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2022

ASAP

Refereed Papers

1. H. Ishikawa, S. Yamaguchi, A. Nakata, K. Nakajima, S. Yamazoe, J. Yamasaki, T. Mizugaki, T. Mitsudome
   Phosphorus-Alloying as a Powerful Method for Designing Highly Active and Durable Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Deoxygenation of Sulfoxides: Ligand and Ensemble Effects of Phosphorus
   JACS Au., 2, 419-427 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00461
2. Ferdy J. A. G. Coumans, Zhanna Overchenko, Jan J. Wiesfeld, Nikolay Kosinov, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Emiel J. M. Hensen
   Protection Strategies for the Conversion of Biobased Furanics to Chemical Building Blocks
   ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 10, 3116-3130 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06723
3. T. Boonyakarn, J. J. Wiesfeld, M. Asakawa, L. Chen, A. Fukuoka, E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
   Effective Oxidation of (5-Hydroxymethyl)furfural to 2,5-Diformylfuran by an Acetal Protection Strategy
   ChemSusChem, 15, e202200059 (7 pages) (2022). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200059

4. 

   Yayati N. Palai, Abhijit Shrotri, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Selective Oxidation of Furfural to Succinic Acid over Lewis Acidic Sn-Beta
   ACS Catal., 12, 3534-3542 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05348
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5. J. J. Wiesfeld, M. Asakawa, T. Aoshima, A. Fukuoka, E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
   A Catalytic Strategy for Selective Production of 5-Formylfuran-2-carboxylic Acid and Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic AcidEffective Oxidation of (5-Hydroxymethyl)furfural to 2,5-Diformylfuran by an Acetal Protection Strategy
   ChemCatChem, e202200191 (11 pages) (2022). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200191

6. 

   T. Mori, T. Shigyo, T. Nomura, Y. Osanai, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Ethylene oxidation activity of silica-supported platinum catalysts for the preservation of perishables
   Catal. Sci. Technol., 12, 3116-3122 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2CY00335J
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7. J. Mondal, B. Boro, M. K. Adak, S. Biswas, C. Sarkar, Y. Nailwal, A. Shrotri, B. Chakraborty, B. M. Wong
   Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation Performance in an Extended Porous Organic Framework with a Covalent Alliance of Distinct Ru-Sites
   Nanoscle,14, 7621-7633 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2NR01297A
8. T. Sagawa, H. Kobayashi, C. Murata, Y. Shichibu, K. Konoshi, M. Hashizume, A. Fukuoka
   Catalytic Synthesis of Oxazolidinones from a Chitin-Derived Sugar Alcohol
   Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 95, 1054-1059 (2022). DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220106
9. B. Priya, A. Kumar, SK N. H. Md Dostagir, A. Shrotri, S. K. Singh
   Catalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived furoic acid to tetrahydrofuroic acid derivatives over Pd/CoOx catalyst in water
   ChemCatChem, 14, e202200590 (2022) . DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200590
10. D. Padovan, K. Endo, T. Matsumoto, T. Yokoi, A. Fukuoka, H. Kato, K. Nakajima
    Acid?Base Property of Tetragonal YNbO4 with Phosphate Groups and Its Catalysis for the Dehydration of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
    Small Struct., 2200224 (2022) (11 pages). DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202200224

11. 

    H. Kobayashi, Y. Suzuki, T. Sagawa, M. Saito, A. Fukuoka
    Selective Synthesis of Oligosaccharides by Mechanochemical Hydrolysis of Chitin over a Carbon-Based Catalyst
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202214229 (6 pages) (2022). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214229
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Other publications

1. 藪下瑞帆、福岡淳
   金属有機構造体NU-1000を用いたバイオマス由来糖化合物と芳香族化合物の選択吸着・分離
   ファインケミカル, 51 (4), 11-18 (2022).

Awards

1. Abhijit Shrotri
   The best presentation award, Hydrogenation of CO2 over oxygen vacant sites in Co-doped ZrO2 catalysts, Catalysis Society of Japan, April 4, 2022.
2. Atsushi Fukuoka
   2021 The Japan Petroleum Institute Award, Study on synthesis of valuable compounds by catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin, The Japan Petroleum Institute, May 30, 2022.
3. Yayati Naresh
   Presentation Award, Selective oxidation of furfural to succinic acid over Lewis acidic Sn-Beta, 12th International Cenference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2022), July 30-August 2, 2022.
4. Nazmul Dostagir
   Excellent Research Award, Doping of Co in ZrO2 creates interfacial sites with oxygen vacancy for selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO, Post Symposium of TOCAT9, August 1, 2022.

Invited lectures

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Hydrolysis of lignocellulose by a biomass-derived carbon catalyst
   ACS Spring 2022, San Diego (online),March 23, 2022, keynote.
2. 福岡淳
   セルロース・キチンの触媒変換による有用化学品合成
   石油学会第64回年会, 東京（ハイブリッド開催）, 2022年5月30日, 受賞講演.
3. 福岡淳
   触媒の実用化：概論とケーススタディ
   2022年北の国触媒塾, オンライン開催, 2022年6月25日, 依頼講演.
4. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Valorization of Cellulose and Chitin by Heterogeneous Catalysis
   Taipei International Conference on Catalysis, Taipei (online), July 20, 2022, keynote.
5. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Heterogeneous catalysis for valorization of cellulose and chitin
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 26, 2022, plenary.
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Ethylene oxidation by supported platinum catalyst for preservation of fruits and vegetables
   12th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2022), Osaka (online), July 31, 2022, invited.

Oral presentations in international symposium

1. Abhijit Shrotri, Pengru Chen, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Synthesis of cello-oligosaccharides from cellulose by using carbon catalysts
   ACS Spring 2022, San Diego (online), March 23, 2022.
2. Nazmul Dostagir, Rattanawalee Rattanawan, Min Gao, Jin Ota, Jun-Ya Hasegawa, Kiyotaka Asakura, Atsushi Fukuoka, Abhijit Shrotri
   Interfacial sites on Co doped ZrO2 as an active catalyst for selective CO2 hydrogenation to CO
   The 19th International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis (ISHHC19), Oslo (online), June 28, 2022.
3. Daniele Padovan, Hideki Kato, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Sugars dehydration with Nb-based mixed metal oxides catalysts
   The 19th International Symposium on Relations between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis (ISHHC19), Oslo (online), June 29, 2022.
4. Daniele PADOVAN, Hideki KATO, Atsushi FUKUOKA, Kiyotaka NAKAJIMA
   Sugars dehydration with Nb-based mixed metal oxide catalysts
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 25, 2022.
5. Hirokazu KOBAYASHI, Yusuke SUZUKI, Takuya SAGAWA, Mizuho YABUSHITA, Kota TECHIKAWARA, Atsushi FUKUOKA
   Hydrolysis of chitin with acid catalysts in the presence of mechanical forces
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 26, 2022.
6. Nazmul DOSTAGIR, Rattanawalee RATTANAWAN, Min GAO, Jin OTA, Jun-ya HASEGAWA, Kiyotaka ASAKURA, Atsushi FUKUOKA, Abhijit SHROTRI
   Selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO over the interfacial active site created by doping Co single atoms in ZrO2
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 28, 2022.
7. Yayati Naresh Palai1, Abhijit Shrotri, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Selective Oxidation of Furfural to Succinic Acid over Lewis Acidic Sn-Beta
   12th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2022), Osaka (online), August 1, 2022.

