Byung-Hwang UM, Professor
School of Food Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering
Hankyong National University
Tel : +82-31-670-5208
E-mail : bhum11@hknu.ac.kr
Office : Engineering Bldg. #111, 327 Jungang-ro, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17579, Republic of Korea.
Laboratories : Engineering Bldg. #124B, #414, 327 Jungang-ro, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17579, Republic of Korea.
Education
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA, 2007
Course Taught
Plant Design (Senior)
Energy Engineering (Junior)
Renewable Energy Engineering (Junior)
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes (Sophomore)
Advanced Energy Engineering (Graduate)
Advanced Biomass Engineering (Graduate)
Professonal Experience and Servicess
Profile: Professional Chemical Engineer with 15 years of applied and research experience. Advising development and application of innovative process technology to increase yields and throughput, reduce costs and energy consumption, and improve environmental compliance.
Professor : Hankyong National Univ. School of Food Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, 2011~Present.
Board of Director: Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2017~2019.
Assistant Professor: Winder University, Chemical Engineering, Chester, PA, USA, 2010~ 2011.
Post Doctoral Research Associate : University of Maine, Chemical Engineering, Orono, ME,USA, 2007~2010
Research Interests and Current Works
Renewable Energy, Fuels and Chemicals
Lignin Depolymerization
Lignocellulosic Bioplastic
Thermal conversion technologies for converting herbaceous biomass to hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals
Hydrotreatment and fractionation of biomass for fuel and biochar
-Thermochemical deoxygenation and hydrogenation of lignin-derived phenolics
- Hydrodeoxygenation of organic acids and ketones in bio-oil
- Hydrogenolysis of mixed esters
- Torrefaction and pelletization of lignocellulosic biomass
- Extraction and production of lignin-based bioplastic using deep eutectic solvents
Selected Publicaitons
Youn Il Kim, Sun Young Jung, Young Jae Jo, Sung Yoon, Byung Hwan Um, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Assessment on Locally Generated Kenaf Residue Biomass Fuel in South Korea, The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2023 (61).
Hee Sun Youn, Seong Ju Kim, Ga Hee Kim, Byung Hwan Um, Enhancing the Characteristics of hydrochar via hydrothermal carbonization of Korean native kenaf: The effect of ethanol solven concentration as co-solvent and reaction temperature, Fuel, 2023 (331), 125738, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125738.
Seong Rae Lim, Seong Ju Kim, Byung Hwan Um, Characteristic analysis of fractionized light and heavy oil derived from Korean native kenaf via hydrothermal liquefaction, Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022 (167), 106606, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106606.
Joung Hun Kim, Byung Hwan Um, Energy Efficiency Analysis of Air Cooled Free-Cooling Chillers in Data Center, Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering, 2022 (34), 595-599, https://doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2022.34.12.595.
Joung Hun Kim, Byung Hwan Um, A Study on Business Feasibility for a Herbaceous Biomass Power Plant, Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering, 2022 (34), 437-445, https://doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2022.34.9.437.
Seong Rae Lim, Ga Hee Kim, Kyoeng Keun Oh, Byung Hwan Um, Effect of Reaction Temperature on Properties of Torrefied Kenaf, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022 (194), 6091-6105, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-022-04021-4.
Hee Sun Youn, Byung Hwan Um, Hydrochar Production from Kenaf via Hydrothermal Carbonization: Effect of Process Conditions on Hydrochar Characterization, Applied Chemistry for Engineering, 2022 (33), 28-37, https://doi.org/10.14478/ace.2021.1088.
Seong-Ju Kim, Ga-Hee Kim, Byung-Hwan Um, Use of alkaline catalyst with ethanol-water as a co-solvent in the hydrothermal liquefaction of the Korean native kenaf: An analysis of the light oil and heavy oil characteristics, Energy, 2022 (249), 123509, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123509.
Ga-Hee Kim, Byung-Hwam Um, Fractionation and Characterization of lignins from Miscnathus via organosolv and soda pulping for biorefinery applications,International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020 (158), 443~451, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.229.
