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00:30TRUSCO PRESENTS
00:32The Unknown Gulliver
00:39I am Mari Watanabe. I will be in charge of the narration.
00:45This is a car that is essential to our daily lives.
00:50Do you know how gasoline is made to move?
00:57Sodega-urashi, Chiba Prefecture.
00:59Here is the answer.
01:03It is a factory that generates oil.
01:07Here, they extract gasoline, light oil, and asphalt used in roads from the crude oil that has been mined.
01:18What is essential to this work?
01:22There are various types of plants.
01:26Plants are one of the devices used to generate energy.
01:30For example, this plant separates gasoline and light oil from crude oil by shaking the liquid to change into gas.
01:43What else is done in this plant?
01:47This plant separates the heaviest asphalt and converts it into gasoline and light oil.
01:57It is a plant that can produce products of high value.
02:04In general, people do not want to extract high-priced asphalt, so they buy high-quality gasoline to reduce the extraction of low-priced asphalt.
02:18However, Fujiseki-yu dares to buy cheap gasoline that contains a lot of asphalt.
02:25By using hydraulic devices to separate low-priced asphalt with heat energy,
02:32they can make high-value products such as gasoline and light oil from the asphalt and make a profit.
02:41There is only one hydraulic device in the world.
02:46The company that designed this rare plant in the world is Chiyoda Processing Construction.
02:57Our company is called an engineering company.
03:02We produce gas, renewable energy, metal, food, etc.
03:16We are a production facility that produces materials that can be used as a basis in the world.
03:25We make such things and deliver them to our customers.
03:29Plants that produce LNG, liquefied natural gas, etc.
03:35are installed in harsh environments from a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius to a temperature of minus 50 degrees Celsius.
03:45Two strengths of Chiyoda Processing Construction are
03:48First of all, it is a large-scale technology that creates thousands of commercial-scale plants based on research and practical experiments so that the performance of the plant can be drawn out in any environment.
04:06In addition, it is a technology that produces special food grains such as using carbon dioxide for clothing.
04:15What kind of secrets are hidden in the large-scale plant and food grains that are proud of by the world's leading plant engineering companies?
04:27We approach the technology.
04:44TAMARU MOYUKI
04:48TAMARU MOYUKI is going to find out the secrets of Gulliver.
04:52He is going to report from the perspective of a graduate student who is going to lead Japan in the future.
05:00Nice to meet you.
05:02I am TAMARU MOYUKI, a reporter.
05:06Nice to meet you.
05:08Welcome.
05:09Nice to meet you.
05:11I am OTA from Chiyoda Processing Construction.
05:14Nice to meet you.
05:16Nice to meet you.
05:18OTA KOUJI is the president of Chiyoda Processing Construction.
05:23First, he told us about the company's strengths.
05:27Whether it is a tropical rainforest, a scorching desert, or a rugged area,
05:35if there is a need for customers with curiosity and passion,
05:42we will challenge the work of introducing plants there.
05:49Gulliver's creation.
05:52Carrying a aquarium like a giant.
05:58Chiyoda Processing Construction is located in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
06:06The annual income is 5.6 billion yen.
06:10The number of employees is 3,496.
06:14They have achieved projects in about 60 countries and regions.
06:19Plant engineering, which Chiyoda Processing Construction prides itself on,
06:27is a job involving all plants, from business planning to procurement of materials, construction and operation, and even dismantling.
06:40Chiyoda Processing Construction has been building oil and LNG plants for more than 70 years.
06:49The next-generation energy, hydrogen, is the plant that is working hard now.
06:56It is predicted that the world's hydrogen infrastructure market will reach 160 trillion yen by 2050.
07:04However, the way it is handled is a challenge.
07:10To carry hydrogen, it takes a lot of time and effort, such as cooling it down to minus 253 degrees and liquefying it.
07:21However, Chiyoda Processing Construction is currently developing an innovative way to transport hydrogen.
07:28Is this actually a machine?
07:31Yes, this is an experimental device that we are working on to check the performance of hydrogen transportation technology.
07:39We combine hydrogen with a substance called toluene,
07:45and combine it with a substance called methyl cyclohexane, or MCH,
07:51to convert it into a new compound called MCH.
07:59By combining hydrogen with toluene,
08:04we can convert it into a liquid that is high-temperature, but easy to handle, called MCH, or methyl cyclohexane.
08:13By turning it into a liquid MCH,
08:17it can contain more than 500 times more hydrogen than hydrogen gas.
08:23There is a big ship called a tanker,
08:28and using that ship, we can transport MCH.
