Kobayashi Lab.
Komaba Institute for Science, The University of Tokyo
Our research interest is in the catalysis for an efficient material cycle.
Specifically, we focus on the catalytic conversion of biomass such as cellulose and chitin. Plastic chemical recycling is in our scope. We also investigate the oxidation of alkane to fundamental chemicals, the reaction selectively putting one oxygen atom into a saturated hydrocarbon. They are essential challenges to establish a future sustainable chemistry.
News
- Apr. 7, 2025
We took a lab photo. (Link) - Apr. 7, 2025
Sato earned his master degree. (Link) - 2025/3/13
Our reserach on the catalyst for crystalline cellulose hydrolysis has been published in ACS Sustaianable Resour. Manage.(link) - 2025/3/12
We had a farewell party for Sato and Watanabe. - Feb. 19, 2025
Our paper published in Sci. Adv. was selected for JpSAC Outstanding Paper Award. - Nov. 29, 2024
Dr. Kobayashi delivered an invited lecture in the Ehime-chiku lecture of a CSJ branch. - Oct. 16, 2024
We had a party to welcome Wang and Gu. (Link) - Oct. 4, 2024
Lan Gu, a research student, has joined our laboratory. - Oct. 4, 2024
Nono Tanaka, a freshman, has joined our laboratory for a class. - Sept. 25, 2024
A collaborative paper with Toyama Pref. Univ. on the synthesis of a vinyl polymer from chitin has been published in Polym. Int. (Link) - Sept. 25, 2024
Yiming Wang, a Senior student of PEAK, has joined our laboratory. - Sept. 25, 2024
Tenga Watanabe, a Senior student, has joined our laboratory. - Sept. 13, 2024
Dr. Kobayashi delivered a lecture in the 13th Carbon Neutral Benkyo-kai. - Aug. 26, 2024
The paper on chitin-derived aromatic compound, published in BCSJ, has been selected as a Selected Paper (Link) - Aug. 4, 2024
A review article on the mechanochemcial conversion of polysaccharides has been published in J. Synth. Org. Chem., Jpn. (Link) - July 3, 2024
A collaborative paper with Hokkaido Univ. on the reactivity of a chitin-derived aromatic compound has been published in BCSJ (Link) - May 15, 2024
Dr. Kobayashi gave an invited lecture and Dr. Nishimura and Imai did poster presentations in ACS on Campus Symposium. - Apr. 10, 2024
We took a lab photo. (Link) - Mar. 15, 2024
A collaborative paper with Chiba Univ. on the deoxydehydration has been published in BCSJ (Link) - Mar. 13, 2024
Taguchi earned the Head of Department Award from the Department of Integrated Science. - Feb. 22, 2024
We have added a research page. - Jan. 16, 2024
A review paper on mechanochemical conversion of biomass has been published in ChemPlusChem. (Link) - Jan. 1, 2024
I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to the victims of the earthquake in Ishikawa. - Oct. 30, 2023
Chem. Commun. introduced Dr. Kobayashi in the 2023 Pioneering Investgators.(Link) - Oct. 19, 2023
A collaborative paper with Nagoya Univ. and other four institutions on the elicitor activity of oligosaccharides has been published in Physiol. Plant. (Link) - Oct. 1, 2023
Kakeru Taguchi, a Senior student, has joined our laboratory. - Sept. 21, 2023
A collaborative paper with Dr. Hama and Tsukuba Univ. on the sunlight absorption of fatty acids has been published in Sci. Adv. (Link) - Sept. 19, 2023
The Catal. Sci. Technol. paper has been highlighted in the back cover. (Link) - Sept. 5, 2023
Dr. Kobayashi gave an invited lecture in 37th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Chitin and Chitosan. - June 29, 2023
Dr. Kobayashi gave an invited lecture in TICC 2023 in Taiwan. - June 19, 2023
A collaborative paper with Hokkaido Univ. on the oxidation of methane to syngas has been published in Catal. Sci. Technol. (Link) - May 1, 2023
Dr. Nishimura has joined our laboratory as a Research Associate. - Apr. 25, 2023
Dr. Kobayashi has been selected as a Pioneering Investigators by Chemical Communications and a feature article is published.(Link) - Apr. 1, 2023
Kento Sato, a Master student, has joined our laboratory. - Mar. 4, 2023
A review article on cellulose and chitin conversion has been published in J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst. (Link) - Feb. 24, 2023
A collaborative paper on the saccharification of cellulose has been published in the special issue dedicated to Prof. Avelino Corma in Chemistry (Link) - Jan. 31, 2023
A perspective article on chitin and cellulose conversion has been published in Catalysts & Catalysis (Shokubai). - Jan. 26, 2023
A collaborative paper with Chiba Univ. on the conversion of crotyl alocohol to butadiene has been published in Mol. Catal. (Link) - Jan. 1, 2022
Our laboratory is launched.
For students
Our laboratory belongs to (1) Komaba Institute for Science, (2) Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and (3) PEAK, a course in English.
We welcome students pursuing Ph.D. degrees, students in PEAK (GPES) course, and undergraduates in Department of Integrated Sciences. Please send an e-mail to Kobayashi (kobayashi-hi(A)g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp).
Access
Laboratory: Room M202, Komaba Open Laboratory Bldg., The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
Graduate School: Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
Link
Komaba Institute for Science
Department of Basic Science
Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University