Research Group of Surface Chemistry (Yasuo Izumi Group)
This laboratory started on July 2007. Surface chemistry deals with the
interface that is very reactive. Therefore, it is a research area associated
with various unexplored chemical reactions. Global environmental and energy
problems are solved with surface chemical reactions.
This laboratory is investigating surface
chemical reactions over supported nanoparticles of homogeneously distributed
size: 1 - 9 nanometers (low temperature oxidation, selective dehydrogenation,
fuel cells related issues), surface chemical reactions in ordered micro/mesoporous
reaction space (visible light-excited catalysis), and the removal of trace
amounts of poisonous elements (lead, arsenic) in environment, all in the
viewpoint of fundamental chemistry.
Because surface chemical reaction consists
of dynamic, complex processes, it is ultimately important to monitor the
active sites selectively under in situ conditions to elucidate new reactions.
Therefore, this laboratory designs and develops selective X-ray spectroscopy
to clarify the essence of surface chemical reactions. For example, this
laboratory invented new X-ray analytical method for site structure selective
not only for element but also for chemical state. Based on selective spectroscopy,
basic principle of surface reaction is obtained to be applicable to biomass
decomposition and fuel cells. Further, research is in progress to selective
spectroscopy to obtain dynamic information for surface chemical reactions. |
(Present affiliation in the parenthesis)
< 2024 members >
Yasuo Izumi (Professor)
Tomoki Oyumi (M1)
Chongxu Li (M1)
Kazuki Abe (B4)
Yuta Sekine (B4)
Yuta Watanabe (B4)
Masato Sasaki(B4)
Yuto Takase(B4)
Daiki Nakayama(B4)
<Previous members (Boso emeritus)>
Chongxu Li
Dr. Shuge Peng(Henan University
of Science & Technology)
Dr. Naveed Ahmed (Mitsubishi Chemical)
Dr. Kazuki Oka (Aishin Cosmos R&D)
Yoshiyuki Shibata (Institute of National Colleges of Technology)
Yu Mitani (Toyo Gosei)
Seiki Wada (Ogawa & Co)
Dr. Yuta Ogura (a Company in Chiba)
Motoharu Morikawa (Nichia Corporation)
Dr. Yusuke Yoshida (University of Electro-Communications)
Miri Nakatani
Kentaro Watanabe (Chiba City Official)
Seiji Okamoto(Kaken Environmental Consulting)
Gaku Mikami(I-Cube = Izumi School)
Yukiko Fujishima (Kinugawa Rubber Industrial)
Shogo Kawamura(Asahi Chemical)
Hiroki Hasegawa(JGC (Nikki) Catalysts and Chemicals)
Mao Yoshiba(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
Moe Morii(Nippon Chemi-Con)
Sakino Oshiro (Elementary & junior high school teacher, Chiba)
Chiaki Shimoshiba (Teacher@Nishihara High-School, Kashiwa, Chiba)
Masaya Miyano(Shin-etsu Electric Wire)
Shunichi Yamasaki
Dr. Lukas Anton Wein(University of California Los Angeles)
Akane Kawashima(Infocom East Japan)
Shigemitsu Matsuzawa
Keisuke Nakatani (Hokuden Information System Service)
Kazuki Urushidate(Kyocera -> Ajinomoto)
Ze Hao Li (Tokyo Electron)
Dr. Hongwei Zhang (Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China)
Daiki Fukuhara (Nihon Paint)
Hiromu Sakuma
Tarik Loumissi (Shinetsu Chemical)
Jiwon Yang
Chao 'Kiron' Zhang (Western Digital)
Moses Tuhafeni Joseph
**nto Ishii (JFE Steel)
Weixiang Tang
Naoya Yamamoto
Dr. Keisuke Hara (Screen)
Ino Lambers (the University of Twente, Netherlands)
Jinwei Yu (Denso)
Aki Kitagawa
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