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Invited Lectures
At the JACS & JACS Au Summit-Global Trends in Chemistry and Materials Science (RIKEN), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled "Degradation of Thermosets: Catalysis and Beyond"
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Invited Lectures
At the Polymer Frontier 21 (on line), Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Development of chemical recycling method to recycle highly stable plastics into raw materials"
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Presentations
The following presentations were given at the 105th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (Senriyama Campus, Kansai University).
"Pt/WO3-ZrO2 catalyzed hydrolysis of phenols in water/alkane mixtures"
AI Akito, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki
"Pt/Al(PO3)3 catalyzed mobile hydrogenolysis of phenols using cyclic hydrocarbons as a hydrogen source"
Kento Oshida, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki
"Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis at Low Hydrogen Pressure Utilizing Synergistic Effect of Ru-Pt Alloy Catalysts"
Yukari Yamazaki, Weihan Sun, Katsutoshi Nomoto, Kohei Takahashi, Daiki Miura, Tetsuya Shishido, Akira Nakayama, Kyoko Nozaki
"Electrochemical synthesis of higher fatty acids using ethylene and CO2"
Yuuya Miyake, Koichiro Masada, Kyoko Nozaki
"Iridium-Catalyzed Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Formamide "
Ajiro Sota, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozaki
"Selective Recovery of Organic Molecules from Amine-Cured Epoxy Resins Based on Lewis Acid Catalyzed C-O and C-N Bond Cleavage "
Takaya Kondo, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki
"Comparison of UV degradability of high-density polyethylene with methyl ketone side chains or intra-chain ketone groups"
Yuan Haobo, Nontarin Roopsung, Shintaro Nakagawa, Naoko Yoshie, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki
"Effect of co-solvent on the dechlorination reaction of polyvinyl chloride under hydrothermal conditions."
Satomi Hosokawa, Yuki Yamasaki, Kenji Sugiyama, Hungwe Douglas
"Influence of additives on the hydrothermal dechlorination of PVC"
Hungwe Douglas, Satomi Hosokawa, Yuki Yamasaki- Presentations
Oral presentations was given at the ACS SPRING 2025(San Diego, CA, USA).
" Catalytic Degradation of Epoxy Resin via C–O & C–N Bond Hydrogenolysis Enabled by Ni Catalysis."
Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki- Invited Lectures
At the ACS Spring 2025, San Diego Convention Center ( San Diego, CA.), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled "Hydrogenolysis of C-O and C-N bonds in the polymer main-chain mediated by late-transition metal catalysts"- Awards
Mr. Yuki Shibutani, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Sigma-Aldrich Rising Star Award.- Presentations
Oral presentations was given at the 135th Catalysis Symposium (Toyonaka Campus, Osaka University).
"Selective Hydrolysis of C-O Bonds by Ni-Pd/CeO2 Catalyst for Chemical Recycling of Epoxy Resins"
Xiongjie Jin Yanze Huang, Yukari Yamazaki, Katsutoshi Nomoto, Daiki Miura, Tetsuya Shishido, Kyoko Nosaki- Invited Lectures
At the Tokai Polymer Student Research Meeting 2024 (Mie University), Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Organic reaction chemist meets the challenge of macromolecular chemical degradation"- Presentations
The following presentations are scheduled at the 105th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (2025.3.26-3.29, Senriyama Campus, Kansai University, Osaka)
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At the Lecture on Circular Economy (Industrial Technology Center of Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama), Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Efforts to Develop Chemical Recycling Technology to Reuse Persistent Resins as Raw Materials"- News
Articles on the press release published on 7 Feb. are as follows.
2/6 Nihon Keizai Shimbun
2/6 Bioengineer.org , 2/6 SCIENKAG, 2/6 EurekAlert!, 2/6 PHYS.ORG, 2/6 ScienceDaily- Press Release
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At the 9th FlowST Symposium (Iino Hall & Conference Center, Tokyo), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director, gave a lecture titled "Development of catalysts for resin degradation and expectations for flow systems"- News
Research Achievement, project members and News/Topics has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At the 23rd Polymer Nanotechnology Research Group Lecture: Current Status and Issues of Polymer GX Research for Realization of Carbon Neutrality (AIST Waterfront Center, Tokyo), Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo) gave a lecture titled "Chemical recycling of persistent resin using hydrogen"- Invited Lectures
At the 2nd Electronic Stimulation (ES) Technology Workshop (Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan), Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo) gave a lecture titeled "Chemical recycling of persistent resin using hydrogen"- Invited Lectures
At the DigiTOS Lectureship award 2024(China), Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo) gave the following lectures.
