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Green Chemistry Lab
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A lab studying catalysts that react small molecules such as hydrogen in water.
AboutAbout the lab
Gently transforming small molecules in water.
The Green Chemistry Lab studies chemical transformation reactions in water, building on coordination chemistry and catalytic chemistry.
Its research challenges are hydrogen molecule activation in water, nitrogen fixation in water, carbonic acid fixation in water, hydration reactions, carbon-carbon bond formation in water, polymer synthesis in water, and new measurement methods.
The lab is also working on extracting electrons from hydrogen, storing them, and using them in reactions of other molecules.
On the lab's website, the lab is listed as the "Ogo Lab."
Key terms
- Metal complex
- A compound formed when molecules or ions bind to a metal atom. In this lab, it is used as a catalyst to drive reactions
- Catalyst
- A substance that makes a chemical reaction proceed more easily without being changed itself
- Cyclopropane ring
- A structure in which three carbon atoms form a ring. It is considered important as a basic skeleton of pharmaceuticals
ResearchResearch themes
Centered on chemical transformation reactions in water, the lab studies catalysts that react small molecules such as hydrogen under mild conditions. Using metal complexes as catalysts, it addresses challenges such as hydrogen activation, nitrogen fixation, and carbonic acid fixation.
*Illustrative imageUsing Electrons Extracted from Hydrogen
This research extracts electrons from hydrogen molecules, stores them in an iridium complex, and uses them. The stored electrons can be kept stable at room temperature for more than three months, and the lab uses them to synthesize cyclopropane rings.
*Illustrative imageProducing Hydrogen Peroxide Directly from Hydrogen and Oxygen
The lab studies a catalyst that safely produces hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen in a single vessel. It also applies the hydrogen peroxide produced to a reaction for the asymmetric oxidation of sulfides.
*Illustrative imageProducing Ammonia from Nitrate Ions
Nitrate ions cause environmental problems such as water pollution. The lab has reported a reaction that produces ammonia from nitrate ions at room temperature under light irradiation, using a rhenium catalyst and methane as the reducing agent.
*Illustrative imageConverting Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid with Hydrogen
The lab studies a reaction that converts carbon dioxide into formic acid with hydrogen, using an enzyme contained in bacterial cell membranes. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions of 30°C, 0.1 MPa, and pH 7.0.
MembersFaculty
The Green Chemistry Lab consists of faculty, advisors, secretaries, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorSeiji Ogo
- Associate ProfessorTakahiro Matsumoto
- Associate ProfessorKi-Seok Yoon
- Associate ProfessorYukina Takahashi
- Assistant ProfessorTakeshi Yatabe
- Assistant ProfessorTaro Koide
- Assistant ProfessorChiaki Takahashi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Laboratory Glassware” Michael Pereckas from Milwaukee, WI, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Using Electrons Extracted from Hydrogen: “Hydrogen Fuel Cell Conversion to Bench-scale Supercapacitor” D.S. Soriano / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Producing Hydrogen Peroxide Directly from Hydrogen and Oxygen: “Hydrogen Peroxide Tank Car” Niklaus Yager / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Producing Ammonia from Nitrate Ions: “Ammonia synthesis” Tiia Monto / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Converting Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid with Hydrogen: “Formic acid 85 percent” W. Oelen / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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