Research activity information

• Machine Learning-Assisted Development of High-Performance Ethanol Synthesis Catalysts via CO2 Hydrogenation
  Pengfei Du; Abdellah Ait El Fakir; Shinya Mine; Bin Yang; Hongli Pan; Chenxi He; Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Yuriko Ando; Jörg W. A. Fischer; Akihiko Anzai; Giles Allison; Ryo Toyoshima; Hiroshi Kondoh; Wei Zhou; Christophe Copéret; Ichigaku Takigawa; Ken-ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 29 Jul. 2026
  Scientific journal
• Nb‐Promoted Pt/MoOx/TiO2 Catalysts for Low‐Temperature CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol
  Weiyang Zhang; Shirun Zhao; Yuriko Ando; Chenxi He; Bin Yang; Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Akihiko Anzai; Ryo Toyoshima; Hiroshi Kondoh; Ken‐ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  Chemistry – A European Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
  Scientific journal
• Development of Highly Active Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Using a Machine Learning Approach
  Shirun Zhao; Shinya Mine; Gang Wang; Weiyang Zhang; Abdellah Ait El Fakir; Bin Yang; Zengwei Qin; Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Koichi Matsushita; Ichigaku Takigawa; Ken-ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 27 Aug. 2025
  Scientific journal
• Molecular Moieties Having Pyrene and Carboxylic Acid for the Hydrolysis of Cellulose
  Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Yusuke Suzuki; Zhiyi Song; Hirokazu Kobayashi; Abhijit Shrotri; Atsushi Fukuoka
  ACS Omega, 10 Jun. 2025
  Scientific journal
• A Review on Catalytic Ethanol Synthesis via Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide
  Abdellah Ait El Fakir; Pengfei Du; Bin Yang; Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Jörg W.A. Fischer; Akihiko Anzai; Ken-ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  ChemSusChem, e202500188, Wiley, 02 May 2025
  Scientific journal, The catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a promising strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions while generating sustainable fuels and valuable chemicals. Among potential products, ethanol stands out as a renewable energy carrier due to its compatibility with existing fuel infrastructure and ability to reduce CO2 emissions when integrated into energy systems. Despite the success in converting CO2 into C1‐Chemicals with high yields, the selective conversion of C2+ products, including ethanol, remains a challenge due to the synthetic complexity. This review explores recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to ethanol, emphasizing the catalytic performance of noble metals (e.g., Rh, Pd, Au, Ir, Pt) and non‐noble metals (e.g., Co, Cu, Fe) catalysts. Mechanistic insights into CO2 conversion and the role of metal active sites in governing selectivity and by‐product formation are addressed. A critical balance between reductive and C–C coupling steps for achieving high ethanol yields is highlighted, supported by thermodynamic analyses. Experimental results from batch and continuous‐flow reactor systems are discussed. Challenges such as low selectivity and by‐product formation are analyzed alongside strategies to address them, including advanced catalyst designs. This review outlines future research directions for catalyst development and the potential industrial application of CO2 hydrogenation to ethanol.
• Direct Syngas-To-Ethanol Conversion over Lithium-Promoted Rh/MgO Catalysts
  Abdellah Ait El Fakir; Pengfei Du; Li Wan; HongLi Pan; Shirun Zhao; Nazmul Hasan M.D. Dostagir; Akihiko Anzai; Shinya Mine; Evgeny A. Pidko; Ken-ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  ACS Catalysis, 07 Feb. 2025
  Scientific journal
• Mitigating the Poisoning Effect of Formate during CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol over Co-Containing Dual-Atom Oxide Catalysts
  Nazmul Hasan Mohammad Dostagir Shaikh; Carlo Robert Tomuschat; Kai Oshiro; Min Gao; Jun-ya Hasegawa; Atsushi Fukuoka; Abhijit Shrotri
  JACS Au, 02 Feb. 2024
  English, Scientific journal
• Ethanol synthesis via catalytic CO2 hydrogenation over multi-elemental KFeCuZn/ZrO2 catalyst
  Pengfei Du; Abdellah Ait El Fakir; Shirun Zhao; Nazmul Hasan M. D. Dostagir; HongLi Pan; Kah Wei Ting; Shinya Mine; Yucheng Qian; Ken-ichi Shimizu; Takashi Toyao
  Chemical Science, 2024
  Scientific journal
• Redox Behavior of In−O−Ti Interface for Selective Hydrogenation of CO ₂ to CO in Doped In−TiO ₂ Catalyst
  Nazmul Hasan Mohammad Dostagir Shaikh; Atsushi Fukuoka; Abhijit Shrotri
  ChemCatChem, 15, 3, Wiley, 08 Feb. 2023
  English, Scientific journal
• Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass‐Derived Furoic Acid to Tetrahydrofuroic Acid Derivatives over Pd/CoO _x Catalyst in Water
  Bhanu Priya; Ankit Kumar; SK Nazmul Hasan; Md Dostagir; Abhijit Shrotri; Sanjay Kumar Singh
  ChemCatChem, Wiley, 20 Jul. 2022
  English, Scientific journal
• Co Single Atoms in ZrO₂ with Inherent Oxygen Vacancies for Selective Hydrogenation of CO₂ to CO
  Nazmul Hasan MD Dostagir; Rattanawalee Rattanawan; Min Gao; Jin Ota; Jun-ya Hasegawa; Kiyotaka Asakura; Atsushi Fukouka; Abhijit Shrotri
  ACS Catalysis, 11, 15, 9450, 9461, American Chemical Society ({ACS}), 06 Aug. 2021
  English, Scientific journal
• Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas via Formate Intermediate Found for a Ruthenium–Rhenium Bimetallic Catalyst
  Lingcong Li; Nazmul H. MD Dostagir; Abhijit Shrotri; Atsushi Fukuoka; Hirokazu Kobayashi
  ACS Catalysis, 11, 7, 3782, 3789, American Chemical Society ({ACS}), 02 Apr. 2021
  English, Scientific journal
• Rh promoted In2O3 as a highly active catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
  Nazmul Hasan; MD Dostagir; Coogan Thompson; Hirokazu Kobayashi; Ayman M. Karim; Atsushi Fukuoka; Abhijit Shrotri
  Catalysis Science & Technology, 10, 24, 8196, 8202, Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC}), 2020
  English, Scientific journal,

  Atomically dispersed Rh promoted the activity of In₂O₃ for methanol formation from CO₂, inducing strong CO₂ adsorption and enhanced formate formation.

• Selective Catalysis for Room-Temperature Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Compounds over Supported NiPd Catalysts in Water
  Nazmul Hasan Mohammad Dostagir Shaikh
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 20 May 2019
  English, Scientific journal

• Development of highly active heterogenenous catalysts for low-temperature hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol
  科学研究費助成事業
  01 Apr. 2026 - 31 Mar. 2028
  Shaikh・Nazmul・Hasan Mohammad・Dostagir
  日本学術振興会, 若手研究, 北海道大学, 26K17705