Reaction
Understand reaction pathways through catalyst surfaces, lattice species and redox behavior.
WATANABE LABORATORY / ABOUT
Catalyst
to process.
We connect chemical reactions to processes by considering fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and energy supply alongside catalyst materials.
01 / LABORATORY
About Watanabe Laboratory
Based at Shizuoka University’s Hamamatsu Campus, our laboratory studies catalysis and reaction engineering involving CO₂, CH₄, hydrogen, carbon resources and sulfur species.
Beyond evaluating catalyst activity, we combine structured catalysts, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and electrical energy to develop research that can be applied to practical reactors and processes.
02 / APPROACH
Four perspectives.
We examine each reaction through four perspectives: chemistry, structure, energy and circulation.
Structure
Build reaction environments using spirals, porous structures and washcoats.
Electrification
Supply electricity directly to catalysts and reactors to heat the required locations.
Circulation
Cycle CO₂, solid carbon and sulfur species to keep using them as resources.
03 / PROJECTS
Selected projects
Selected externally funded research projects.
JST ALCA-Next
Developing innovative catalytic processes for large-scale production of valuable resources through carbon cultivation from CO₂
Principal investigator
NEDO
Creating carbon-neutral CO₂ conversion environments through highly efficient e-reactions
Principal investigator
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