College of Engineering - Civil, Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture

  • Associate Professor Eco-friendly carbon recycling process / Renewable energy / Waste valorization (upcycling)
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    Lab Eco-friendly Carbon Utilization Lab (ECUL)

Education

  • (Ph.D.) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemical Engineering, 2015
  • (M.S.) Columbia University, Earth & Environmental Engineering, 2010
  • (B.Eng.) Soongsil University, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, 2008

Experience

  • Ajou University, Dept. of Environmental & Safety Engineering/Dept. of Energy Systems Research, Associate Professor (2018-2021)
  • Ajou University, Dept. of Environmental & Safety Engineering, Assistant Professor (2018-2021)
  • Sejong University, Dept. of Environment & Energy, PostDoc (2016-2018)
  • University of Delaware, Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, PostDoc (2015-2016)

Journal Articles

  • (2024)  Non-oxidative direct conversion of methane: Improved reactivity via linkage with dehydroaromatization.  FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY.  256, 
  • (2024)  Biochar in green roofs.  JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING.  89, 
  • (2024)  Recycling of ceramic tile waste into construction materials.  DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.  18, 
  • (2024)  Bio-butanol production on heterogeneous catalysts: A review.  JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS.  157, 
  • (2024)  Nanoscale CoNi alloy@carbon derived from Hofmann‑MOF as a magnetic/effective activator for monopersulfate to eliminate an ultraviolet filter.  JOURNAL OF NANOSTRUCTURE IN CHEMISTRY.  14,  2
  • (2024)  Advances in green chemistry and engineering.  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS.  14, 
  • (2024)  Furfural recovery from kenaf using high-pressure CO2 for 1,4-butanediol production.  KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. 
  • (2024)  Recovery of non-metallic useable materials from e-waste.  CHEMOSPHERE. 
  • (2024)  Recent advances in liquid fuel production from plastic waste via pyrolysis: Emphasis on polyolefins and polystyrene.  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 
  • (2023)  Perspective for waste upcycling-driven zero energy buildings.  ENERGY.  289, 
  • (2023)  Electron transfer-mediated enhancement of superoxide radical generation in Fenton-like process: key role of oxygen vacancy-regulated local electron density of cobalt sites.  APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY. 
  • (2023)  Catalytic ammonia decomposition to produce hydrogen: A mini-review.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.  475,  -
  • (2023)  Environmentally-viable utilization of chicken litter as energy recovery and electrode production: A machine learning approach.  APPLIED ENERGY.  350,  -
  • (2023)  Abatement of odor emissions from wastewater treatment plants using biochar.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.  336,  -
  • (2023)  Selective recovery of caprolactam from the thermo-catalytic conversion of textile waste over γ-Al2O3 supported metal catalysts.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.  329,  -
  • (2023)  Catalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of glucose into value-added chemicals.  RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS.  181,  -
  • (2023)  Electricity-driven reactors that promote thermochemical catalytic reactions via joule and induction heating.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.  470,  -
  • (2023)  CO2-mediated thermocatalytic monomer recovery from decomposable drinking straw waste over a tricalcium phosphate catalyst.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.  466,  -
  • (2023)  Bioenergy generation from thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass-based integrated renewable energy systems.  RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS.  178,  -
  • (2023)  Hybrid renewable energy systems involving thermochemical conversion process for waste-to-energy strategy.  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL.  452,  -

Honors / Awards

  • 2022 Highly Cited Researcher (HCR)

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