Research Director

Ichiro Yamanaka

School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor
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Outline

Aim of this reseach is to create a new type of membrane catalyst to covert methane to useful higher hydrocarbons, such as ethylene and benzene. Our idea is separation of catalysis activation sites for methane decomposition to hydrogen and carbon and for restructure of carbon and hydrogen to higher hydrocarbons by using metal membrane catalyst.