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Takashi Toyao

Takashi Toyao

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2025

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6989
World Ranking
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Chemistry

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8921
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14382
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  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Takashi Toyao is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has an extensive publication record spanning several fields related to materials science and chemical engineering. Their research concentrates heavily on catalysis and materials chemistry, with significant contributions in catalytic processes, oxidation reactions, and ammonia synthesis.

Toyao's work frequently explores advanced topics such as catalytic processes in materials science, catalysts for methane reforming, and nanomaterials tailored for various catalytic reactions. Their research also covers areas like advanced photocatalysis techniques and catalytic hydrodesulfurization studies, reflecting a wide-ranging interest in both fundamental and applied aspects of catalysis.

A number of peer-reviewed papers highlight Toyao's scientific output. Notable recent publications include:

  • Bulk tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide for low-temperature NOx removal in the presence of water, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Isolated Indium Hydrides in CHA Zeolites: Speciation and Catalysis for Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Non-oxidative Coupling of Methane: N-type Doping of Niobium Single Atoms in TiO2-SiO2 Induces Electron Localization, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Single-Atom High-Valent Fe(IV) for Promoted Photocatalytic Nitrogen Hydrogenation on Porous TiO2-SiO2, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Formation and Reactions of NH4NO3 during Transient and Steady-State NH3-SCR of NOx over H-AFX Zeolites: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies, 2020, ACS Catalysis

Their collaboration network includes several frequent coauthors such as:

  • Ken-ichi Shimizu
  • Zen Maeno
  • Shinya Mine
  • Yuan Jing
  • Shunsaku Yasumura

Toyao publishes regularly in specialized venues relevant to catalysis and materials science. Their most common publication venues include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • ChemCatChem
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Their main fields of study are Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, with subfields focused on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. This diverse range of interests reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining fundamental chemistry with engineering applications aimed at sustainable catalytic technologies.

Best Publications

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Using an Amino-Functionalized Ti(IV) Metal–Organic Framework

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Machine Learning for Catalysis Informatics: Recent Applications and Prospects

    Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Zen Maeno;Satoru Takakusagi;Takashi Kamachi;Takashi Kamachi

  • Efficient hydrogen production and photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene over a visible-light-responsive metal–organic framework photocatalyst

    Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Yu Horiuchi;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Design of Interfacial Sites between Cu and Amorphous ZrO2 Dedicated to CO2-to-Methanol Hydrogenation

    Shohei Tada;Shingo Kayamori;Tetsuo Honma;Hiromu Kamei

  • MOF-on-MOF: Oriented Growth of Multiple Layered Thin Films of Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Ken Ikigaki;Kenji Okada;Yasuaki Tokudome;Takashi Toyao

  • Density Functional Theory Calculations of Oxygen Vacancy Formation and Subsequent Molecular Adsorption on Oxide Surfaces

    Yoyo Hinuma;Yoyo Hinuma;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Kamachi;Takashi Kamachi;Zen Maeno

  • Recent advances in visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for hydrogen production and solar energy conversion – from semiconducting TiO2 to MOF/PCP photocatalysts

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Masato Takeuchi;Masaya Matsuoka

  • Toward Effective Utilization of Methane: Machine Learning Prediction of Adsorption Energies on Metal Alloys

    Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Keisuke Suzuki;Shoma Kikuchi;Satoru Takakusagi

  • Development of a Ru complex-incorporated MOF photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible-light irradiation

    Takashi Toyao;Masakazu Saito;Satoru Dohshi;Katsunori Mochizuki

  • Acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling reactions with alcohols over heterogeneous catalysts

    S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu

  • Bulk tungsten-substituted vanadium oxide for low-temperature NOx removal in the presence of water.

    Yusuke Inomata;Hiroe Kubota;Shinichi Hata;Eiji Kiyonaga

  • A Cu–Pd single-atom alloy catalyst for highly efficient NO reduction

    Feilong Xing;Jaewan Jeon;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Ken-Ichi Shimizu;Ken-Ichi Shimizu

  • Isolated Indium Hydrides in CHA Zeolites: Speciation and Catalysis for Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane.

    Zen Maeno;Shunsaku Yasumura;Xiaopeng Wu;Mengwen Huang

  • Non‐oxidative Coupling of Methane: N‐type Doping of Niobium Single Atoms in TiO2–SiO2 Induces Electron Localization

    Ziyu Chen;Shiqun Wu;Jiayu Ma;Shinya Mine

  • Visible-light, photoredox catalyzed, oxidative hydroxylation of arylboronic acids using a metal–organic framework containing tetrakis(carboxyphenyl)porphyrin groups

    Takashi Toyao;Nana Ueno;Kenta Miyahara;Yasunori Matsui

  • Single-Atom High-Valent Fe(IV) for Promoted Photocatalytic Nitrogen Hydrogenation on Porous TiO2-SiO2

    Shiqun Wu;Ziyu Chen;Wenhui Yue;Shinya Mine

  • Visible-light-driven photocatalytic water oxidation catalysed by iron-based metal–organic frameworks

    Yu Horiuchi;Takashi Toyao;Kenta Miyahara;Lionet Zakary

  • Formation and Reactions of NH4NO3 during Transient and Steady-State NH3-SCR of NOx over H-AFX Zeolites: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies

    Hiroe Kubota;Chong Liu;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;Zen Maeno

  • Low-Temperature Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol over Heterogeneous TiO2-Supported Re Catalysts

    Kah Wei Ting;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao;S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki;Ken-ichi Shimizu;Ken-ichi Shimizu

  • Bulk Vanadium Oxide versus Conventional V 2 O 5 /TiO 2 : NH 3 –SCR CatalystsWorking at a Low Temperature Below 150 °C

    Yusuke Inomata;Shinichi Hata;Makoto Mino;Eiji Kiyonaga

  • Immobilization of Cu Complex into Zr-Based MOF with Bipyridine Units for Heterogeneous Selective Oxidation

    Takashi Toyao;Kenta Miyahara;Mika Fujiwaki;Tae-Ho Kim

  • C-Methylation of Alcohols, Ketones, and Indoles with Methanol Using Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts

    S. M.A. Hakim Siddiki;Abeda S. Touchy;Md. A. R. Jamil;Takashi Toyao;Takashi Toyao

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken-ichi Shimizu
Ken-ichi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Masaya Matsuoka
Masaya Matsuoka Osaka Metropolitan University
Kazunari Yoshizawa
Kazunari Yoshizawa Kyushu University
Masakazu Anpo
Masakazu Anpo Osaka Metropolitan University
Paolo Falcaro
Paolo Falcaro Graz University of Technology
Atsushi Satsuma
Atsushi Satsuma Kyoto University
Wataru Ueda
Wataru Ueda Kanagawa University
Masahide Takahashi
Masahide Takahashi Osaka Metropolitan University
Masato Takeuchi
Masato Takeuchi Osaka Metropolitan University
Christian J. Doonan
Christian J. Doonan University of Adelaide

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