Dec 16: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (Host: Xiaoming Wang), titled
"Chemoselectivity Change in Catalytic Transformations–Cleavage of Less Reactive Chemical Bonds"
Dec 18: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Host: Shaodong Zhang, Wanbin Zhang), titled
"Chemoselectivity Change in Catalytic Transformations–Cleavage of Less Reactive Chemical Bonds"
Des 19: Peking University (Host: Rong Zhu), titled
"Chemoselectivity Change in Catalytic Transformations–Cleavage of Less Reactive Chemical Bonds”- Press Release
"A New way to Chemical Recycling of Epoxy Resins--Bisphenols, the raw material, are recovered through rapid degradation under mild conditions, and fibers are successfully recovered from fiber-reinforced composites " National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology , Japan Science and Technology Agency（JST）
※Click here for JST press release.- Presentations
The following oral presentations were given at the Strategic Creative Research Advancement Project ALCA-Next “Energy Conversion and Storage / Resource Circulation” Area FY2024 1st Area Meeting (AP Ichigaya).
" Chemical Recycling of Polyurethane by Hydrogen Transfer Alone "
Takanori Iwasaki- Invited Lectures
At the 55th Autumn Meeting of the Union of Chubu Chemistry-Related Societies of Chubu Branch Associations, Kyoko Nozaki, Research director gave a lecture titled "Catalyst development for resin degradation".- News
Research Achievement and News/Topics has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At the 13th Chemical Frontier Research Meeting (Kyushu University Ito Campus), Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Flexible conversion of stable resins and approaches towards chemical recycling "- Presentations
The following poster presentations was given at the 14th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2024 (Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo).
" Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Allylic Ethers with Organoboron Reagents: A Remarkable Effect of Pyrimidine "
Thakun Chen, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko NOzaki
" Synthesis and Physical Properties of Polyethylenes Bearing In-chain Amide Groups via Beckmann Rearrangement "
Yipu Lu, Kohei Takahashi, Jian Zhou, Nontarin Roopsung, Shintaro Nakagawa, Naoko Yoshie, Kyoko Nozaki
" Conversion of oxygen-containing compounds to alkenes by a titanium dioxide/cobaloxime binary photocatalytic system "
Eiki Maruyama, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki
" Synthesis of palladium complexes with visible light-harvesting moieties "
Morinori Kawamata, Yuuta Takaemasa, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozai
" Chemoselective hydrogenolysis of urethane to formamide and alcohols and its application to chemical recycling of polyurethane "
Yuto Yamada , Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozai- Invited Lectures
The following lectures were given at the 14th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2024 (Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo).
" Chemical recycling of persistent resins using hydrogen - Catalysts are turning organic chemistry on its head " Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo)
" Development of multifunctional solid catalyst systems oriented towards efficient conversion of renewable resources " Prof. Xiongjie Jin(The University of Tokyo)
" Degradation technology for super engineering plastics " Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST)
" Composite technology with polyester and biopolyamide for the development of new bioplastics " Dr. Shinji Tanaka(田中慎二)(AIST)
" On research and development for chemical recycling of polyester fibres " Dr. Shinji Tanaka(田中真司)(AIST)- Invited Lectures
At the 2024 Welch Conference “FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR CATALYSIS,（The Post Oak Hotel （Houston USA））, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director, gave a lecture titled " Late Transition Metal Catalysts for Valorization of Unutilized Carbon Resources ".- Invited Lectures
At the International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Polymeric Materials 2024 (ISFR 2024), Grand Josun Jeju (Jeju, South Korea), Group Reader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Catalytic thiolation-decomposition of super engineering plastics ".- Invited Lectures
At the SCS（Swiss Chemical Society）Lectureships, （Tsinghua University, Beijing, China）, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director, gave the following award-winning tour lectures.
Oct 14: ETH Hönggerberg (Zurich), titled "Catalyst development toward effective use of unutilized carbon resources"
Oct 15: University of Zurich, Irchel, titled "A 30-year journey of stereocontrol in polymer synthesis: Tacticity control in copolymers of propylene with unsymmetrical bidentate ligands"
Oct 16: University of Fribourg, titled "Catalyst development toward effective use of unutilized carbon resources"
Oct 17: University of Bern, titled "Catalyst development toward effective use of unutilized carbon resources"
Oct 18: University of Geneva, titled "Catalyst development toward effective use of unutilized carbon resources"- Awards
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Research Achievement and News/Topics has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At the International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis 2024 "Development of Catalyst Technology for Resource Recycling" (Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University), Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo) gave a lecture titled "Chemoselectivity change in catalytic hydrogenolysis of carbonyl compounds".- Invited Lectures
At the Special Lecture of the Hokkaido Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Hokkaido University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hokkaido), Prof. Takanori Iwasaki (The University of Tokyo) gave a lecture titled "Transition metal catalysed chemoselectivity reversal - selective cleavage of low-reactive chemical bonds".- News
Web site has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At the Japan Petroleum Institute Lecture Meeting on the latest basic technology trends towards a carbon-neutral society (Ito International Research Centre, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director, gave a lecture titled "A new path way to chemical recycling of plastics using hydrogen".- Presentations
The following oral presentations were given at the 73rd Symposium on Macromolecules (Niigata University, Igarashi Campus, Niigata).
" Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Polyurethane to Formamide and Alcohols with a View to Chemical Recycling of Polyurethane "
Takanori Iwasaki, Yuto Yamada, naiki Naito, Kyoko Mozaki
" Nickel-catalyzed Degradation of Epoxy Resins using Remote Oxidative Addition as a Key Step "
Kohei Takahashi, Yumeng Liao, Kyoko Nozaki
" Development of a depolymerisation method that opens up chemical recycling of super engineering plastics "
Yasunori Minami ,Sae Imamura, Nao Matsuyama, Tomoo Tsuyuki, Yuuki Inagaki, Kazuhiko Sato, YUmiko Yumiko Nakajima, Masaru Yoshida（AIST）- Invited Lectures
At the 74th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (Nagaragawa International Conference, Main Hall, Gifu City) , Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director, gave an award-winning lecture titled "Creation of highly active homogeneous catalysts through precise molecular design and accurate understanding of the reaction mechanism".- Awards
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At the 40th Synthetic Organic Chemistry Seminar (Art Hotel Niigata Ekimae, Niigata City), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research director Research Director, gave a lecture titled "Pursuit of unexplored catalytic reactions for resin degradation through the expression of neighbouring group cooperative effects and their development into efficient chemical recycling".- Presentations
The following oral presentations were given at the 74th Symposium of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (Gifu University, Gifu).
" Molecular-Scale Gold Nanoring with Bonding Interactions "
Takanori Iwasaki, Toshiyuki Oi, Kyoko Nozaki
" Cross-Coupling of Allylic Ethers with Organoboron Reagents Through Combined Catalysis by Nickel and Pyrimidine "
Thakun Chen, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozaki- Presentations
The following oral presentations were given at the 134th Catalysis Discussion Meeting (Nagoya University, Higashiyama Campus, Aichi).
" Ni–Pd/CeO2-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of C–O Bonds toward Chemical Recycling of Epoxy Resin "
Yanze Huang, Yukari Yamazaki, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki
" Highly Efficient Hydrogenolysis of Oxygen-Containing Compounds from Biomass using Multifunctional Solid Catalysts "
Xiongjie Jin- Awards
Mr. Yuto Yamada, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Poster Award at the 70th Annual Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry.- Presentations
The following presentations were given at the 70th Discussion Meeting on Organometallic Chemistry (Osaka Public University, Nakamozu Campus, Osaka).
" Catalytic Degradation of Epoxy Resins via C–O/C–N Bond Hydrogenolysis Enabled by an Enhanced Ni Catalyst "
Yumeng Liao. Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki (oral)
" Linker Effect of Phosphine–Sulfonate Ligand on Palladium–Catalyzed Ethylene/Allyl Acetate Copolymerization "
Yusuke Hori, Atsushi Yoshida, Ryou Mandai, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozai(poster)
" Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Urethanes to Formamides and Alcohols by Iridium Catalyst "
Yuto Yamada, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozai(poster)- Awards
Prof. Takanori Iwasaki, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Digitalization-driven Transformative Organic Synthesis Lectureship Award.- Presentations
Poster presentation was given at the 6th Research Report Meeting of the Academic Transformation Area, " New Developments in High-Resolution Precision Organic Synthesis by Digitalisation (Yokohama National University)".
" Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Urethanes to Formamides and Alcohols in the Presence of Highly Electrophilic Carbonyl Compounds "
Takanori Iwasaki- News
9 Aug Article on the press release ‘Catalyst developed for selective degradation of polyurethane’ published in Science Portal.
September 4th Science Portal- News
An article on the paper in the 4 July press release was published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
8/27 Nihon Keizai Shimbun- News
Additional articles related to the 9 August press release
8/20Chem-Station the 624th Spotlight Research
Interview: first-year master's student Yuto Yamada, Graduate School of Engineering (Nozaki Laboratory), the University of Tokyo.
8/19 Mynavi News
8/19 Mapion News- Invited Lectures
At the 26th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (26th ICPOC),（Tsinghua University, Beijing, China）, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a Plenary lecture titled "Metals and metalloids in cyclic pai-conjugated molecules".- News
"Research Achievements Page " has been updated.- News
9 Aug Press release related articles added.
8/9 Nihon Keizai Shimbun8/19 Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
8/18 newswitch
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"Development of new catalyst for selective degradation of polyurethane - A New path way to chemical recycling of polyurethane waste - "The University of Tokyo, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Click here for JST press release- Invited Lectures
At the Lecture, Faculty of Science, Okayama University(Okayama, Japan), Group Leader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Research approaches for the depolymerisation of stable polymers".- Invited Lectures
At the ICCC2024（Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA）, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled "Ligand Participation in C-X Bond Cleavage".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the ISHC 2024（Trieste, Italy）
" Oxidative Addition of C-H and E-H Bonds to Cyclopentadienone-Metal Complexes "
Kyoko Nozai- Invited Lectures
At the 18th ICC（Lyon, France）, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled "Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Presentations
Poster presentaions were given at the 18th International Congress on Catalysis, (Lyon, France ) .
" Multifunctional Pt/WO3-ZrO2 for Remarkably Efficient Hydrogenolysis of Esters to Alkanes." Xiongjie Jin, Kang Yuan, Yukari Yamazaki, Kyoko Nozaki, MON-POST01-422 (Poster).