Poster presentations in ineternational symposium

1. Takuya SAGAWA, Hirokazu KOBAYASHI, Mieno HASHIZUME, Atsushi FUKUOKA
   Synthesis of oxazolidinone compounds from sugar alcohol derived from chitin
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 25, 2022.
2. Yayati-Naresh PALAI, Abhijit SHROTRI, Atsushi FUKUOKA
   Selective oxidation of furfural to succinic acid over Lewis acidic Sn-Beta
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 26, 2022.
3. Tat BOONYAKARN, Jan J WIESFELD, Atsushi FUKUOKA, Takato MITSUDOME, Kiyotaka NAKAJIMA
   Reductive amination of 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid to 5-aminomethylfuran-2-carboxylic acid over a cobalt phosphide catalyst
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 26, 2022.
4. Jan-J. WIESFELD, Emiel J.M. HENSEN, Atsushi FUKUOKA, Kiyotaka NAKAJIMA
   Aerobic oxidation of concentrated acetal-protected 5HMF solutions to FDCA catalyzed by nitrogen-doped carbon-supported cobalt
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 26, 2022.
5. Abhijit SHROTRI, Pengru CHEN, Atsushi FUKUOKA
   Catalytic synthesis of cello-oligosaccharides by carbon catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose
   The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, July 27, 2022.
6. Nazmul Dostagir, Rattanawalee Rattanawan, Min Gao, Jin Ota, Jun-ya Hasegawa, Kiyotaka Asakura, Atsushi Fukuoka, Abhijit Shrotri
   Doping of Co in ZrO2 creates interfacial sites with oxygen vacancy for selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO
   Post Symposium of TOCAT9, Sapporo, August 1, 2022.

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.

2020

Refereed Papers

1. M. Yabushita, G. Papa, P. Li, A. Fukuoka, O. K. Farha, B. A. Simmons, A. Katz
   Effect of ionic liquid on sugar-aromatic separation selectivity by metal-organic framework NU-1000 in aqueous solution
   Fuel Proc. Technol., 197, 106189 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.106189
2. M. Kim, S. Ronchetti, B. Onida, N. Ichikuni, A. Fukuoka, H. Kato, K. Nakajima
   Lewis Acid and Base Catalysis of YNbO₄ Toward Aqueous-Phase Conversion of Hexose and Triose Sugars to Lactic Acid in Water
   ChemCatChem, 12, 350-359 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901435
3. J. Hirayama, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Amorphization and Semi-Dry Conversion of Crystalline Cellulose to Oligosaccharides by Impregnated Phosphoric Acid
   Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 93, 273-278 (2020). DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20190287
4. J. J. Wiesfeld, M. Kim, K. Nakajima, E. J. M. Hensen
   Selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and its acetal with 1,3-propanediol to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan using supported rhenium-promoted nickel catalysts in water
   Green Chem., 22, 1229-1238 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/C9GC03856F
5. S. Fujita, K. Nakajima, J. Yamasaki, T. Mizugaki, K. Jitsukawa, T. Mitsudome
   Unique Catalysis of Nickel Phosphide Nanoparticles to Promote the Selective Transformation of Biofuranic Aldehydes into Diketones in Water
   ACS Catal., 10, 4261-4267 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b05120
6. A. Miyoshi, K. Kato, T. Yokoi, J. J Wiesfeld, K. Nakajima, A. Yamakata, K. Maeda
   Nano vs bulk rutile TiO₂:N,F in Z-scheme overall water splitting under visible light
   J. Mater. Chem. A, 8, 11996-12002 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0TA04450D
7. M. Yabushita, A. Fukuoka
   Selective Separation of Biomass-derived Sugars and Aromatics with Aromatic Domains of Metal-organic Frameworks and Surface-modified Silica
   J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst., 63, 163-171 (2020). DOI: 10.1627/jpi.63.163
8. R. Osuga, B. Saikhantsetseg, S. Yasuda, R. Manabe, H. Shima, S. Tsutsuminai, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi, T. Yokoi
   Metal cation-exchanged zeolites with the location, state, and size of metal species controlled
   Chem. Commun., 56, 5913-5916 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02284E
9. D. Padovan, H. Kobayasi, A. Fukuoka
   Facile Preparation of 3-Acetamido-5-acetylfuran from N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine Using Commercially Available Aluminum Salts
   ChemSusChem, 13, 3594-3598 (2020). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001068
10. P. Chen, A. Shrotri, A. Fukuoka
    Unraveling the hydrolysis of β-1,4-glycosidic bond in cello-oligosaccharides over carbon catalysts
    Catal. Sci. Technol., 10, 4593-4601 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00783H
11. S. Yasuda, R. Osuga, Y. Kunitake, K. Kato, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi, M. Gao, J. Hasegawa, R. Manabe, H. Shima, S. Tsutsuminai, T. Yokoi
    Zeolite-supported ultra-small nickel as catalyst for selective oxidation of methane to syngas
    Commun. Chem., 3, 129 (8 pages) (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00375-0
12. L. Mahardiani, A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Structure and Activity of Activated Carbon Functionalized with Maleic Anhydride by Diels-Alder Reaction
    Catal. Today, 357, 409-415 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.08.056
13. T. Sagawa, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Effect of Lewis acid on catalytic dehydration of a chitin-derived sugar alcohol
    Mol. Catal., 498, 111282 (7 pages) (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111282
14. S. S. Satter, J. Hirayama, H. Kobayashi, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
    Water-Resistant Pt Sites in Hydrophobic Mesopores Effective for Low-Temperature Ethylene Oxidation
    ACS Catal., 10, 13257-13268 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02816
15. K. Maeda, Y. Uemura, W.-J. Chun, S. S. Satter, K. Nakajima, Y. Manaka, K. Motokura
    Controllable Factors of Supported Ir Complex Catalysis for Aromatic C-H Borylation
    ACS Catal., 10, 14552-14559 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03734
16. N. H. MD. Dostagir, C. B. Thompson, H. Kobayashi, A. M. Karim, A. Fukuoka, A. Shrotri
    Rh promoted indium oxide as highly active catalyst for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol
    Catal. Sci. Technol., 10, 8196-8202 (2020). DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01789B

Other publications

1. J. Wiesfeld, E. J. M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
   Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Application of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysts to Process Biomass into Value-Added Compounds
   Advanced Heterogeneous Catalysts Volume 1: Applications at the Nano-Scale, Chapter 5, pp. 151-182, ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society (2020). DOI: 10.1021/bk-2020-1359.ch005
2. H. Kobayashi. K. Kato, A. Fukuoka
   Oxidative Reforming of Methane over Zeolite-Supported Metal Catalysts
   Shokubai, 62, 363-368 (2020).
3. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   第6章第7節: メタンの酸化的改質に資するゼオライト担持金属触媒
   触媒の劣化対策、長寿命化, pp. 299-305, 技術情報協会 (2020).

Awards

1. H. Kobayashi
   触媒法によるキチンの解重合と含窒素化合物合成
   Catalysis Society of Japan Award for Young Researchers, March 26, 2020.
2. N. Shibayama
   逐次的な逆アルドール反応・アセタール化によるグルコースからエリスロースとグリコールアルデヒド誘導体の選択合成
   優秀講演賞, 化学系協会北海道支部2020年冬季研究発表会, February 8, 2020.
3. A. Fukuoka, J. Taniguchi
   青果物鮮度保持用プラチナ触媒の開発
   Inoue Harushige Prize, September 16, 2020.

Invited Lectures

1. H. Kobayashi
   Catalytic conversion of chitin and synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds
   126th Catalysis Society of Japan Meeting, September 17, 2020.
2. A. Fukuoka
   プラチナ触媒が北海道の流通・保存システムにパラダイムシフトを起こす～野菜の鮮度保持の超長期化に挑む産学連携～
   産学官連携研究会HoPE10月例会, Online, October 7, 2020.
3. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Catalytic synthesis of renewable chemical from biomass
   The 6th Hokkaido University Cross-Departmental Symposium, October 19, 2020.
4. A. Fukuoka
   固体触媒による鮮度保持・生物活性物質合成技術
   第30回記念万有福岡シンポジウム, Online, October 24, 2020.
5. H. Kobayashi
   触媒によるセルロース・キチンの解重合と生成物利用
   産業技術総合研究所第7回食・触コンソーシアムワークショップ, 産業技術総合研究所 (Online), November 2, 2020.
6. H. Kobayashi
   触媒法によるキチンの解重合と含窒素化合物合成
   触媒学会・触媒工業協会交流サロン, Online, December 11, 2020.
7. H. Kobayashi
   弱酸点を持つ炭素によるセルロースの加水分解
   第1回固体酸塩基点の作用と設計研究会セミナー/GSCセミナー, Online, December 23, 2020.

