RESEARCH PAPERS
RESEARCH PAPERS
[33] Tailoring cracking-isomerization pathways via hydrogen pressure and zeolite properties in n-hexadecane hydroprocessing [Link]
Junghoon Lee, Daeseob Shin, Euirim Byeon, Hyeonho Song, Putrakumar Balla, Taejun Kim, Jiyun Lee, Sungtak Kim*
Fuel, 408, 137742 (2026)
[32] Emerging Trends in Advanced Materials for C─S Coupling Reactions: Design Strategies and Future Perspectives [Link]
Rabindranath Lo, Saandra Sharma, Deepak Kumar, Boori Sai, Mugdha Chaturvedi, Balla Putrakumar, Mittal L. Desai, Megha Rawat, Rama Krishna Peddinti, Sungtak Kim*, Kolleboyina Jayaramulu
Small, e05046 (2025) [Selected as a Cover Paper]
[31] Investigating copper impregnated 3D printed Al2O3 catalyst for methanol steam reforming [Link]
Putrakumar Balla , Daeseob Shin, Seon-Ju Park, Geunjae Kwak* , Sungtak Kim*
Fuel, 390, 134772 (2025)
[30] Insight into the role of metal support interface through the synergistic effect between Ag and α-Bi2Mo3O12 support for the selective oxidation of propylene to acrolein [Link]
Rajesh Rajendiran, Putrakumar Balla, Prem Kumar Seelam*, Assa Aravindh, Ravi Balaga, Karuppiah Alagusundari, Arunkumar Patchaiyappan, Hou Wen Che, Natarajan Arumugam*, Venkatesan Rengarajan, Ulla Lassi, Sungtak Kim*, Vijayanand Perupogu*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 486, 150418 (2024)
[29] Role of Fe on MnO2NRs for low temperature total oxidation of propane
Rajesh Rajendiran*, Prativa Rani Mishra, Shrutika Lingalwar, Putrakumar Balla, B. Shanmugavelu, Sungtak Kim*, Vijayanand Perupogu*
(submitted)
[28] A comparison of γ-Al2O3-supported deoxo catalysts for the selective removal of oxygen from high-concentration hydrogen streams [Link]
Taejun Kim, Daeseob Shin, Balla Putrakumar, Sungtak Kim*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 51, 396-409 (2024)
[27] The role of AgNPs in selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol in vapor phase using morphologically tailored MnO2 nanorods in the presence of air [Link]
Rajesh Rajendiran, Shrutika Lingalwar, Assa Aravindh, Alagusundari Karuppiah, Putrakumar Balla, Prem Kumar Seelam*, B. Shanmugavelu, Vijayanand Perupogu*, Sungtak Kim, Ulla Lassi
Chemical Engineering Journal, 469, 144007 (2023)
[26] Low temperature total oxidation of propane using silver decorated MnO2 nanorods [Link]
Rajesh, Rajendiran; Lingalwar, Shrutika; Challa, Prathap; Balla, Putrakumar; B, Shanmugavelu; Sruthi, Vadakke ; Kim, Sungtak*; Senthilkumar, Sellappan; Perupogu, Vijayanand*
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6, 12258–12270 (2023)
[25] Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid over a highly dispersed and stable copper particles embedded into the ordered mesoporous carbon supported catalyst [Link]
Balla Putrakumar, Seelam Prem Kumar*, Rajenidran Rajesh, Balaga Ravi, Challa Pratap, G. Kauslya Sasikumar, Perupogu Vijayanand, Lassi Ulla, Sungtak Kim*
Catalysis Communications, 178, 106673 (2023)
[24] Vanadium-phosphorous oxide supported on mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts for ammoxidation of toluene to benzonitrile [Link]
Pethan Rajan, Ginjuppali Srinivasarao, Bhanuchander Ponnala, Hussain SK, Sungtak Kim*, Putrakumar Balla*
New Journal of Chemistry, 47, 7253-7262 (2023)
[23] Copper nanoparticles encapsulated in a nanoporous carbon-based catalyst for upgradation of γ-Valerolactone to 1,4-pentanediol by selective hydrogenation [Link]
Balla Putrakumar*,Seelam Prem Kumar*, Ginjupalli Srinivasa Rao, Pethan Rajan N, Ponnala Bhanuchander, Gundabeoina Raveendra, Perupogu Vijayanad, Ulla Lassi, Esraa M. Bakhsh, Sher Bahadar Khan, Sungtak Kim*
Materials Today Sustainability, 22, 100406 (2023)
[22] Active and selective reverse water-gas shift reaction over Pt/Na-Zeolite catalysts [Link]
