2021

Refereed Papers

1. H. Ishikawa, M. Sheng, A. Nakata, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, J. Yamasaki, S. Yamaguchi, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Air-Stable and Reusable Cobalt Phosphide Nanoalloy Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural Derivatives
   ACS Catal., 11, 14552-14559 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03300
2. D. De Chavez, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, J. Hasegawa
   On the Electronic Structure Origin of Mechanochemically Induced Selectivity in Acid-Catalyzed Chitin Hydrolysis
   J. Phys. Chem. A, 125, 187-197 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09030
3. S. Fujita, S. Yamaguchi, J. Yamasaki, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Ni₂P Nanoalloy as an Air-Stable and Versatile Hydrogenation Catalyst in Water: P-Alloying Strategy for Designing Smart Catalysts
   Chem. Eur. J., 27, 4439-4446 (2021). DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005037
4. L. Li, N. H. MD Dostagir, A. Shrotri, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi
   Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas via Formate Intermediate Found for a Ruthenium-Rhenium Bimetallic Catalyst
   ACS Catal., 11, 3782-3789 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05491
5. Y. N. Palai, A. Shrotri, M. Asakawa, A. Fukuoka
   Silica supported Sn catalysts with tetrahedral Sn sites for selective isomerization of glucose to fructose
   Catal. Today, 365, 241-248 (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.04.032
6. S. Yamaguchi, S. Fujita, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, J. Yamasaki, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Air-stable and reusable nickel phosphide nanoparticle catalyst for the highly selective hydrogenation of D-glucose to D-sorbitol
   Green Chem., 23, 2010-2016 (2021). DOI: 10.1039/D0GC03301D
7. P. Chen, A. Shrotri, A. Fukuoka
   Synthesis of cello-oligosaccharides by depolymerization of cellulose: A review
   Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 621, 118177 (8 pages) (2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118177
8. M. Sheng, S. Fujita, S. Yamaguchi, J. Yamasaki, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Single-Crystal Cobalt Phosphide Nanorods as a High-Performance Catalyst for Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds
   JACS Au, 1, 501-507 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00125
9. S. Yamaguchi, S. Fujita, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, J. Yamasaki, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Support-Boosted Nickel Phosphide Nanoalloy Catalysis in the Selective Hydrogenation of Maltose to Maltitol
   ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 9, 6347-6354 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00447
10. M. Albrahim, C. Thompson, D. Leshchev, A. Shrotri, R. R. Unocic, J. Hong, A. S. Hoffman, M. J. Meloni, R. C. Runnebaum, S. R. Bare, E. Stavitski, A. M. Karim
    Reduction and Agglomeration of Supported Metal Clusters Induced by High-Flux X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements
    J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 11048-11057. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01823
11. R. Osuga, S. Yasuda, M. Sawada, R. Manabe, H. Shima, S. Tsutsuminai, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi, A. Muramatsu, T. Yokoi
    Oxidative Reforming of Methane over Rh-Containing Zeolites: Active Species and Role of Zeolite Framework
    Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 60, 8696-8704 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01353
12. N. H. MD Dostagir, R. Rattanawan, M. Gao, J. Ota, J. Hasegawa, K. Asakura, A. Fukouka, A. Shrotri
    Co Single Atoms in ZrO₂ with Inherent Oxygen Vacancies for Selective Hydrogenation of CO₂ to CO
    ACS Catal., 11, 3782-3789 (2021). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02041
13. H. Kobayashi, Y. Suzuki, T. Sagawa, K. Kuroki, J. Hasegawa, A. Fukuoka
    Impact of tensile and compressive forces on hydrolysis of cellulose and chitin
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 23, 15908-15916 (2021). DOI: 10.1039/D1CP01650D
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14. C. Yang, T. Sagawa, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi
    Characteristic activity of phosphorous acid in the dehydration condensation of a chitin-derived nitrogen-containing sugar alcohol
    Green Chem., 23, 7228-7234 (2021). DOI: 10.1039/D1GC02193A
15. W. Ahmad, F. L. Chan, A. Shrotri, Y. N. Palai, H. Wang, A. Tanksale
    Dimethoxymethane production via CO₂ hydrogenation in methanol over novel Ru based hierarchical BEA
    J. Energy Chem., 66, 181-189 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2021.07.026

Other publications

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   よくわかるQ&A　プラチナ触媒を使った野菜の鮮度保持とはどういうものですか？
   ニューカントリー, 68 (8), 74-75 (2021).

