2015

Refereed Papers

1. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Efficient Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Platform Chemicals Using Mechanical Treatment
   J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 58, 1-8 (2015). DOI: 10.1627/jpi.58.1
2. H. Kobayashi, H. Yokoyama, B. Feng, A. Fukuoka
   Dehydration of sorbitol to isosorbide over H-beta zeolites with high Si/Al ratios
   Green. Chem., 17, 2732-2735 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00319A
3. M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, A. Shrotri, K. Hara, S. Ito, A. Fukuoka
   Sulfuric Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Sorbitol: Mechanistic Study on Preferential Formation of 1,4-Sorbitan
   Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 88, 996-1002 (2015). DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20150080
4. M. Hara, K. Nakajima, K. Kamata
   Recent Progress in the Development of Solid Catalysts for Biomass Conversion into High Value-added Chemicals
   Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater., 16, 034903 (22 pages) (2015). DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/16/3/034903
5. K. Fukuhara, K. Nakajima, M. Kitano, S. Hayashi, M. Hara
   Transesterification of Triolein over Hydrophobic Microporous Carbon with SO₃H Groups
   ChemCatChem, 7, 3945-3950 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500525
6. R. Noma, K. Nakajima, K. Kamata, M. Kitano, S. Hayashi, M. Hara
   Formation of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural by Stepwise Dehydration over TiO₂ with Water-Tolerant Lewis Acid Sites
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 17117-17125 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b03290
7. H. Kobayashi, M. Yabushita, J. Hasegawa, A. Fukuoka
   Synergy of Vicinal Oxygenated Groups of Catalysts for Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Molecules
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 20993-20999 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06476
8. P.-W. Chung, M. Yabushita, A. T. To, Y.J. Bae, J. Jankolovits, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, A. Katz
   Long-Chain Glucan Adsorption and Depolymerization in Zeolite-Templated Carbon Catalysts
   ACS Catal., 5, 6422-6425 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01172
9. N. Ishito, H. Kobayashi, K. Nakajima, Y. Maegawa, S. Inagaki, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Ruthenium-Immobilized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application for Selective Oxidation of Alkanes
   Chem. Eur. J., 21, 15564-15569 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502638
   Selected as VIP. Highlighted on the front cover. Introduced in Chemistry Views.
10. M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, K. Kuroki, S. Ito, A. Fukuoka
    Catalytic Depolymerization of Chitin with Retention of N-Acetyl Group
    ChemSusChem, 8, 3760-3763 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501224
    Highlighted on the inside front cover. Press released by Hokkaido University. Introduced for general audience by Atlas of Science.
11. T. Komanoya, K. Nakajima, M. Kitano, M. Hara
    Synergistic Catalysis by Lewis Acid and Base Sites on ZrO₂ for Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) Reduction
    J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 26540-26546 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08355

Other publications

1. Kenji Hara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Tasuku Komanoya, Sheng-Jun Huang, Marek Pruski, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Supported Metal Catalysts for Green Reactions
   in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Today's Challenges, Royal Society of Chemistry (2015), chapter 3, pp. 61-76.
2. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Mizuho Yabushita, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Depolymerization of Cellulosic Biomass Catalyzed by Activated Carbons
   in Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms in Thermocatalytic Biomass Conversion I, Springer-Verlag Singapore (2015), chapter 2, pp. 15-26.
3. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   固体ルイス酸による水中バイオマス変換−植物から必須化学品原料の創生−
   Chemistry and Chemical Industry, Chemical Society of Japan, 68(10), 951-952 (2015).

Invited Lectures

1. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   触媒法による非可食バイオマスの選択的な分解
   第15回北海道エネルギー資源環境研究発表会, Sapporo, Japan, 2015/1/27.
2. Atsushi Fukuoka
   固体触媒によるバイオマス変換
   The 95th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting, Funabashi, Japan, 2015/3/28.
3. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   固体酸化物の水中ルイス酸性質を利用した糖変換反応
   The 361st Catalysis Research Center Colloquium, Sapporo, Japan, 2015/4/8.
4. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic conversion of cellulose to chemicals
   15th ROC-Japan Joint Symposium on Catalysis, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2015/4/21.
5. Atsushi Fukuoka
   A study on depolymerization of cellulosic biomass by solid catalysts
   7th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and 4th JACI/GSC Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2015/7/8, Award lecture.
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   固体触媒によるセルロース系バイオマスの化学変換
   「太陽光を基盤とするグリーン／ライフイノベーション創出技術研究拠点の形成」第5回公開発表会, Yokohama, Japan, 2015/7/11, Special lecture.
7. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   配位不飽和チタン種の水中ルイス酸性質と糖変換反応への応用
   CATSJ Hokkaido 55th Aurora Seminor, Numata, Japan, 2015/7/26.
8. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   水中で機能する固体ルイス酸の開発と糖変換反応への応用
   The 116th Catalysis Society of Japan Meeting, Tsu, Japan, 2015/9/17, Award lecture.
9. Atsushi Fukuoka
   固体触媒によるセルロース分解の研究
   The 116th Catalysis Society of Japan Meeting, Tsu, Japan, 2015/9/17, Award lecture.
10. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Refrigerator Catalyst: Low-temperature Oxidation of Ethylene by Platinum Supported on Mesoporous Silica
    First International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, 2015/10/14.
11. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of inedible biomass
    45th Petroleum-Petrochemical Symposium of JPI (International Session), Nagoya, Japan, 2015/11/5.
12. Atsushi Fukuoka
    多孔性固体触媒によるバイオマス変換と食品貯蔵
    第31回ゼオライト研究発表会, Tottori, Japan, 2015/11/26, Special lecture.
13. Kiyotaka Nakajima
    水中で機能する固体ルイス酸の開発と糖変換反応への応用
    平成27年度触媒学会・触媒工業協会交流サロン, Tokyo, Japan, 2015/12/11.

Awards

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   平成26年度北海道大学研究総長賞 優秀賞, Hokkaido University, 2015/3/11.
2. Kenji Hara
   平成26年度北海道大学研究総長賞 奨励賞, Hokkaido University, 2015/3/11.
3. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   平成26年度北海道大学研究総長賞 奨励賞, Hokkaido University, 2015/3/11.
4. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   水中で機能する固体ルイス酸の開発と糖変換反応への応用
   平成26年度触媒学会 奨励賞, Catalysis Society of Japan, 2015/3/23.
5. Atsushi Fukuoka
   固体触媒によるセルロース分解の研究
   平成26年度触媒学会 学会賞（学術部門）, Catalysis Society of Japan, 2015/3/23.
6. Haruka Yokoyama
   Dehydration of Sorbitol to Isosorbide over Zeolite Catalysts
   Poster Award, ZMPC2015, 2015/7/2.
7. Atsushi Fukuoka
   固体触媒によるセルロース系バイオマス分解の先導的研究
   GSC Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JACI, 2015/7/7.
8. Akio Nitta, Haruka Yokoyama, Rina Negishi, Ryota Konishi, Yuran Chao
   Discussion Award, 55th Aurora Seminar, Hokkaido Branch, Catalysis Society of Japan, 2015/7/27.
9. Takuro Yokoya
   Pt/mesoporous silica触媒による低温エチレン酸化
   Best Poster Award, 55th Aurora Seminar, Hokkaido Branch, Catalysis Society of Japan, 2015/7/27.
10. Mizuho Yabushita
    A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non‐Food Biomass into Chemicals: Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
    Springer Theses Prize, Springer Science+Business Media, 2015/8/5.

Others

1. Practical use of our catalyst, Pt/mesoporous silica, in refrigerators by Hitachi Appliances. (2015/7/17)