2019

Refereed Papers

1. P. Chen, A. Shrotri, A. Fukuoka
   Soluble Cello-oligosaccharides Produced by Carbon Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Cellulose
   ChemSusChem, 12, 2576-2580 (2019). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900800
2. M. Yabushita, N. Shibayama, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Selective Glucose-to-Fructose Isomerization in Ethanol Catalyzed by Hydrotalcites
   ACS Catal., 9, 2101-2109 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b05145
3. A. B. Ihsan, Y. Tawara, S. Goto, H. Kobayashi, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka, Y. Koyama
   Effects of 2,5-furanylene sulfides in polymer main chains on polymer physical properties
   Polym. J., 51, 413-422 (2019). DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0140-9
4. M. Kim, Y. Su, T. Aoshima, A. Fukuoka, E.J.M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
   Effective Strategy for High-Yield Furan Dicarboxylate Production for Biobased Polyester Applications
   ACS Catal., 9, 4277-4285 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00450
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5. K. Maeda, Y. Uemura, M. Kim, K. Nakajima, S. Tanaka, W.-J. Chun, K. Motokura
   Influence of a Co-immobilized Tertiary Amine on the Structure and Reactivity of a Rh Complex: Accelerating Effect on Heterogeneous Hydrosilylation
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 14556-14563 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03280
6. R. Miyazaki, N. Nakatani, S. V. Levchenko, T. Yokoya, K. Nakajima, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, J. Hasegawa
   A DFT Mechanistic Study on the Complete Oxidation of Ethylene by Silica-Supported Pt Catalyst: C=C Activation via Ethylene Dioxide Intermediate
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 12706-12715 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00158
7. D. P. De Chavez, M. Gao, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, J. Hasegawa
   Adsorption mediated tandem acid catalyzed cellulose hydrolysis by ortho-substituted benzoic acids
   Mol. Catal., 475, 110459 (5 pages) (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110459
8. C. Yang, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Removal of catalyst poisons for the production of sugar alcohols from a real biomass molasses using a heterogeneous Ni catalyst
   Fuel Proc. Technol., 196, 106155 (7 pages) (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2019.106155
9. SK Nazmul H. MD D., M. K. Awasthi, A. Kumar, K. Gupta, S. Behrens, A. Shrotri, S. K. Singh
   Selective Catalysis for Room-Temperature Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Compounds over Supported NiPd Catalysts in Water
   ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 7, 9352-9359 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00486
10. T. Sagawa, H. Kobayashi, C. Murata, Y. Shichibu, K. Konishi, A. Fukuoka
    Catalytic Conversion of a Chitin-Derived Sugar Alcohol to an Amide-Containing Isosorbide Analog
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 7, 14883-14888 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02985
11. Y. Nishimura, M. Suda, M. Kuroha, H. Kobayashi, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
    Synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from highly concentrated aqueous fructose solutions using activated carbon
    Carbohydr. Res., 486, 107826 (6 pages) (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107826
12. C. Sarkar, S. Pendem, A. Shrotri, D. Q. Dao, P. P. T. Mai, T. N. Ngoc, D. R. Chandaka, T. V. Rao, Q. T. Trinh, M. P. Sherburne, J. Mondal
    Interface Engineering of Graphene-Supported Cu Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Mesoporous Silica for Size-Dependent Catalytic Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Amines
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 11722-11735 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18675
13. M. Asakawa, A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Solvent basicity controlled deformylation for the formation of furfural from glucose and fructose
    Green Chem., 21, 6146-6153 (2019). DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02600B
14. H. Ohta, K. Tobayashi, A. Kuroo, M. Nakatsuka, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, G. Hamasaka, Y. Uozumi, H. Murayama, M. Tokunaga, M. Hayashi
    Surface Modification of a Supported Pt Catalyst Using Ionic Liquids for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols into Arenes under Mild Conditions
    Chem. Eur. J., 25, 14762-14766 (2019). DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902668
15. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Hydrolysis of cellulose by carbon catalysts bearing weak acid sites
    Tanso, 2019(290), 211-218 (2019). DOI: 10.7209/tanso.2019.211

Other publications

1. Takuya Sagawa, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
   触媒法バイオマス変換による基幹化学品合成
   Shokubai, 61, 182-188 (2019).

Invited Lectures

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin into value-added chemicals
   ICAT-Cardiff Catalysis Institute Joint International Symposium on Catalysis, Cardiff (UK), 2019年1月17日, plenary.
2. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   New Strategy for Selective Production of Furan 2,5-dicarboxylic Acid from Concentrated HMF Solutions with CeO₂-supported Au Catalyst
   ICAT-Cardiff Catalysis Institute Joint International Symposium on Catalysis, Cardiff (UK), 2019年1月17日.
3. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   ゼオライト担持ロジウム触媒を用いたメタンの酸化的改質反応
   平成30年度高難度選択酸化反応研究会シンポジウム, Tokyo (Japan), 2019年1月25日.
4. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic depolymerization of cellulose and chitin
   International Symposium on Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy and Chemical Production, Sapporo (Japan), 2019年2月4日.
5. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Smart HMF conversion to FDCA and its carboxylates with supported Au catalyst
   International Symposium on Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy and Chemical Production, Sapporo (Japan), 2019年2月4日.
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic depolymerization of cellulose and chitin
   The ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting, Orlando (USA), 2019年4月1日.
7. Atsushi Fukuoka
   北海道大学と触媒科学からの次世代放射光計画への期待
   第1回・次世代放射光アライアンス会議, Sendai (Japan), 2019年4月22日.
8. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic depolymerization of cellulose and chitin
   5th International Symposium on Green Chemistry, La Rochelle (France), 2019年5月14日.
9. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic depolymerization of cellulose and chitin to chemicals
   The 17th Korea-Japan Symposium on Catalysis, Jeju (Korea), 2019年5月20日, plenary.
10. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin into chemicals
    The 12th International Symposium of the Romanian Catalysis Society, Bucharest (Romania), 2019年6月6日, plenary.
11. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin to chemicals
    The 8th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Bangkok (Thailand), 2019年8月6日.
12. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin to chemicals
    258th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego (USA), 2019年8月28日.
13. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of cellulose and chitin into chemicals
    International Seminar on Chemical Engineering Soehadi Reksowardojo, Kupang (Indonesia), 2019年10月8日.

Oral presentations in international symposium

1. Takuya Sagawa, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Dehydration condensation of chitin-derived sugar alcohol by acid catalyst
   The 17th Korea-Japan Symposium on Catalysis, Jeju (Korea), 2019年5月20日.
2. Abhijit Shrotri, Miyuki Asakawa, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Deformylation pathway for catalytic synthesis of furfural from hexose sugars
   The 17th Korea-Japan Symposium on Catalysis, Jeju (Korea), 2019年5月21日.
3. A. Fukuoka, A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi
   Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose and Chitin to Chemicals
   The 26th meeting of the North American Catalysis Society, Chicago (USA), 2019年6月25日.
4. Shazia S. Sattar, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Hydrophobicity of Pt supported over mesoporous silica: An advantage to low temperature ethylene oxidation
   The 8th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Bangkok (Thailand), 2019年8月5日.
5. C. Yang, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Conversion of Molasses to Sugar Alcohol using a Sponge Nickel Catalysts
   The 8th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Bongkok (Thailand), 2019年8月7日.
6. P. Chen, A. Shrotri, A. Fukuoka
   Carbon catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose to synthesize cello-oligosaccharides in a semi-flow reactor
   14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月19日.
7. S. Satter, J. Hirayama, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Ethylene Oxidation over Supported Pt Catalysts: A Mechanistic and Kinetics Study for Elucidating the Role of SiO? Support
   14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月20日.
8. N. Shibayama, M. Yabushita, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Direct Conversion of Glucose to Erythrose and Glycol Aldehyde in Ethanol by Selective Retro-aldolization
   14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月21日.
9. K. Nakajima, M. Kim, Y. Su, A. Fukuoka, E.J.M. Hensen
   New Strategy for Selective Production of FDCA from Concentrated HMF-acetal Solutions with CeO?-Supported Au Catalyst
   14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月21日.
10. M. Kim, Y. Su, T. Aoshima, A. Fukuoka, E.J.M. Hensen, K. Nakajima
    An efficient strategy for practical furan dicarboxylate production for biobased polymer applications
    14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月21日.
11. A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi
    Catalytic conversion of chitin into amino acid
    14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月22日.
12. Abhijit Shrotri, Pengru Chen, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Carbon catalyzed partial hydrolysis of cellulose to bio-active cello-oligosaccharides in a semi-flow process
    The 18th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress, Sapporo (Japan), 2019年9月24日.

