Strategic Technologies

Institute for Advanced and Core Technology

Nano- carbon Nanocarbon Group Thin TM Film Fullerene Process Group Catalyst Frontier Carbon Corporation Group

Purification Catalyst Carbon Molecular Structure Structure Control

High- Mixing/ Performance Dispersion Catalysts Film/ Polymerization Crystal Control Growth Thin Film Process

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Showa Denko K.K. Mitsubishi Corporation Nano carbon technology World-class sales and marketing ◎ ◎ ◎Able to develop, produce, and capabilities supply new products satisfying customers’ requirements Fullerene products 53 Strategic technology 〜Catalyst〜

Product example Our technologies  Catalyst for Ethyl acetate  Acetyl catalyst technology Using the supported heteropoly acid catalyst We have technologies for catalyst design, catalyst analysis, jointly developed with a university, we have catalyst performance evaluation, and plant operation for the following reaction processes: produced ethyl acetate from ethylene and • Ethylene + Oxygen → Acetic acid* acetic acid in one stage. • Ethylene + Acetic acid → Ethyl acetate* CH2=CH2 + CH3COOH → CH3COOCH2CH3 • Ethylene + Acetic acid + Oxygen → Vinyl acetate Since few by-products are generated during • Propylene + Acetic acid + Oxygen → Allyl acetate this reaction, the production method is eco- • Allyl acetate + Hydrogen → N-Propyl acetate friendly, resource saving and energy * Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry prize of the Green & Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) Award (2007) efficient.  Porous coordination polymer (PCP) PCP is a porous crystalline material formed by coordination bonds, and PCP with a flexible structure can be used for gas Ethyl acetate separation. We are developing a wide range of technologies from ligand synthesis to formation, with a view to commercialization in the PSA process. Ethylene

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