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Takehiko Sasaki

Takehiko Sasaki

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49
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6965
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14995
National Ranking
1169

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Takehiko Sasaki is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan, specializing in the fields of Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Their work primarily focuses on Catalysis, with notable contributions spanning subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of catalytic processes and materials science, including catalytic processes, oxidation reactions, hydrodesulfurization studies, methane reforming catalysts, biomass conversion catalysis, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and the development of nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Takehiko Sasaki has published extensively in several academic venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Journal of Computational Chemistry
  • Catalysts
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • ACS Catalysis

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Design of highly stable MgO promoted Cu/ZnO catalyst for clean methanol production through selective hydrogenation of CO2, 2021, Applied Catalysis A General
  • Reductive amination of levulinic acid to N-substituted pyrrolidones over RuCl3 metal ion anchored in ionic liquid immobilized on graphene oxide, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Combined experimental and computational study to unravel the factors of the Cu/TiO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, 2021, Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • In-situ experimental and computational approach to investigate the nature of active site in low-temperature CO-PROX over CuOx-CeO2 catalyst, 2021, Applied Catalysis A General
  • Room temperature selective reduction of nitroarenes to azoxy compounds over Ni-TiO2 catalyst, 2020, Molecular Catalysis

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Takehiko Sasaki include:

  • Rajaram Bal
  • Maria Olea
  • Motoyuki Shiga
  • Mukesh Kumar Poddar
  • Masayuki Shirai

Best Publications

  • Gold nanoparticles stabilized on nanocrystalline magnesium oxide as an active catalyst for reduction of nitroarenes in aqueous medium at room temperature

    Keya Layek;M. Lakshmi Kantam;Masayuki Shirai;Daisuke Nishio-Hamane

  • Direct phenol synthesis by selective oxidation of benzene with molecular oxygen on an interstitial-N/Re cluster/zeolite catalyst.

    Rajaram Bal;Mizuki Tada;Takehiko Sasaki;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Synthesis of highly coke resistant Ni nanoparticles supported MgO/ZnO catalyst for reforming of methane with carbon dioxide

    Rajib Kumar Singha;Aditya Yadav;Ayush Agrawal;Astha Shukla

  • Immobilized metal ion-containing ionic liquids: preparation, structure and catalytic performance in Kharasch addition reaction

    Takehiko Sasaki;Chongmin Zhong;Mizuki Tada;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Immobilized Palladium Metal-Containing Ionic Liquid-Catalyzed Alkoxycarbonylation, Phenoxycarbonylation, and Aminocarbonylation Reactions

    Mayur V. Khedkar;Takehiko Sasaki;Bhalchandra M. Bhanage

  • Room temperature synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives using reusable cobalt hydroxide (II) and cobalt oxide (II) as efficient solid catalysts

    Murugulla Adharvana Chari;Donthabhakthuni Shobha;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Preparation of the CuCr2O4 spinel nanoparticles catalyst for selective oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde

    Shankha Shubhra Acharyya;Shilpi Ghosh;Ritesh Tiwari;Bipul Sarkar

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of a Series of Metal Ion-Containing Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids

    Chongmin Zhong;Takehiko Sasaki;Akiko Jimbo-Kobayashi;Emiko Fujiwara

  • Selective Oxidation of Propylene to Propylene Oxide over Silver-Supported Tungsten Oxide Nanostructure with Molecular Oxygen

    Shilpi Ghosh;Shankha S. Acharyya;Ritesh Tiwari;Bipul Sarkar

  • Nanocrystalline Pt-CeO2 as an efficient catalyst for a room temperature selective reduction of nitroarenes

    Astha Shukla;Rajib Kumar Singha;Takehiko Sasaki;Rajaram Bal

  • Synthesis of CoOOH Hierarchically Hollow Spheres by Nanorod Self-Assembly through Bubble Templating

    Jinhu Yang;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Ni ion-containing ionic liquid salt and Ni ion-containing immobilized ionic liquid on silica: Application to Suzuki cross-coupling reactions between chloroarenes and arylboronic acids

    Chongmin Zhong;Takehiko Sasaki;Mizuki Tada;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Room temperature selective oxidation of aniline to azoxybenzene over a silver supported tungsten oxide nanostructured catalyst

    Shilpi Ghosh;Shankha S. Acharyya;Takehiko Sasaki;Rajaram Bal

  • Ultradeep hydrodesulfurization of diesel fuels using highly efficient nanoalumina-supported catalysts: Impact of support, phosphorus, and/or boron on the structure and catalytic activity

    Fereshteh Rashidi;Fereshteh Rashidi;Takehiko Sasaki;Ali Morad Rashidi;Ali Nemati Kharat

  • Selective oxidation of cyclohexene to adipic acid over silver supported tungsten oxide nanostructured catalysts

    Shilpi Ghosh;Shankha Shubhra Acharyya;Shubhadeep Adak;L. N. Sivakumar Konathala

  • Immobilized metal ion-containing ionic liquids: Preparation, structure and catalytic performances in Kharasch addition reaction and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions

    Takehiko Sasaki;Mizuki Tada;Chongmin Zhong;Takao Kume

  • Molecular and atomic adsorption states of oxygen on Cu(111) at 100–300 K

    Tsuyoshi Sueyoshi;Takehiko Sasaki;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Selective oxidation of benzene to phenol with molecular oxygen on rhenium/zeolite catalysts

    Toshiaki Kusakari;Takehiko Sasaki;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Immobilized Iron Metal-Containing Ionic Liquid-Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes into Anilines

    Nilesh M. Patil;Takehiko Sasaki;Bhalchandra M. Bhanage

  • First-Principles Theoretical Study and Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Observation of Dehydration Process of Formic Acid on a TiO2(110) Surface†

    Yoshitada Morikawa;Ittetsu Takahashi;Masaki Aizawa;Yoshimichi Namai

  • In situ time-resolved XAFS study on the structural transformation and phase separation of Pt3Sn and PtSn alloy nanoparticles on carbon in the oxidation process

    Y. Uemura;Y. Inada;K. K. Bando;T. Sasaki

  • Immobilized Metal Ion‐Containing Ionic Liquids: Preparation, Structure and Catalytic Performance in Kharasch Addition Reaction.

    Takehiko Sasaki;Chongmin Zhong;Mizuki Tada;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhiro Iwasawa
Yasuhiro Iwasawa University of Electro-Communications
Rajaram Bal
Rajaram Bal Indian Institute of Petroleum
Mizuki Tada
Mizuki Tada Nagoya University
Bhalchandra M. Bhanage
Bhalchandra M. Bhanage Institute of Chemical Technology
Kenichi Fukui
Kenichi Fukui Osaka University
Hiroshi Onishi
Hiroshi Onishi Kobe University
Yoshitada Morikawa
Yoshitada Morikawa Osaka University
Haruo Kuroda
Haruo Kuroda Tokyo University of Science
M. Lakshmi Kantam
M. Lakshmi Kantam Institute of Chemical Technology
Manabu Kiguchi
Manabu Kiguchi Tokyo Institute of Technology

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