08:35So, for example, if we want to build a new ship,
08:39we don't have to prepare the infrastructure.
08:48Hydrogen energy can be transported just like oil.
08:52We will show you an experiment for practical use.
09:00Chiyoda Processing Construction, which has the world's leading technology in plant engineering.
09:06This is the next-generation hydrogen plant.
09:12MCH, which is made by combining hydrogen with toluene,
09:18is transported by tanker from the supply site to the demand site,
09:24and then transferred to the plant,
09:27where hydrogen and toluene are separated.
09:30What is the process?
09:33First of all, MCH is contained in a liquid here,
09:38and the image is that MCH is transported by tanker from overseas,
09:44and stored here.
09:47Then, MCH is converted into a machine,
09:52and this becomes a reaction machine.
09:55When MCH passes through this reaction machine from the top,
10:01hydrogen and toluene come out from the bottom.
10:06MCH is made by combining hydrogen and toluene,
10:10so when it is removed,
10:13hydrogen and toluene come out from the bottom separately.
10:18This is a model of a reaction machine.
10:21MCH passes through this thin tube,
10:27and what is spread inside the tube is a catalyst that accelerates chemical reaction.
10:34Using this catalyst, chemical reaction occurs,
10:39and MCH is separated into hydrogen and toluene.
10:43And then...
10:45At the end, toluene forms a liquid,
10:48and is stored in this tank.
10:51Hydrogen is a liquid, so you can't see it,
10:55but it is made up of about 1,300 liters of hydrogen.
11:02Toluene is reused to make MCH again.
11:10By the way, MCH is stored in this tank,
11:15but what is the catalyst that separates hydrogen and toluene from MCH?
11:22He showed us how to make it.
11:26If you mix another solvent with this transparent solution,
11:37it becomes white like this.
11:39If you dry this liquid,
11:43as you can see,
11:46and then...
11:49Wow!
11:51White water came out!
11:54Wow!
11:56It looks like an ombre.
11:59This is the base of MCH.
12:03What do you do after this?
12:05After this, we dry it and adjust it,
12:09and then we find the right metal for the required reaction,
12:14and then it is completed as MCH.
12:18There are various shapes, such as the type of chemical reaction, temperature, and pressure.
12:25Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., Ltd. develops MCH that meets the customer's requirements.
12:31By using an experimental device,
12:35we can find out how to separate hydrogen and toluene from MCH.
12:41The last step is...
12:44Here it is.
12:47Wow! It's big!
12:50This is a large-scale hydrogen plant.
12:54When we scale up,
12:56we think about how to reduce the energy needed for MCH to extract hydrogen,
13:03and how to drive this plant safely.
13:08We put our ideas into this plant
13:12and conduct experiments to verify them.
13:16This hydrogen plant has successfully completed its experiment
13:21between Brunei and Japan since 2015.
13:27Gulliver's Transformation of Growth
13:31Plant-based Experiment
13:34Produced by Gulliver
13:37Produced by Gulliver
13:40Produced by Gulliver
13:42Plant-based Experiment
13:48Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in 1948 in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
13:56Mitsubishi Petroleum
14:00started to promote the restoration of petroleum plants.
14:07Mitsubishi Petroleum
14:11Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
14:15Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
14:19The next year, the plant will be restored.
14:24The next year, the plant will be restored in Saudi Arabia.
14:32Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
14:37But the new plant needed 10 years to complete.
14:50Because of uncharted social situation
14:54The rise in wages and other factors have greatly affected the company's business.
15:02In the past, for example, ships that were operating could no longer operate,
15:07and the number of workers had increased.
15:10These kinds of incidents have occurred.
15:14It doesn't have to be such a big project,
15:17but if it's a big project that exceeds 1 trillion yen,
15:20it will have a huge impact.
15:24Starting from 1996, the company went into bankruptcy for three years
15:29and faced a crisis in the company's management.
15:34However, the breakthrough was still in the design and construction of the plant,
15:40which was the beginning of a large-scale acquisition.
15:45In 2001, Qatar.
15:48In 2003, Russia.
15:51In addition, the company took over the plant from Qatar for two consecutive years
15:55and re-established its management.
15:59It was important for us to build trust with our customers
16:04and our partners,
16:08so that we could become a team
16:13that could meet the needs of our customers.
16:19As a leading company in the plant business,
16:22the company is now also taking environmental measures.
16:29Gulliver, the power of superior products.
16:33Carbon dioxide turns into clothes.
16:37We are developing new technology, so please take a look.
16:41He showed us something special
16:44because there is a new method of using coal.
