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PI Kenichi Shimizu　Professor

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Research

Our aim is to design new heterogeneous catalysts for catalytic synthesis and pollution control with minimum use of precious metal resources. Mechanistic and structural studies by various in situ spectroscopic methods establish the structure-activity relationship, which provides fundamental aspects for catalyst design. We have found that creation of multifunctional active sites at Metal-Metal or metal-support interfaces is a key factor for design of novel catalysts. We utilize computational and data science in addition to the aforementioned experimental findings to contribute to improvement in global energy and environmental situation by developing heterogeneous catalysts with innovative functions.

Member

• Kenichi Shimizu

  Professor
• Takashi Toyao

  Associate Professor

Contact

kshimizu(at)＠cat.hokudai.ac.jp