" Au/CeO2-Catalyzed Selective Hydrogenation of Aldehydes to Alcohols under Syngas." Xiongjie Jin, Kotaro Shirayama, Kyoko Nozaki, TUE-POST02-230 (Poster).
" Metal-Support Cooperation in Pt/Al(PO3)3 for Remarkably Efficient Hydrogenolysis of Oxygenates." Xiongjie Jin, Kento Oshida, Kang Yuan, Yukari Yamazaki, Rio Tsukimura, Kyoko Nozaki, TUE-POST02-454 (Poster).
" Conversion of Oxygenates to Alkenes by a TiO2 and Cobaloxime Dual Photocatalyst System." Eiki Maruyama, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki, THU-POST03-489 (Poster).
" Ni−Pd/CeO2-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of C−O Bonds for Chemical Upcycling of Epoxy Resin." Yanze Huang, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki, MON-POST01-441 (Poster).- Invited Lectures
At the Royal Society of Great Britain New Fellows Seminar, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled "Catalysi development for the synthesis of small molecules and macromolecules".- Presentations
Poster presentation was given at the Japanese Society for Process Chemistry 2024 Summer Symposium（Nagasaki Brick Hall）
" Dechlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with amines under hydrothermal conditions and structural analysis of the solid products "
Satimi Hosokawa , Hungwe Douglus1, Shinji Tanaka(田中真司)2, Yuki Yamasaki3 (1HOSEI University Research and Development Center, 2AIST, 3HOSEI University)- Press Release
"Degradation of polyethylene under mild conditions utilizing carboxy groups - toward the development reusable plastics with lower energy - The University of Tokyo, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
※Click here for UTokyo-IIS press release ,Click here for JST press release- Invited Lectures
At the Society of Young Coordination Chemists "Society of Young Coordination Chemists Summer School 2024" ( Toba Seaside Hotel ) , Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled " Hydrogenolysis of Polymers with Post-Periodic Transition Metal Complexes ".- Invited Lectures
At the Kanto Society of Young Macromolecules 2024 Spring Lecture (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus), Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST), Group Leader gave a lecture titled " Depolymerisation of super engineering plastics paving the way for chemical recycling of stable resins ".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 73rd SPSJ Annual Meeting（Sendai International Center）
" Catalytic hydrogenolysis of ureas for chemical recycling of plastics "
Takanori Iwasaki, Kazuki Tsuge, Naoki Naito, Kyoko Nozaki (The Univ. of Tokyo)- News
"Research Achievements Page " has been updated.- News
The website of Green polymer lab. at gunma university has been renewed.- News
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The American Chemical Society and Nozaki ERATO jointly organised the symposium.(https://acsoncampus.acs.org/events/university-of-tokyo/) See the photos.- Press Release
Towards a new synthetic method of biodegradable plastics by 'main chain editing' - Synthesis from propylene, carbon monoxide and hydrogen peroxide - The University of Tokyo, Gunma University, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
※Click here for UTokyo-IIS press release ,Click here for Gunma University press release , Click here for JST press release- Awards
Prof. Naoko Yoshie, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, recieved The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan(2023)- Awards
Prof. Shintaro Nakagawa, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, recieved Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2023)- News
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The following article was published in Macromolecules (vol 73).
" Chemical Recycling of Plastics utilizing Hydrogen Gas " Takanori Iwasaki, Kohei Takahashi（The University of Tokyo）- Awards
Mr. Yumeng Liao, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Student Presentation Award at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan.- News
On 15 May, the American Chemical Society and Nozaki ERATO will co-organise a symposium.(https://acsoncampus.acs.org/events/university-of-tokyo/)- News
Research Achievements (Publications) has been updated.- News
The project website has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At the 4th CSLT-CSJ Joint Symposium 2024 ( Tamkang University , Taiwan ) , Prof. Kohei Takahashi (The University of Tokyo) gave a lecture titled " Metal-catalyzed Degradations of Epoxy Resins and Olefin-based Polymers ".- Invited Lectures
At the 4th CSLT-CSJ Joint Symposium 2024 ( Tamkang University , Taiwan ) , Prof. Miwa Suzuki (Gunma University) gave a lecture titled " Differences between Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Plastics as Revealed by Microbiome ".- News
The website of "YUKI YAMASAKI SEMINAR" at hosei university has been renewed.- News
AIST Group related articles (reviews, commentaries and contributions)
1) Automotive Engineering "The World of Super" (Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.), 2024, 78, 130-132. " Development of chemical recycling technology for super engineering plastics with excellent heat and chemical resistance " Yasunori Minami
2) MONOist,(web) " A New Bioplastic that Gains Strength as it is Stretched" (4 sessions) , Shinji Tanaka, Hideaki Ono, Masaru Yoshida
3) JETI，2024, 72, 46. " Raw material conversion technology applicable to polysulfone resin " Yasunori Minami- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at JSBBA 2024 Annual Meeting（Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya Campus）
" Differences between biodegradable and non-biodegradable organic compounds, which would be revealed by microbiome "
Takuya Hayashi 1 , Miwa Suzuki 2, Ken-ichi Kasuya 1,2, Kohei Takahashi 3, Kyoko Nozaki 3 (1Gunma Univ., 2GUCFW, 3The Univ. of Tokyo)- Invited Lectures
At the 104th CSJ Annual Meeting (2024) (Funabashi Campus, Nihon University, College of Science and Technology ) , the following lectures were given.
