Ryōhei Mori

Ryōhei Mori
森 良平
BornNovember 1973 (age 52)
Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan
Alma materKyoto Institute of Technology
Kyoto University
Harvard Business School
OccupationsScientist, Inventor, Entrepreneur
Employer(s)Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd.
Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd.
Quantum Materials Technology
e-Gle Tech Co., Ltd.
Known forEco-friendly green technologies, rechargeable aluminium-based batteries, recycled lithium-ion batteries, CO₂ conversion, quantum dots, biodegradable plastics

Ryōhei Mori (森 良平, born November 1973) is a Japanese scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. and Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd., and serves as President of Quantum Materials Technology and e-Gle Tech Co., Ltd. Mori is known for his work in eco-friendly green technologies, including aluminium-based rechargeable batteries, recycled lithium-ion batteries derived from black mass, carbon dioxide (CO₂) conversion methods, quantum dots, metal–organic frameworks, deep eutectic solvents, solid acid catalysts, and petroleum-free biodegradable plastics and plant biomass-based materials.[1]

Education

Mori earned his undergraduate degree in Applied Biology from Kyoto Institute of Technology in 1997.[2] He received his M.Sc. (1999) and Ph.D. in engineering (2005) from Kyoto University. In 2021, he completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.[3][4][5]

Career

Mori joined Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd., where he later became CEO. In 2010, he established Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. He has developed and commercialized rechargeable aluminium-based battery systems designed for safer and more sustainable energy storage, including aqueous aluminium-ion batteries and recycled lithium-ion batteries produced from black mass.[6][7][8]

He is also known for creating fully biodegradable plastics and a wide range of bio-based materials derived from natural plant biomass without using petroleum-based components.[9][10]

In 2023, his work on plant- and biomass-based biochemical materials was featured on the cover of RSC Sustainability.[11]

In 2025, his work on aqueous aluminium-ion batteries was featured on the cover of Energy Advances.[12]

Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. is supported by United Nations organizations. The company was selected as a green technology startup supported by the incubation programme of UNOPS GIC Japan in 2020, and their green technologies are registered at WIPO GREEN. In 2025, the company acquired grant funding for a green industrial recovery project for Ukraine from UNIDO.

Dr. Mori participated as a speaker at the United Nations Pavilion at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Japan, in October 2025 to showcase WIPO GREEN's role in providing sustainable solutions.[13] He was featured in Newsweek International magazine to promote sustainable innovation in July 2025, and was also described as one of the startup company CEOs showcasing at EXPO 2025 Osaka in Time Magazine in April 2025.[14][15]

Research focus

Mori’s research focuses on sustainable technologies in energy and materials science.[16] His work includes rechargeable aluminium-based batteries, recycled lithium-ion batteries from black mass, and carbon dioxide conversion technologies.

He has also developed biodegradable polymers and chemicals derived from natural biomass to replace petroleum-based plastics.

Furthermore, Mori has been involved in the development of quantum dot applications. Specifically, he has developed quantum dots made from various types of waste, such as organic biomass waste, plastic waste, food waste, household garbage, and solid municipal waste, which can be applied to fertilizers, antimicrobial materials, pesticides, and insect repellents.[17] He is also intensively researching metal–organic frameworks, deep eutectic solvents, solid acid catalysts, platinum-free (or reduced) fuel cells, perovskite solar cells, and organic thin-film solar cells.[18][19]

Awards

Selected publications

  • Mori, Ryohei (2017-06-27). "Suppression of byproduct accumulation in rechargeable aluminum–air batteries using non-oxide ceramic materials as air cathode materials". Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 1 (5): 1082–1089. doi:10.1039/C7SE00087A.
  • Mori, Ryohei (2015-05-01). "Inorganic–organic hybrid biodegradable polyurethane resin derived from liquefied Sakura wood". Wood Science and Technology. 49 (3): 507–516. doi:10.1007/s00226-015-0707-y.
  • Mori, Ryohei (2022-02-04). Next Generation Type Lithium Ion Battery and All Solid State Lithium Ion Battery (in Japanese). Amazon Digital Services LLC. ASIN B09RTXWV6G.
  • Mori, Ryohei (2023). "Replacing all petroleum-based chemical products with natural biomass-based chemical products: a tutorial review". RSC Sustainability. 1 (2): 179–212. doi:10.1039/D2SU00014H.
  • Mori, Ryohei (2025). "Aqueous aluminium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage". Energy Advances. doi:10.1039/D5YA00148J.

References

  1. ^ "Member Spotlight – Ryohei Mori". Electrochemical Society. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile – Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd". Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ admin (10 January 2024). "Ryohei Mori: Pioneering Green Technology for a Sustainable Future". The Business Fame. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2023-03-09). "Replacing all petroleum-based chemical products with natural biomass-based chemical products: a tutorial review". RSC Sustainability. 1 (2): 179–212. doi:10.1039/D2SU00014H.
  6. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2017). "Suppression of byproduct accumulation in rechargeable aluminum–air batteries using non-oxide ceramic materials as air cathode materials". Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 1 (5): 1082–1089. doi:10.1039/C7SE00087A.
  7. ^ "Dr. Ryohei Mori". Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2017). "Rechargeable aluminum–air battery using deep eutectic solvent electrolyte". RSC Advances. 7. doi:10.1039/C6RA25164A.
  9. ^ "Bio-beauty: world's first plant-based biodegradable nail tips". 27 July 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ "The Realization of a Global Green Future". The Worldfolio. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2023). "Replacing all petroleum-based chemical products with natural biomass-based chemical products". RSC Sustainability. 1 (2): 179–212. doi:10.1039/D2SU00014H.
  12. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2025). "Aqueous aluminium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage". Energy Advances. doi:10.1039/D5YA00148J.
  13. ^ "WIPO GREEN News". WIPO GREEN. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Robotics & Recycling: Japan Leads the Next Manufacturing Era" (PDF). Newsweek. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  15. ^ "EXPO 2025 Showcases the Best in Business". Time. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  16. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2024-04-01). "CO2 photocatalytic reduction with robust and stable metal–organic framework: a review". Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 13 (1): 109–132. doi:10.1007/s40243-023-00252-5.
  17. ^ "Japanese Firm Unveils World's First Quantum Dot Nail Polish Products". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Green Science Alliance succeeded in quantum dot–MOF composite material". Photonics Online. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Fuji Pigment Develops Metal-Free QD Manufacturing Process". Photonics.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  20. ^ Mori, Ryohei (2018). "Semi-solid-state aluminium–air batteries with electrolytes composed of aluminium chloride hydroxide with various hydrophobic additives". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20 (47): 29983–29988. doi:10.1039/C8CP03997F. PMID 30480272.
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