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  • Akira Oda, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor

    Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University

    03-310-1 Institute for Catalysis, N21W10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021 Japan

    TEL: +81-(0)11-706-9138

    E-mail: akira(followed by an at mark and then)cat.hokudai.ac.jp

  • Official Title
  • Associate Professor
  • Achievements
  • a) Papers
    2025
    45.
    Takeshi Ohtsu*, Nao Tsunoji, Akira Oda, Atsushi Satsuma*.
    Promoted NOx adsorption under wet conditions: Mechanistic insights into Pd redispersion in hydrothermally aged Pd/CHA.
    Applied Catalysis A: General. 2025. 708. 120539-120539
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120539

    44.
    A. Oda*, K. Ichino, Y. Yamamoto, T. Ohtsu, W. Shi, Y. Sawada, J. Kumagai, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Hydrophobic, Acid Free Zeolite–Confined Pt–Cu Nanoalloys Break Activity-Selectivity Limits in Low-Temperature Methane-to-Methanol Oxidation.
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 33, 30009–30021.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c07414

    43.
    A. Oda*, N. Ogawa, Y. Yamamoto, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Atom-to-nm Scale Engineering of PtCo Alloy Catalysts over Supported Co Nanoparticles for Advanced Toluene Hydrogenation Efficiency in Hydrogen Storage Applications.
    ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 3191–3202.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c07206

    42.
    W. Shi, A. Oda*, Y. Yamamoto, S. Harada, T. Ohtsu, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Encapsulated Platinum-Tin Nanoparticles in Silicalite-1 Zeolite for Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation.
    ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2025, 13, 3608–3621.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c09762

    41.
    T. Ohtsu, S. Washiyama, N. Tsunoji, A. Oda, A. Satsuma*.
    Effects of Oxygen Concentration and PdOx on NOx Desorption from Pd-CHA.
    Fuel, 2026. 404. 136391-136391.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136391

    40.
    Y. Xie, S. Miyazaki, L. Li, K. Li, F. Wang, A. Oda, A. Satsuma, A. Al Abdulghani, N. Maeda, A. Anzai, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu.
    CO2 Capture and Reduction to CO in the Presence of CO over In-Cs/ZrO2 Dual-Functional Materials.
    ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 12048-12062.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c02675

    39.
    K. Maruichi, T. Yamaguchi, R. Sakai, K. Ueda, A. Oda, A. Satsuma.
    Design of Platinum Group Metal-Free Automotive Three-way Catalyst: MgMn2O4 and CuCo2O4 in Tandem Layout.
    Appl. Catal. A, Gen. 2025, 700, 120305.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120305

    2024
    38. A. Oda*, Y. Kimura, K. Ichino, Y. Yamamoto, J. Kumagai, G. Lee, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Rutile-TiO2 Supported Pt Nanoparticle Catalysts for Low-Temperature Oxidation of Ethane to Ethanol.
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 20122−20132.

    37. A. Oda*, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Reversible Multi-Complexation of CO2 to Alkaline Earth Metal Ion-Pair at 400 ppm and 298 K.
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202411969.

    36. A. Oda*, K. Ichihashi, Y. Yamamoto, T. Ohtsu, W. Shi, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    Pt Single-Atom Alloyed Sub-1 nm Thick Fe Overlayer on Supported Cu Nanoparticles for Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation.
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12, 22655−22667.

    35. S. Hiraki, H. Baba, I. Kobayashi, A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, Y. Ikemoto, T. Moriwaki, Y. Kuroda*.
    Excellent capture of N2O functioning at RT and in the lower pressure region by utilizing NaCaA-85 zeolite.
    Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 4597−4600.

    2023
    34. A. Oda*, T. Fujita, Y. Yamamoto, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    Breaking Structure-Activity Relationship in Toluene Hydrogenation Catalysis by Designing Heteroatom Ensembles Based on Single Atom Alloying Approach.
    ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10026−10040.

    33. A. Oda*, R. Ichihashi, Y. Yamamoto, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    Self-Organized Defect-Rich RuMOx Epitaxial Layer (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) for Catalytic Applications.
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 23854−23866.