1) a keynote lecture titled " Development of Catalytic Resin-degradation Reactions and their Application to Chemical Recycling " by research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki
2) a lecture titled " Development of Efficient Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions Using Multifunctional Solid Catalysts " by Prof. Xiongjie Jin(The Univ. of Tokyo)
3) a lecture titled " Depolymerization of Super Engineering Plastics toward Chemical Recycling " by Group Leader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST)
4) a lecture titled " Practice and Application of Digital-driven Chemical Synthesis " by Dr. Akira Yada(AIST)- Presentations
Presentations were given at the 104th CSJ Annual Meeting（ Funabashi Campus, Nihon University, College of Science and Technology）- Invited Lectures
At the Adhesion Society of Japan, The 193rd Regular Meeting (2024), (The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture Campus) , Dr. Shinji Tanaka (田中 慎二) gave a lecture titled " Development of Composite Material of Biopolyester PBS and Biopolyamide PA4 "- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 10th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCS 2024)(Sydney, Australia)
" Co-hydrothermal carbonization of polyvinyl chloride and rice straw: Optimization of processing parameters for solid fuel production. "
Hao Xu, Pu Yang, Douglas Hungwe, Yamsomphong Kanokwan, Vinayak Gupta, Yuki Yamasaki, Fumitake Takahashi, Kunio Yoshikawa- Invited Lectures
At the 41st SPSJ Chiba Regional Activity Young Scientists Seminar (Tokyo University of Science), Group Leader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled "Depolymerization by Main Chain Cleavage of Stable Resins and Its Prospects"- News
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At The ITmedia Virtual EXPO 2024 winter (2024.2.14-3.15) , Dr. Shinji Tanaka (田中 慎二) gave a lecture titled " Bioplastics made of Two Polymers that Increase in Strength as They are Stretched "- News
At the booth of AIST , nano tech 2024 (Tokyo Big Sight) , Dr. Yasunori Minami and Dr. Shinji Tanaka gave presentations (oral & poster).
" Chemical Recycling of Persistent Plastics -degradation of PEEK into monomers at low temperatures- " Yasunori Minami
" New material combining two biomass-derived plastics " Hideaki Ono- News
Professor, Takanori Iwasaki (Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) and his colleagues have developed a catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of urea, which is now commercially available from Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TCI)
Iridium catalyst capable of hydrogenolyzing urea derivatives into formamide and amines under mild conditions: Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (TCI)- Invited Lectures
At Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar (Tohoku University), Group Leader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled " Toward Chemical Recycling of Stable Plastics - Demolymerization of Super Engineering Plastics - "- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 3rd Materials Research Meeting (MRM2023) The 24th IUMRS-International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA2023)(Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto)
" Depolymerization of polyetheretherketone to form monomer units "
Yasunori Minami, Nao Matsuyama, Yumiko Nakajima（AIST）- Invited Lectures
At the Asian Polyolefin Workshop 2023 (APO2023),(Kinsho Hall, Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan) , Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled " Polyolefins with toughness and beyond " .- Invited Lectures
AT the International Symposium on Catalysis and Fine Chemicals (C&FC2023) (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan) , Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled " Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation " .- News
AIST Group related articles (reviews, commentaries and contributions)
1) Chemistry and Chemical Industry, 2023, 76 (12), 893. "Monomer regeneration through chemical recycling of stable plastic resources "
2) JETI, 2023, 71 (11) 91-94 " A new material combining two types of biomass-derived plastics - a transparent film material that increases in strength the more it is stretched - towards a more sustainable building material with the aim of achieving 100%. " Shinji Tanaka(田中慎二)
3) Convertech 2023, 9 " National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology and others: Unique recent achievements in academia, including the degradation of super engineering plastics and the exclusive separation of CO2 "
4) Functional Materials 2023, 43 (10) 64-70 " Synthesis and characterisation of biopolyester-biopolyamide multiblock copolymers " Shinji Tanaka(田中慎二), Hideaki Ono, Masaru Yoshida
5) WEB Journal 2023 29 (7) 2-6 " Development of new materials through multi-block copolymerisation of two bioplastics". Shinji Tanaka(田中慎二), Hideaki Ono , Masaru Yoshida
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Oral presentation was given at the 32nd Polymer Materials Forum（Nagoya Congress Center, Aichi, Japan）
"Development of composite materials through multi-block copolymerisation of biopolyester PBS and biopolyamide PA4 "
Hideaki Ono, Yasutaka Kawai, Seisuke Ata, Kazuma Kurihara, Shinji Tanaka(田中慎二), Masaru Yoshida（AIST）- Invited Lectures
At the 6th GLowing Polymer Symposium in KANTO, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled " Polymer Synthesis and Degradation for Sustainability ".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 15th International Kyoto Conference on New Aspects of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC-15)(Rihga Royal Hotel, Kyoto) .
