Outline

Purpose of Establishment

 Artificial photosynthesis research is the development of technology for the realization of completely clean energy. This is a research field where industry, academia, and government will work together to become more active in the future.
 Osaka Metropolitan University has identified research on solving environmental problems and creating new energy sources as one of its priority research themes, and is one of the top universities in Japan and abroad in artificial photosynthesis research, especially in the use of carbon dioxide.
 The University's research on artificial photosynthesis has been selected for various external funds, and its results have been featured in "Nature" and attracted worldwide attention.
 This facility was established to address a new stage in the practical application of artificial photosynthesis research, having achieved certain results in such basic research.

Organization of the Center

 The Center is organized by researchers in various fields to function as a core center for promoting applied research on artificial photosynthesis and related technologies. The center consists of four basic research divisions: Biocatalysis Research Division, Advanced Solid State Catalysis Research Division, Chemical Reaction Field Research Division, and Bioenergetics Research Division, and is able to respond to collaborative research in various fields.

Aim of Artificial Photosynthesis Research and Development

 Breaking away from dependence on oil and creating a low-carbon society are urgent social issues. At the Artificial Photosynthesis Research Center, in order to create clean energy from solar energy, water, and carbon dioxide to replace petroleum, to establish a mechanism to capture and circulate emitted carbon dioxide, and to realize manufacturing from carbon dioxide, researchers in different fields of research, such as solid catalysts and biocatalysts, as well as catalysts for converting carbon dioxide into useful resources, are collaborating to establish new technologies and to realize practical applications. In addition to solid catalysts and biocatalysts, which are different fields of research, researchers of catalysts that convert carbon dioxide into useful resources are working together to establish new technologies and conduct efficient industry-academia-government collaborative research with companies and other organizations for practical applications.

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