Poster presentations in international symposium

1. M. Asakawa, A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Deformylation pathway for catalytic synthesis of furfural from hexose sugars
   14th EuropaCat - European Congress on Catalysis, Archen (Germany), 2019年8月20日.

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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   • Polyestertime
   • Biofuels Digest
   • Bio-Based Economy
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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.

2017

Refereed Papers

1. N. K. Gupta, A. Fukuoka, K. Nakajima
   Amorphous Nb₂O₅ as a Selective and Reusable Catalyst for Furfural Production from Xylose in Biphasic Water and Toluene
   ACS Catal., 7, 2430-2436 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03682
2. H. Kobayashi, S. Ito, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Conversion of glycerol to acrolein by mesoporous sulfated zirconia-silica catalyst
   Chin. J. Catal., 38, 420-425 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(16)62564-0
   Special Column for 16th ICC Pre-symposium Novel Catalysts for Energy and Environmental Issues
3. M. Yabushita, P. Li, K. A. Durkin, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, O. K. Farha, A. Katz
   Insights into Supramolecular Sites Responsible for Complete Separation of Biomass-Derived Phenolics and Glucose in Metal-Organic Framework NU-1000
   Langmuir, 33, 4129-4137 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00045
4. H. Yokoyama, H. Kobayashi, J. Hasegawa, A. Fukuoka
   Selective Dehydration of Mannitol to Isomannide over H-Beta Zeolite
   ACS Catal., 7, 4828-4834 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01295
5. M. Yabushita, P. Li, T. Islamoglu, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, O. K. Farha, A. Katz
   Selective Metal-Organic Framework Catalysis of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using Phosphate-Modified NU-1000
   Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 56, 7141-7148 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01164
   Selected as a highlight of the issue (TOC graphic was featured on the cover) (LINK)
   Virtual Special Issue "Invited Papers from ACS Philadelphia" (Devoted to work by authors who made outstanding presentations)
6. H. Kobayashi, K. Techikawara, A. Fukuoka
   Hydrolytic hydrogenation of chitin to amino sugar alcohol
   Green Chem., 19, 3350-3356 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C7GC01063J
7. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Adsorption of Saccharides
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 17332-17338 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05077
8. N. Ishito, K. Nakajima, Y. Maegawa, S. Inagaki, A. Fukuoka
   Facile formation of gold nanoparticles on periodic mesoporous bipyridine-silica
   Catal. Today, 298, 258-262 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.03.012
9. Y. Hou, S. Ogasawara, A. Fukuoka, H. Kobayashi
   Zeolite-supported rhodium sub-nano cluster catalyst for low-temperature selective oxidation of methane to syngas
   Catal. Sci. Technol., 7, 6132-6139 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C7CY02183F
10. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashu, H. Kaiki, M. Yabushita, A. Fukuoka
    Cellulose hydrolysis using oxidized carbon catalyst in a plug flow slurry process
    Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 56, 14471-14478 (2017). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03918
11. H. Kato, K. Shimizu, K. Nakajima, M. Kobayashi, M. Kakihana
    Synthesis of Rare Earth Niobate and Tantalate Powders via a Peroxo Complex Route
    Chem. Lett., 46, 1515-1517 (2017). DOI: 10.1246/cl.170652
12. T. Murayama, K. Nakajima, J. Hirata, K. Omata, E. J. M. Hensen, W. Ueda
    Hydrothermal synthesis of a layered-type W-Ti-O mixed metal oxide and its solid acid activity
    Catal. Sci. Technol., 7, 243-250 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C6CY02198K
13. K. Motokura, M. Ikeda, M. Nambo, W.-J. Chun, K. Nakajima, S. Tanaka
    Concerted Catalysis in Tight Spaces: Palladium-Catalyzed Allylation Reactions Accelerated by Accumulated Active Sites in Mesoporous Silica
    ChemCatChem, 9, 2924-2929 (2017). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700439

Other publications

1. A. Fukuoka
   Preface
   Chin. J. Catal., 3, 419 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62803-1
   Special Column for 16th ICC Pre-symposium Novel Catalysts for Energy and Environmental Issues
   Highlighted as cover picture (designed by H. Kobayashi, editted by a Chin. J. Catal. staff)
2. K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   担持金属触媒による低温エチレン酸化
   Petrotech, 40, 25-29 (2017).
3. K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Oxidation of Ethylene at Low Temperature by Mesoporous Silica-supported Platinum Catalyst
   Shokubai, 59, 25-231 (2017).
4. K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   メソポーラスシリカ担持白金触媒による低温エチレン酸化
   セラミックス, 52, 6-11 (2017).
5. N. Ishito, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   メソポーラスシリカ担持白金触媒による低温エチレン酸化と冷蔵庫触媒としての応用
   工業材料, 65, 49-53 (2017).
6. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   機械的処理によるセルロース・キチンから基盤化学品への触媒分解
   Sulfuric Acid and Industry, 70, 11-18 (2017).
7. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   金属触媒を用いたセルロースからの糖アルコール生成
   化学工学, 81, 187-189 (2017).
8. K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   固体触媒による青果物の鮮度保持
   Chemistry & Chemical Industry, 70, 1003-1005 (2017).
9. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Recent developments in the use of porous carbon materials for cellulose conversion
   in Nanoporous Catalysts for Biomass Conversion, Wiley-VCH (2017), Chapter 4, pp. 71-97.
10. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
    Catalytic Conversion of Structural Carbohydrates and Lignin to Chemicals
    in Advances in Catalysis, Vol. 60, Elsevier (2017), Chapter 2, pp. 59-123.

Awards

1. Abhijit Shrotri
   Air-oxidation of activated carbon for hydrolysis of cellulose over weakly acidic functional groups
   Best Oral Presentation Award, APCAT-7, January 20 2017.
2. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Outstanding Reviewer for Chemical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry, February 9, 2017
3. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   Development of solid catalyst - solid substrate reactions for efficient utilization of biomass
   Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists, Chemical Society of Japan, March 17, 2017.

Invited Lectures

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Low-temperature oxidation of ethylene by platinum supported on mesoporous silica
   7th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-7), Mumbai, India, January 17, 2017.
2. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Catalytic conversion of biomass: overview and perspectives
   NOVACAM Green Catalysis by Design Scientific Meeting & Student Winter School, Padova, Italy, February 22, 2017.
3. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   Development of Solid Catalyst-Solid Substrate Reactions for Efficient Utilization of Biomass
   97th CSJ Annual Meeting, Japan, March 18, 2017.
4. Atsushi Fukuoka
   触媒法バイオマス変換の現状と展望
   第119回触媒討論会特別シンポジウム, Hachioji, Japan, March 22, 2017.
5. Atsushi Fukuoka
   触媒によるエチレン酸化と野菜・果物の鮮度保持への応用
   ICT利活用セミナー2017～IoT/AI活用による地方創成に向けて,Iwamizawa, Japan, May 17, 2017.
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Ethylene Oxidation by Silica-Supported Platinum and Application for Freshness Keeping
   The Second BIC-ICAT Workshop, Novosibirsk, Russia, May 29, 2017.
7. Atsushi Fukuoka
   触媒で不可能を可能にする
   平成29年度北海道大学公開講座, Sapporo, Japan, July 3, 2017.
8. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Depolymerization of cellulosic biomass by carbon catalysts
   Chemeca 2017, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, July 25, 2017.
9. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Depolymerization of cellulose by carbon catalysts
   254th ACS National Meeting, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA, August 20, 2017.
10. Hirokazu Kobayashi
    固体触媒を用いたセルロース・キチンからの有用化学品合成
    2nd East Japan Catalysis Seminar, Royal Tainai Park Hotel, Tainai, Japan, September 30, 2017.
11. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Conversion of cellulosic biomass by heterogeneous catalysts
    TU/e -ICAT Joint International Symposium on Catalysis for Sustainable Society, TU/e, Eindhoven, Netherlands, November 3, 2017, Plenary lecture.
12. Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Lewis acid-base catalysis for sugar conversion
    TU/e -ICAT Joint International Symposium on Catalysis for Sustainable Society, TU/e, Eindhoven, Netherlands, November 3, 2017, Keynote lecture.
13. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to soluble sugars
    4th International Congress on Catalysis for Biorefineries, Lyon, France, December 13, 2017, Plenary lecture.