" Chemoselectivity Change in Catalytic Hydrogenolysis: Ureas to Formamides and Amines "
Takanori Iwasaki, Kazuki Tsuge, Naoki Naito, Kyoko Nozaki- News
At the Agribusiness Creation Fair 2023 (Tokyo Big Sight), Prof. Miwa Suzuki (Gunma University), Group Leader gave a presentation on the ERATO Project.- Presentations
Oral presentation was given the International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Polymeric Materials 2023 (ISFR 2023)（Sendai, Miyagi）
" Depolymerization of Oxyphenylene-Based Super Engineering Plastics by Hydroxylation-Depolymerization "
Y. Minami, Y. Inagaki, T. Tsuyuki, K. Sato, Y. Nakajima (AIST)- Invited Lectures
At The 2023 Japan-US Seminar on Polymer Chemistry: Meeting the Challenges of a Sustainable Society with Macromolecules ( Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan ) , Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Late Transition Metal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 9th Asia/Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-9), (Hangzhou, China) .
" Multifunctional WO3-ZrO2-Supported Platinum Catalyst for Remarkably Efficient Hydrogenolysis of Esters to Alkanes "
Xiongjie Jin- Presentations
Poster Presentation was given at the 9th Asia/Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-9), (Hangzhou, China) .
" Hydrogen-Induced Formation of Surface Acid Sites on Pt/Al(PO3)3 Enables Remarkably Efficient Hydrogenolysis of C−O Bonds in Alcohols and Ethers "
Kento Oshida, Kang Yuan, Yukari Yamazaki, Rio Tsukimura, Xiongjie Jin, Kyopko Nozaki- Invited Lectures
At The 5th OKU-WuXi AppTec Symposium of Organic Chemistry ( College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China ), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki Research, Director gave a lecture titled " Catalyst Development toward Effective Use of Unutilized Carbon Resourcess".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 13th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2023 (TOWER HALL FUNABORI, Tokyo).
" Innovative Recycling Technologies in Super Engineering Plastics"
Yasunori Minami- Invited Lectures
At The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Lecture( Shanghai, China ), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture titled " Late Transition Metal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Invited Lectures
At The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC) Chinese Academy of Sciences Lecture( Shanghai, China ), Prof. Kyoko Nozaki Research Director gave a lecture titled " Late Transition Metal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the XXIII International Conference on Organic Synthesis (23-ICOS), (Shanghai, China).
" Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp3)−O Hydrogenolysis via a Remote Concerted Oxidative Addition and its Application to Degradation of a Bisphenol A-Based Epoxy Resin "
Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki- Invited Lectures
At The October Regional Lecture Meeting of Tokai Branch of the Japan Rubber Association, Group Leader Dr. Yasunori Minami(AIST) gave a lecture titled " Depolymerization of Super Engineering Plastics - Toward Chemical Recycling of Stable Plastics - ".- News
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Oral presentation was given at the 72nd Symposium on Macromolecules ( Kagawa University, Japan ).
" Depolymerization of super engineering plastic PEEK by sulfur nucleophiles to form monomer-type products" Yasunori Minami, Nao Matsuyama, Yumiko Nakajima
" Synthesis and characterization of multiblock copolymers composed of polyester (PBS) and polyamide (PA4) " Ono Hideaki, Kawai Yasutaka, Ata Seisuke, Minamikawa Hiroyuki, Kurihara Kazuma, Tanaka Shinji, Yoshida Masaru- News
Kyoko Nozaki, Research Director gave a lecture to junior high school students at Ikeda Junior High School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University, on the ERATO Project.- Presentations
Poster Presentation was given at the NanoPol2023 ( International University Centre for Research, Orléans, France ).
" Relation between Crystalline Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Random Carboxyl Substituted Polyethylene "Jian Zhou, Shintaro Nakagawa, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki, Naoko Yoshie- News
Research Achievements (Publications) has been updated.- Invited Lectures
At The Princeton University Seminar( Princeton University, USA ), Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Catalytic Cleavage of C(sp3)-O bonds toward Deconstruction of Thermosetting Resins " .- Invited Lectures
At The Cornell University Aggarwal Lecturer(2023-2024)( Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University, N.Y., USA ), Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Catalyst Development toward Effective Use of Unutilized Carbon Resources " .- Awards
Research Director , Prof. Kyoko Nozaki has received Aggarwal Lecture award (Cornell University, USA).- Invited Lectures
At The Cornell University Aggarwal Lecturer(2023-2024)( Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University, N.Y., USA ), Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " A 30-year Journey of Stereocontrol in Polymer Synthesis: Tacticity Control in Copolymers of Propylene " .- Press Release
「Development of the technology to degrade into raw materials applicable to polysulfone resin--Degrades persistent plastics at low temperatures and recovers bisphenols--.」National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology , Japan Science and Technology Agency（JST）
※Click here for JST press release.- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the ACS FALL 2023 ( Moscone Center, San Francisco, USA ).
