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- [Innovative Catalysts] Science and Creation of Innovative Catalysts
※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
・Ken-ichi Aika
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology
・Wataru Ueda
Professor, Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University
・Nobuo Uotani
Professor, Kyoto University
・Akihiro Okabe
Senior Researcher, Process Technology Center, Heterogeneous Catalysis Group, Mitusi Chemicals, Inc
・Yoshikuni Okumura
General Manager, Technology Development Department, Oita Complex, SHOWA DENKO K.K.
・Ken Suzuki
Principal Expert / Senior General Manager, Chemistry & Chemical Process Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development, ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION
・Yasushi Sekine
Professor, Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
・Yoshitaka Tateyama
Group Leader, Interface Computational Science Group, Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
・Hideaki Tsuneki
Guest Senior Researcher, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
・Kyoko Nozaki
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
・Junko Nomura
Associate Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
・Takashi Hayashi
Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
・Jun Yoshinobu
Professor, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo
※Affiliations and titles are as of March 31, 2021.
Development of photoelectrochemical system for oxidative coupling of methane
Researcher:
Fumiaki Amano(Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu)
Researcher:
Koji Oohora(Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)
Creation of Metal Oxide Catalysts for Selective Oxidative Upgrading of Lower Hydrocarbons
Researcher:
Keigo Kamata(Associate Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Functionalization of Alkanes by Metal-Ligand Cooperation
Researcher:
Shuhei Kusumoto(Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo)
C-H activation of methane over homogeneous and heterogeneous hybrid strong base catalysts
Researcher:
Masazumi Tamura(Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University)
Creation of Innovative Catalysts based on Metal Nanosheets
Researcher:
Asami Funatsu(Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University)
Researcher:
Satoshi Muratsugu(Lecturer, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University)
Development of zeolite catalyst for direct conversion of methane into methanol, propene and butens
Researcher:
Toshiyuki Yokoi(Associate Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Development of Supramolecular Catalysts toward Methane Oxidation
Researcher:
Tomoya Ishizuka(Associate Professor, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Researcher:
Satoshi Inagaki(Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National Univeristy)
Oxidative upgrading of light alkanes by unsteady-state operation
Researcher:
Atsushi Urakawa(Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology)
Low temperature direct conversion of methane over multi-redox catalysts inthe electric field
Researcher:
Shuhei Ogo(PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency)
Activation of Oxidants by Circularly Arranged Vanadates
Researcher:
Yuji Kikukawa(Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University)
Eluciation of microscopic mechanism of catalytic effects via localized plasminon excitation
Researcher:
Takashi Kumagai(Research Group Leader, Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society)
Researcher:
Toshiki Sugimoto(Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)
in silico design of hybrid and nano-confined metal-oxide based catalysts
Researcher:
Akira Nakayama(Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Development of Bioelectrocatalysts for Methane Hydroxylation
Researcher:
Nobutaka Fujieda(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University)
Development of metal sulfide cluster catalyst for direct conversion of methane to olefin
Researcher:
Takeshi Matsumoto(Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Researcher:
Atsushi Ishikawa (Senior Researcher, Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, National Institute for Materials Science)
New Photoredox Catalysts Working in Fine Bubbles in Water for Methane Oxidation
Researcher:
Takuya Kurahashi (Professor, Department of Nutrition Science University of Nagasaki)
Development of new catalysts for methane conversion based on operand measurements
Researcher:
Takanori Koitaya (Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)
Hydrocarbon conversion using alkali metal based molten salt catalysts
Researcher:
Kazuhiro Takanabe (Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Exploration of New Catalysis of Metal-Metal Bonds Toward Organic Synthesis with Methane
Researcher:
Jun Takaya (Associate Professor, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Catalytic activity control of nanosheets by field-effect surface chemistry
Researcher:
Ryo Nouchi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University)
Microscopic elucidation of catalytic sites by in-situ TEM observation
Researcher:
Ayako Hashimoto (Senior Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science)
Methane Oxidation by Metal Oxo Species in π Space
Researcher:
Yutaka Hitomi (Professor, Department of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University)
Light-driven methane oxidation in a fuel cell
Researcher:
Takahiro Matsumoto (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Accumulation of Active Sites on Surface for Concerted Activation of Alkanes
Researcher:
Ken Motokura (Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University)
Researcher:
Yasuyuki Yamada (Associate Professor, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University)