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Bunsho Ohtani

Bunsho Ohtani

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Chemistry
Japan
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
30085
World Ranking
1966
National Ranking
105

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Bunsho Ohtani is a researcher affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, with a significant focus on energy and materials science. Their research extensively covers renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental topics, alongside materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also touches on biomaterials and biomedical engineering.

The primary focus of Ohtani's research lies in advanced photocatalysis techniques, particularly involving TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells. Additional topics explored in their work include copper-based nanomaterials and applications, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, as well as catalytic processes in materials science. Electronic and structural properties of oxides also form part of their research portfolio.

Ohtani has contributed to a number of recent scientific publications. Notable papers include:

  • Cubic Cu2O nanoparticles decorated on TiO2 nanofiber heterostructure as an excellent synergistic photocatalyst for H2 production and sulfamethoxazole degradation (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Enhanced Solar Photothermal Catalysis over Solution Plasma Activated TiO2 (2020, Advanced Science)
  • Impact of Doping and Additive Applications on Photocatalyst Textural Properties in Removing Organic Pollutants: A Review (2021, Catalysts)
  • Bi2WO6-based Z-scheme photocatalysts: Principles, mechanisms and photocatalytic applications (2022, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)
  • Fabrication and characterization of ternary sepiolite/g-C3N4/Pd composites for improvement of photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation (2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science)

The frequently appearing publication venues for Ohtani's work include ECS Meeting Abstracts, Catalysts, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Catalysis Today, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Ohtani has collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a broad and interconnected research network. Frequent coauthors include Mai Takashima, Ewa Kowalska, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Keiko Sasaki, and Kunlei Wang.

Best Publications

  • What is Degussa (Evonik) P25? Crystalline composition analysis, reconstruction from isolated pure particles and photocatalytic activity test

    Bunsho Ohtani;O. O. Prieto-Mahaney;D. Li;R. Abe

  • Photocatalytic Activity of Amorphous−Anatase Mixture of Titanium(IV) Oxide Particles Suspended in Aqueous Solutions

    Bunsho Ohtani;Yoshimasa Ogawa;Seiichi Nishimoto

  • Is methylene blue an appropriate substrate for a photocatalytic activity test? A study with visible-light responsive titania

    Xiaoli Yan;Teruhisa Ohno;Kazumoto Nishijima;Ryu Abe

  • Photocatalysis A to Z—What we know and what we do not know in a scientific sense

    B. Ohtani

  • Pristine Simple Oxides as Visible Light Driven Photocatalysts: Highly Efficient Decomposition of Organic Compounds over Platinum-Loaded Tungsten Oxide

    Ryu Abe;Hitoshi Takami;Naoya Murakami;Bunsho Ohtani

  • Visible-light-induced photocatalysis through surface plasmon excitation of gold on titania surfaces

    Ewa Kowalska;Ewa Kowalska;Orlando Omar Prieto Mahaney;Ryu Abe;Bunsho Ohtani

  • Preparing Articles on Photocatalysis : Beyond the Illusions, Misconceptions, and Speculation

    Bunsho Ohtani

  • Preparation of Polycrystalline TiO2 Photocatalysts Impregnated with Various Transition Metal Ions: Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol

    A. Di Paola;G. Marcì;L. Palmisano;M. Schiavello

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in aqueous systems by transition metal doped polycrystalline TiO2

    A Di Paola;E Garcı́a-López;S Ikeda;G Marcı̀

  • Facile synthesis of ZnS-AgInS2 solid solution nanoparticles for a color-adjustable luminophore.

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Tomohiro Adachi;† Ken-ichi Okazaki;Miwa Sakuraoka

  • Visible light-induced photocatalytic reaction of gold-modified titanium(IV) oxide particles: action spectrum analysis

    Ewa Kowalska;Ewa Kowalska;Ryu Abe;Bunsho Ohtani

  • Visible light activity of rare earth metal doped (Er3+, Yb3+ or Er3+/Yb3+) titania photocatalysts

    Joanna Reszczyńska;Joanna Reszczyńska;Tomasz Grzyb;Janusz W. Sobczak;Wojciech Lisowski

  • Role of platinum deposits on titanium(IV) oxide particles : structural and kinetic analyses of photocatalytic reaction in aqueous alcohol and amino acid solutions

    Bunsho Ohtani;Kunihiro Iwai;Seiichi Nishimoto;Shinri Sato

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Doped TiO2 Nanostructures with Enhanced Visible Light Response

    Guosheng Wu;Tomohiro Nishikawa;Bunsho Ohtani;Aicheng Chen

  • Visible-light-induced water splitting based on two-step photoexcitation between dye-sensitized layered niobate and tungsten oxide photocatalysts in the presence of a triiodide/iodide shuttle redox mediator.

    Ryu Abe;Kenichi Shinmei;Nagatoshi Koumura;Kohjiro Hara

  • Silver-doped TiO2 prepared by microemulsion method: Surface properties, bio- and photoactivity

    Anna Zielińska;Ewa Kowalska;Ewa Kowalska;Ewa Kowalska;Janusz W. Sobczak;Izabela Łącka

  • Decahedral Single-Crystalline Particles of Anatase Titanium(IV) Oxide with High Photocatalytic Activity

    Fumiaki Amano;Orlando-Omar Prieto-Mahaney;Yoshihiro Terada;Taikei Yasumoto

  • Surface Modification of TiO2 with Ag Nanoparticles and CuO Nanoclusters for Application in Photocatalysis

    M. G. Méndez-Medrano;E. Kowalska;A. Lehoux;A. Herissan

  • Correlation between Some Physical Properties of Titanium Dioxide Particles and Their Photocatalytic Activity for Some Probe Reactions in Aqueous Systems

    Hiroshi Kominami;Shinya Murakami;Junichi Kato;Yoshiya Kera

  • Correlation between Photocatalytic Activities and Structural and Physical Properties of Titanium(IV) Oxide Powders

    Orlando Omar Prieto-Mahaney;Naoya Murakami;Ryu Abe;Bunsho Ohtani

Frequent Co-Authors

Sei-ichi Nishimoto
Sei-ichi Nishimoto Kyoto University
Tsukasa Torimoto
Tsukasa Torimoto Nagoya University
Shigeru Ikeda
Shigeru Ikeda Konan University
Ryu Abe
Ryu Abe Kyoto University
Hiroshi Kominami
Hiroshi Kominami Kindai University
Kohei Uosaki
Kohei Uosaki National Institute for Materials Science
Hynd Remita
Hynd Remita University of Paris-Saclay
Michio Matsumura
Michio Matsumura Osaka University
Antoni W. Morawski
Antoni W. Morawski West Pomeranian University of Technology
Takahiro Kozawa
Takahiro Kozawa Osaka University

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