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4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Kazuhiro Takanabe

Assistant Professor, Chemical Science

Catalysis Research Center

Ph.D. Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2006

M.S. Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2003

B.S. Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2001

Research Interests

Professor Takanabe's research interests are in the areas of heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis for energy conversion to develop sustainable systems, including photocatalytic overall water splitting to generate harnessing hydrogen from solar energy.

Selected Publications

  • K. Takanabe, K. Kamata, X. Wang, M. Antonietti, J. Kubota and K. Domen, "Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on dye-sensitized mesoporous carbon nitride photocatalyst with magnesium phthalocyanine", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 12, 13020-13025, 2010.
  • Z. Chen, T. F. Jaramillo, T. G. Deutsch, A. Kleiman-Shwarsctein, A. J. Forman, N. Gaillard, R. Garland, K. Takanabe, C. Heske, M. Sunkara, E. W. McFarland, K. Domen, E. L. Miller, J. A. Turner and H. N. Dinh, "Accelerating materials development for photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production: Standards for methods, definitions, and reporting protocols", J. Mater. Res., 25, 3-16, 2010.
  • T. Hisatomi, K. Maeda, K. Takanabe, J. Kubota and K. Domen, "Aspects of water splitting mechanism on (Ga1-xZnx)(N1-xOx) photocatalyst modified with Rh2-yCryO3", J. Phys. Chem., C, 113, 21458-21466, 2009.
  • X. Wang, K. Maeda, A. Thomas, K. Takanabe, G. Xin, J.M. Carlsson, K. Domen and M. Antonietti, "A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light", Nature Mater., 8, 76-80, 2009.
  • K. Takanabe and E. Iglesia, "Mechanistic aspects and reaction pathways for oxidative coupling of methane on Mn/Na2WO4/SiO2 catalysts", J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 10131-10145, 2009.