I. People

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Contact

   Office : 서울특별시, 광진구 능동로 120, 건국대학교 공과대학 공학관 A동 1208호

   Lab     : 서울특별시, 광진구 능동로 120, 건국대학교 공학관 B동 171호

   Tel: +82-2-450-3545

   Fax: +82-2-458-3504

   E-mail: jbjoo@konkuk.ac.kr , cyberjb80@gmail.com

   Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/kucatalysis/

Education 

• Ph.D.: Seoul National University (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Feb. 2009)

• -     Dissertation: “Preparation and Characterization of Pt-based Heterogeneous Catalysts Supported on Nano-structured Carbons for the Application to Hydroformylation and Electrocatalysis”

• -     Advisor: Professor Jongheop Yi

• M.S.: Seoul National University (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Aug. 2004)

• -     Dissertation: “Preparation of Perovskite Crystalline Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Silica for the Wet oxidation of Refractory Organic Compounds”

• -     Advisor: Professor Jongheop Yi

• B.S.: Konkuk University (Department of Chemical Engineering, Aug. 2002) (Early Graduation)

Experience

• Konkuk University  (Department of Chemical Engineering, Mar. 2016~Current), Assistant Professor 

• Korea Institute of Energy Research (Greenhous gas research lab, Jan. 2014~Feb. 2016), Senior Reseracher

• University of California Riverside (Department of Chemistry, Nov. 2009 ~ Dec. 2013), Post-doc Researcher

• -Research theme: Nano-structured materials for catalysis and photocatalysis. (Advisor: Prof. Francisco Zaera, Prof. Yadong Yin)

• Seoul National University (Research Center for Energy Conversion and Storage, Mar. 2009 ~ Oct. 2009) Researcher

• -Research theme: Nano-structured materials and their applications . 

Award 

•      1999~2002          Academic Scholarships (6 semesters), Konkuk University.

•      2004                    Academic Scholarship (1 semester), Seoul National University

•      2005                    National Science and Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship, Korea student aid of foundation

•      2009                    Sin-Yang academic award for young researcher, Sinyang Cultural Foundation.

•      2009                    Post-doc Fellowship, National Research Foundation in Korea.

Research interests 

• Synthesis and Application of Nano-catalysts (Nanostructured Catalysts and Nanoreactor)

• Heterogeneous Catalysis (Fuel Processing, Hydrocarbon Conversion, Energy & Environmental Catalytic Reactions)

• Novel Catalysts for Solar Energy Conversion (Photocatalysis and Water Splitting.)

• Chemical Conversions of Biomass and Waste 

• Chemical Processes for Greenhouse Gas Treatment (CCUS, Catalytic CO2 Utilization)

• Electrochemical Reaction and Catalysis (Fuel cells, Electrochemical oxidation/reduction, etc.)

Selected publications 

1.  J. B. Joo , R. Dillon, I. Lee, Y. Yin, C. J. Bardeen, and F. Zaera “Promotion of Atomic Hydrogen Recombination as an Alternative to Electron Trapping for the Role of Metals in the Photocatalytic Production of H2” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111, 7942-7947 (2014).

2. J. B. Joo, A. Vu, Q. Zhang, M. Dahl, M. Gu, F. Zaera, and Y. Yin “A sulfated ZrO2 hollow nanostructure as a solid acid catalyst in dehydration fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural” ChemSusChem. 6(10), 2001-2008 (2013). (One of the most accessed articles in ChemSusChem from online version in Sep. 2013).

3. J. B. Joo, I. Lee, M. Dahl, G. Moon, F. Zaera, and Y. Yin “Controllable Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Hollow Shells: Toward an Efficient Photocatalyst” Advanced Functional Materials, 23, 4246-4254(2013).(The most accessed paper from online version in March 2013). 

4. Q. Zhang, I. Lee, J. B. Joo, F. Zaera, Y. Yin, "Core-Shell Nanostructured Catalysts" Accounts of Chemical Research, 46(8) 1816-1824 (2013)

5. J. B. Joo, Q. Zhang, M. Dahl, I. Lee, J. Goebl, F. Zaera, and Y. Yin “Control of the Nanoscale Crystallinity in Mesoporous TiO2 Shells for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity”  Energy &  Environment Science, 5, 6321-6327 (2012). (Top ten most-read EES articles from online version in October 2011).

6. J. B. Joo, Q. Zhang, I. Lee, M. Dahl, F. Zaera, and Y. Yin “Mesoporous Anatase Titania Hollow Nanostructures through Silica-Protected Calcination” Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 166-174(2012).(The most accessed paper from online version in October 2011). 

7. I. Lee, J. B. Joo, Y. Yin and F. Zaera, “A New Yolk@Shell Nanoarchitecture for Au/TiO2 Catalysts” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50, 10208-10211 (2011). 

8. J. B. Joo, N. D. Kim, H. J. Yun, P. Kim, J. Yi, “Preparation of Highly Crystalline Graphitic Nanocarbon for the Electro-oxidation of Methanol” Nano Research 4 (1), 92-102 (2011).

9. J. B. Joo, J. C. Park, and J. Yi “Preparation of polyelectrolyte-functionalized mesoporous silicas for the selective adsorption of anionic dye in an aqueous solution” Journal of Hazardous Materials 168, 102-107 (2009).

10. J. B. Joo, P. Kim, W. Kim, Y. Kim and J. Yi, “Effects of carbon-supported Pt catalyst preparation conditions on the performance of PEMFC” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 39 (1) 135- 140(2009).

11. J. B. Joo, Y. J. Kim, W. Kim, P. Kim and J. Yi, “Simple synthesis of graphitic porous carbon by hydrothermal method for use as a catalyst support in methanol electro-oxidation” Catalysis Communications, 10 (3), 267-271 (2008).

12. J. B. Joo, P. Kim, W. Kim and J. Yi, “Preparation and application of mesocellular carbon foams to catalyst support in methanol electro-oxidation” Catalysis Today 131, 219-225 (2008).