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Green Sustainable Chemistry Social Cooperation Lab (Ishitani Lab)
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The lab works to bring environmentally friendly chemical synthesis into practical use through collaboration among industry, government, and academia.
AboutAbout the lab
Bringing green chemical synthesis into real-world use
The Green and Sustainable Chemistry Social Cooperation Lab studies chemical synthesis processes that place a low burden on the environment (green synthesis).
To use such synthesis in industry, many challenges must be solved, including developing new catalysts, recycling systems, raw materials and products, and addressing cost issues.
With the cooperation of companies, the lab conducts research and education through a framework that links basic chemistry to the chemical industry, and it welcomes students and researchers to join.
In the news section, a paper is introduced on research that uses continuous-flow synthesis, in which raw materials are reacted while flowing, to produce pharmaceuticals and other products.
Key terms
- Green and sustainable chemistry
- An approach to chemistry that aims to reduce environmental burden and build a sustainable society. Abbreviated as GSC.
- Catalyst
- A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or makes only specific reactions proceed. The catalyst itself is unchanged before and after the reaction.
- Continuous-flow synthesis
- A synthesis method in which raw materials are kept flowing through a tube and react as they flow, so that products are made continuously.
NewsLab news
Paper on synthesizing sym-BPTT from dimethyl phthalate using a platinum catalyst published in Sus. Circ. Now
Paper on a catalyst that efficiently decomposes polycarbonate at low temperature published in Green Chem.
Paper on a continuous-flow reaction aimed at synthesizing memantine, an anti-Alzheimer's drug, published in Chem. Eur. J.
Paper on continuous-flow synthesis of cyclic carbonates using an ionic liquid catalyst published in Green Chem.
Press release on research producing an anti-Alzheimer's drug using hydrogen
ResearchResearch themes
The lab considers the development of chemical synthesis processes with low environmental impact to be the key to green and sustainable chemistry (GSC) research. With a framework that broadly covers everything from basic chemistry to the chemical industry, it aims to promote GSC in Japan and abroad through both research and education.
*Illustrative imageAdvancing GSC through industry-government-academia collaboration
Using green chemical synthesis in industry involves many challenges, such as developing new catalysts and recycling systems and reducing costs. While drawing on information from Japan and abroad, the lab studies these challenges systematically and promotes collaboration among industry, government, and academia toward practical application.
*Illustrative imageResearch to develop the GSC field comprehensively
Toward the goal of GSC, which is to build an environmentally conscious and sustainable society, the lab conducts systematic research aimed at developing the field as a whole, while also incorporating information on activities in Japan and abroad.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Social Cooperation Lab consist of faculty members.As of 2025
- Project ProfessorIshitani HarurouPublications ↗
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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: “Coflore ACR” Echis (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Advancing GSC through industry-government-academia collaboration: “Chemical plant at Kawasaki City” elminium / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Research to develop the GSC field comprehensively: “Green Roofs at Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry, Jubilee Campus (geograph 5151779)” SK53 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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