Oral presentations in international symposium

1. Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Reaction mechanism on glucose to HMF transformation in water over phosphate/TiO₂
   APCAT-7, Mumbai, India, January 16, 2017.
2. Abhijit Shrotri，Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Air-oxidation of activated carbon for hydrolysis of cellulose over weakly acidic functional groups
   APCAT-7, Mumbai, India, January 18, 2017.
3. Kiyotaka Nakajima, Navneet Kumar Gupta, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Lewis Acid Catalysis of Nb₂O₅ for Selective Furfural Formation from Xylose in Water
   8th International Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), May 7-10, 2017.
4. Navneet Kumar Gupta, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Efficient Xylose Dehydration to Furfural over Lewis Acid Catalysts in Biphasic Water and Toluene
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 15, 2017.
5. Yuhui Hou, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Zeolite-stabilized Rhodium Sub-Nano Cluster Catalyst for Low Temperature Oxidation of Methane
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 15, 2017.
6. Shazia Sharmin Sattar, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Calcination Temperature Effect on Silica Supported Pt Catalyst for Low Temperature Ethylene Oxidation
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 16, 2017.
7. Abhijit Shrotri, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Synthesis and Application of Oxygenated Carbon Catalyst for Cellulose Hydrolysis in a Slurry Process
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 16, 2017.
8. Minjune Kim, Hideki Kato, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Acid-Base Catalysis of YNbO₄ for Sugar Conversion in Water
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 17, 2017.
9. Abhijit Shrotri
   Slurry Process for Hydrolysis of Cellulose Using Heterogenous Carbon Catalyst
   Chemeca 2017, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, July 25, 2017.
10. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Boron nitride as a new candidate for adsorption and conversion of saccharides
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 29, 2017.
11. Navneet Kumar Gupta, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Selective conversion of xylose into furfural using Nb₂O₅ as a heterogeneous catalyst with water-tolerant lewis acid sites
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 29, 2017.
12. Kota Techikawara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Hydrolytic hydrogenation of chitin to N-containing polyols
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 29, 2017.
13. Minjune Kim, Hideki Kato, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Acid-basic property of YNbO₄ for lactic acid formation from glucose in water
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 29, 2017.
14. Atsushi Fukuoka, Takuro Yokoya, Chuanxia Jiang, Kiyotaka Nakajima
    Low-temperature oxidation of ethylene by silica-supported platinum catalysts
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 30, 2017.
15. Abhijit Shrotri, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
    Functionalized carbon catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose in a continuous slurry process
    13th European Congress on Catalysis, Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Italy, August 31, 2017.

Poster presentations in international symposium

1. Navneet Kumar Gupta, Atsushi Fukuoka, Kiyotaka Nakajima
   Efficient Xylose Dehydration to Furfural over Lewis Acid Catalysts in Biphasic Water and Toluene
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 15, 2017.
2. Kota Techikawara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Three-Step Conversion of Chitin to N-containing Alcohol
   16th Korea-Japan Symposium on catalysis & 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis, Sapporo, Japan, May 15, 2017.
3. Jun Hirayama,Takuro Yokoya, Shazia Sharmin Satter, Chuanxia Jiang, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Atsushi Fukuoka
   Low Temperature Ethylene Oxidation over Pt Supported on Mesoporous Silica
   TU/e -ICAT Joint International Symposium on Catalysis for Sustainable Society, TU/e, Eindhoven, Netherlands, November 3, 2017.

2016

Refereed Papers

1. H. Kobayashi, H. Kaiki, A. Shrotri, K. Techikawara, A. Fukuoka
   Hydrolysis of woody biomass by a biomass-derived reusable heterogeneous catalyst
   Chem. Sci., 7, 692-696 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C5SC03377B
   Introduced in Chemistry World
2. S. Sato, K. Namba, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K, Murakoshi, K. Uosaki, K. Ikeda
   Kinetic Behavior of Catalytic Active Sites Connected with a Conducting Surface through Various Electronic Coupling.
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 2159-2165 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09364
   Highlighted on the front cover.
3. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Mechanochemical Synthesis of a Carboxylated Carbon Catalyst and Its Application in Cellulose Hydrolysis
   ChemCatChem, 8, 1059-1064 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201501422
4. T. Komanoya, A. Suzuki, K. Nakajima, M. Kitano, K. Kamata, M. Hara
   A Combined Catalyst of Pt Nanoparticles and TiO₂ with Water-Tolerant Lewis Acid Sites for One-Pot Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic Acid
   ChemCatChem, 8, 1094-1099 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201501197
5. N. Ishito, K. hara, K. Nakajima, A. Fukuoka
   Selective synthesis of carbon monoxide via formates in reverse water-gas shift reaction over alumina-supported gold catalyst
   J. Energy Chem., 25, 306-310 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2015.12.005
6. Mizuho Yabushita, Peng Li, Varinia Bernales, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka, Laura Gagliardi, Omar K. Farha, Alexander Katz
   Unprecedented selectivity in molecular recognition of carbohydrates by a metal-organic framework
   Chem. Commun., 52, 7094-7097 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6CC03266D
7. K. Nakajima
   Sugar Conversion in Water by Solid Lewis Acid Catalyst
   Shokubai, 58, 218-221 (2016).
8. H. Kobayashi
   Selective Conversion of Woody Biomass by Solid Catalysts
   Catalysts and Catalysis, 58, 159-162 (2016).
   Selected as the best paper in the competition for above-30-year-old section.
9. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Air Oxidation of Activated Carbon to Synthesize a Biomimetic Catalyst for Hydrolysis of Cellulose
   ChemSusChem, 9, 1299-1303, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600279
10. E. Wada, M. Kitano, K. Yamamoto, K. Nakajima, S. Hayashi, M. Hara
    Synthesis of niobium-doped titanate nanotubes as solid acid catalysts
    Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 4832-4839 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6CY00044D
11. M. Yabushita, P. Li, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, O. Farha, A. Katz
    Complete furanics-sugar separations with metal-organic framework NU-1000
    Chem. Commun., 52, 11791-11794 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05864G
    Highlighted in C&EN.
12. M. Yabushita, K. Techikawara, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, A. Katz
    Zeolite-Templated Carbon Catalysts for Adsorption and Hydrolysis of Cellulose-Derived Long-Chain Glucans: Effect of Post-Synthetic Surface Functionalization
    ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 4, 6844-6851 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01796

Other publications

1. Mizuho Yabushita
   A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non-Food Biomass into Chemicals: Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Springer-Verlag Singapore (2016).

