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Kazu Okumura

Kazu Okumura

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Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7096
World Ranking
14188
National Ranking
1100

Overview

Kazu Okumura is affiliated with Kogakuin University in Japan and specializes in research within materials science, chemistry, and engineering. The primary focus of their work spans materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry, with notable contributions in biomedical and mechanical engineering fields.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Frequent publication venues for Kazu Okumura include:

  • ACS Omega
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Molecular Catalysis
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Applied Catalysis A General

Their recent published papers are:

  • "Comparative study of direct methylation of benzene with methane on cobalt-exchanged ZSM-5 and ZSM-11 zeolites," 2020, Applied Catalysis A General
  • "Tungsten-zirconia-supported rhenium catalyst combined with a deoxydehydration catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 1,4-butanediol from 1,4-anhydroerythritol," 2020, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Position and Lewis acidic property of active cobalt species on MFI zeolite for catalytic methylation of benzene with methane," 2020, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • "Formation of a Pt-MgO Solid Solution: Analysis by X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy," 2022, ACS Omega
  • "Mg-stabilized subnanometer Rh particles in zeolite Beta as highly efficient catalysts for selective hydrogenation," 2021, Journal of Catalysis

Kazu Okumura has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Hikaru Iiyoshi (7 publications)
  • Naonobu Katada (5 publications)
  • Anas Abdullahi (5 publications)
  • Koshiro Nakamura (3 publications)
  • Etsushi Tsuji (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Promoting effect of Mo on the hydrogenolysis of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol to 1,5-pentanediol over Rh/SiO2

    Shuichi Koso;Naoyuki Ueda;Yasunori Shinmi;Kazu Okumura

  • Toluene combustion over palladium supported on various metal oxide supports

    Kazu Okumura;Takeshi Kobayashi;Hideaki Tanaka;Miki Niwa

  • Development of Ni catalysts for tar removal by steam gasification of biomass

    Takeo Kimura;Tomohisa Miyazawa;Jin Nishikawa;Shigeru Kado

  • In Situ Time‐Resolved Dynamic Surface Events on the Pt/C Cathode in a Fuel Cell under Operando Conditions

    Mizuki Tada;Shigeaki Murata;Takahiko Asakoka;Kazutaka Hiroshima

  • Comparative study of Rh–MoOx and Rh–ReOx supported on SiO2 for the hydrogenolysis of ethers and polyols

    Shuichi Koso;Hideo Watanabe;Kazu Okumura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Surface modification of Ni catalysts with trace Pt for oxidative steam reforming of methane

    Baitao Li;Shigeru Kado;Yuya Mukainakano;Tomohisa Miyazawa

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of Vicinal OH Groups over Heterogeneous Rhenium Catalyst Promoted by Palladium and Ceria Support

    Nobuhiko Ota;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kazu Okumura

  • X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Study of the Formation of the Highly Dispersed PdO over ZSM-5 and the Structural Change of Pd Induced by Adsorption of NO

    Kazu Okumura;Jiro Amano;and Naoko Yasunobu;Miki Niwa

  • Performance, Structure, and Mechanism of ReOx–Pd/CeO2 Catalyst for Simultaneous Removal of Vicinal OH Groups with H2

    Nobuhiko Ota;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kazu Okumura

  • Support effect of zeolite on the methane combustion activity of palladium

    Kazu Okumura;Sachi Matsumoto;Noriko Nishiaki;Miki Niwa

  • Structure of ReOx Clusters Attached on the Ir Metal Surface in Ir–ReOx/SiO2 for the Hydrogenolysis Reaction

    Yasushi Amada;Hideo Watanabe;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Deoxydehydration with Molecular Hydrogen over Ceria-Supported Rhenium Catalyst with Gold Promoter

    Shuhei Tazawa;Nobuhiko Ota;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Characterization of Re–Pd/SiO2 Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Stearic Acid

    Yasuyuki Takeda;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kazu Okumura

  • Catalytic performance and elution of Pd in the Heck reaction over zeolite-supported Pd cluster catalyst

    Kazu Okumura;Kumiko Nota;Keiko Yoshida;Miki Niwa

  • Surface modification of Ni catalysts with trace Pd and Rh for oxidative steam reforming of methane

    Yuya Mukainakano;Baitao Li;Shigeru Kado;Tomohisa Miyazawa

  • Hydrogenation of dicarboxylic acids to diols over Re–Pd catalysts

    Yasuyuki Takeda;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kazu Okumura

  • Post-synthesized zirconium-containing Beta zeolite in Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction: Pros and cons

    Jie Wang;Kazu Okumura;Stephan Jaenicke;Gaik-Khuan Chuah

  • Selective Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol over Rhenium-Oxide-Modified Iridium Nanoparticles Coating Rutile Titania Support

    Lujie Liu;Takehiro Asano;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura

  • Effect of reductants in N2O reduction over Fe-MFI catalysts

    Takeshi Nobukawa;Masanori Yoshida;Kazu Okumura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Mechanistic Study of Hydrogen-Driven Deoxydehydration over Ceria-Supported Rhenium Catalyst Promoted by Au Nanoparticles

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Shuhei Tazawa;Tianmiao Wang;Masazumi Tamura

  • Speciation of iodine in solid environmental samples by iodine K-edge XANES: application to soils and ferromanganese oxides.

    Sayuri Kodama;Yoshio Takahashi;Kazu Okumura;Tomoya Uruga

Frequent Co-Authors

Miki Niwa
Miki Niwa Aichi Institute of Technology
Keiichi Tomishige
Keiichi Tomishige Tohoku University
Naonobu Katada
Naonobu Katada Tottori University
Yoshinao Nakagawa
Yoshinao Nakagawa Tohoku University
Kimio Kunimori
Kimio Kunimori University of Tsukuba
Masazumi Tamura
Masazumi Tamura Osaka Metropolitan University
Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Yasuhiro Iwasawa University of Electro-Communications
Kiyotaka Asakura
Kiyotaka Asakura Hokkaido University
Atsushi Satsuma
Atsushi Satsuma Kyoto University
Gaik-Khuan Chuah
Gaik-Khuan Chuah National University of Singapore

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