WORKS
2025
Characterization of the active species in the aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol catalyzed by Ru/ZrO2
Mol. Catal., 573 (2025) 114820-114820.
K. Okumura, R. Chihara, A. Abdullahi, M. Kato
N-alkylation of amines with alcohols over hydrothermally prepared Nb-W mixed oxides
Mol. Catal., 570 (2025) 114669-114669.
A. Abdullahi, K. Okumura
2024
Brownmillerite-Type Ca2FeCoO5 Ultrathin Layers as Anodic Catalysts for Water Electrolysis
ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 8 (2024) 223-232.
H. Okada, R. Adachi, E. Tsuji, R. Nanbu, K. Okumura, S. Kitano, H. Habazaki, S. Suganuma, N. Katada
Formation and Segregation of the Ru- and Rh-MgO Solid Solutions
ACS Omega, 9 (2024) 46129-46137.
K. Okumura, T. Sasaki, S. Sugihara, K. Kawaguchi, A. Abdullahi, H. Iiyoshi
Mechanochemistry-based liquid-assisted synthesis of hydrophobic Zr-Beta with high metal loading for Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction
J. Catal., 431 (2024) 115398-115398.
H. Zhang, S. Jaenicke, K. Okumura, H. Tan, G. Chuah
2023
Direct methylation of benzene with methane over Co/MFI catalysts generated by self-dispersion of Co(OH)2
Catal. Sci. Technol., in press.
K. Okumura, K. Tanaka, H. Iiyoshi, N. Katada
Crystallization Behavior of Highly Defective MSE-Type Zeolite, Incorporation of Ti into the Framework, and Its Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Nature Controlled by Post-Synthesis Modifications
Cryst. Growth Des. 23 (2023) 3681-3693.
S. Inagaki, M. Kaneda, D. Haikal, K. Okumura, Y. Kubota
Formation and Segregation of a Pd-MgO Solid Solution Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
ACS Omega, 8 (2023) 7507-7516.
K. Okumura, S. Morita, H. Iiyoshi, H. Takaba
触媒総合事典（朝倉書店）, 2-18均一系酸塩基触媒反応の速度と機構・2-19均一系錯体触媒の速度と機構・2-20固体触媒反応の速度と機構 奥村和（分担執筆）
Formation of Ir-MgO Solid Solutions Analyzed with X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Catal. Surv. Asia., 10.1007/s10563-022-09378-4
K. Okumura, H. Hoshi, H. Iiyoshi
2022
Formation of a Pt-MgO Solid Solution: Analysis by X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy
ACS Omega, 7 (2022) 27458.
K. Okumura, H. Hoshi, H. Iiyoshi, H. Takaba
One-pot production of dioctyl ether from 1,2-octanediol over rutile-titania-supported palladium-tungsten catalyst
Mol. Catal., 523, (2022) 11208.
Y. Nakagawa, H. Hayasaka, T. Asano, M. Tamura, K. Okumura, K. Tomishige
Mg-stabilized subnanometer Rh particles in zeolite Beta as highly efficient catalysts for selective hydrogenations
J. Catal. 405 (2022) 489.
H. Zhang, L. Zhong, I.B. Samsudin, K. Okumura, H.-R. Tan, S. Li,S. Jaenicke, G.-K.Chuah
2021
Inclusion of Bidentate Phosphine Molecules in the Supercage of FAU Zeolite
Micropor. Mespor. Mater., 327 (2021) 111387.
Kazu Okumura, Sachiko Morita, Akimichi Ohtsuki, Hiromitsu Takaba
X線吸収微細構造法による担持金属・酸化物触媒の局所構造解析
Journal of the Society of Inorganic Materials, Japan, 28 (2021) 451.
奥村和・伊奈稔哲
Spontaneous formation and catalysis of highly dispersed Pd0 on *BEA zeolite
Micropor. Mespor. Mater., 325, 111336, 2021.
Kazu Okumura, Hikaru Iiyoshi
Position and Lewis acidic property of active cobalt species on MFI zeolite for catalytic methylation of benzene with methane
Micropor. Mespor. Mater., 310, 110649, 2021.