Invited Lectures

1. Atsushi Fukuoka
   メソポーラスシリカ担持白金触媒によるエチレン低温酸化と冷蔵庫触媒への応用
   日本化学会東北支部講演会「ナノマテリアルの新展開」inナノマテリアルコロキウム, Akita university, Japan, 2016/1/12
2. Kiyotaka Nakajima
   水中機能固体ルイス酸によるバイオマス変換
   H27 The Japan Petroleum Institute Junior Society Hokkaido-Tohoku Branch Symposium, Akita University, Japan, 2016/1/15
3. Atsushi Fukuoka
   北海道大学が開発した新プラチナ触媒
   触媒資源化協会第227回月例会, Tokyo, Japan, 2016/2/4
4. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Conversion of cellulosic biomass by heterogeneous catalysts
   20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, American Chemical Society
   Hilton Portland and Executive Tower, Portland, USA, 2016/6/14, keynote
5. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Conversion of Cellulosic Biomass by Carbon Catalysts
   International Symposium on Catalytic Conversions of Biomass (ISCCB 2016)
   National Taiwan University International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016/6/28, plenary
6. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Conversion of cellulosic biomass by solid catalysts
   The 16th International Congress on Catalysis
   China National Convention Center, Beijing, China, 2016/7/4, invited
7. Mizuho Yabushita, Kota Techikawara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Atsushi Fukuoka, Alexander Katz
   Unique Microporous Catalysts for Upstream Biorefinery Processes: Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) and Zeolite-Templated Carbon (ZTC)
   252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition
   Sonesta Philadelphia Downtown, Philadelphia, USA, 2016/8/22, keynote
   Selected as the best presentation in the CATL session
8. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Biomass Conversion and Food Storage by Heterogeneous Catalysts
   Seminar at School of Materials and Engineering, Nankai University
   Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 2016/10/12, invited
9. Atsushi Fukuoka
   Conversion of Cellulosic Biomass by Solid Catalysts
   The 2nd International Symposium on Catalytic Science and Technology in Sustainable Energy and Environment (EECAT 2016)
   Renaissance Tianjin Lake View Hotel, Tianjin, China, 2016/10/14, invited
10. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Biomass Conversion by Heterogeneous Catalysts
    PCOSS-ICAT Joint International Symposium on Catalysis Science for Sustainable Society Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, December 9, 2016, invited.
11. Atsushi Fukuoka
    Depolymerization of cellulosic biomass by carbon catalysts
    Mini-symposium on Frontiers in Catalysis Research: Catalytic upgrading of cellulose, from fundamentals to practical applications Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, December 15, 2016, invited.

Awards

1. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   Hokkaido University President's Award for Outstanding Research, Encouraging Award, Hokkaido University, 2016/2/3.

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)

2014

Refereed Papers

1. M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Catalytic transformation of cellulose into platform chemicals
   Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 145, 1-9 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.01.052
2. M. Waki, Y. Maegawa, K. Hara, Y. Goto, S. Shirai, Y. Yamada, N. Mizoshita, T. Tani, W.-J. Chun, S. Muratsugu, M. Tada, A. Fukuoka, S. Inagaki
   A Solid Chelating Ligand: Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Containing 2,2'-Bipyridine within the Pore Walls
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136 (10), 4003-4011 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/ja4131609
3. H. Kobayashi, Y. Hosaka, K. Hara, B. Feng, Y. Hirosaki, A. Fukuoka
   Control of selectivity, activity and durability of simple supported nickel catalysts for hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose
   Green Chem., 16 (2), 637-644 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/C3GC41357H
4. G. Baraldi, E. Lopez-Tobar, K. Hara, S. Sanchez-Cortes, J. Gonzalo
   Probing Plasmonic Effects on the Raman Activity of Ag Nanoparticle-Based Nanostructures through Terphenyl Diisocyanide Adsorption
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 118 (9), 4680-4686 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/jp410628m
5. B. Feng, H. Kobayashi, H. Ohta, A. Fukuoka
   Aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation of 4-propylphenol as a lignin model to n-propylbenzene over Re-Ni/ZrO₂ catalysts
   J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 388-389, 41-46 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2013.09.025
6. H. Kobayashi, Y. Yamakoshi, Y. Hosaka, M. Yabushita, A. Fukuoka
   Production of sugar alcohols from real biomass by supported platinum catalyst
   Catal. Today, 226, 204-209 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2013.09.057
7. T. Komanoya, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, W.-J. Chun, A. Fukuoka
   Kinetic Study of Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Sugar Alcohols under Low-Pressure Hydrogen
   ChemCatChem, 6 (1), 230-236 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201300731
8. S. Jagtap, Y. Kaji, A. Fukuoka, K. Hara
   High density monolayer of diisocyanide on gold surface as a platform of supported Rh-catalyst for selective 1,4-hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
   Chem. Commun., 50 (39), 5046-5048 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48181F
9. A. Shrotri, H. Kobayashi, A. Tanksale, A. Fukuoka, J. Beltramini
   Transfer Hydrogenation of Cellulose-based Oligomers over Carbon-supported Ruthenium Catalyst in a Fixed-bed Reactor
   ChemCatChem, 6 (5), 1349-1356 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201301020
10. M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, J. Hasegawa, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
    Entropically Favored Adsorption of Cellulosic Molecules onto Carbon Materials through Hydrophobic Functionalities
    ChemSusChem, 7 (5), 1443-1450 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201301296
11. S. Yamanaka, T. Oiso, Y. Kurahashi, H. Abe, K. Hara, T. Fujimoto, Y. Kuga
    Scalable and template-free production of mesoporous calcium carbonate and its potential to formaldehyde adsorbent
    J. Nanopart. Res., 16, 2266 (2014). DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2266-9
12. M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
    Quantitative evaluation of ball-milling effects on the hydrolysis of cellulose catalysed by activated carbon
    Catal. Sci. Technol., 4 (8), 2312-2317 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/C4CY00175C
13. H. Ohta, B. Feng, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
    Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-related 4-propylphenol into n-propylbenzene in water by Pt-Re/ZrO₂ catalysts
    Catal. Today, 234, 139-144 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.01.022
14. A. Yamaguchi, O. Sato, N. Mimura, Y. Hirosaki, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, M. Shirai
    Direct production of sugar alcohols from wood chips using supported platinum catalysts in water
    Catal. Commun., 54, 22-26 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2014.05.008
15. J. I. B. Janairo, T. Sakaguchi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Sakaguchi
    Effects of biomineralization peptide topology on the structure and catalytic activity of Pd nanomaterials
    Chem. Commun., 50, 9259-9262 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04350B
16. Y. Shi, Y. Nabae, T. Hayakawa, H. Kobayashi, M. Yabushita, A. Fukuoka, M. Kakimoto
    Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched aromatic poly(etherketone)s functionalized with carboxylic acid terminal groups
    Polym. J., 46, 722-727 (2014). DOI: 10.1038/pj.2014.62
17. K. Hara, M. Sawamura, A. Fukuoka
    High-Density Monolayers of Metal Complexes: Preparation and Catalysis
    Chem. Rec., 14, 869-878 (2014). DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201402031
18. C. Jiang, K. Hara, K. Namba, H. Kobayashi, S. Ittisanronnachai, H. Nishihara, T. Kyotani, A. Fukuoka
    Preparation of Highly Dispersed Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Zeolite-templated Carbon and Catalytic Application in Hydrogenation Reaction
    Chem. Lett., 43, 1794-1796 (2014). DOI: 10.1246/cl.140699
19. M. Hashimoto, S. Okajima, T. Kondo, K. Hara, W.-J. Chun
    Thin Film Structures of Metal-Organic Framework [Cu₃(BTC)₂(H₂O)₃]_n on TiO₂
    Electrochemistry, 82, 335-337 (2014). DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.82.335
20. 菅野周一, 川嵜透, 松原宏文, 原賢二, 福岡淳
    金属酸化物によるデカメチルシクロペンタシロキサンの除去
    化学工学論文集, 40 (2), 104-111 (2014). DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.40.104
21. 吉井泰雄, 菅野周一, 松原宏文, 川嵜透, 原賢二, 福岡淳
    環状シロキサン加水分解触媒の性能評価
    化学工学論文集, 40 (5), 420-424 (2014). DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.40.420

Other Publications

1. 原賢二, 福岡淳, 微量のエチレンを低温で除去する触媒, 化学と生物, 52 (4), 208-209 (2014).
2. 福岡淳, 触媒・吸着技術-概論, 第7版化学便覧応用化学編I, 日本化学会編, pp. 357-358, 丸善, 東京 (2014).
3. 福岡淳, バイオマス利用技術-バイオマスの化学的糖化技術-化学触媒糖化技術, 第7版化学便覧応用化学編II, 日本化学会編, pp. 1626-1627, 丸善, 東京 (2014).
4. H. Kobayashi, H. Ohta, A. Fukuoka, Noble-Metal Catalysts for Conversion of Lignocellulose under Hydrogen Pressure, Catalytic Hydrogenation for Biomass Valorization, pp. 52-73, Royal Society of Chemistry, London (2014).

