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Tatsuya Okubo

Tatsuya Okubo

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Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
17800
World Ranking
5007
National Ranking
289

Overview

Tatsuya Okubo is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Ceramics and Composites.

Their main research topics include Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Chemical Synthesis and Characterization, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction.

Frequent co-authors working alongside Okubo include Toru Wakihara, Kenta Iyoki, Zhendong Liu, Yutaka Yanaba, and Yasuo Yonezawa. Okubo's research has been published in several notable scientific venues such as:

  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Chemical Communications

Some of Okubo's recent papers show involvement in advancing the understanding and application of zeolites and catalytic materials. These include:

  • Ultrafast Encapsulation of Metal Nanoclusters into MFI Zeolite in the Course of Its Crystallization: Catalytic Application for Propane Dehydrogenation (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Recent progress in the improvement of hydrothermal stability of zeolites (2021, Chemical Science)
  • Extremely Stable Zeolites Developed via Designed Liquid-Mediated Treatment (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Reaction Kinetics Regulated Formation of Short-Range Order in an Amorphous Matrix during Zeolite Crystallization (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Understanding the high hydrothermal stability and NH3-SCR activity of the fast-synthesized ERI zeolite (2020, Journal of Catalysis)

Best Publications

  • Growth of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotube films on quartz substrates and their optical anisotropy

    Yoichi Murakami;Shohei Chiashi;Yuhei Miyauchi;Minghui Hu

  • Periodic arrangement of silica nanospheres assisted by amino acids.

    Toshiyuki Yokoi;Yasuhiro Sakamoto;Osamu Terasaki;Yoshihiro Kubota

  • Densification of nanostructured titania assisted by a phase transformation

    Krishnankutty-Nair P. Kumar;K. Keizer;A. J. Burggraaf;Tatsuya Okubo

  • A Working Hypothesis for Broadening Framework Types of Zeolites in Seed-Assisted Synthesis without Organic Structure-Directing Agent

    Keiji Itabashi;Yoshihiro Kamimura;Kenta Iyoki;Atsushi Shimojima

  • Growth, microstructure, and permeation properties of supported zeolite (MFI) films and membranes prepared by secondary growth

    George Xomeritakis;Anastasios Gouzinis;Sankar Nair;Tatsuya Okubo

  • Structure and morphology of self-assembled 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane layers on silicon oxide

    Minghui Hu;Suguru Noda;Tatsuya Okubo;Yukio Yamaguchi

  • Mechanism of Formation of Uniform-Sized Silica Nanospheres Catalyzed by Basic Amino Acids

    Toshiyuki Yokoi;Junji Wakabayashi;Yuki Otsuka;Wei Fan;Wei Fan

  • Morphology and chemical state of Co–Mo catalysts for growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes vertically aligned on quartz substrates

    Minghui Hu;Yoichi Murakami;Masaru Ogura;Shigeo Maruyama

  • Preparation of K2La2Ti3O10 by polymerized complex method and photocatalytic decomposition of water

    Shigeru Ikeda;Michikazu Hara;Junko N. Kondo;Kazunari Domen

  • Crystallization behavior of zeolite beta in OSDA-free, seed-assisted synthesis

    Yoshihiro Kamimura;Shinya Tanahashi;Keiji Itabashi;Ayae Sugawara

  • Overview of Nanoparticle Array Formation by Wet Coating

    Shinya Maenosono;Tatsuya Okubo;Yukio Yamaguchi

  • Progress in seed-assisted synthesis of zeolites without using organic structure-directing agents

    Kenta Iyoki;Keiji Itabashi;Tatsuya Okubo

  • Critical Factors in the Seed-Assisted Synthesis of Zeolite Beta and “Green Beta” from OSDA-Free Na+–Aluminosilicate Gels

    Yoshihiro Kamimura;Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Keiji Itabashi;Atsushi Shimojima

  • Characterization of Zeolite L Nanoclusters

    Michael Tsapatsis;Michael Tsapatsis;Mark Lovallo;Tatsuya Okubo;Tatsuya Okubo;Mark E. Davis

  • Structure-Directing Behaviors of Tetraethylammonium Cations toward Zeolite Beta Revealed by the Evolution of Aluminosilicate Species Formed during the Crystallization Process

    Takaaki Ikuno;Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Zhendong Liu;Takayuki Iida

  • High Efficiency Near-IR Emission of Nd(III) Based on Low-Vibrational Environment in Cages of Nanosized Zeolites

    Yuji Wada;Tatsuya Okubo;Munenori Ryo;Toru Nakazawa

  • Extension of size of monodisperse silica nanospheres and their well-ordered assembly.

    Ryota Watanabe;Toshiyuki Yokoi;Erina Kobayashi;Yuki Otsuka

  • Preparation of Supported Mesoporous Silica Layers in a Continuous Flow Cell

    Hugh W. Hillhouse;Tatsuya Okubo;Jan W. van Egmond;Michael Tsapatsis

  • Formation of Hierarchically Organized Zeolites by Sequential Intergrowth

    Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Watcharop Chaikittisilp;Yuki Suzuki;Yuki Suzuki;Rino R. Mukti;Rino R. Mukti;Tatsuya Suzuki

  • Aluminosilicate Species in the Hydrogel Phase Formed during the Aging Process for the Crystallization of FAU Zeolite

    Masaru Ogura;Yasuyuki Kawazu;Hiroshi Takahashi;Tatsuya Okubo

  • Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles with Remarkable Stability and Dispersibility for Antireflective Coatings

    Yasuto Hoshikawa;Hiroki Yabe;Atsuro Nomura;Takeyuki Yamaki

  • Organic-functionalized molecular sieves. III. Shape selective catalysis

    Christopher W Jones;Michael Tsapatsis;Tatsuya Okubo;Mark E Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Fan
Wei Fan University of Massachusetts Amherst
Toshiyuki Yokoi
Toshiyuki Yokoi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shinji Kohara
Shinji Kohara National Institute for Materials Science
Mark E. Davis
Mark E. Davis California Institute of Technology
Michael Tsapatsis
Michael Tsapatsis Johns Hopkins University
Klaas Keizer
Klaas Keizer University of Twente
Takashi Tatsumi
Takashi Tatsumi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shigeo Maruyama
Shigeo Maruyama University of Tokyo
Gopinathan Sankar
Gopinathan Sankar University College London
Junko N. Kondo
Junko N. Kondo Tokyo Institute of Technology

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