Hitoshi Matsubara, Kana Yamamoto, Etsushi Tsuji, Kazu Okumura, Koshiro Nakamura,Satoshi Suganuma, Naonobu Katada
Volcano-type correlation between particle size and catalytic activity on hydrodechlorination catalyzed
by AuPd nanoalloy
Nanoscale Adv., 3, 1496-1501, 2021.
Yuta Uetake, Sachi Mouri,Setsiri Haesuwannakij,Kazu Okumura,Hidehiro Sakurai
Reduction of trans fatty acids in hydrogenated soybean oil using Ni/TiO2 catalysts
Food Chem., 340,127927, 2021.
Hajime Iida, Kohki Takahashi, Atsushi Yanagisawa, Hideki Hashimoto, Akira Igarashi
X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Technique for Nano-Catalytic Materials
S. K. Shinha, M. K. Sanyal, C. K. Loong eds., Advanced Characterization of Nanostructured Materials, Probing the Structure and Dynamics with Synchrotron X-ray and Neutrons
World Scientific Series in Nanoscience an Nanotechnology, Chapter 8, pp. 359-398
Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Kazu Okumura, Yasuhiro Iwasawa
2020
H-*BEA Zeolite-catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution in Allyl Alcohols Using Sulfonamides, Amides, and Anilines
EurJOC, 2020, 4309-4318, 2020.
Akimichi Ohtsuki, Shunsuke Aoki, Ryo Nishida, Sachiko Morita, Takeshi Fujii, Kazu Okumura
Reactivity of Methane and Benzene over Metal/MFI Zeolite Analyzed with Temperature-Programmed Reaction Technique
ChemCatChem, 2020, 2333-2340, 2020.
Koshiro Nakamura, Kazu Okumura, Etsushi Tsuji, Satoshi Suganuma, Naonobu Katada
Steam reforming of toluene over Ru/SrCO3-Al2O3 catalyst under extremely low steam-to-carbon ratio conditions
Fuel, 272, 117703, 2020
Hajime Iida, Shuntaro Deguchi, Miyu Torigai, Yuki Osawa
Comparative study of direct methylation of benzene with methane on cobalt-exchanged ZSM-5 and ZSM-11 zeolites
Appl. Catal. A, 601, 117661, 2020.
Peidong Hu, Koshiro Nakamura, Hitoshi Matsubara, Kenta Iyokia, Yutaka Yanaba, Kazu Okumura, Tatsuya Okubo, Naonobu Katada, Toru Wakihara
Tungsten-zirconia-supported rhenium catalyst combined with a deoxydehydration catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 1,4-butanediol from 1,4-anhydroerythritol
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2020.
Tianmiao Wang, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamur, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
2019
Selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over rhenium oxide-modified iridium nanoparticles coating rutile titania support
ACS Catal., 9, 10913-10930, 2019.
Yosuke Nakaji, Daisuke Kobayashi, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Mechanism of Formation of Highly Dispersed Metallic Ruthenium Particles on Ceria Support by Heating and Reductiona
J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 20817, 2019.
Yosuke Nakaji, Daisuke Kobayashi, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Direct immobilization of triphenylphosphine palladium complexes on the external surface of zeolite beta
Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 288, 109571, 2019.
Kazu Okumura, Kakeru Sato, Keisuke Kamioka, Yuito Koga
Acylation of anisole with carboxylic acids catalyzed by tungsten oxide supported on titanium dioxide
Molecular Catalysis, 475, 110410, 2019.
Kazu Okumura, Masaki Iida, Hajime Yamashita
2018
Direct Inclusion of Phosphine Derivatives in the Pores of Zeolite beta
Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 268, 285-292, 2018.
Kazu Okumura, Keisuke Okazaki, Hajime Yamashita, Yuito Koga
Production of diethyl carbonate from ethylene carbonate and ethanol over supported fluoro-perovskite catalysts
Catal. Commun., 108, 7-11, 2018.