Jeong-Cheol Seo, Gyungah Park, Malik Waqar Arshad, Chundong Zhang, Sungtak Kim*, Seok Ki Kim*
Journal of CO2 Utilization, 66, 102291 (2022)
[21] ] Effect of Acid Modification of ZSM-5 catalyst on Performance and Coke Formation for Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Reaction [Link]
Gyungah Park, Jeongmee Kang, Seon-Ju Park, Yong Tae Kim*, Geunjae Kwak*, Sungtak Kim*
Molecular Catalysis, 531, 112702 (2022)
[20] A review of recent advances in hydrogen purification for selective removal of oxygen: deoxo catalysts and reactor systems [Link]
Taejun Kim†, Youjung Song†, Jeongmee Kang, Seok Ki Kim*, Sungtak Kim* [†equally contributed]
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, 59, 24817-24834 (2022)
[19] Interspersing CeOx Clusters to the Pt-TiO2 Interfaces for Catalytic Promotion of TiO2-supported Pt Nanoparticles [Link]
Mi Yoo†, Eunji Kang†, Hyunwoo Ha†, Jieun Yun†, Hyuk Choi, Ju Hyeok Lee, Tae Jun Kim, Jiho Min, Jin-Seok Choi, Kug-Seung Lee, Namgee Jung, Sungtak Kim, Chunjoong Kim, Young-Sang Yu*, and Hyun You Kim* [†equally contributed]
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 7, 1719-1725 (2022)
[18] Recent trends in the development of reactor systems for hydrogen production via methanol steam reforming [Link]
Jeongmee Kang†, Youjung Song†, Taejun Kim, Sungtak Kim* [†equally contributed]
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, 6, 3587-3610 (2022)
[17] Synthesis of ZSM-5 catalysts via microwave-assisted heating method for military jet fuel cracking into petroleum gas [Link]
Sungtak Kim*, Lauterbach
Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 328, 111446 (2021)
[16] Effects of reaction conditions and organic sulfur compounds on coke formation and HZSM-5 catalyst performance during jet propellant fuel (JP-8) cracking [Link]
Sungtak Kim, Erdem Sasmaz, Ravindra Pogaku, Jochen Lauterbach*
Fuel, 259, 116240 (2020)
[15] Control of Hierarchical Structure and Framework-Al Distribution of ZSM-5 via Adjusting Crystallization Temperature and Their Effects on Methanol Conversion [Link]
Sungtak Kim*, Gyungah Park, Min-Hee Woo, Ki-Won Jun, Geunjae Kwak, Seok-Ki Kim*
ACS Catalysis, 9, 2880-2892 (2019). [Selected as a back cover paper]
[14] Light Hydrocarbons to BTEX Aromatics over Zn-modified Hierarchical ZSM-5 Combined with Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Stability [Link]
Chundong Zhang, Geunjae Kwak*, Yun-Jo Lee, Ki-Won Jun, Ruxing Gao, Hae-Gu Park, Sungtak Kim, Ji-Eun Min, Seok Chang Kang
Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 284, 316-326 (2019)
[13] Light hydrocarbons to BTEX aromatics over hierarchical HZSM-5: Effects of alkali treatment on catalytic performance [Link]
Chundong Zhang, Yun-Jo Lee, Ki-Won Jun*, Hae-Gu Park, Ji-Eun Min, Seok Chang Kang, Sungtak Kim
Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 276, 292-301 (2019)
[12] Catalytic Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether Using Water-tolerant K-modified HZSM-5 Catalyst: Process Modeling and Energy Analysis [Link]
Chundong Zhang, Ki-Won Jun*, Sungtak Kim, Geungae Kwak
Energy Technology, 7, 167-176 (2019)
[11] Non-oxidative dehydroaromatization of methane with Mo/H-ZSM-5 catalysts: a detailed analysis of reaction-regeneration cycle [Link]
Seung Ju Han, Ahron Hwang, Sungtak Kim, Seok Ki Kim, Do Young Hong, Geunjae Kwak, Ki-Won Jun, Yong Tae Kim*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 241, 305-318 (2019)
[10] Role of mesopores in Co/ZSM-5 for the direct synthesis of liquid fuel by Fischer–Tropsch synthesis [Link]
Ji-Eun Min†, Sungtak Kim† , Geunjae Kwak, Yong Tae Kim, Seung Ju Han, Yunjo Lee, Ki-Won Jun, Seok Ki Kim* [†equally contributed]
Catalysis Science Technology, 8, 6346-6359 (2018) [Selected as a Cover Paper].
