Materials/Devices
Toshiyuki Yokoi
Associate Professor
Catalytic chemistryZeolite scienceMaterial chemistry
Biography
I received a Ph.D. in 2004 from Yokohama National University, under the supervision of Prof. Tatsumi.
Thereafter, I moved to The university of Tokyo and worked as an Assistant Professor. I returned to the Tatsumi’s group in Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology as an Assistant Professor in 2006. I was promoted to associate Professor in 2018. Currently, I lead “Nanospace Catalysis Unit”, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology. This unit focuses on nanospace materials such as zeolite and mesoporous materials, and aims to create nanospace catalyst that can make efficient use of diverse resources on the planet and that can contribute to the development of green production of chemical feedstocks and value-added chemicals.
Expectations for WRHI
Synthesis and advanced characterization of nanospace catalysts and their various applications.
Research Projects
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Development of new zeolite catalyst for conversion of methanol（2015.06）
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Development of a method for controlling the distribution of Al atoms in the zeolite framework（2017.07）
Topics
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Development of new high-performance and ultra-stable zeolite catalyst for conversion of methanol, which can be obtained from CO2 and H2, into small olefins
| 2004 - 2006 | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
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| 2006 - 2016 | Assistant Professor, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2006 - 2017 | Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2017 - 2018 | Assistant Professor, Nanospace Catalysis Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2018 - | Associate Professor, Nanospace Catalysis Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 2011 | The Japan Petroleum Institute Award for Encouragement of Research and Development |
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| 2012 | Catalysis Society of Japan Award for Young Researchers |
| 2018 | Support for Tokyo Tech Advanced Researchers【STAR】 |
| 2016 | R. Otomo, U. Müller, M. Feyen, B. Yilmaz,X. Meng, F.-S. Xiao, H. Gies, X. Bao, W. Zhang, D. de Vos, T. Yokoi, “Development of post-synthetic method for tuning Al content of OSDA-free Beta as catalyst for conversion of methanol to olefins”, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2016, 6, 713-721. |
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| 2017 | T. Yokoi*, H. Mochizuki, T. Biligetu, Y. Wang, T. Tatsumi, “Unique Al distribution in the MFI framework and its impact on catalytic properties”, Chem. Lett., 2017, 46, 798-800. T. Biligetu, Y. Wang, T. Nishitoba, R. Otomo, S. Park, H. Mochizuki, J.N. Kondo, T. Tatsumi, T. Yokoi*, “Al distribution and catalytic performance of ZSM-5 zeolites synthesized with various alcohols”, J. Catal., 2017, 353, 1–10. |
| 2018 | R. Otomo, T. Nishitoba, R. Osuga, Y. Kunitake, Y. Kamiya, T. Tatsumi, and T. Yokoi*, “Determination of Acid Site Location in Dealuminated MCM-68 by 27Al MQMAS NMR and FT-IR Spectroscopy with Probe Molecules”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122, 1180-1191. T. Nishitoba, N. Yoshida, J.N. Kondo and T. Yokoi* “Control of Al Distribution in the CHA-Type Aluminosilicate Zeolites and Its Impact on the Hydrothermal Stability and Catalytic Properties”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2018, 57, pp 3914-3922. |