Education
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1980
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1974
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1972
Areas of Interest
Heat and mass transport in chemically reacting systems. Energy conversion. Bioremediation.
Other Related Service
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Director, Marine Bioproducts Engineering Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Researcher, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Head, Sugar Technology and Engineering Departments, Experiment Station, Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Project Engineer, Engineering Department, Experiment Station, Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Instructor for Courses
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BE 351 (Energy Conversion and Power Units)
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BE 413 (Transport Phenomenon)
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BE 481 (Senior Engineering Design I)
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BE 482 (Senior Engineering Design II)
Activities and Memberships
Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, State of Hawaii.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASAE
Institute of Biological Engineering
Asia-Pacific Society of Marine Biotechnology
Graduate Faculty, Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Graduate Faculty, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Graduate Faculty, Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Representative Publications
Kinoshita, C.M., and S.Q. Turn, “Production of Hydrogen from Bio-oil Using CaO as a CO2 Sorbent,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 28, pp. 1065-1071, 2003.
Tsang, S.K., R. Romano, K. Chang, T. Sylva, and C.M. Kinoshita, “Bioremediation of Petroleum Impacted Soils,” Proceedings of the Institute of Biological Engineering, Vol. 3, pp. 11-17, 2002.
Turn. S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, D.M. Ishimura, T.T. Hiraki, J. Zhou, and S.M. Masutani, “An Experimental Investigation of Alkali Removal from Biomass Producer Gas Using a Fixed Bed of Solid Sorbent,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 1960-1967, 2001.
Kinoshita, C.M., “Agriculture-Based Remediation Program — Technology Development and Training in Bioremediation,” Proceedings of the Bioremediation Commercialization Workshop, C.Kinoshita (editor) 1999.
Ishimura, D.M., C.M. Kinoshita, S.M. Masutani, and S.Q. Turn, “Cycle Analyses of 5 and 20 MWe Biomass Gasifier-Based Electric Power Stations in Hawaii,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 121, pp. 25-30, 1999.
Turn. S.Q., C.M. Kinoshita, W.E. Kaar, and D.M. Ishimura, “Measurements of Gas Phase Carbon in Steam Explosion of Biomass,” Bioresource Technology, Vol. 64, pp. 71-75, 1998.
Teng, H., C.M. Kinoshita, S.M. Masutani, and J. Zhou, “Entropy Generation in Multicomponent Reacting Flows,” ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 120, No. 3, pp. 226-232, 1998.
PhD Thesis
Kinoshita, C.M., “Development of Laminar Diffusion Flames in the Pyrolysis and Extended Flame Regions,” Ph.D. Thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1980.