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
- Dec. 23, 2025
A collaborative paper with Science Tokyo on the polymer catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis has been published in ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. (Link) - Dec. 16, 2025
Dr. Kobayashi delivered an oral presentation in Pacifichem2025, held at Honolulu. - Nov. 7, 2025
Dr. Kobayashi delivered an oral presentation in ICBP2025, held at Numazu. - Oct. 1, 2025
Natasha Martin has joined as a PhD student in our laboratory. - Sept. 27, 2025
Our viewpoint on designing catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis has been published in ACS Sustainable Resour. Manage. (link) - June 20, 2025
Dr. Kobayashi delivered an invited lecture in TICC2025, held in TsingHua Univ., Taiwan. - June 12, 2025
A collaborative paper with Hokkaido Univ. on the molecular catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis has been published in ACS Omega. (Link) - Apr. 7, 2025
We took a lab photo. (Link) - Apr. 7, 2025
Sato earned his master degree. (Link) - Mar. 13, 2025
Our reserach on the catalyst for crystalline cellulose hydrolysis has been published in ACS Sustainable Resour. Manage.(link) - Mar. 12, 2025
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. - 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 see this page carefully.
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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