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Overview

Masatake Haruta was affiliated with Tokyo Metropolitan University in Japan. Their research largely focused on materials science and chemical engineering, producing a substantial body of work that spanned several specialized fields.

The main fields of study covered by Haruta included:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Their research extended into various subfields such as materials chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry, renewable energy and sustainability, and mechanical engineering.

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering

Haruta's work addressed multiple scientific topics with an emphasis on catalytic processes in materials science and oxidation reactions. Other notable topics included nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, nanocluster synthesis and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

They published frequently in these venues:

  • Journal of Catalysis
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Communications
  • Catalysis Today
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Among their recent papers were:

  • "Boosting the catalysis of gold by O2 activation at Au-SiO2 interface" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Bulk tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide for low-temperature NOx removal in the presence of water" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Defective NiO as a Stabilizer for Au Single-Atom Catalysts" (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Ag Size/Structure-Dependent Effect on Low-Temperature Selective Catalytic Oxidation of NH3 over Ag/MnO2" (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen over zeolite-supported Pt-Au catalysts: Effects of alloy formation and acid sites" (2021, Journal of Catalysis)

Haruta collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Toru Murayama
  • Tamao Ishida
  • Mingyue Lin
  • Yusuke Inomata
  • Norihito Sakaguchi

Best Publications

  • Size- and support-dependency in the catalysis of gold

    Masatake Haruta

  • Gold catalysts prepared by coprecipitation for low-temperature oxidation of hydrogen and of carbon monoxide

    M. Haruta;N. Yamada;T. Kobayashi;S. Iijima

  • Novel Gold Catalysts for the Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide at a Temperature far Below 0 °C

    Masatake Haruta;Tetsuhiko Kobayashi;Hiroshi Sano;Nobumasa Yamada

  • Low-Temperature Oxidation of CO over Gold Supported on TiO2, α-Fe2O3, and Co3O4

    M. Haruta;S. Tsubota;T. Kobayashi;H. Kageyama

  • Low-temperature oxidation of CO catalysed by Co 3 O 4 nanorods

    Xiaowei Xie;Yong Li;Zhi-Quan Liu;Masatake Haruta

  • Advances in the catalysis of Au nanoparticles

    Masatake Haruta;Masakazu Daté

  • Selective Vapor-Phase Epoxidation of Propylene over Au/TiO2Catalysts in the Presence of Oxygen and Hydrogen

    Toshio Hayashi;Koji Tanaka;Masatake Haruta

  • When Gold Is Not Noble: Catalysis by Nanoparticles

    Masatake Haruta

  • Catalysis of Gold Nanoparticles Deposited on Metal Oxides

    Masatake Haruta

  • Gold as a novel catalyst in the 21st century: Preparation, working mechanism and applications

    Masatake Haruta

  • Au@ZIF-8: CO Oxidation over Gold Nanoparticles Deposited to Metal−Organic Framework

    Hai-Long Jiang;Bo Liu;Tomoki Akita;Masatake Haruta

  • Synergistic Catalysis of Au@Ag Core−Shell Nanoparticles Stabilized on Metal−Organic Framework

    Hai-Long Jiang;Tomoki Akita;Tamao Ishida;Masatake Haruta

  • Photoassisted hydrogen production from a water-ethanol solution: a comparison of activities of AuTiO2 and PtTiO2

    Gratian R. Bamwenda;Susumu Tsubota;Toshiko Nakamura;Masatake Haruta

  • The influence of the preparation methods on the catalytic activity of platinum and gold supported on TiO2 for CO oxidation

    G.R. Bamwenda;S. Tsubota;T. Nakamura;M. Haruta

  • Catalysis: gold rush.

    Masatake Haruta

  • Vital Role of Moisture in the Catalytic Activity of Supported Gold Nanoparticles

    Masakazu Daté;Mitsutaka Okumura;Susumu Tsubota;Masatake Haruta

  • Reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol over Au nanoparticles deposited on PMMA

    Kyoko Kuroda;Tamao Ishida;Masatake Haruta

  • Catalytically highly active top gold atom on palladium nanocluster

    Haijun Zhang;Tatsuya Watanabe;Mitsutaka Okumura;Masatake Haruta

  • Au/TiO2 Nanosized Samples: A Catalytic, TEM, and FTIR Study of the Effect of Calcination Temperature on the CO Oxidation

    Flora Boccuzzi;Anna Chiorino;Maela Manzoli;Ping Lu

  • Importance of Size and Contact Structure of Gold Nanoparticles for the Genesis of Unique Catalytic Processes.

    Tamao Ishida;Toru Murayama;Ayako Taketoshi;Masatake Haruta

  • Moisture effect on CO oxidation over Au/TiO2 catalyst

    M Daté;M Haruta

Frequent Co-Authors

Susumu Tsubota
Susumu Tsubota National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Tomoki Akita
Tomoki Akita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Mitsutaka Okumura
Mitsutaka Okumura Osaka University
Tetsuhiko Kobayashi
Tetsuhiko Kobayashi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yasuyuki Matsumura
Yasuyuki Matsumura National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Kyoto University
Makoto Tokunaga
Makoto Tokunaga Kyushu University
S. Ted Oyama
S. Ted Oyama National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Botao Qiao
Botao Qiao Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Wenjie Shen
Wenjie Shen Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

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