Photoproduction
Company Profile
Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co., Ltd. is a start-up company established on April 1, 2024 from Kobe University.
Our goal is contribution to human society and earth environment through original science and technology developed in Tsuda Laboratory. We will contribute to carbon neutrality and the SDGs through “photoproduction” which uses sewage, seawater, and air as raw materials to produce valuable chemicals with light. We conduct R&D and business development through an industry-academia-government-finance consortium in the world.
| Company Name | Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Establishment | April 1, 2024 |
| Executive | Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Akihiko Tsuda |
| Adviser | Executive Adviser (EA): Kazuhiko Tsuda |
| Headquarters | Kobe University, Graduate School of Science A228, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan |
| Contact | info(at)photo-od-chem.co.jp [Please change “(at)” to “@”] |
CEO
Prof. Dr. Akihiko Tsuda serve as CEO of Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co., Ltd., a startup company that establised in April 2024 to produce bio-based chemicals through the photo-on-demand phosgenation reactions.
He received B.E. degree from Shinshu University in 1997, and then received M.E. degree from Osaka University in 1999. He obtained his Ph.D from Kyoto University in 2002. He then started an academic career as an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo. He has been an associate professor at Kobe University since 2008. He has also served as a visiting associate professor at Shiga University of Medical Science since 2017 and as a visiting professor at Inner Mongolia Medical University from 2018–2023.
Tsuda’s research and business focus on the photo-on-demand in situ phosgenation reactions, developing safe, inexpensive, and simple reaction systems capable of using for a wide variety of organic syntheses.
Business Background
Challenges Required for Current Chemical Production
Society
For Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(1) Green Transformation (GX)
(2) Digital Transformation (DX)
Science
Synthesis of Organic Chemicals with Methane (CH4) whose Global Warming Potential (GWP) is about 25 Times that of CO2
| CO2 Carbon Dioxide |
CH4 Methane |
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| Property | Extremely stable and low reactivity | ·Global warming potential about 25 times that of CO2 ·Chemically stable and low reactivity |
| Society | Emissions mainly from fossil fuel use (Human life) |
Mainly used as fuel (power generation, automobiles, etc.) |
| Subject | Conversion to chemicals requires large amounts of energy or expensive reagents for conversion to chemicals |
·Burns and emits CO2 ·Scientifically difficult to convert to chemicals ·Prone to explosion |
| Research | Active in research as a raw material for chemicals | Inactive in research as a raw material for chemicals |
| Our Viewpoint | Emit more CO2 than used | If chemicals are made from methane, both methane and CO2 are reduced! |
Our Original Science and Technology
After about 15 years of study, the Tsuda Laboratory at Kobe University succeeded for the first time in the world in photo-on-demand synthesis of valuable chemicals from chlorocarbons and methane. To date, we have obtained about 40 domestic and international patents, and have established Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co., Ltd. We will conduct further research and development for industrial use of the chemical reaction and develop an unprecedented eco-chemical production business using sewage, seawater, and air as raw materials. We aim to contribute to society through both in-house production and joint production
Products & Services
[Applications] Pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates, agrochemical raw materials, fragrances, adhesives, tackifiers, greases, etc.
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