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Atsushi Takagaki

Atsushi Takagaki

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
10898
World Ranking
16659
National Ranking
1308

Overview

Atsushi Takagaki is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has focused their research primarily on materials science and engineering. Their published work spans key areas within materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and catalysis.

Takagaki's research has targeted catalytic processes and advanced photocatalysis techniques as central themes. Other principal topics of their work include catalysis and oxidation reactions, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, industrial gas emission control, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and studies related to catalysis and hydrodesulfurization.

Their frequent collaborators include Tatsumi Ishihara, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Kyoko K. Bando, and Tetsuya Shishido, highlighting a network of researchers engaged in similar scientific domains.

Typical venues where Takagaki's research appears illustrate the focus on catalysis and materials chemistry:

  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Key papers by Takagaki cover a range of topics in catalysis and materials science, including:

  • Highly correlation of CO2 reduction selectivity and surface electron Accumulation: A case study of Au-MoS2 and Ag-MoS2 catalyst (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Tensile strain for band engineering of SrTiO3 for increasing photocatalytic activity to water splitting (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Bi/UiO-66-derived electrocatalysts for high CO2-to-formate conversion rate (2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • How to scrutinize adsorbed intermediates observed by in situ spectroscopy: Analysis of Coverage Transients (ACT) (2020, Journal of Catalysis)
  • Infiltration of cerium into a NiO-YSZ tubular substrate for solid oxide reversible cells using a LSGM electrolyte film (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)

Takagaki's research output is heavily concentrated in materials chemistry, accounting for nearly half of their work, complemented by considerable contributions in engineering. Their subfields highlight expertise in materials chemistry, renewable energy and sustainability, catalysis, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Best Publications

  • Green chemistry: biodiesel made with sugar catalyst.

    Masakazu Toda;Atsushi Takagaki;Mai Okamura;Junko N. Kondo

  • A Carbon Material as a Strong Protonic Acid

    Michikazu Hara;Takemi Yoshida;Atsushi Takagaki;Tsuyoshi Takata

  • Acid-Catalyzed Reactions on Flexible Polycyclic Aromatic Carbon in Amorphous Carbon

    Mai Okamura;Atsushi Takagaki;Masakazu Toda;Junko N. Kondo

  • Hydrotalcite-supported gold-nanoparticle-catalyzed highly efficient base-free aqueous oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid under atmospheric oxygen pressure

    Navneet Kumar Gupta;Shun Nishimura;Atsushi Takagaki;Kohki Ebitani

  • Esterification of higher fatty acids by a novel strong solid acid

    Atsushi Takagaki;Masakazu Toda;Mai Okamura;Junko N. Kondo

  • A one-pot reaction for biorefinery: combination of solid acid and base catalysts for direct production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from saccharides

    Atsushi Takagaki;Mika Ohara;Shun Nishimura;Kohki Ebitani

  • Characterization, synthesis and catalysis of hydrotalcite-related materials for highly efficient materials transformations

    Shun Nishimura;Atsushi Takagaki;Kohki Ebitani

  • Exfoliated nanosheets as a new strong solid acid catalyst

    Atsushi Takagaki;Mariko Sugisawa;Darling Lu;Junko N. Kondo

  • One-Pot Synthesis of 2,5-Diformylfuran from Carbohydrate Derivatives by Sulfonated Resin and Hydrotalcite-Supported Ruthenium Catalysts

    Atsushi Takagaki;Atsushi Takagaki;Miho Takahashi;Shun Nishimura;Kohki Ebitani

  • Studies of the synthesis of transition metal phosphides and their activity in the hydrodeoxygenation of a biofuel model compound

    Phuong Bui;Juan Antonio Cecilia;S. Ted. Oyama;S. Ted. Oyama;Atsushi Takagaki

  • Syntheses of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levoglucosan by selective dehydration of glucose using solid acid and base catalysts

    Mika Ohara;Atsushi Takagaki;Shun Nishimura;Kohki Ebitani

  • Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dialkyl carbonates using hydrotalcite as a reusable heterogeneous base catalyst

    Atsushi Takagaki;Ken Iwatani;Shun Nishimura;Kohki Ebitani

  • Glucose production from saccharides using layered transition metal oxide and exfoliated nanosheets as a water-tolerant solid acid catalyst

    Atsushi Takagaki;Caio Tagusagawa;Kazunari Domen

  • Nanosheets as highly active solid acid catalysts for green chemical syntheses

    Atsushi Takagaki;Caio Tagusagawa;Shigenobu Hayashi;Michikazu Hara

  • Upgrading of pyrolysis bio-oil using nickel phosphide catalysts

    Natsume Koike;Sou Hosokai;Atsushi Takagaki;Shun Nishimura

  • Kinetic studies of hydrodeoxygenation of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran on a Ni2P/SiO2 catalyst at medium pressure

    Ayako Iino;Ara Cho;Atsushi Takagaki;Ryuji Kikuchi

  • Highly Active Mesoporous Nb–W Oxide Solid-Acid Catalyst

    Caio Tagusagawa;Atsushi Takagaki;Ai Iguchi;Kazuhiro Takanabe

  • Exfoliated HNb3O8 Nanosheets as a Strong Protonic Solid Acid

    Atsushi Takagaki;Darling Lu;Junko N. Kondo;Michikazu Hara

  • Catalytic Transformations of Biomass-derived Materials into Value-added Chemicals

    Atsushi Takagaki;Shun Nishimura;Kohki Ebitani

  • Titanium Niobate and Titanium Tantalate Nanosheets as Strong Solid Acid Catalysts

    Atsushi Takagaki;Takemi Yoshida;Darling Lu;Junko N. Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Ted Oyama
S. Ted Oyama National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ryuji Kikuchi
Ryuji Kikuchi University of Tokyo
Tatsumi Ishihara
Tatsumi Ishihara Kyushu University
Kohki Ebitani
Kohki Ebitani Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Shigenobu Hayashi
Shigenobu Hayashi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo
Junko N. Kondo
Junko N. Kondo Tokyo Institute of Technology
Michikazu Hara
Michikazu Hara Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kazuhiro Takanabe
Kazuhiro Takanabe University of Tokyo
Takashi Tatsumi
Takashi Tatsumi Tokyo Institute of Technology

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