Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

University of Massachusetts

Mie University

Kenichi Shinmei

Masashi Kanoh

Rasika Dasanayake Aluthge

Naohiro Fujinuma

Noritoshi Yagihashi

James J Watkins

Toshihito Miyama

Haruka Nishiyama

Masaru Heishi

Akio Shokaku

Takahito Itoh

Yoshiharu Konno

Yuying Tang

Rie Teranishi

Fiona Mukherjee

Risa Sakurai

Koji Takizawa

Shinichiro Ito

Taiyou Mori

Susumu Koizumi

A reducing agent for use in production of a product gas containing carbon monoxide, the reducing agent being brought into contact with a raw material gas containing carbon dioxide to reduce the carbon dioxide to produce the product gas; the reducing agent containing a composite metal oxide represented by Ce(M)O, where M is a metal element with an ionic radius smaller than an ionic radius of Ce with an identical valence number and an identical coordination number, x represents a positive real number, and y represents a real number from 1 to 4. The reducing agent that has a high conversion efficiency of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, and can be used, for example, in a chemical looping method, and a method for producing a gas using such a reducing agent.

Reducing agent and method for producing gas

Provided is a synthesis method comprising a first step of producing a carbonate compound from carbon monoxide and an alcohol-based compound at an anode of a first electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and the anode, and a second step of synthesizing a first product by a dealcoholization reaction of the carbonate compound, wherein an alcohol-based compound eliminated in the second step is recycled in the first step.

Synthetic method and synthetic system

A carbon dioxide reduction systemcomprises a transport paththat transports carbon dioxide and a reduction apparatusthat reduces heated carbon dioxide introduced through the transport path, wherein the carbon dioxide is heated in the transport pathby at least one of recycled energy and exhaust heat.

Carbon dioxide reduction system and carbon dioxide reduction method

A catalyst of the present invention contains a first transition metal oxide (A1) represented by the general formula MO, wherein Mrepresents a transition metal element, and x represents a positive real number, and a metal compound (B1) capable of adsorbing carbon dioxide. The first transition metal oxide (A1) is supported on the metal compound (B1), and the first transition metal oxide (A1) can produce a compound represented by the general formula MOby reduction, wherein Mand x are as defined above, and n represents a positive real number equal to or less than x.

Catalyst, carbon dioxide reducing method, and apparatus for reducing carbon dioxide

A method for manufacturing an electrode having a laminated body including an insulating layer laminated on an electrode active material layer, said method comprising: a step of laminating an insulating layer on an electrode active material layer formed on a base, such that a thickness value of the insulating layer is at least twice a surface roughness Rz value of the electrode active material layer, the surface roughness Rz value being a ten point average roughness as measured in accordance with JIS B0601 1994.

Electrode manufacturing method, electrode, and secondary battery

The present invention includes an electrolyte in which an organic acid lithium salt (A) and a boron compound (B) are mixed.

Electrolyte, electrolyte solution, gel electrolyte, electrolyte membrane, method for manufacturing gel electrolyte battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

An electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure; and a battery device including a cathode, an anode, an electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure, the electrical insulation layer being arranged between the anode and the cathode, and an ion conductive composition.

Electrical insulation layer and battery device

A lithium ion secondary battery is provided, including: a positive electrode and a negative electrode into which, and from which, lithium ions can be introduced and be discharged reversibly, and an electrolyte membrane placed therebetween, wherein the electrolyte membrane is obtained using an electrolyte made by blending (A) a polyanion type lithium salt, (B) a boron compound, and (C) an organic solvent.

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