" Catalytic Cleavage of C(sp3)-O bonds toward Deconstruction of Thermosetting Resins" Kyoko Nozaki, Yumeng Liao, Yanze Huang, Kohei Takahashi, Xiongjie Jin- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at The 10th Symposium of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan Green Chemistry Symposium The 24th Symposium on the Chemistry of Plastic Recycling Joint Research and Presentation.
" Sulfur Nucleophile-initiated Depolymerization of Super Engineering Plastic PEEK" Yasunori Minami, Nao Matsuyama, Yumiko Nakashima (AIST)- Awards
Mr. Yumeng Liao, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received Gold Award for poster presentation at The OMCOS 21（ Vancouver, Canada ）.- Presentations
Poster Presentation was given at The OMCOS 21（ Vancouver, Canada ）.
" Nickel-Catalyzed Selective Cleavage of C(sp3)–O Bond of 1-Aryloxy-3-Amino-2-Propanols: A Study Towards Epoxy Resin Degradation" Yumeng Liao, Kohei Takahashi, Kyoko Nozaki- Invited Lectures
At The 13th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2023) ( SAPPORO CONVENTION CENTER ) , Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Catalyst for Polymer Synthesis and Polymer Degradation" .- Invited Lectures
At the Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference New Frontiers in Synthesis, Catalysis and Materials Chemistry ( Salve Regina University, United States ) , Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Neighboring-Group Effect in Homogeneous Catalysis: Non-innocence of Supporting Ligands and Counter Ions".- Invited Lectures
At The 16th International conference on materials chemistry ( MC16 )( University College Dublin, Ireland ) , Research Director Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled " Polymer Synthesis and Degradation for Sustainability".- News
Research Achievements (Publications) has been updated.- News
The UTokyo Repository has made these papers available to the public.- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at The 12th JACI/GSC Symposium.
" Sulfur nucleophilic depolymerization of polyetheretherketone" Yasunori Minami, Nao Matsuyama, Yumiko Nakashima (AIST)- Press Release
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At The Seventh International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science ( The Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden ) , Research Director Kyoko Nozaki gave a keynote lecture titled "Catalysts for synthesis and degradation of tough polymers".- Invited Lectures
At The University of Bergen ( Bergen, Norway) , Research Director Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture titled "Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of C–O and C–N Bonds Toward the Effective Use of Unutilized Carbon Resources".- Press Release
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Mr.Yuki Shibutani, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Student Presentation Award at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan.- Invited Lectures
Dr. Minami, Senior Researcher of Catalytic Chemistry Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), gave a lecture (on-line) on "Development of Catalytic Reactions for Chemical Recycling of Plastics" at the CMC Research Webinar.- News
Prof. Shintaro Nakagawa has been appointed as Group Leader of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Group.- Presentations
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Mr.Takuya Higashi, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received Sigma-Aldrich Rising Star Award.- Presentations
Poster presentation was given at the 15th CaRLa Winter School 2023 German-American Institute (Heidelberg, Germany).
"Heterolytic oxidative addition of group 13/14 element–hydrogen bonds by cyclopentadienone iridium complexes" Takuya Higashi, Shuhei Kusumoto, Kyoko Nozaki (The University of Tokyo)- Invited Lectures
At the 131 CATSJ Meething, Research Director Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture on " Polymer Design and Catalyst Development Focusing on Bond Cleavage"- Awards
Prof. Miwa Suzuki, Gunma University Center for Food Science and Wellness, received ICPAC KK Lecture Awarads.- Invited Lectures
Prof.Miwa Suzuki, Gunma University Center for Food Science and Wellness gave a lecture on "Difference in Environmental Degradability of Biodegradable Plastics" at the International Congress on Pure ＆ Applied Chemistry Kota Kinabalu 2022- Invited Lectures
At the 2nd NBCI-TIA Seminar, Dr. Minami, Senior Researcher of Catalytic Chemistry Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), gave a lecture entitled "Research and Study on Degradation of Persistent Resins".- Presentations
Poster Presentation was given at The 49th Symposium on Main Group Element Chemistry.