    32. K. Murata, A. Oda, A. Satsuma, K. Sawabe*.
    Unveiling Static and Dynamic Structures of Pd Clusters Influenced by Al2O3 Surfaces: DFT and AIMD studies.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 20267−20275.

    31. A. Atqa, M. Yoshida, M. Wakizaka, W.-J. Chun, A. Oda, T. Imaoka*, K. Yamamoto*.
    Ultra-small Mo-Pt subnanoparticles enable CO2 hydrogenation at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
    Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11947−11950.

    30. T. W. M. Amen, S. Washiyama, A. Oda, T. Ohtsu, A. Satsuma, N. Tsunoji*.
    Exploring the Framework of Small Pore Zeolites for Passive NOx Adsorption.
    Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 2023, 361, 112746–112746.

    29. K. Maruichi, R. Sakai, K. Ueda, A. Oda, A. Satsuma*.
    Tandem Base-Metal Oxide Catalyst for Automotive Three-way Reaction: MnFe2O4 for Preferential Oxidation of Hydrocarbon.
    Catal. Surveys from Asia. 2023, 27, 48–55.

    2022
    28. A. Oda*, M. Horie, N. Murata, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    Highly Efficient CO-Assisted Conversion of Methane to Acetic Acid over Rh-Encapsulated MFI Zeolite Prepared Using RhCl3 Molten Salt.
    Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 5488–5494.

    27. A. Oda*, K. Sawabe, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda.
    Identification of a Stable Ozonide Ion Bound to a Single Cadmium Site within the Zeolite Cavity.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 261–272.

    26. A. Oda*, K. Aono, N. Murata, K. Murata, M. Yasumoto, N. Tsunoji, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    Rational Design of ZSM-5 Zeolite Containing High Concentration Single Fe Site Capable of Partial Oxidation of Methane with High Turnover Frequency.
    Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 542–550.

    25. A. Oda*, H. Kouzai, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma, T. Ohkubo, K. Gotoh, Y. Kuroda*.
    Orbital Trap of Xenon: Driving Force Distinguishing Between Xe and Kr Found at Single Ag(I) Site in MFI Zeolite at Room Temperature.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 8312–8326.

    24. T. Nagata, A. Oda*, Y. Yamamoto, R. Ichihashi, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    High Pt-Mass Activity of Pt1IV/β-MnO2 Surface for Low-Temperature Oxidation of CO under O2-Rich Conditions.
    Catal. Sci. Technol. 2022, 12, 2749–2754.

    23. R. Sakai, K. Ueda, J. Ohyama, A. Oda, K. Deguchi, S. Ohki, A. Satsuma*.
    Preferential oxidation of propene in gasoline exhaust conditions over supported vanadia catalysts.
    J. Catal. 2022, 408, 261–269.

    22. K. Murata, J. Onoda, Y. Yamamoto, A. Oda, J. Ohyama, A. Satsuma*.
    Enhancement of Toluene Hydrogenation Activity of Supported Pt Nanoparticles with Increasing the Crystallinity of Pt.
    Appl. Catal. A. 2022, 629, 118425.

    2021
    21. A. Oda, S. Hiraki, E. Harada, I. Kobayashi, T. Ohkubo, Y. Ikemoto, T. Moriwaki, Y. Kuroda*.
    Unprecedented CO2 adsorption behaviour by 5A-type zeolite discovered in lower pressure region and at 300 K.
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 7531–7545.

    20. A. Oda*, J. Kumagai, K. Sawabe, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda, A. Satsuma.
    17O‑ESR Evidence for Zeolite Matrix Isolation of a Square Planar ZnO3 Ring Radical with C2v Symmetry.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 5136–5145.

    19. A. Oda*, J. Kumagai, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda.
    Low-Temperature Oxyl Transfer to Carbon Monoxide from ZnII–Oxyl site in Zeolite Catalyst.
    Inorg. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 319–328.

    18. K. Murata, N. Kurimoto, Y. Yamamoto, A. Oda, J. Ohyama, A. Satsuma*.
    Structure−Property Relationships of Pt−Sn Nanoparticles Supported on Al2O3 for the Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane.
    ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4, 4532–4541.