16:48This is a demonstration of a technology
16:52that combines a substance called paraxylene
16:55from carbon dioxide, which is the cause of global warming.
17:00What is the innovative technology that turns carbon dioxide into clothes?
17:06The technology of using clothes.
17:09He showed us something special
17:12because there is a new method of using clothes.
17:15This is a demonstration of a technology
17:20that combines a substance called paraxylene
17:23from carbon dioxide, which is the cause of global warming.
17:28This is paraxylene.
17:32It is a substance that is the source of pet resin,
17:35which is used in the polyester fiber of pet bottles and clothes.
17:40How is it made?
17:44Carbon dioxide, which is a gas,
17:47and hydrogen, which is a gas,
17:50enter this device,
17:53and with the effect of a special colorant in this device,
17:56it turns into a liquid like this in one shot.
18:01Was this originally made of carbon dioxide?
18:04Yes, it was made of only carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
18:07Using the colorant, carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined.
18:14Then, the paraxylene, which is the source of the fiber of clothes, is made.
18:22This is a Japanese representative climbing uniform that was actually used.
18:28We used the paraxylene that actually came out of here
18:31as part of this substance.
18:36Does this mean that this liquid has changed into this uniform?
18:40That's right.
18:41That's amazing.
18:42It's time for everyone to be able to wear carbon dioxide as clothes.
18:49It's not just the effective use of carbon dioxide.
18:55This is a device that produces gasoline and light oil from asphalt,
18:59which was introduced at the beginning of the program.
19:04The heat that comes out of this device is also reused.
19:10For the sake of small energy,
19:12the heat of the gas coming out of it and ammonia are exchanged,
19:17and ammonia is purified.
19:20Using the power of the purified ammonia,
19:23we turn the turbine to generate electricity.
19:29The heat of 110 degrees of gas coming out of the device
19:33has been thrown away when cooling,
19:38but the heat that is thrown away is used as energy.
19:42By purifying the ammonia, which is environmentally friendly and easy to transmit heat,
19:47we turn the turbine to generate electricity.
19:52This device has a power of 4 megawatts,
19:55and we use it as electricity in a plant that generates electricity.
20:00By using the heat that is thrown away to generate electricity,
20:03we can suppress the generation of new carbon dioxide.
20:07Chiyoda Processing Construction is also working on a plant that is environmentally friendly.
20:13Carbon dioxide is something that has already been generated in the world,
20:19so it is important to use it as a fuel to make products.
20:24It is important to approach the production of green energy
20:29and the production of carbon dioxide in different ways.
20:38What did reporter Tamaru learn after the interview?
20:43I was surprised that CO2, which is the cause of global warming,
20:48has become our clothes.
20:51When I hear the word plant, I feel that it is a distant existence,
20:54but I felt that it is very necessary for our lives.
21:14Chiyoda Processing Construction is also working on a plant that generates hydrogen with a Toyota car.
21:22Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen,
21:27and there is a reaction that hydrogen is extracted by disassembling it with electricity.
21:35By using this, we can make a large amount of hydrogen and supply it.
21:43This is a large-scale hydrogen depletion system.
21:47If you look at the green part of Toyota's technology,
21:51the green part is from Toyota,
21:54and the silver part is what I do.
21:59The technology of hydrogen fuel cell cars developed by Toyota
22:04and the plant engineering technology of Chiyoda Processing Construction are being utilized.
22:11We are using the technology we learned from plant engineering,
22:15and Toyota is using the technology they learned from cars.
22:18We are trying to create a new business by using each other's special skills.
22:25The future they are looking forward to is...
22:32Through the plant engineering business so far,
22:37I think we are very good at cooperating with various people.
22:45We want to contribute to society by taking advantage of such opportunities.
22:51We want to contribute to society by taking advantage of such opportunities.
22:59After creating a rich society,
23:02we want to build a rich world for our children's generation.
23:11By building such a society,
23:15we want to be able to support it.
23:19I am very grateful for that.
23:24Hydrogen, the next-generation energy that is environmentally friendly.
23:28It is said that the infrastructure market in the world will be 160 trillion yen by 2050.
23:35So far, we have created a large number of plants to create the energy
23:42that is essential for the development of oil, LNG, and the world.
23:47What we are trying to do now is to make hydrogen, which is said to be difficult to handle,
23:52easier to use and more familiar.
23:55The day when hydrogen turns into oil and gas may not be far away.
24:02Engineering to make society a reality.
24:15Next time, the pillar that controls the flow of liquid and supports society.
24:20If our products cannot be supplied, it will cause damage to all lives.
24:25What is the technology that protects the safety of manufacturing sites?
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