Green Nanocatalysis Research Team

Can we develop suitable catalysts towards green sustainable chemistry?

Team Director

Yoichi M. A. Yamada D.Pharm.

1999: D.Pharm., The University of Tokyo
1999: Assistant Professor, Teikyo University
2003: Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
2003: Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science / The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
2007: Deputy Team Leader, Chemical Process Engineering Team, RIKEN
2010: Deputy Team Leader, Green Nanocatalysis Research Team, ASI, RIKEN
2013: Deputy Team Leader, Green Nanocatalysis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
2018: Team Director, Green Nanocatalysis Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (-current)

Main Research Fields :	Chemistry
Related Research Fields :	Complex Systems / Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering / Engineering / Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy
Keywords :	Polymer-metal catalysts / Supported catalysts / Highly active & reusable catalysts / Green sustainable chemistry / Electromagnetic waves-activated catalysts
Strategic Program :	Material Circulation and Catalysts

Outline

“Can we show the general methodology for development of highly active & reusable catalysts?”, “If we can develop ultimately highly active catalysts, can they promote unrealized reactions?”, “If we cover catalysts with light, what reactions will be promoted?”, and “Can we develop suitable catalysts towards green sustainable chemistry?” It is our mission in our team to show our answers against the above-mentioned questions. For this purpose, we will develop self-organized catalysts of polymer ligands and metal species, spatial catalysts where micro/nano space materials and catalytic molecules/clusters are merged, and electromagnetic waves-activated catalysts.

Subjects

Development of self-organized catalysts of polymer ligands and metal species
Development of spatial catalysts where micro/nano space materials and catalytic molecules/clusters are merged
Development of electromagnetic waves-activated catalysts