Hokkaido Forum】 Keynote Speech: "Carbon-Neutral Dairy Farming by Chemical Conversion of Biogas" by Takashi Okubo, Professor, Faculty of Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University

Professor Kei Okubo, Faculty of Higher Co-creative Studies, Osaka University, will be the keynote speaker at the Hokkaido Forum 2022 (Saturday, November 26, 2022) organized by RIVANES.He will be speaking on the topic. He will be speaking on "Carbon-Neutral Circulating Dairy Farming through Chemical Conversion of Biogas."

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference in Hokkaido Forum 2022

Conference Theme: A Swell of Co-Creation for the Future in Japan's Food Supply Areas

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022, 9:30-18:00

In Hokkaido, there are many facilities that produce biogas by fermenting dairy cattle manure. Since this biogas contains high levels of methane gas, it is attracting attention as a carbon-neutral energy source. Currently, the business of burning this biogas in generators and selling the electricity is being conducted, but it is dependent on government subsidies. Therefore, there is a need to find a way to use biogas for purposes other than power generation, i.e., to convert it into useful chemical substances. In this presentation, I will explain the technology we have recently developed to produce liquid fuels, methanol and formic acid, from methane gas at room temperature and pressure, and introduce our efforts for social implementation as a carbon-neutral recycling-oriented dairy farming system in cooperation with industry, academia, and government.

Carbon neutral recirculating dairy farming through chemical conversion of biogas

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022, 13:00-13:20
Details:https://hic.lne.st/conference/hokkaido2022/

speaker

Kei Okubo
Professor, School of Advanced Co-creative Studies, Osaka University

The company was the first in the world to successfully develop a technology to convert methane and air into methanol and formic acid at room temperature and pressure. In July 2020, the company succeeded in producing methanol and formic acid from biogas, and is now further developing the technology for its social implementation. In July 2020, he succeeded in producing methanol and formic acid from biogas, and is now further developing the technology for social implementation. His areas of expertise are photochemistry, catalytic chemistry, and electron transfer chemistry.

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference in Hokkaido Forum 2022

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