Manufacturing chemicals
Go green and electrify
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- We will exhibit at "University Trade Fair 2026" (Thu, Aug 27 - Fri, Aug 28).
- Selected for Bunkyo City's "FY2025 Innovation Creation Support Project"
- We have been selected for the Ministry of the Environment's "FY2025 Subsidy for Projects to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions"
- CTO Shinda received the FY2025 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Young Scientists' Award
- I won an award in the "TOKYO PRIZE Carbon Reduction"
Technology
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New reaction process technology "SPE electrosynthesis" in a sustainable society
Traditional electrosynthesis (electrolysis) required dissolving a large amount of supporting electrolyte in the reaction solution, resulting in poor energy conversion efficiency and scale yields, and was thus put to practical use only in very limited synthetic reactions.
SPE electrosynthesis does not require a supporting electrolyte dissolved in the solution because it uses a Solid-Polymer Electrolyte (SPE). In addition, it possesses many advantages not found in conventional electrosynthesis methods, such as high energy conversion efficiency based on a zero-gap electrode configuration, and high chemoselectivity and scale yield based on 3D electrocatalysis.
As an innovation in chemical manufacturing within a sustainable society, we aim to replace all chemical reaction processes with SPE electrosynthesis.
Features of SPE electrosynthesis
- ambient temperature and pressure conditions
- continuous production
- compact reactor
- Reaction control is simple using only electrical current.
- Electrons themselves as reagents (low cost)
- less waste
- Use of renewable energy
Target areas of SPE electrosynthesis
Target areas of SPE electrosynthesis
functional chemicals
Biomass
Food and flavors
Metal and solvent recycling
About Us
ElectroFluxion was established to implement electrosynthesis technology, developed in the Atobe and Shida Laboratory at Yokohama National University, into society.
Chemicals are used in various places all around us, and they have greatly contributed to the development of human society up to now.
On the other hand, it is known that chemicals generate a large amount of CO2 during manufacturing, and they have become a contributing factor to modern environmental problems.
For us living today, innovation in chemical manufacturing is essential to achieving a sustainable society.
ElectroFluxion aims to realize a sustainable society by using the power of electrochemistry, contrasting with traditional chemical manufacturing that has a heavy environmental impact.
This electrosynthesizer-driven synthesis method requires no expensive or hazardous reagents, and because the reaction proceeds under ambient temperature and pressure conditions, it holds great promise as an environmentally benign, next-generation novel reaction process.
Company Profile
Company Name
ElectroFluxion Co., Ltd.
Business description
Chemical manufacturing utilizing SPE electrosynthesis technology Chemical product development and sales
Establishment
May 8, 2024
Representative
Representative Director: Noritoku Kawakami
Director Jin_kyou Kinugasa
Director Naoki Nobuta
major shareholder
Advanced Technology Co-Creation Organization, Inc.
Team
Representative Director
Nobufuku Kawakami
Joined IGPI after working at a trading company and GE
Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) Co-CEO and Managing Director,
Representative Director of Advanced Technology Innovation Corporation (ATAC)
Board of Directors
Kinugasa Yoshinori
After working at a major chemical company (R&D) and an independent venture capital firm, joined ATAC (Advanced Technology Acceleration Company), a part of the IGPI Group.
At ATAC, we engage hands-on in the social implementation of advanced technology, entrepreneurship support, and startup management.
Board of Directors
Naoki Nobuta
After serving as a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology and a specially appointed assistant professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, he was appointed as an associate professor at Yokohama National University. To contribute to the electrification of the chemical industry, he is engaged in all aspects of organic electrosynthesis research.
Numerous awards including the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists and the The Electrochemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (Sano Award)
Technical Advisor
Masato Atobe
After serving as a research associate and associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, appointed as a professor at Yokohama National University
Vice Director / Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Yokohama National University
Engaged in research on organic electrochemistry and electrosynthesis