Hydrogen Production Catalyst Materials Group

Toward the realization of a future hydrogen society, a stable and affordable supply of “clean hydrogen”—hydrogen produced without carbon dioxide emissions—is essential. Our goal is to contribute to this transition by developing catalytic materials and reaction systems that enable the efficient production of clean hydrogen from diverse resources, including hydrocarbons and water.
(2030 target: price < 220,000 JPY/ton; supply volume > 3,000,000 tons/year)

• Catalyst Material Synthesis
  Arc melting furnace, gas-phase reaction reactor, glove box, Schlenk line, autoclave
• Catalyst Material Characterization
  Powder X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscope, chemisorption analyzer, physisorption analyzer, multiple spectrometers, total organic carbon analyzer
  
• Catalyst Performance Evaluation
  Thermal catalytic performance evaluation system, photocatalytic performance evaluation system, ortho-/para-hydrogen conversion catalyst system (Raman spectrometer combined with ~30 K cryostat), electrocatalytic performance evaluation system, chromatographs, and gas chromatography–mass spectrometer (GC-MS)
  

We are pioneering the design of oxide–metal nanocomposite catalysts and reaction systems that enable the long-term, stable production of clean hydrogen from methane–carbon dioxide mixtures. In parallel, we are developing hydrogen nuclear spin conversion catalysts to reduce evaporative losses (boil-off) from liquid hydrogen, along with dedicated systems for evaluating their performance.

• Magnetic Refrigeration System Group
• Superconducting System Group
• Hydrogen Production Catalyst Materials Group
• Advanced Superconducting Wire Group
• Hydrogen Ion Materials Group
• Electrochemical Energy Conversion Team