Focus

The main research area of PEL is development of chemical processes based on advanced thermodynamics. Now we are studying separation process, advanced chemical process, process optimization, and AI application.  

• Thermodynamic based chemical absorption based process: carbon capture

• Adsorption based separation process: H2 PSA, O2 PVSA, H2O PVSA etc.

• Advanced chemical process: distillation, chemical looping, extraction etc. 

• Process simulation and optimization: MATLAB or Python based platform

• Artificial intelligence technologies: dynamic simulation or process control

Research Project (ongoing)

• (국가과제) 3세대 CO2 포집 소재-공정 동시 최적화 (중견연구, 연구재단): 2025.03~2030.02

• (국가과제) 시멘트산업 온실가스 감축량 평가 (환경부): 2025.05~2027.12 

• (국가과제) 수전해 수소 PSA 공정 (산기평): 2024.11~2030.12

• (국가과제) Steam 과제 (KIST 공동, 연구재단): 2022.08~2026.12

• (국가과제/위탁) C.L.E.A.N CCS 과제 (연구재단): 2025.05~2029.12 

• (국가과제/위탁) RCC 과제 (KIST 공동, 연구재단): 2026.06~

• (용역과제/산업체) CO2포집소재 열역학 특성 모델링 (POSCO Holdings): 2025.08~2026.11

• (용역과제/산업체) 선박용 CO2 흡수 모델링 (삼성중공업): 2026.04~2026.07/2026.08~2026.11

• (용역과제/연구원) KIER 용역과제 (연소/가스화): 2026.02~2026.11

• (기타) BK21사업 (대학원지원사업): 2020.07~2027.02

• (기타) 가스에너지안전인력양성사업 (대학원지원사업): 2022~2026

Experimental Facilities

• Gas Absorption Apparatus (Static Method) X 2 set  (in-house)

• Wetted Wall Column (Absorption Rate)

• Fast Screening Test (solubility, pH, electric conductivity, in-house)

• Temperature Programmed Adsorption / Desorption  (TPAD) System (in-house)

• Magnetic Suspension Balance (MSB) for Gas Adsorption (Rubotherm)

• QUADRASORB SI, 4 port multi BET (Quantachrome Ins.)

• BEL Sorb HP (BEL.  Japan)

• Mass Spectrometer (Peiffer Vacuum Co.)  X 2 set

• Gas Chromatography (Younglin Co.)

Software

• Steady State Process Simulator: Aspen One Ver. 14 (ASEPN, HYSIS)

• Dynamic Simulator: gPROMS

• In-House Modeling: MATLAB 2025a, Python

• LCA: Simapro 

• Etc.: Origin Pro, Sigma plot