Awards

1. Abhijit Shrotri
   New Chemical Technology Research Encouragement Award, Japan Association for Chemical Innovation, June 10, 2021.
2. Nazmul Dostagir
   Young Oral Presentation Award, Doping of Co Single Atoms in ZrO₂ Creates Interfacial Sites with Oxygen Vacancy for Highly Selective Hydrogenation of CO₂ to CO, 18th Japan-Korea Symposium on Catalysis, November 25, 2021.
3. Koichiro Endo
   Poster Presentation Award from the director of IMRAM, Conversion of xylose to furfural over BaNb₂O₆, Tohoku University Tagen Meeting, December 9, 2021.

Invited Lectures

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   炭素触媒によるセルロースの変換
   炭素材料学会1月セミナー　SDGsに貢献する炭素触媒化学の最前線, Online, January 29, 2021.
2. Atsushi Fukuoka
   フードロス削減に向けて　−プラチナ触媒による青果物の鮮度保持−
   北海道大学・日立北大ラボ　第2回フォーラムSociety5.0北海道の未来, Sapporo Factory Hall (Online), February 16, 2021.
3. Atsushi Fukuoka, Takeshi Mori
   プラチナ触媒を用いた青果物の鮮度保持技術
   フードロス削減コンソーシアム第1回フォーラム, Hokkaido University (Online), March 19, 2021.
4. Abhijit Shrotri, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose and oligosaccharides over carbon catalysts
   International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Health (BASEH-2021), Jaipur (India) (Online), April 6, 2021.
5. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   超秩序構造体を活用した循環型炭素資源の利活用
   学術変革領域研究（A）「超秩序構造が創造する物性科学」，第1回若手の学校, Online, May 23, 2021.
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Low temperature oxidation of ethylene over Pt/silica
   1st Japan-China Symposium on Catalysis (1stJCSC), Osaka (Online), October 10 (10-12), 2021, keynote.
7. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   リン酸固定金属酸化物を利用した水溶液内の糖変換反応
   触媒学会北海道支部室蘭講演会, Online, October 19, 2021.
8. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   An acetal protection strategy for chemocatalytic conversion of biomass-derived furanics to building blocks of renewable polymers
   2021 Nankai International Symposium on Catalysis, Online, October 23, 2021.
9. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Niobium-based Solid Catalysts for Smart Biomass Conversion
   Niobium Technology for Clean Energy, Online, November 9, 2021.
10. Atsushi Fukuoka
    触媒によるバイオマス資源の化学品への変換
    51st Petroleum-Petrochemical Symposium of JPI, Hakodate, Japan, November 11, 2021.

Oral presentations in international symposium

1. Nazmul H. Dostagir, Coogan Thompson, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Ayman M. Karim, Atsushi Fukuoka, Abhijit Shrotri
   Promotion of indium oxide with Rh for superior methanol yield during carbon dioxide hydrogenation
   ACS Spring 2021, Online, April 6, 2021.
2. Abhijit Shrotri, Pengru Chen, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Influence of chain length on hydrolysis of β-1,4 glycosidic bonds over carbon catalysts
   ACS Spring 2021, Online, April 7, 2021.
3. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Lingcong Li, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Oxidative Conversion of Methane to Syngas over Ru-Re/Al₂O₃ via Formate Intermediate
   ACS Fall 2021, Atlanta (USA) (Online), August 25, 2021.
4. Pengru Chen, Abhijit Shrotri, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Kinetics of β-1,4 glycosidic bond hydrolysis in cello-oligosaccharides over carbon catalysts
   1st Japan-China Symposium on Catalysis (1stJCSC), Osaka (Online), October 10 (10-12), 2021.
5. Takuya Sagawa, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Acid-catalyzed dehydration of a sugar alcohol derived from chitin
   1st Japan-China Symposium on Catalysis (1stJCSC), Osaka (Online), October 10 (10-12), 2021.