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Catalytic Reaction Engineering Lab
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A lab that designs how catalysts are made using chemical engineering to tackle energy and environmental challenges.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking at the molecular scale, putting it to use at the scale of equipment
The Catalytic Reaction Engineering Lab studies catalytic materials from both micro and macro scales, with chemical engineering as its core.
Using methods that selectively and directly heat materials very quickly, the lab aims to create reaction fields of desirable nanopores inside catalysts through very short treatments.
Building on reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics, the lab also incorporates elements of catalytic chemistry, surface chemistry, and materials synthesis chemistry.
It keeps in mind data-driven research and innovation in production technology through the development of green processes.
Key terms
- Catalyst
- A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. It is unchanged before and after the reaction and can be used repeatedly.
- Reaction engineering
- The field of designing reaction rates and the flow of heat and matter so that chemical reactions proceed efficiently inside equipment.
- Metal–organic framework (MOF)
- A crystal in which metals and organic molecules combine in a regular pattern, containing countless small spaces inside.
NewsLab news
A student won a Poster Award at the 57th Autumn Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
A paper proposing “structural encoding” was selected as a Hot Paper
Published a paper on the active sites of MOF-derived Fe-N-C catalysts
Published a paper on microwave modification of Fe-N-C catalysts
Published a paper on CO2 separation and conversion
ResearchResearch themes
Taking a cross-disciplinary approach centered on chemical engineering, the lab views catalytic materials at both micro and macro scales. It aims to contribute to solving fundamental problems related to energy and the environment and to developing innovative chemical processes.
*Illustrative imageAI-assisted design of M-N-C catalysts
The lab calls the phenomenon in which the geometric features of a metal–organic framework determine the properties of the material after pyrolysis “structural encoding,” and rationally designs catalysts based on this idea.
*Illustrative imageIncreasing the active sites of Fe-N-C catalysts
For catalysts made of iron, nitrogen, and carbon, the lab focuses on how Fe-Nx active sites form and uses reaction engineering methods to increase their density.
*Illustrative imageMaking electrocatalysts from MOFs
This research rationally designs electrocatalysts for uses such as fuel cells, based on structural descriptors that express the shape of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) numerically.
*Illustrative imageCatalysts made with microwaves
Using a modification method that heats materials selectively, directly, and rapidly with microwaves, the lab aims to improve the performance of Fe-N-C catalysts with very short treatment times.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Catalytic Reaction Engineering Lab are faculty and students at the master's and undergraduate levels.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorIsao Ogino
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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: “Nano-Legos” Snemani2023 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- AI-assisted design of M-N-C catalysts: “Structure of ZIF-8(H)” François-Xavier Coudert / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Increasing the active sites of Fe-N-C catalysts: “Iron-based Metal-organic Framework ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Making electrocatalysts from MOFs: “Fuel cell NASA p48600ac sh” Fuel_cell_NASA_p48600ac.jpg: created by NASA derivative work: Abrev (talk) / Public domain (cropped)
- Catalysts made with microwaves: “Mineralizatoropen” Procent / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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