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24th International Conference on

Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU2027)

Sapporo Japan

2027.6.28(Mon)-7.2 (Fri)

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Welcome to ICCDU 2027

ICCDU, started in 1991 by a group of researchers in Nagoya, Japan, has continued its international presence as the premier forum for leading figures in the academic, economic, industrial, and political fields of carbon utilization. We are honored to welcome you back to Japan for this 24th conference.

World-leading researchers, including Professor Susumu Kitagawa, the 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, will give special lectures at this conference.

Carbon Dioxide Utilization Globe Illustration

What's New

[JUL 15 2026] ICCDU 2027 – Overview Report
[JUL 10 2026] ICCDU 2026 was held in St. Louis Missouri USA.

Conference Topics

  • Thermal catalytic CO₂ conversion
  • Photochemical, electrochemical, plasma induced CO₂ conversion
  • CO₂ capture, storage and mineralization non-chemical utilization, policies, strategies
  • Homogeneous CO₂ conversion & Biotechnological routes for CO₂ conversion
  • Industrial CO₂ utilization
  • Other related CO₂ utilization

Weather and average temperature conditions

June in Japan is the rainy season, but Hokkaido is the only region without a rainy season.

The average temperature in Sapporo in June is around 17 °C (63 °F) and the season is very pleasant with low humidity.

Important Dates

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Registration

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Abstract Submission

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Tentative Program

Monday June 28 Tuesday June 29 Wednesday June 30 Thursday July 1 Friday July 2
  • Registration
  • Special Plenary Lecture by Prof. Susumu Kitagawa
  • Welcome reception
  • Opening ceremony
  • Plenary Lecture
  • Parallel Session ×4
  • Plenary Lecture
  • Parallel Session ×4
  • Plenary Lecture
  • Parallel Session ×4
  • Banquet
  • Plenary Lecture
  • Parallel Session ×4
  • Closing ceremony

Committees

Professor Yutaka Amao

Yutaka Amao

Chair (ISC member)
Professor Masazumi Tamura

Masazumi Tamura

Co-Chair
Principal Researcher Yuichiro Himeda

Yuichiro Himeda

Program
Associate Professor Yasutaka Kuwahara

Yasutaka Kuwahara

Treasurer

Committee Member

Osamu Ishitani
Yasushi Sekine
Ken-ichi Shimizu
Kentaro Teramura
Tetsuaki Fujihara
Hajime Kawanami
Kei Murata
Hiroyuki Kamata
Kenji Nakao
Ryota Kitagawa
Hiroyasu Tabe
Yosuke Shinkai
Zen Maeno
Mio Kondo
Takashi Toyao
Shota Manabe
Haruo Imagawa

Supporting Organizations

Research group of CO₂ conversion of Catalysis Society of Japan Research group of CO₂ conversion of Catalysis Society of Japan
Joint Usage/Research Center for Catalysis (JURCC) Joint Usage/Research Center for Catalysis (JURCC)
Research Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis Osaka Metropolitan University Research Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis Osaka Metropolitan University

Sponsors

To be announced

International Scientific Committee of ICCDU

The International Scientific Committee (ISC) serves as the international organizing committee on the scientific direction and organization of ICCDU and to oversee the planning and execution of the organizing efforts for individual conferences in ICCDU.

Chunshan Song (Chair) The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China and the Pennsylvania State University, USA
Angela Dibenedetto (Vice Chair) University of Bari, Italy
Michele Aresta (Honorary Chair) Innovative Catalysis for Carbon Recycling-IC2R, Italy
Yutaka Amao Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Aaron Appel Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA
Danielle Ballivet-Tkatchenko French National Centre for Scientific Research, France
Andrew B. Bocarsly Princeton University, USA
Donald Darensbourg Texas A&M University, USA
Eckhard Dinjus Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
David Farrusseng Institute of Research on Catalysis and the Environment of Lyon, France
Xinwen Guo Dalian University of Technology, China
Richard H. Heyn SINTEF, Norway
Philip Jessop Queen’s University, Canada
Sibudjing Kawi National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dennis Kräemer DECHEMA, Germany
Jae W. Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Walter Leitner Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany
Can Li Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of CAS, China
Chang-jun Liu Tianjin University, China
Claudio J. A. Mota University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ana V.M. Nunes Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Sang-Eon Park Inha University, South Korea
Carla I. Costa Pinheiro Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Peter Styring The University of Sheffield, UK
Yuhan Sun Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, China
Ron Zevenhoven Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Access and Venue

Access from Overseas Map

Venue: Hokkaido University Conference Hall
(5 minutes walk from JR Sapporo Station)

Venue Map and Photos

Travel and Accommodation

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