2018

Refereed Papers
  1. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Development of Solid Catalyst-Solid Substrate Reactions for Efficient Utilization of Biomass
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 91, 29-43 (2018). DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20170263

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  2. K. Nakajima, J. Hirata, M. Kim, N. K. Gupta, T. Murayama, A. Yoshida, N. Hiyoshi, A. Fukuoka, W. Ueda
    Facile Formation of Lactic Acid from a Triose Sugar in Water over Niobium Oxide with a Deformed Orthorhombic Phase
    ACS Catal., 8, 283-290 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03003
  3. S. Sato, S. Iwase, K. Namba, T. Ono, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Uosaki, K. Ikeda
    Electrical Matching at Metal/Molecule Contacts for Efficient Heterogeneous Charge Transfer
    ACS Nano, 12, 1228-1235 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07223
  4. N. K. Gupta, A. Fukuoka, K. Nakajima
    Metal-Free and Selective Oxidation of Furfural to Furoic Acid with an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyst
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6, 3434-3442 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03681
  5. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Cellulose Depolymerization over Heterogeneous Catalysts
    Acc. Chem. Res., 51, 761-768 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00614
  6. M. Kim, Y. Su, A. Fukuoka, E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
    Aerobic Oxidation of HMF-Cyclic Acetal Enables Selective FDCA Formation with CeO2-Supported Au Catalyst
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 8235-8239 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805457

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  7. S. Pendem, I. Mondal, A. Shrotri, B. S. Rao, N. Lingaiah, J. Mondal
    Unraveling the structural properties and reactivity trends of Cu-Ni bimetallic nanoalloy catalysts for biomass-derived levulinic acid hydrogenation
    Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2, 1516-1529 (2018). DOI: 10.1039/C8SE00138C
  8. S. Yamaguchi, M. Yabushita, M. Kim, J. Hirayama, K. Motokura, A. Fukuoka, K. Nakajima
    Carbohydrates to Methyl Lactate by Acid-Base Bifunctional γ-Al2O3
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6, 8113-8117 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00809
  9. S. Satter, J. Hirayama, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
    Low Temperature Oxidation of Trace Ethylene over Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Hydrophobic Mesoporous Silica
    Chem. Lett., 47, 1000-1002 (2018). DOI: 10.1246/cl.180364
  10. Y. Hou, S. Nagamatsu, K. Asakura, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi
    Trace mono-atomically dispersed rhodium on zeolite-supported cobalt catalyst for the efficient methane oxidation
    Communications Chemistry, 1, 41 (7 pages) (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s42004-018-0044-9

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  11. S. S. Satter, T. Yokoya, J. Hirayama, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
    Oxidation of Trace Ethylene at 0 °C over Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Silica
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6, 11480-11486 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01543
  12. K. Techikawara, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Conversion of N-Acetylglucosamine to Protected Amino Acid over Ru/C Catalyst
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6, 12411-12418 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02951
  13. K. Motokura, M. Ikeda, M. Kim, K. Nakajima, S. Kawashima, M. Nambo, W.-J. Chun, S. Tanaka
    Silica Support-Enhanced Pd-Catalyzed Allylation using Allylic Alcohols
    ChemCatChem, 10, 4084-4089 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801097
  14. G. Li, E. A. Pidko, E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
    A density functional theory study of the mechanism of direct glucose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on anatase titania
    ChemCatChem, 10, 4536-4544 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800900
  15. M. Yabushita, N. A. Grosso-Giordano, A. Fukuoka, A. Katz
    Selective Sequestration of Aromatics from Aqueous Mixtures with Sugars by Hydrophobic Molecular Calixarene Cavities Grafted on Silica
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 39670-39678 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13273

Other publications
  1. Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
    固体触媒が先導する非可食バイオマスの利活用
    化学と教育, 66, 72-75 (2018).

Invited Lectures
  1. Atsushi Fukuoka
    触媒によるバイオマス変換
    第39回触媒学会若手会夏の研修会, Hamamatsu, Japan, August 1, 2018.
  2. Kiyotaka Nakajima, Minjune Kim, Yaqiong Su, Atsushi Fukuoka, Emiel J. M. Hensen
    New Strategy for Selective Production of Furan 2,5-dicarboxylic Acid from Concentrated HMF Solutions with CeO2-supported Au Catalyst
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2018.
  3. Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Smart Biomass Conversion Using Reusable and Highly Active Metal Oxide Catalysts
    9th International Conference on Physics and Its Application, Solo, Indonesia, August 14, 2018, keynote lecture
  4. Hirokazu Kobayashi
    Partial Oxidation of Methane to H2 and CO over Mordenite-Supported Metal Catalysts
    122th CATSJ Meeting, Hakodate, Japan, September 26, 2018.
  5. Atsushi Fukuoka
    木質バイオマスを利用した循環糖化プロセス〜バイオマス自らが触媒になり、有用資源になる
    8th CSJ Chemical Festa 2018, Funabori, Tokyo, October 24, 2018.
  6. Hirokazu Kobayashi
    触媒による非可食バイオマスの選択的分解
    Tohoku University IMRAM PHyM Youth Forum, Sendai, Japan, November 19, 2018.
  7. Kiyotaka Nakajima
    A new strategy for the production of furan dicarboxylic acid with ceria-supported gold nanoparticles
    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore(Singapore), November 20, 2018.
  8. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Hydrolysis of cellulose by heterogeneous carbon catalysts
    7th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Singapore, November 21, 2018, Keynote Lecture
  9. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Chemicals
    16th Japan-Taiwan Joint Symposium on Catalysis, Kyoto, Japan, January 29, 2018, plenary.
  10. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic Conversion of Chitin to Chemicals
    The 14th Hokkaido University-Nanjing University-NIMS/MANA Joint Symposium, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, December 7, 2018.
  11. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Depolymerization of cellulose by heterogeneous carbon catalysts
    The International Symposium on Catalysis and Fine Chemicals 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2018.