Invited Lectures

1. H. Kobayashi
   Heterogeneous catalysis for conversion of non-food polysaccharide biomass
   Seminar at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014/7/1
2. H. Kobayashi
   Depolymerization of polysaccharides over heterogeneous catalysts
   Seminar at Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Longtan, Taiwan, 2014/7/3
3. H. Kobayashi
   Solvolysis of polysaccharide biomass using solid catalysts
   College of Science Seminar at National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2014/7/4
4. 福岡淳
   固体触媒によるバイオマス変換でできること・できないこと
   第45回触媒サマーセミナー, 箱根, 2014年7月21日
5. A. Fukuoka
   Conversion of cellulosic biomass catalyzed by activated carbons
   248th ACS Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, US, 2014/8/12
6. A. Fukuoka
   Cellulose Hydrolysis Catalyzed by Activated Carbons
   EBI Seminar, Berkeley, US, 2014/8/15
7. 福岡淳
   Biomass conversion into chemicals by heterogeneous catalysts
   北大‐産総研合同シンポジウム, 札幌, 2014年8月29日
8. A. Fukuoka
   Biomass Conversion by Heterogeneous Catalysts
   CRC International Symposium on Synthesis and Applications of Functional Molecules and Materials Utilizing Biomolecules as a Motif, Sapporo, Japan, 2014/9/30
9. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Biomass conversion into chemicals by heterogeneous catalysts
   The 1st International Symposium on Catalytic Science and Technology in Sustainable Energy and Environment, Tianjin, China, 2014/10/10
10. A. Fukuoka
    Depolymerization of cellulosic biomass catalyzed by activated carbons
    Catalysis Research Center-Fritz Haber Institut Mini Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 2014/10/28
11. A. Fukuoka
    Low-Temperature Oxidation of Ethylene over Platinum supported on Mesoporous Silica
    CRC-SU Joint International Symposium on Chemical Theory for Complex Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014/10/30
12. 福岡淳
    メソポーラスシリカ担持白金触媒による低温エチレン酸化
    鮮度保持技術シーズ・ニーズ研究交流会「食材の鮮度保持技術」, 札幌, 2014年12月3日
13. 福岡淳
    固体触媒によるセルロース系バイオマスの解重合
    第15回触媒化学融合研究センター講演会, つくば, 2014年12月5日

2013

Refereed Papers

1. H. Kobayashi, M. Yabushita, T. Komanoya, K. Hara, I. Fujita, A. Fukuoka
   High-Yielding One-Pot Synthesis of Glucose from Cellulose Using Simple Activated Carbons and Trace Hydrochloric Acid
   ACS Catal., 3 (4), 581-587 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/cs300845f
2. T. Komanoya, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, W.-J. Chun, A. Fukuoka
   Simultaneous formation of sorbitol and gluconic acid from cellobiose using carbon-supported ruthenium catalysts
   J. Energy Chem., 22, 290-295 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4956(13)60035-2
3. C. Jiang, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Low-Temperature Oxidation of Ethylene over Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Silica
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52 (24), 6265-6268 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201300496
4. T. Iwai, T. Harada, K. Hara, M. Sawamura
   Threefold Cross-Linked Polystyrene-Triphenylphosphane Hybrids: Mono-P-Ligating Behavior and Catalytic Applications for Aryl Chloride Cross-Coupling and C(sp³)-H Borylation
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 52 (47), 12322-12326 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306769
5. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Synthesis and utilisation of sugar compounds derived from lignocellulosic biomass
   Green Chem., 15 (7), 1740-1763 (2013). DOI: 10.1039/c3gc00060e

Other Publications

1. 小林広和, ソルビトールからの有用化学品の合成, 触媒, 55 (1), 51 (2013).
2. 福岡淳, 小林広和, 藪下瑞帆, 活性炭を用いた非可食バイオマスの高効率糖化, クリーンエネルギー, 22 (8), 45-48 (2013).
3. 山越幸康, 北口敏弘, 上出光志, 小林広和, 福岡淳, 担持金属触媒を用いた草本系バイオマスからの糖アルコールの製造, 北海道立総合研究機構工業試験場報告, 312, 25-29 (2013).
4. 原賢二, 金属錯体単分子層の高密度化・構築と新規触媒反応場としての応用, 触媒の設計・反応制御事例集, pp. 72-79, 技術情報協会, 東京 (2013).
5. H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, Current Catalytic Processes for Biomass Conversion, New and Future Developments in Catalysis, pp. 29-52 (Chapter 2), Elsevier, Amsterdam (2013). DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53878-9.00002-3

Awards

1. 小林広和
   活性炭触媒によるセルロースの加水分解反応
   第111回触媒討論会 若手優秀講演賞B, 触媒学会, 2013年3月26日.
2. 藪下瑞帆, 小林広和, 藤田一郎, 福岡淳
   炭素触媒による非可食バイオマス加水分解反応
   第111回触媒討論会 優秀ポスター発表賞, 触媒学会, 2013年3月26日.
3. 海木寛之
   空気酸化処理した炭素触媒によるセルロース加水分解
   第53回オーロラセミナー 優秀ポスター賞, 触媒学会北海道支部, 2013年7月22日.
4. Mizuho Yabushita
   Selective Production of Oligosaccharides and Glucose from Cellulose by Carbon-Based Catalysts
   Chinese Journal of Catalysis Best Poster Award, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, September 25, 2013.
5. Hirokazu Kobayashi
   Selective synthesis of sorbitan from sorbitol over sulfonated zirconia catalyst
   Chinese Journal of Catalysis Best Poster Award, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, September 25, 2013.

2012

Refereed Papers

1. Y. Masuyama, Y. Sugioka, S. Chonan, N. Suzuki, M. Fujita, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Palladium(II)-Exchanged Hydroxyapatite-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura-Type Cross-Coupling Reactions with Potassium Aryltrifluoroborates
   J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 352, 81-85 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2011.10.017
2. J. M. Nduko, W. Suzuki, K. Matsumoto, H. Kobayashi, T. Ooi, A. Fukuoka, S. Taguchi
   Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from cellulose hydrolyzate in Escherichia coli LS5218 with superior resistance against 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
   J. Biosci. Bioeng., 113 (1), 70-72 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.08.021
3. K. Hara, S. Akahane, J. W. Wiench, B. R. Burgin, N. Ishito, V. S.-Y. Lin, A. Fukuoka, M. Pruski
   Selective and Efficient Silylation of Mesoporous Silica with Trimethylsilyltriflate: A Quantitative Assessment of Synthetic Strategies
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 116 (12), 7083-7090 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/jp300580f
4. S. Huang, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Intrinsic Catalytic Role of Mesoporous Silica in Preferential Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Excess Hydrogen
   Chem. Eur. J., 18 (15), 4738-4747 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102256
5. H. Kobayashi, H. Ohta, A. Fukuoka
   Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis
   Catal. Sci. Technol., 2, 869-883 (2012). DOI: 10.1039/C2CY00500J
6. P. Yang, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Phase-change of nickel phosphide catalysts in the conversion of cellulose into sorbitol
   ChemSusChem, 5 (5), 920-926 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100498
7. S. Ogo, A. Onda, Y. Iwasa, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Yanagisawa
   1-Butanol synthesis from ethanol over strontium phosphate hydroxyapatite catalysts with various Sr/P ratios
   J. Catal., 296, 24-30 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2012.08.019

Other Publications

1. 駒野谷将, 福岡淳, バイオマスリファイナリーの新展開－触媒法バイオマス変換による化学品合成, 化学, 67 (12), 66-67 (2012).
2. 小林広和, 太田英俊, 福岡淳, セルロースの解重合・水素化による化学品合成, 触媒, 54 (7), 444-448 (2012).

Awards

1. 石戸信広
   中間体であるギ酸の分解に着目した二酸化炭素の水素還元反応
   第52回オーロラセミナー 優秀発表賞, 触媒学会北海道支部, 2012年8月6日.