Seong-Ju Kim, Byung-Hwam Um, Biocrude production from Korean native kenaf through subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction under mild alkaline catalytic conditions,Industrial Crops & Products, 2020 (145),112001~112007, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.112001.
Jin-Seong Cha, Byung-Hwam Um, Delignification of Pinecone and Extraction of Formic Acid in the Hydrolysate Produced by Alkaline Fractionation, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2020 (192), 103~119, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-020-03311-z.
Jin-Seong Cha, Byung-Hwam Um, Levulinic acid production through two-step acidic and thermal treatment of food waste using dilute hydrochloric acid, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 2020 (37), 1149-1156, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0521-6.
Seong-Ju Kim, Byung-Hwam Um, Process Variable Optimization of Kenaf Two-Stage Fractionation Based on Dilute Hydrochloric Acid Followed by Ethanol Organosolv for Component Separation,BioEnergy Research, 2020 (13), 249-259, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-019-10057-y.
Hye-Won Kim, Byung-Hwam Um, An experimental study of the combustion characteristics of Geodae_Ukase 1,Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2019 (78),79-83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2019.05.022.
Aymn Abdulrahman, G. Peter van Walsum, Byung-Hwam Um, Acetic Acid Removal from Pre-Pulping Wood Extract with Recovery and Recycling of Extraction Solvents,Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019 (187), 378-395, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-018-2826-z.
Byung Hwan Um, Chan Ho Kang, An Economical Analysis on Fuel Switching Model of Coal Pwoer Plant using Herbaceous Biomass, Journal of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2019 (61), 89-99, https://doi.org/10.5389/KSAE.2019.61.3.089.
Government Funded Research Projects
Production of novel biomaterials from unused forest biomass and development of high value-added commercialization (Korea Forestry Promotion Institute, 2023-2025)
Establishing research basis and mechanism for upgraded oil production using waste plastic pyrolysis oil (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 2023-2024)
Development of demonstration technology for 30kW class heabaceous biomass torrefaction/gasification integrated distributed power generation and industrial waste gas utilization CCU in Korea-China R&D Project (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2022-2025)
Study on selective bio-oil production by integrated lignin depolymerization and glycerol aqueous phase reforming (National Research Foundation of Korea. 2022~2025)
Development and demonstration of carbon neutral steam boiler and dryer technology using high moisture/low grade biomass as fuel (Ministry of SMEs and Startups, 2022-2024)
Study on bio-energy production and environmental public service function from kenaf (Rural Development Administration, 2020-2022)
Development of bio fuel pretreatment and co-combustion in power plant boiler for lower clinkers (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2017-2020)
Development of high-density fuel and anti-clinker combustion technology using korean energy crop kenaf (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2017-2020)
Planning a fuel switching technology demonstration project using herbaceous biomass to reduce domestic greenhouse gas and fine dust (Korea Energy, 2017-2018)
Plans to improve energy recycling and receptivity for the air conditioning of rural facility housing (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2016-2017)
Development of bio-oil production and phenolics compound recovery process through lignin depolymerization (National Research Foundation of Korea, 2016-2018)
Development of hybrid sewage sludge fuel with green carbon and its process (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2015-2018)
Development of high-efficiency, anti-clinker type boiler system using korean native miscanthus as a biofuel (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, (2015-2018)
Development of commercialization technology for nickel and polymer coating on carbon fiber (Small and Medium Business Adminstration, 2015-2016)
Development of hydrofluoric acid for mixed acid cleaning and hydrofluoric acid for analysis of polysilicon for solar power (Korea Association of University, Research Institute and Industry, 2015-2016)
Development of transportation fuel additive production technology using pulp porcessing waste (Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 2012-2015)
Development of biorefining technology for recovery of high value-added biochemicals in pre-pulping extract using liquid phase extraction process (National Research Foundation of Korea, 2012-2015)