Oral presentations in international symposium
  1. Abhijit Shrotri, Lina Mahardiani, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Synergy of weakly acidic carbon catalyst and phosphoric acid for the hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose
    ISHHC18, Sydney, Australia, July 23, 2018.
  2. Atsushi Fukuoka, Shazia S. Satter, Jun Hirayama, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Low-temperature oxidation of ethylene by silica-supported platinum catalysts
    ISHHC18, Sydney, Australia, July 23, 2018.
  3. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalysis of weakly acidic carbons for hydrolysis of cellulose
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  4. Atsushi Fukuoka, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Haruka Yokoyama, Jun-ya Hasegawa
    Selective Dehydration of Sugar Alcohols by High-silica H-beta Zeolites
    ZMPC2018, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  5. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Yuhui Hou, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Low-temperature oxidation of methane to syngas by zeolite-supported rhodium sub-nano cluster catalyst
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2018.
  6. Mizuho Yabushita, Kota Techikawara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka, Alexander Katz
    Adsorption and Depolymerization of Cellulose-Derived Long-Chain β-Glucans by Post-Synthetically Functionalized Zeolite-Templated Carbon Catalysts
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 7, 2018.
  7. Atsushi Fukuoka, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Abhijit Shrotri
    Conversion of cellulose by heterogeneous catalysts
    12ISHC, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 26, 2018.
  8. Minjune Kim, Yaqiong Su, Atsushi Fukuoka, Emiel J.M. Hensen, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Efficient production of furan 2,5-dicarboxylic acid from an acetal form of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with a CeO2-supported Au catalyst
    12ISHC, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 26, 2018.
  9. Hirokazu Kobayashi
    Oxidative conversion of methane to syngas by zeolite-supported metal catalysts
    Fritz Haber Institute-Japan Science and Technology Agency Joint Symposium "Current Topics and Challenges for Innovative Catalysts", Berlin, Germany, October 31, 2018.
  10. Kiyotaka Nakajima, Minjune Kim, Yaqiong Su, Atsushi Fukuoka, Emiel J.M. Hensen
    A New Route for the Formation of FDCA from a Cyclic HMF-Acetal with a Supported Au Catalyst
    7th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Singapore, November 20, 2018.
  11. Natsumi Shibayama, Mizuho Yabushita, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Isomerization of glucose to fructose by solid base catalysts
    7th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Singapore, November 21, 2018.
  12. Miyuki Asakawa, Abhijit Shrotri, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Synthesis of furfural from glucose over mesoporous silica supported tin catalyst
    7th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Singapore, November 21, 2018.
  13. Minjune Kim, Yaqiong Su, Atsushi Fukuoka, Emiel J.M. Hensen, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    A New Route for the Formation of Furan 2,5-Dicarboxylic Acid from a Cyclic HMF-Acetal
    International Symposium on Catalysis ad Fine Chemicals 2018, Bangkok, Thailand, December 11, 2018.

Poster presentations in international symposium
  1. Kota Techikawara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of N-containing sugar alcohol from chitin
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  2. Abhijit Shrotri, Lina Mahardiani, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Phosphoric acid pretreatment of cellulose for carbon catalyzed hydrolysis to glucose
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  3. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Yuhui Hou, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Rhodium sub-nano cluster on mordenite for selective catalytic oxidation of methane to syngas at low temperature
    ZMPC2018, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  4. Jun Hirayama, Shazia S. Sattar, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Low temperature ethylene oxidation over platinum based bimetallic catalyst supported on mesoporous silica
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  5. Shazia S. Sattar, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Aerobic Oxidation of Trace Ethylene at Low Temperature over Platinum Nanoparticle on Hydrophobic Mesoporous Silica Support
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.
  6. Minjune Kim, Hideki Kato, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Acid-basic property of YNbO4 for lactic acid formation from glucose in water
    TOCAT8, Yokohama, Japan, August 6, 2018.