2011

Refereed Papers

1. K. Matsumoto, H. Kobayashi, K. Ikeda, T. Komanoya, A. Fukuoka, S. Taguchi
   Chemo-microbial conversion of cellulose into polyhydroxybutyrate through ruthenium-catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose
   Bioresour. Technol., 102, 3564-3567 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.098
2. H. Kobayashi, Y. Ito, T. Komanoya, Y. Hosaka, P. L. Dhepe, K. Kasai, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Synthesis of sugar alcohols by hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose over supported metal catalysts
   Green Chem., 13 (2), 326-333 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00666A
3. H. Kobayashi, H. Matsuhashi, T. Komanoya, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Transfer hydrogenation of cellulose to sugar alcohols over supported ruthenium catalysts
   Chem. Commun., 47 (8), 2366-2368 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04311G
4. S. K. Guha, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, H. Kikuchi, T. Aritsuka, A. Fukuoka
   Hydrogenolysis of sugar beet fiber by supported metal catalyst
   Catal. Commun., 12, 980-983 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.02.017
5. M.-L. Lin, K. Hara, Y. Okubo, M. Yanagi, H. Nambu, A. Fukuoka
   Remarkable effect of ordered mesoporous carbon support in tantalum oxide-catalyzed selective epoxidation of cyclooctene
   Catal. Commun., 12, 1228-1230 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.04.023
6. P. Yang, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka
   Recent Developments in the Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose into Valuable Chemicals
   Chin. J. Catal., 32, 716-722 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60232-X
7. T. Komanoya, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, W.-J. Chun, A. Fukuoka
   Catalysis and characterization of carbon-supported ruthenium for cellulose hydrolysis
   Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 407, 188-194 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2011.08.039
8. H. Ohta, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Hydrodeoxygenation of phenols as lignin models under acid-free conditions with carbon-supported platinum catalysts
   Chem. Commun., 47, 12209-12211 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14859A
9. H. Kobayashi, T. Komanoya, S. K. Guha, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Conversion of cellulose into renewable chemicals by supported metal catalysis
   Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 409-410, 13-20 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2011.10.014
10. Y. Masuyama, K. Yoshikawa, N. Suzuki, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
    Hydroxyapatite-supported copper(II)-catalyzed azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition with neither reducing agents nor bases in water
    Tetrahedron Lett., 52, 6916-6918 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.10.060

Other Publications

1. 小林広和, 福岡淳, 木質バイオマスからの糖誘導体の合成, PETROTECH, 34 (1), 18-23 (2011).
2. 小林広和, 福岡淳, 固体触媒によるセルロースの糖化, 日本エネルギー学会誌, 90 (6), 512-517 (2011).
3. 原賢二, 福岡淳, Pt/メソポーラスシリカ, 触媒調製ハンドブック, 岩本正和 監修, pp. 594-595, エヌ・ティー・エス出版, 東京 (2011).
4. 小林広和, 福岡淳, Pt/Al₂O₃, 触媒調製ハンドブック, 岩本正和 監修, pp. 632-633, エヌ・ティー・エス出版, 東京 (2011).
5. 小林広和, 福岡淳, 固体触媒によるセルロースの糖化技術 現状と課題, バイオリファイナリー触媒技術の新展開, pp. 222-228, シーエムシー出版, 東京(2011)

Awards

1. 藪下瑞帆
   セルロース加水分解反応における炭素の触媒作用
   化学系学協会北海道支部2011年冬季研究発表会 優秀発表賞, 触媒学会, 2011年2月2日.
2. 藪下瑞帆
   （財）北海道大学クラーク記念財団クラーク賞, （財）北海道大学クラーク記念財団, 2011年3月24日.
3. 藪下瑞帆
   炭素触媒によるセルロース加水分解機構の検討
   第51回オーロラセミナー 優秀発表賞, 触媒学会北海道支部, 2011年7月25日.
4. 駒野谷将
   担持金属触媒によるセルロース転換反応～担持金属種の加水分解活性～
   触媒学会若手会「第32回触媒夏の研修会」ポスター発表賞, 触媒学会若手会, 2011年8月9日.

2010

Refereed Papers

1. H. Kobayashi, T. Komanoya, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Water-Tolerant Mesoporous Carbon-Supported Ruthenium Catalyst for Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose
   ChemSusChem, 3 (4), 440-443 (2010). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200900296

Other Publications

1. 小林広和, 福岡淳, 触媒によるバイオマス資源の有効利用, 未来材料, 10 (1), 39-43 (2010).
2. 小林広和, 福岡淳, セルロースからの糖アルコール製造, ファインケミカル, 39 (6), 13-19 (2010).
3. 福岡淳, バイオマス分解（セルロース・リグニン）, レアメタル便覧, 丸善, 東京 (2010).
4. S. K. Guha, H. Kobayashi, A. Fukuoka, Conversion of Cellulose to Sugars, Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals, Mark Crocker ed., pp. 344-364 (Chapter 13), Royal Society of Chemistry, London (2010).
5. 小林広和, 福岡淳, 環境を護る触媒3: セルロースのグルコース化, 現代界面コロイド科学の事典-シャンプーから宇宙まで-, 日本化学会・コロイドおよび界面化学部会, pp. 128-129, 丸善, 東京 (2010).

2009

Refereed Papers

1. S. Kawamorita, H. Ohmiya, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, M. Sawamura
   Directed Ortho Borylation of Functionalized Arenes Catalyzed by a Silica-Supported Compact Phosphine Iridium System
   J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131 (14), 5058-5059 (2009). DOI: 10.1021/ja9008419
2. T. Kimura, S. Huang, A. Fukuoka, K. Kuroda
   Properties of metal species in square-shape mesopores of KSW-2-based silica
   J. Mater. Chem., 19 (23), 3859-3866 (2009). DOI: 10.1039/B821451D
3. A. Fukuoka, P. L. Dhepe
   Sustainable Green Catalysis by Supported Metal Nanoparticles
   Chem. Rec., 9 (4), 224-235 (2009). DOI: 10.1002/tcr.200900004
4. S. Huang, K. Hara, Y. Okubo, M. Yanagi, H. Nanbu, A. Fukuoka
   Preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in excess hydrogen over platinum catalysts supported on different pore size mesoporous silica
   Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 365 (2), 268-273 (2009). DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2009.06.023
5. S. Huang, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka
   Green catalysis for selective CO oxidation in hydrogen for fuel cell
   Energy Environ. Sci., 2, 1060-1068 (2009). DOI: 10.1039/B910696K

Other Publications

1. 福岡淳, 渡辺瑞穂, バイオマスを分解する固体触媒-低炭素社会をめざす技術開発, 化学, 64 (4), 70-71 (2009).
2. P. L. Dhepe, A. Fukuoka, Catalysis of Mesoporous Solid Acids for Environmentally Benign Processes in Bottom-up Nanofabrication: Supramolecules, Self-Assemblies, and Organized Films, K. Ariga ed., pp. 365-384 (Chapter 14), American Scientific Publisher, Valencia (2009).
3. 小林広和, 福岡淳, セルロースの解重合（触媒）, 木質系有機資源の新展開II, 舩岡正光 監修, シーエムシー出版, 176-182 (2009).

2008

Refereed Papers

1. S. Kawamorita, G. Hamasaka, H. Ohmiya, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, M. Sawamura
   Hydrogenation of Hindered Ketones Catalyzed by a Silica-Supported Compact Phosphine-Rh System
   Org. Lett., 10 (20), 4697-4700 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/ol801996r
2. G. Hamasaka, S. Kawamorita, A. Ochida, R. Akiyama, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Asakura, W.-J. Chun, H. Ohmiya, M. Sawamura
   Synthesis of Silica-Supported Compact Phosphines and Their Application to Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Hindered Ketones with Triorganosilanes
   Organometallics, 27 (24), 6495-6506 (2008). DOI: 10.1021/om800683g
3. P. L. Dhepe, A. Fukuoka
   Cellulose Conversion under Heterogeneous Catalysis
   ChemSusChem, 1 (12), 969-975 (2008). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200800129

Other Publications

1. 福岡淳, 金属ナノ粒子とメソ多孔体の触媒協奏機能, 学術月報, 61 (1), 34-38 (2008).
2. 福岡淳, 金属成分の担持法, 触媒便覧, 触媒学会編, 283-287, 講談社サイエンティフィク, 東京 (2008).