workshop on “Development of Technological Research Platform for Application of Water Environment Improvement (wastewater treatment) Technology in Southeast Asia”Proceedings, 9-15, 2012.
  14. Yuma Miyaoka, Masashi Hatamoto, Takashi Onodera, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Takashi Yamaguchi, Microfaunal community structure in an aerobic tricking filter system for sewage treatment The 4th APYWP, Tokyo, Japan, P-50, 2012. (2012.12.8)
  15. Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Shigeki Uemura, Kengo Kubota, Masanobu Takahashi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, A long-term evaluation of a novel non-aerated aerobic process for post-treatment of UASB-treated sewage by on-site practical-scale in India, The 10th International Symposium on Southeast Asia Water Environment, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Nov. 8-10, 2012.
  16. Kazuaki Syutsubo, Takashi Onodera, Keiichi Kubota, Pairaya Kucivilize Choeisai, Wanwipa Kaewpradit, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Jamnan Khodphuvieng, Preecha Prammanee, Development of Appropriate Treatment Technology for Molasses Based Wastewater, The 4th KKU International Engineering Conference 2012 (KKU-IENC 2012), “Driving together towards ASEAN Economic Community”, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, May 10-12, 2012.
  17. Takashi Onodera, Shinya Sase, Pairaya Choeisai, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ebie, Kaiqin Xu, Noriko Tomioka, Kazuaki Syutsubo. Characteristics of retained sludge in a USSB reactor for the treatment of molasses wastewater, The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition, 14-22-4, 2011.10. (2011.10.5)
  18. W. Yoochatchaval, T. Yamaguchi, P. Choeisai, T. Onodera, M. Mizuochi, T. Fujita, K. Syutsubo. Treatment of Sewage by The Down-flow Hanging Sponge at Tropical Temperature. 4th IWA-ASPIRE, P-15-3, 2011.10.
  19. Takashi Onodera, Shinya Sase, Pairaya Choeisai, Wilasinee Yoochatchaval, Haruhiko Sumino, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ebie, Kaiqin Xu, Noriko Tomioka, Kazuaki Syutsubo. Development of appropriate anaerobic treatment technology of molasses wastewater. Proceeding, Anaerobic Digestion Asia 2010, Bangkok, Thailand, pp.132-143, 2010.11.
  20. Takashi Onodera, Daisuke Takayama, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada. Effect of the long-term process outage on the performance of full-scale DHS reactor for post-treatment of UASB treating municipal sewage. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition, I1-9-4, Taipei, Taiwan. 2009.10. (2009.10.22)
  21. Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Evaluation of the process performance and the applicability of full-scale down-flow hanging sponge for UASB treating municipal sewage, International Symposium on “Green Technology for Global Carbon Cycle in Asia”, Nagaoka, 165, 2009.
  22. Kengo Matsunaga, Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akihiro Nagano, Shigeki Uemura, Kengo Kubota, Hideki Harada. Quantitative evaluation of the characteristics of retained sludge in down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor applied as post treatment of UASB treating municipal wastewater，International Symposium on “Green Technology for Global Carbon Cycle in Asia”, Nagaoka, 170, 2009.
  23. Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi and Hideki Harada, Practical application of DHS process for post-treatment of UASB treating municipal sewage in India. The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 8th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2008.
  24. Kengo Matsunaga, Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Ohashi and Hideki Harada, Characteristic of retained sludge in UASB and DHS system for the treatment of municipal wastewater, The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 8th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2008.
  25. Shinichi Kusano, Takashi Onodera, Takashi Yamaguchi, Shinya Maki, Akiyoshi Ohashi and Hideki Harada, Investigation of retained sludge property, quantities and processing characteristics in a UASB reactor treating sewage, The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 8th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2008.
  26. Takashi Onodera, Daisuke Takayama, Akiyoshi Ohashi, and Hideki Harada, Feasibility of full-scale UASB/DHS system for municipal sewage treatment. The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 7th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2006.
  27. Daisuke Takayama, Takashi Onodera, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Effect of organic shock load and long-term halt on the performance of 1 MLD DHS reactor in India, The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 6th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2006.
  28. Takashi Onodera, Daisuke Takayama, M.S. Miah, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, and Hideki Harada, Innovation of post-treatment system for UASB effluent by Down-flow Hanging Sponge (DHS) plant. The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 6th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2006.
  29. Daisuke Takayama, Takashi Onodera, M.S. Miah, Madan Tandukar, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Practical application of DHS (Down-flow Hanging Sponge) reactor as a low-cost sewage treatment system in combination with UASB pretreatment unit, Kick off Meeting in China, 2006.
  30. Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, M.S. Miah, Shigeki Uemura, Akiyoshi Ohashi and Hideki Harada, Performance of DHS-Biotower for UASB post-treatment Unit at Karnal Sewage Treatment Plant, Haryana, India, The 21th Century COE (Center of Excellence) Program The 4th International Symposium on “Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution” Nagaoka, Japan, 2006.

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