Research Results
Jan 10, 2024
- Press Release
- Research Paper
A press release announcing the research findings of Mika Takeuchi (2nd year master's student, Graduate School of Science, OMU) and Prof. Yutaka Amao has been issued.
By directly utilizing carbon dioxide gas as a feedstock, we have been able to double the efficiency of producing fumaric acid for plastics.
Key points of this study
- A newly developed dye has enabled us to achieve a twofold increase in fumaric acid production.
- A novel process for artificial photosynthesis has been developed that directly utilizes carbon dioxide gas.
Summary
Professor Yutaka Amao and Mika Takeuchi, a second-year Master's Program in Science at the Osaka Metropolitan University, have developed a novel dye that catalyzes the efficient conversion of carbon dioxide to fumaric acid as a raw material for plastics under solar irradiation, resulting in a twofold increase in product yield.
This is a significant step forward in our efforts to synthesize materials using renewable energy sources and achieve higher yields.
Our research was featured in the November 27, 2023, online edition of Dalton Transactions. It was also selected for the cover of the journal's Volume 2, 2024 issue. The cover design visualizes the process of generating fumaric acid from carbon dioxide gas using solar energy.
Publication Information
| Publications: | Dalton Transactionss |
|---|---|
| Title of Paper: | An effective visible-light driven fumarate production from gaseous CO2 and pyruvate by the cationic zinc porphyrin-based photocatalytic system with dual biocatalysts |
| Author: | Mika Takeuchi and Yutaka Amao |
| URL: | https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/dt/d3dt03492e |
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