―Aiming to create new green synthesis technologies targeting ammonia and a variety of ammonia-derived compounds―

Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref.; CEO: Koji Nakamura; “Tsubame BHB”) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Main Campus: Meguro Ward, Tokyo; President: Kazuya Masu; “Tokyo Tech”) established the “Tsubame BHB Green Ammonia Collaborative Research Cluster ” with the support of the Tokyo Tech Open Innovation Platform to conduct research related to high-efficiency catalysts for the synthesis and use of ammonia. A ceremony commemorating the signing of an agreement was held on June 5.

（from left ）Tsubame BHB CEO: Koji Nakamura, The Tokyo Institute of Technology President: Kazuya Masu

Tsubame BHB is a venture company originating at Tokyo Tech. It was established to promote the social implementation and commercialization of on-site ammonia production systems using synthetic ammonia catalysts based mainly on inorganic electrides discovered at Tokyo Tech. By establishing the Tsubame BHB Green Ammonia Collaborative Research Cluster, it endeavors to create new green synthesis technologies targeting ammonia and a variety of ammonia-derived compounds, by combining Tokyo Tech’s expertise in ammonia catalysts with Tsubame BHB’s technologies related to catalyst industrialization and reaction processes.

Up to now, Tsubame BHB has conducted joint research related to synthetic ammonia catalysts with a laboratory led by Tokyo Tech’s Professor Emeritus Hideo Hosono (Specially Appointed Professor at the International Research Frontiers Initiative “IRFI” MDX Research Center for Element Strategy), the creator of inorganic electrides. Inorganic electrides and related materials have led to the creation of new and highly efficient materials in the field of ammonia synthesis, and have demonstrated efficient catalytic action in a variety of reactions. The establishment of this Collaborative Research Base will further accelerate the social implementation of these technology seeds from Tokyo Tech.