    2020
    17. A. Oda*, H. Shionoya, Y. Hotta, T. Takewaki, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma*.
    Spectroscopic Evidence of Efficient Generation of Dicopper Intermediate in Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO over Cu Ion-Exchanged Zeolites.
    ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 12333–12339.

    16. A. Oda*, T. Tanaka, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma.
    How to Constrain Metal–Oxyl Bonds on Solid Surface? Lesson from Isovalent Zn(II)–Oxyl and Ga(III)–Oxyl Bonds Isolated in Zeolite Matrix.
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 9426–9431.

    15. A. Oda*, T. Nanjo, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda*.
    Experimental Description of Biomimetic NiII–Superoxo δ–Bond: Franck−Condon Analyses on Its Vibronically-Resolved Spectrum.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 11544–11557.

    2019
    14. A. Oda*, Y. Mamenari, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda*.
    Spectroscopic Determination of the Site in MFI Zeolite where Cobalt(I) Performs Two-Electron Reduction of O2 at Room Temperature.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 17842−17854.

    13. A. Oda*, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda*.
    Room Temperature O transfer from N2O to CO Mediated by Nearest Cd(I) Ions in MFI Zeolite Cavity.
    Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 2308−2317.

    12. A. Oda*, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Room-Temperature Activation of the C–H Bond in Methane over Terminal ZnII–Oxyl Species in MFI Zeolite: A Combined Spectroscopic and Computational Study of the Reactive Frontier Molecular Orbitals and Their Origins.
    Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 327−338.

    2017
    11. A. Oda*, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Identification of a Stable ZnII–Oxyl Species Produced in an MFI Zeolite and Its Reversible Reactivity with O2 at Room Temperature.
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9715−9718.

    10. A. Oda*, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Why do Zeolites Induce an Unprecedented Electronic State on Exchanged Metal Ions?
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 25105−25114.

    2016
    9. A. Itadani, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, T. Ohkubo, M. Sato, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Material Exhibiting Efficient CO2 Adsorption at Room Temperature for Concentrations Lower Than 1000 ppm: Elucidation of the State of Barium Ion Exchanged in an MFI-Type Zeolite.
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 8821–8833.

    2015
    8. A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Synthesis of an Unexpected [Zn2]2+ Species Utilizing an MFI-Type Zeolite as a Nano-Reaction Pot and Its Manipulation with Light and Heat.
    Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 10038−10047.

    7. A. Itadani, Y. Sogawa, A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, M. Sato, Y. Kuroda*.
    Possibility of Copper-Ion-Exchanged MFI-Type Zeolite as C−H Bond Activation Material for Propane and the Driving Force for Activation.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 21483−21496.

    2014
    6. A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    An Important Factor in CH4 Activation by Zn Ion in Comparison with Mg Ion in MFI: The Superior Electron-Accepting Nature of Zn2+.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 15234−15241.

    5. T. Yumura*, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, Y. Kuroda, T. Wakasugi, H. Kobayashi.
    Combined Experimental and Computational Approaches To Elucidate the Structures of Silver Clusters inside the ZSM-5 Cavity.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 23874−23887.

    2013
    4. A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Success in Making Zn+ from Atomic Zn0 Encapsulated in an MFI-Type Zeolite with UV Light Irradiation.
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 18481−18489.

    3. A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Mechanism of CH4 Activation on a Monomeric Zn2+-Ion Exchanged in MFI-Type Zeolite with a Specific Al Arrangement: Similarity to the Activation Site for H2.
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 19525−19534.

    2. A. Itadani, Y. Sogawa, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda*.
    Further Evidence for the Existence of a Dual-Cu+ Site in MFI Working as the Efficient Site for C2H6 Adsorption at Room Temperature.
    Langmuir 2013, 29, 9727−9733.

    2012
    1. A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, Y. Kuroda*.
    Unprecedented Reversible Redox Process in the ZnMFI-H2 System Involving Formation of Stable Atomic Zn0.
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7719−7723.