Professor

 Affiliation and Position

• Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT)

• Chairman, 9th Fluidization Division Committee, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)

Education and Professional Experience

🎓 Education

• Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2002)

💼 Professional Career

2002 - 2003
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada

2004 - 2006
Senior researcher, LG Chem, Research & Development Institute

2007 - 2015
Principal researcher, SK Innovation, Technology Institute

2015 - Present
Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT)

Major Research and Industrial Experience

🇨🇦 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

• Research on Gas-Solid Flow Behavior in High-Density Circulating Fluidized Beds.

🏭 LG Chem, Technology Research Institute

• Development of technology for Preventing Coke Formation in EDC Pyrolysis Reactors.

• Independent design and development of an Oxy-chlorination Fluidized Bed Reactor for the Vinyl Chloride Process.

• Development of a Circulating Fluidized Bed EDC Pyrolysis Reactor for the Vinyl Chloride Process.

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🏭 SK Innovation, Technology Institute

• Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Reactor Fluidization Theory Analysis/Troubleshooting, New Startup Procedure Development, Process Problem Root Cause Analysis, and Standardization of FCC Catalyst Evaluation Method.

• Development of Aromatics and Olefins Technology (Process/Reactor) from Heavy Oil Fractions.

• Development of a Circulating Fluidized Bed Naphtha Catalytic Cracking Reactor for Olefins: Scale-up and Commercialization Study.

• Development of Fluidized Bed Pyrolysis Technology (Process/Reactor) using Biomass Waste.

• Development of a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor and Low-Rank Coal Dryer for Coal Gasification.

• Establishment of Platform Technology (Reactor Scale-up/Catalyst Kinetics Theory).

• Characterization of Heavy Oil Desulfurization and Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) Reaction/Process.

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🇰🇷 Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT) (Sep. 2015 – Present)

• 2016 - 2017 (SK Innovation): Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of CNT Catalyst and Particles in a Fluidized Bed Cold Model.

• 2016 (NIER): Research for the Establishment of Best Available Techniques (BAT) Standards in the Petroleum Refining Industry.

• 2017 (Ministry of Environment): Establishment of Facility Installation/Management Standards and Pollutant Measurement/Investigation Standards for Integrated Environmental Management.

• 2017 (NIER): Survey on the Current Status of Environmental Management Technology for Integrated Environmental Management – Plastic Products and Automotive Parts Manufacturing.

• 2017 - 2019 (NRF): Characterization of Fluidity and Heat Transfer Properties of CNT Particles based on Nanotube Morphology.

• 2018 - 2019 (Converging Research Center): Development of Fluidized Bed Reactor Design Technology for FPDH Catalyst Performance.

• 2018 (KNUT Engineering Center): Development of a Fluidized Bed Air Heater for Process Supply using Solar Power.

• 2019 - 2021 (NRF): Development of Concentrated Solar Thermal Gas Preheating Technology using a CNT Fluidized Bed.

Consultation Services (2015 – Present)

• SK Innovation: Consulting on FCC process operation procedure improvement and catalyst fluidity enhancement.

• Ministry of Environment (Air Quality): Consulting on Cement, Refinery, and Iron/Steel making processes.

• C1 Refinery: Economic feasibility analysis for 10 potential process candidates.

• Practical support related to the Integrated Environmental Management Act (Company E).

• Consulting on Fluidized Bed Reactors for Major Petrochemical Companies.