Hajime Iida, Ryuhei Kawaguchi, Kazu Okumura
Mechanistic Study of Hydrogen-Driven Deoxydehydration over Ceria-Supported Rhenium Catalyst Promoted by Au Nanoparticles
ACS Catal., 8, 584-595, 2018.
Yoshinao Nakagawa , Shuhei Tazawa, Tianmiao Wang, Masazumi Tamura , Norihito Hiyoshi, Kazu Okumura, and Keiichi Tomishige
Selective hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone by SiO2-supported rhodium nanoparticles under mild conditions
J. Catal., 364, 354-365, 2018.
Hongwei Zhang, Aijuan Han, Kazu Okumura, Lixiang Zhong, Shuzhou Li, Stephan Jaenicke, Gaik-Khuan Chuah
2017
Direct Inclusion of Triphenylmethane and Triphenylsilane into the Pores of Zeolite Y
Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 248, 122-128, 2017.
Kazu Okumura, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Takaba
Direct Inclusion of Triphenylphosphine Derivatives into the Zeolite Y Supercage
Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 241, 400-408, 2017.
Kazu Okumura, Masakazu Nakanishi, Hiromitsu Takaba
Steam reforming of toluene over Ru/SrCO3-Al2O3 catalysts
Fuel Process. Technol., 168, 50-57, 2017.
Hajime Iida, Akito Fujiyama, Akira Igarashi, Kazu Okumura
The Impact of the Polymer Chain Length on the Catalytic Activity of Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-supported Gold Nanoclusters
Scientific Reports, 7, 9579, 2017.
Setsiri Haesuwannakij, Tetsunari Kimura, Yuji Furutani, Kazu Okumura, Ken Kokubo, Takao Sakata, Hidehiro Yasuda, Yumi Yakiyama, Hidehiro Sakurai
2016
Oxidation-resistive copper nanoparticles: photoreduction synthesis and their oxidation state measurements by XAFS and HRTEM
Journal of Physics: Conference Series,712, 012120, 2016.
H. Tanaka, T. Aoki, M. Yonemura, M. Miyagawa, K. Okumura
Deoxydehydration with Molecular Hydrogen over Ceria-Supported Rhenium Catalyst with Gold Promoter
ACS Catal., 6, 6393-6397, 2016.
Shuhei Tazawa, Nobuhiko Ota, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Precious metal-like oxide-free copper nanoparticles: high oxidation resistance and geometric structure
RSC Adv., 6, 104560-104565, 2016.
Masaya Miyagawa, Toshiki Maeda, Ryo Tokuda, Akane Shibusawa, Takuya Aoki, Kazu Okumura, Hideki Tanaka
Precious metal-like oxide-free copper nanoparticles: high oxidation resistance and geometric structure
RSC Adv., 6, 104560-104565, 2016.
Masaya Miyagawa, Toshiki Maeda, Ryo Tokuda, Akane Shibusawa, Takuya Aoki, Kazu Okumura, Hideki Tanaka
Hydrogenation of dicarboxylic acids to diols over Re-Pd catalysts
Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 5668, 2016.
Yasuyuki Taked, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Direct Inclusion of Triphenylamine into the Supercage of Zeolite Y
Chem. Lett., 45, 5223-525, 2016
Kazu Okumura, Masakazu Nakanishi, Yujiro Kikuchi and Tomoyuki Kouno
Inclusion of Triphenylphosphine in the Supercage of Zeolite Y
Chem. Lett., 45, 427-429, 2016.
Kazu Okumura, Masakazu Nakanishi, Yujiro Kikuchi, Tomoyuki Kouno
Formation and Catalysis of Au Nanoparticles Generated through the Physical Mixing of AuCl(PPh3) and Oxides
Synlett, 27, 1223-1226, 2016.
Kazu Okumura
Steam reforming of dodecane and toluene over Ru/12SrO-7Al2O3 (S12A7) catalysts
Fuel Proc. Technol., 142, 397-402, 2016
Hajime Iida, Naoto Onuki, Takashi Numa, Akira Igarashi
2015
Characterization of Re-Pd/SiO2 catalysts for hydrogenation of stearic acid
ACS Catalysis, 5 (11) 7034-7047, 2015.