[9] Rational Design of Aminopolymer for Selective Discrimination of Acidic Air Pollutants [Link]
Soo-Yeon Cho, Kyeong Min Cho, Sanggyu Chong, Kangho Park, Sungtak Kim, Hohyung Kang, Seon Joon Kim, Geunjae Kwak, Jihan Kim, Hee-Tae Jung*
ACS Sensors, 3, 1329-1337, (2018)
[8] Gd/HZSM-5 catalyst for Conversion of Methanol to Hydrocarbons: Effects of amounts of the Gd loading and Catalyst Preparation Method [Link]
Sungtak Kim*, Gyungah Park, Seok-Ki Kim, Yong-Tae Kim, Ki-Won Jun, Geungae Kwak*
Applied Catalysis B; Environmental, 220, 191-201, (2018)
[7] Amine-functionalized graphene/CdS composite for highly efficient photocatalytic reduction of CO2 [Link]
Kyeong Min Cho, Kyoung Hwan Kim, Kangho Park, Chansol Kim, Sungtak Kim, Ahmed Al-Saggaf, Issam Gereige, Hee-Tae Jung*
ACS Catalysis, 7, 7064-7069, (2017)
[6] Low temperature oligomerization of ethylene over Ni/Al-KIT-6 catalysts [Link]
Ahron Hwang, Sungtak Kim, Geunjae Kwak, Seok-Ki Kim, Hae-Gu Park, Seok-Chang. Kang, Ki-Won Jun, Yong-Tae Kim
Catalysis Letters, 147, 1303-1314, (2017)
[5] Coke-Tolerant Gadolinium Promoted HZSM-5 catalyst for Methanol to Aromatics Reaction [Link]
Sungtak Kim, Geunjae Kwak, Ahron Hwang, Ki-Won Jun
ChemCatChem, 9, 1569-1573, (2017) [Selected as a Cover Paper]
[4] Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Catalytic Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether Over a K-modified HZSM-5 catalyst [Link]
Sungtak Kim, Yong-Tae Kim, Chundong Zhang, Geunjae Kwak, Ki-Won Jun
Catalysis Letters, 147, 792-801, (2017)
[3] One Step Process for the Production of BTEX and LPG-like fuel from cellulosic biomass [Link]
Sungtak Kim, Micheal Kai Meyada, Erdem Sasmaz, Jochen Lauterbach
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 3, 381-385, (2015)
[2] Bimetallic Pt-Gd effect on coke formation and regeneration during JP-8 cracking over ZSM-5 catalysts [Link]
Sungtak Kim, Erdem Sasmaz, Jochen Lauterbach
Applied Catalysis B; Environmental, 168, 212-219 (2015)
[1] High-throughput investigation of zeolite catalysts for military aviation fuel cracking to liquefied petroleum gas [Link]
John Bedenbaugh, Sungtak Kim, Shariah Salim, Ahsok Jangam, Jochen Lauterbach
ACS Combinatorial Science, 15, 491-497 (2013)