"Synthesis of Bis(carbodiphosphorane)s and Their Coordinative Behavior toward Main Group Elements" Sho Saito, Shuhei Kusumoto, Kyoko Nozaki- Awards
Mr. Kazuki Tsuge, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Best Poster Presentation Award on the 12th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2022.- Invited Lectures
Dr. Minami, Senior Researcher of Catalytic Chemistry Integration Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), gave an invited lecture on "Depolymerization of Phenylene-based Super Engineering Plastics to Regenerate Monomer Units" at the ICPAC KK 2022 International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry.- Invited Lectures
Research Director Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture on "Development of Sustainable Polymers Based on Catalytic Chemistry" at the 31st Polymer Materials Forum.- Invited Lectures
At The 22nd Tateshina Conference on Organic Chemistry, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture on "Catalysts for Bond Formation and Cleavage".- Invited Lectures
At the Polymer Frontier 21, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture entitled "New Polymers from Carbon Dioxide" on polymers that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.- Invited Lectures
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a lecture on "Toward Carbon-Circulating Polymer Synthesis" at the Science Council of Japan Open Symposium-Challenges of Polymer Chemistry toward Carbon Neutralization and Resource Recycling-.- Invited Lectures
Dr. Minami, Senior Researcher of Catalytic Chemistry Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), gave a lecture titled "Chemical Degradation of Insoluble and Rigid Plastics - Depolymerization of Super Engineering Plastics - " at the 4th AIST Chemical Research Symposium ; Young researchers gather in Tsukuba, to play an active role in the field of attractive and appealing chemistry.- Invited Lectures
At The Gordon Stone Lecture and Symposium 2022, Prof.Kyoko Nozaki gave an Award Lecture titled "Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Invited Lectures
Dr. Minami, Senior Researcher of Catalytic Chemistry Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), gave a lecture on "Development of Catalytic Reactions for Chemical Recycling of Plastics" at the CMC Research Webinar.- Awards
Mr. Yumeng Liao, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Student Presentation Award on the 72nd Symposium of The Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry.- Presentations
Poster presentation was given at the 12th CSJ Chemistry Festa 2022.
"Selective Hydrogenolysis of Ureas to Formamides and Amines by Iridium Catalyst bearing Phosphine-Pyrrolido Ligand" Kazuki Tsuge, Naoki Naito, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozaki- Awards
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Young Researchers' Debriefing Session was held at Gunma University.- Invited Lectures
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a presentation titled "Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Presentations
Oral presentations was given at the 71st Symposium on Macromolecules.
"Degradation of biodegradable polyesters by an extremely halophilic archaeon" Miwa Suzuki, Phouvilay Soulenthone, Masahiro Miyamoto, Yuya Tachibana, Ken-ichi Kasuya- Presentations
Poster presentation was given at the 68th Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry.
"Iridium-Catalyzed Selective Hydrogenolysis of Urea Derivatives to Formamides and Amines" Kazuki Tsuge, Naoki Naito, Takanori Iwasaki, Kyoko Nozaki- Presentations
Oral presentation was given at the 71st Symposium on Polymer Chemistry.
"Synthesis of polymers containing ester groups by Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of polyketones and evaluation of their degradability" Kohei Takahashi, Hironami Yuan, Shinya Hayashi, Miwa Suzuki, Kenichi Kasuya, Kyoko Nozaki- Invited Lectures
At the XXII-ISHC, Lisbon, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a presentation titled "Synthesis of Polyethylene-Poly(Methyl Acrylate) Multiblock COpolymers via a Dual Polymerization Pathway".- Invited Lectures
At the 29th-ICOMC, Prague Congress Centre, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a presentation titled "Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation".- Awards
Mr.shinji Tanaka (田中真司), Senior Researcher,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, received 2021 Reserch Progress Award(Research Association For Feedstock Recycling of Plastics Japan).- Invited Lectures
At the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) International Award, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a presentation titled "MOLECULAR SYNTHESIS FROM SMALL MOLECULES TO MACROMOLECULES mediated by well-designed organometallic catalysts".- Invited Lectures
At the Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award Symposium 2022, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave a presentation titled “Catalysts toward More Sustainable Chemical Synthesis”.- Awards
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki has received the Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award.- Awards
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki was awarded FY2021 Dean's Award (Special Section).- Awards
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon 2022.- News
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Mr. Koichiro Masada, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the Student Lecture Award at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan.- Awards
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki has been awarded the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Award for Science and Technology). Achievement "Study on development of polar group-containing polymer synthesis catalyst".- Presentations
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The website for Nozaki Resin-Degradation Catalyst Project was launched.- Invited Lecturess
At the 33rd Annual Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium, The Scripps Research Institute, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lecture on "Homogeneous Catalysis for the Synthesis and Degradation of Macromolecules".- Awards
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At The 8th International Symposium on Transformative Bio-Molecules, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lecture on "Catalysts toward More Sustainable Chemical Synthesis".- Invited Lectures
At Pacifichem2021, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lectures on "Polymer Synthesis from a CO2-derived Bicyclic Lactone".- Invited Lectures
At Pacifichem2021, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lecture on "Copolymerization of Ethylene with Methyl Acrylate Using a Cyclopentadienyl Cobalt Complex: Statistical and Block Copolymers".- Invited Lectures
At Pacifichem2021, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lecture on "Synthesis of Polyethylene with In-Chain Ketone or α,β-Unsaturated Ketone Units".- Presentations
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At the National Taiwan University Department of Chemistry Seminar, Prof. Kyoko Nozaki gave an Invited Lecture on "Catalyst Design for Polymerization and Depolymerization" (Online).- Awards
Mr. Tasuku Ito, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, received the poster award at the 11th CSJ Chemistry Festa.
Research Title "Dehydrogenation reaction of alkanes by air oxidation using N-oxyl radicals"- News
ERATO Nozaki Resin-Degradation Catalyst Project has been launched.
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