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Takagaki Lab
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A catalytic chemistry lab that uses solid catalysts to convert biomass, plastics, and methane.
AboutAbout the lab
Developing solid catalysts that contribute to the circulation of carbon resources
The Takagaki Lab researches and develops solid catalysts that contribute to a society with circular use of carbon resources.
Using a catalytic chemistry approach, the lab aims to realize a sustainable society.
The lab conducts catalyst research on the conversion of methane, biomass, and plastics, and also incorporates mechanochemical reactions, which use mechanical force to drive chemical reactions.
Lab visits and consultations are accepted at any time, from both inside and outside the university.
Key terms
- Mechanochemical reaction
- A reaction that applies mechanical force to drive a chemical reaction. Reactions that were previously difficult often proceed at room temperature.
- Chemical recycling
- A method of using chemical reactions to turn plastics back into raw materials, such as breaking PET down into monomers.
- Cellulose
- The main component of woody biomass. It is the substrate that is hydrolyzed by mixing it with a solid acid catalyst and ball milling.
NewsLab news
A review article by the lab's Professor was selected as the cover of J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst.
A paper from joint research with AIST and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) was accepted by Chemistry - A European Journal
An undergraduate student received the Yokohama Sankokai Student Good Presentation Award at the graduation research presentation
A published paper was selected as the cover of RSC Sustainability
A paper on glucose conversion reactions was accepted by RSC Sustainability
ResearchResearch themes
Using catalytic chemistry, the lab explores ways to make effective use of carbon resources such as renewable resources, biomass, plastics, and methane. It develops new solid catalysts, including solid acid and base catalysts and supported catalysts, and studies reactions that use them.
*Illustrative imageCatalytic Reactions and Catalyst Synthesis via Mechanochemical Reactions
Using mechanochemical reactions, which apply mechanical force to chemical reactions, the lab reacts solid catalysts with solid reactants. It works on cellulose hydrolysis, chemical recycling of PET, and boron nitride catalyst synthesis.
*Illustrative imageLow-Temperature Conversion of Methane
In joint research with Tokyo Metropolitan University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), the lab found that using nitric oxide as the oxidant with a supported platinum catalyst can activate methane at low temperatures and synthesize a useful compound (HCN). The reaction mechanism is investigated through kinetic analysis, in situ XAFS, and FTIR measurements.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of New Solid Catalysts
The lab found that metal oxide nanosheets and layered metal oxides act as strongly acidic solid acid catalysts, and has reported that boron nitride can also serve as a solid acid-base catalyst. By introducing strain into an oxide through the difference in thermal expansion coefficients between a metal and a metal oxide, it enhanced solid acid catalytic activity.
MembersFaculty
The Takagaki Lab's members consist of faculty, technical assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorAtsushi Takagaki
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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: “Plastic waste” Ka23 13 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Catalytic Reactions and Catalyst Synthesis via Mechanochemical Reactions: “Корпус мельницы” Vyacheslav Bukharov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Low-Temperature Conversion of Methane: “Natural gas burning on a gas stove” Warszawska róg Szerokiej w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim, woj. łódzkie / Public domain (cropped)
- Development of New Solid Catalysts: “Ana's Zeolite ( )” cobalt123 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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