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Masazumi Tamura is affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan and has a substantial publication record concentrated in the fields of Engineering, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

The main research topics covered by Tamura include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Frequent publication venues for the scientist's work are:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Green Chemistry
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • ChemSusChem
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Recent papers by Masazumi Tamura include:

  • Structure-activity relationship in hydrogenolysis of polyolefins over Ru/support catalysts, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Erythritol: Another C4 Platform Chemical in Biomass Refinery, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Direct dimethyl carbonate synthesis from CO2 and methanol catalyzed by CeO2 and assisted by 2-cyanopyridine: a cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emission study, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol to Phenol over Ceria-Supported Iron Catalysts, 2020, ACS Catalysis

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Keiichi Tomishige
  • Yoshinao Nakagawa
  • Akira Nakayama
  • Mizuho Yabushita
  • Pengru Chen

Best Publications

  • Diels-Alder in Aqueous Molecular Hosts: Unusual Regioselectivity and Efficient Catalysis

    Michito Yoshizawa;Masazumi Tamura;Makoto Fujita

  • Catalytic Reduction of Biomass-Derived Furanic Compounds with Hydrogen

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Comprehensive IR study on acid/base properties of metal oxides

    Masazumi Tamura;Ken Ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Total Hydrogenation of Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Supported Pd–Ir Alloy Catalyst

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kana Takada;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • One-pot selective conversion of furfural into 1,5-pentanediol over a Pd-added Ir–ReOx/SiO2 bifunctional catalyst

    Sibao Liu;Yasushi Amada;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • Selective hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation using metal catalysts directly modified with metal oxide species

    Keiichi Tomishige;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura

  • Rapid synthesis of unsaturated alcohols under mild conditions by highly selective hydrogenation.

    Masazumi Tamura;Kensuke Tokonami;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Redox Properties of CeO2 at Low Temperature: The Direct Synthesis of Imines from Alcohol and Amine

    Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Low-temperature catalytic upgrading of waste polyolefinic plastics into liquid fuels and waxes

    Yosuke Nakaji;Masazumi Tamura;Shuhei Miyaoka;Shogo Kumagai

  • Metal catalysts for steam reforming of tar derived from the gasification of lignocellulosic biomass

    Dalin Li;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Direct Cyclic Carbonate Synthesis from CO2 and Diol over Carboxylation/Hydration Cascade Catalyst of CeO2 with 2-Cyanopyridine

    Masayoshi Honda;Masazumi Tamura;Kenji Nakao;Kimihito Suzuki

  • Design of New Chiral Phase-Transfer Catalysts with Dual Functions for Highly Enantioselective Epoxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

    Takashi Ooi;Daisuke Ohara;Masazumi Tamura;Keiji Maruoka

  • Ceria-catalyzed conversion of carbon dioxide into dimethyl carbonate with 2-cyanopyridine.

    Masayoshi Honda;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Satoru Sonehara

  • Transamidation of amides with amines under solvent-free conditions using a CeO2 catalyst

    Masazumi Tamura;Takuya Tonomura;Ken Ichi Shimizu;Atsushi Satsuma

  • Selective production of cyclohexanol and methanol from guaiacol over Ru catalyst combined with MgO

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Momoko Ishikawa;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Direct conversion of CO2 with diols, aminoalcohols and diamines to cyclic carbonates, cyclic carbamates and cyclic ureas using heterogeneous catalysts

    Masazumi Tamura;Masayoshi Honda;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Catalytic materials for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol

    Yoshinao Nakagawa;Masazumi Tamura;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Organic carbonate synthesis from CO2 and alcohol over CeO2 with 2-cyanopyridine: Scope and mechanistic studies

    Masayoshi Honda;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Kenji Nakao

  • Catalytic CO2 conversion to organic carbonates with alcohols in combination with dehydration system

    Masayoshi Honda;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa;Keiichi Tomishige

  • Performance and characterization of rhenium-modified Rh–Ir alloy catalyst for one-pot conversion of furfural into 1,5-pentanediol

    Sibao Liu;Yasushi Amada;Masazumi Tamura;Yoshinao Nakagawa

  • One-pot conversion of sugar and sugar polyols to n-alkanes without C-C Dissociation over the Ir-ReOx /SiO2 catalyst combined with H-ZSM-5.

    Kaiyou Chen;Masazumi Tamura;Zhenle Yuan;Yoshinao Nakagawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiichi Tomishige
Keiichi Tomishige Tohoku University
Yoshinao Nakagawa
Yoshinao Nakagawa Tohoku University
Ken-ichi Shimizu
Ken-ichi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Atsushi Satsuma
Atsushi Satsuma Kyoto University
Kazu Okumura
Kazu Okumura Kogakuin University
Kotaro Satoh
Kotaro Satoh Tokyo Institute of Technology
Michito Yoshizawa
Michito Yoshizawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yalei Zhang
Yalei Zhang Tongji University
Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita University of Tokyo
Masami Kamigaito
Masami Kamigaito Nagoya University

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