Yasuyuki Takeda, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Ru/12SrO-7Al2O3 (S12A7) catalyst prepared by physical mixing with Ru (PPh3)3Cl2 for steam reforming of toluene
Catal. Commun., 72, 101-104, 2015.
Hajime Iida, Kazuhide Noguchi, Takashi Numa, Akira Igarashi, Kazu Okumura
Catalytic dehydrogenation of alcohol over solid-state molybdenum sulfide clusters with an octahedral metal framework
Mater. Res. Bull., 72, 188-190, 2015.
Satoshi Kamiguchi, Kazu Okumura, Sayoko Nagashima, Teiji Chihara
Hydrogenation of soybean oil over various platinum catalysts: Effects of support materials on trans fatty acid levels
Catal. Commun., 62, 1-5, 2015.
Hajime Iida, Daigo Itoh, Satoshi Minowa, Atsushi Yanagisawa, and Akira Igarashi
Assignments of Bending Vibrations of Ammonia Adsorbed on Surfaces of Metal Oxides
Catal. Lett., 145 (10) 1904-1912, 2015.
Satoshi Suganuma, Yuta Murakami, Jota Ohyama, Tatsuya Torikai, Kazu Okumura and Naonobu Katada
Promoting Effect of Trace Pd on Hydrotalcite-Derived Ni/Mg/Al Catalyst in Oxidative Steam Reforming of Biomass Tar
Appl. Catal. B, 179, 412-421, 2015.
Masazumi Tamura, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Partial oxidation of alcohols with O2 catalyzed by Ru0/Al2O3
Chem. Lett.,44 (8) 1122-1124, 2015.
Takashi Numa, Atsushi Kimura, Kazu Okumura
Thermal Activation of Solid-State Molybdenum Halide Clusters with an Octahedral Cluster Framework and their Application to Catalytic Synthesis of 3-Methylpyridine from Piperidine and Methanol
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jap., 88, 1116-1122, 2015.
Satoshi Kamiguchi, Ryu Kajio, Hitomi Yamada, Hidetaka Yuge, Kazu Okumura, Hajime Iida, Sayoko Nagashima, Teiji Chihara
Solid-State molybdenum sulfide clusters with an octahedral metal framework as hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and hydrogenolysis catalysts similar to the platinum group metals
Appl. Catal. A, 505, 417-421, 2015.
Satoshi Kamiguchi, Kanako Arai, Kazu Okumura, Hajime Iida, Sayoko Nagashima, Teiji Chihara
Suzuki Coupling Reactions Catalyzed by PdO Dispersed on Dealuminated Y Zeolite in Air under Ambient Conditions
ChemPhysChem, 16(8) 1719-26, 2015.
Kazu Okumura, Takumi Mushiake, Yu Matsui, Akira Ishii
Relationship between activation energy and pre-exponential factor normalized by the number of Bronsted acid sites in cracking of short chain alkanes on zeolites
Naonobu Katada, Satoko Sota, Nami Morishita, Kazu Okumura and Miki Niwa
Catal. Sci. & Technol., 5, 1864-1869, 2015.
Post-synthesized zirconium-containing Beta zeolite in Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction: Pros and cons
Appl. Catal. A, 493, 112-120, 2015.
Jie Wanga, Kazu Okumura, Stephan Jaenicke, Gaik-Khuan Chuah
Comparison of steaming stability of Cu-ZSM-5 with those ofAg-ZSM-5, P/H-ZSM-5, and H-ZSM-5 zeolites as naphtha crackingcatalysts to produce light olefin at high temperatures
Appl. Catal. A, 489, 272-279, 2015.
Kohei Kubo, Hajime Iida, Seitaro Namba, Akira Igarashi
Hydrodeoxygenation of Vicinal OH Groups over Heterogeneous Rhenium Catalyst Promoted by Palladium and Ceria Support
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54, 1897-1900, 2015
Nobuhiko Ota, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
