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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 . 

Academic Career 

• 2016-현재          홍보이사, 학술이사, 기획이사, 한국청정기술학회

• 2018-현재          홍보이사, 국제협력이사, 학술이사, 재무이사, 한국공업화학회

• 2019-현재          학술이사, 총무이사, 한국에너지기후변화학회

• 2024-현재          학술부위원장, 한국폐기물자원순환학회

• 2022-2023        학술이사, 유기성자원학회

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.

•      2023                    공학연구도약상, 건국대학교 공과대학

•      2023                    공학학술상 (연구부문 최우수), 건국대학교 산업기술연구원

•      2023                    학술상, 유기성자원학회

•      2024                    공학학술상 (연구부문 우수), 건국대학교 산업기술연구원

•      2024                    BPA (Best Paper Award) 한국공업화학회.

•      2025                    인송신진학술상, 한국청정기술학회

Research interests 

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

• Hydrogen production (Blue Hydrogen, Turquoise Hydrogen, Green Hydrogen)

• Greenhouse Gas Treatment (CCUS, CO2 Capture, Catalytic CO2 Utilization)

• Find dust removal (NOx, SOx treatment)

• 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 

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

Selected publications 

1. Y. Won,  K. R. Lee, H.-J Ryu, Y. Choi, B. W. Hwang*, D. Kim, J.-Y. Kim, H. Kim, D.-H. Lee, J. H. Whang, Y. Lee, J. B. Joo*  "CO2-to-CO conversion using a Ni-based oxygen carrier in a bubbling fluidized bed and its integration potential with chemical looping combustion" Chemical Engineering Journal, 522, 167771 (2025)

2.  N. Y. Kim, D. S. Choi, J. Kim, D. W. Kim and J. B. Joo*, "Synthesis of waste-derived nickel-supported red mud catalysts containing various Ni–Fe alloy species for fixed-bed catalytic methane decomposition" Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,  13(5) 118461 (2025)

3. S. B. Kim+, J. Kim+, D. W. Kim, S. B. Hwang and J. B. Joo*, "Role of Organic Additives and pH on the Wet Absorption Process for SO2 Removal in Flue Gas" Energy & Fuels 39 (14), 6905-6914 (2025)

4.  J. Lee+, J. Kim+, K. Y. Park, J. B. Joo* and S. Bae*,  "Enhanced and prolonged adsorption of ammonia gas by zeolites derived from coal fly ash" Chemosphere 368, 143799 (2024)  

5. D. S. Choi, N. Y. Kim, E. Yoo, J Kim, and J. B. Joo*, "Enhanced coke resistant Ni/SiO2@SiO2 core-shell nanostructured catalysts for dry reforming of methane: Effect of metal-support interaction and SiO2 shell"  Chemical Engineering Science,  299, 120480 (2024)  

6. N. Y. Kim*, K. R. Lee*,  J. Kim, D. S. Choi, Y. H. Kim, and J. B. Joo* "Effect of Tin Content on TiO2-Supported Platinum-Tin Bimetallic Catalysts for Low Temperature CO Oxidation Reaction"  Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 121 169-178 (2023)