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AIST : Global Zero Emission Research Center (GZR)Research TeamsHydrogen Production and Storage Team

Hydrogen Production and Storage Team

CO2-free fuel and CO2 recycling
Eliminating Barriers toward a Hydrogen Society through Collaboration and Fusion

We develop technologies for producing, storing, and using hydrogen to bring a significant reduction to CO₂ emissions.

Hydrogen Production and Storage Team

Research themes

  • Investigation into technology for producing hydrogen through the direct decomposition of methane, without generating CO₂ as a byproduct
  • Development of water electrolysis technology using anion-exchange membranes
  • Development of highly efficient production and usage technologies for energy carriers (ammonia) and synthetic fuel (methane, e-fuel)
  • Creation of a highly efficient, low-cost energy storage system using hydrogen storage alloys
  • Development of heat-resistant materials for hydrogen power generation
  • Development of technology for using high-pressure hydrogen gas and liquid hydrogen

Concept for social contributions and implementation

Building a social infrastructure that utilizes hydrogen.

Research Team Leader / Greetings

Leader

TAKAGI Hideyuki

We engage in many different themes of research, and the majority of our projects are carried out in collaboration with a wide range of companies and other organizations. I consider myself to be like a chef in the area of research and development. In light of social needs, I utilize, combine, and add seasoning to our results and knowledge, and then serve them to society. I believe that our mission is to work toward resolving social issues through collaboration and fusion while giving birth to entirely new ideas.

TAKAGI Hideyuki

Members

Planning Officer, Research Planning Office of Energy and Environment (Research Planning Office of Zero Emission)

KADO Yuya

Member

ITO Hiroshi

Member

TANAKA Yohei

Member

SAKAKI Kouji

Member

CHARBONNIER Veronique

Member

KIM Hyun-Ha

Member

CHOE Yoong-Kee

Member

SHINODA Kentaro

Member

YAMADA MohammedShahien

Member

MORIOKA Toshihiro

Member

KAJIKAWA Hiroaki

Member

IIZUMI Hideaki

Member

OGURA Hideki

Invited Senior Researcher

YAMABE Junichirou

International Visitor

BHOGILLA Satyasekhar

Technical Staff

KAWAZOE Michiko

Technical Staff

KAWAZOE Yoshinori

Technical Staff

NOTSU Ikuro

Looking ahead to the carbon neutrality, we expect hydrogen to make a significant contribution in various ways, including decarbonizing heat with electrification difficulties, zero emissions from power sources, decarbonizing the transportation and industry sectors, producing ammonia and synthetic fuel, and efficient use of renewable energies. 

The hydrogen production and storage team is involved in the research and development of innovative hydrogen production and utilization technologies for hydrogen and energy carriers. Catalysts, materials, reaction systems, and assessment technologies will form the basis of energy storage and synthetic fuel production technology while we also carry out research and development on them.

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Research

Research List
Kobayashi,K.;Javaid,R.;Manaka,Y.;Nanba,T.;Nishi,M.;Mochizuki,T.;Chen,S.;<u>Takagi,H.</u> (2023). Comparison of Several Ammonia Catalysts Worked Under Industrial Conditions. In: Aika, Ki., Kobayashi, H. (eds) CO<sub>2 </sub>Free Ammonia as an Energy Carrier. Springer, Singapore. 10.1007/978-981-19-4767-4_17

Kobayashi,K.;Javaid,R.;Manaka,Y.;Nanba,T.;Nishi,M.;Mochizuki,T.;Chen,S.;Takagi,H. (2023). Comparison of Several Ammonia Catalysts Worked Under Industrial Conditions. In: Aika, Ki., Kobayashi, H. (eds) CO2 Free Ammonia as an Energy Carrier. Springer, Singapore. 10.1007/978-981-19-4767-4_17

Books

Na Rungsi,A.;Luengnaruemitchai,A.;Chollacoopc,N.;Chen,S.;Mochizuki,T.;Takagi,H.;Yoshimura,Y., Performance and sulfur poisoning of SiO2, γ-Al2O3, and SiO2-Al2O3-supported bimetallic Pd-Pt catalysts in selective hydrogenation of soybean oil-derived fatty acid methyl esters, Fuel 2023, 33, 125919, 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125919

Published SEP 14 2022
Papers

Nishi,M.;Chen,S.;Tateno,H.;Mochizuki,T.;Takagi,H.;Nanba,T., A super-growth carbon nanotubes-supported, Cs-promoted Ru catalyst for 0.1–8 MPaG ammonia synthesis, J. Catal. 2022, 413, 623-635, 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.07.015

Published JUL 16 2022
Papers

Kosaka, F.; Yamaguchi, T.; Ando, Y.; Mochizuki, T.; Takagi, H.; Matsuoka, K.; Kuramoto, K., Thermal management of CO2 methanation with axial staging of active metal concentration in Ni-YSZ tubular catalysts, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2021, 46(5), 4116-4125, 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.10.247

Published NOV 18 2020
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