Pulbications

[2025]

• Controlling Acid Sites in Atomically Precise Cu/Al2O3 Clusters for Selective Methanol Production from CO2 Hydrogenation 

Seongmin Jin, Yu-Cheng Lin, Bartu Karakurt, Tom Nelis, Mark Tanchev, Laura Piveteau, Mounir Driss Mensi, Aram Bugaev, Olga Safonova, Jeremy S Luterbacher (2025) ACS Catal., 15, 16026-16038  [Journal]

• Flame-Made Surface-Substituted Copper–Ceria as an Excellent Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction Catalyst via Three Reaction Pathways 

Bingqiao Xie, Yi Fen Zhu, Mahdi Shakeri, Seongmin Jin, George O’Connell, Sankhadip Saha, Mounir Mensi, Priyank V Kumar, Jeremy S Luterbacher, Emma C Lovell, Rose Amal, Oliver Kröcher (2025) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 147, 32649-32661 [Journal]

• Size‐Selective Functionalization of Sugars and Polyols Using Zeolites for Renewable Surfactant Production

Songlan Sun, Zezhong John Li, Yu-Cheng Lin, Manon Rolland, Tom Nelis, Seongmin Jin, Shasha Zheng, Benjamin Nicolas Raffy, Wen Hua Bi, Esther Amstad, Jeremy S. Luterbacher 

(2025) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202511282 [Journal]

• Encapsulated Co–Ni alloy boosts high-temperature CO2 electroreduction

Wenchao Ma, Jordi Morales-Vidal, Jiaming Tian, Meng-Ting Liu, Seongmin Jin, Wenhao Ren, Julian Taubmann, Christodoulos Chatzichristodoulou, Jeremy Luterbacher, Hao Ming Chen, Núria López, Xile Hu (2025) Nature, 1-14, [Journal]

• Production of high-carbon-number hydrocarbon bio-aviation fuels via catalytic hydrogenation of vanillin and non-catalytic condensation: a mechanistic study with DFT and experimental insights

Jina Eun, Jeonghun Kim, Han Byeol Kim, Do Heui Kim, Jae-Wook Choi, Kwang Ho Kim, Chun-Jae Yoo, Seongmin Jin, Kyeongsu Kim, Hyunjoo Lee, Chang Soo Kim, Kwan-Young Lee, Jong Suk Yoo, Seo-Jung Han, Keunhong Jeong, and Jeong-Myeong Ha (2025) Green Chemistry, [Journal]

[2024] 

• Atom-by-atom design of Cu/ZrOx clusters on MgO for CO2 hydrogenation using liquid-phase atomic layer deposition 

Seongmin Jin, Choah Kwon, Aram Bugaev, Bartu Karakurt, Yu-Cheng Lin, Louisa Savereide, Liping Zhong, Victor Boureau, Olga Safonova, Sangtae Kim, Jeremy S Luterbacher (2024) Nature Catalysis, 7, 1199-1212, [Journal], [Lead author: First author], [Press release] 

[2016-2024] Before joining KIST 

• Mg-incorporated sorbent for efficient removal of trace CO from H2 gas 

G Bang, S Jin, H Kim, KM Kim, CH Lee (2023) Nature communications 14 (1), 7045 [Journal] 

• Synergistic interactions between PtRu catalyst and nitrogen-doped carbon support boost hydrogen oxidation 

Weiyan Ni, Josephine Lederballe Meibom, Noor Ul Hassan, Miyeon Chang, You-Chiuan Chu, Anna Krammer, Songlan Sun, Yiwei Zheng, Lichen Bai, Wenchao Ma, Seunghwa Lee, Seongmin Jin, Jeremy S Luterbacher, Andreas Schüler, Hao Ming Chen, William E Mustain, Xile Hu (2023) Nature Catalysis 6 (9), 773-783  [Journal]

• Ensemble process for producing high-purity H2 via simultaneous in situ H2 extraction and CO2 capture 

S Jin, Y Park, YS Jo, CH Lee (2022) Cell Reports Physical Science 3 (8) [Journal], [Lead author: First author] 

• Dynamic CO2 sorption on MgO-based sorbent in the presence of CO and H2O at elevated pressures 

G Bang, KM Kim, S Jin, CH Lee (2022) Chemical Engineering Journal 433, 134607 [Journal], [Corresponding author]

• Role of Ultra-micropores in CO₂ Adsorption on Highly Durable Resin-Based Activated Carbon Beads by Potassium Hydroxide Activation 

Kwang-Jun Ko, Seongmin Jin, Haeryeong Lee, Kyung-Min Kim, Masoud Mofarahi, Chang-Ha Lee (2021), Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60 (40), 14547-14563 [Journal]

• Unusual morphology transformation and basicity of magnesium oxide controlled by ageing conditions and its carbon dioxide adsorption 

S Jin, G Bang, CH Lee, (2020) Journal of CO2 Utilization 41, 101273  [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Alkyl-functionalization of (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane-grafted zeolite beta for carbon dioxide capture in temperature swing adsorption 

L Liu, S Jin, K Ko, H Kim, IS Ahn, CH Lee, (2020) Chemical Engineering Journal 382, 122834  [Journal]

• Synthesis of mesoporous MgO–CeO2 composites with enhanced CO2 capture rate via controlled combustion 

S Jin, G Bang, L Liu, CH Lee, (2019) Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 288, 109587 [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Direct formation of hierarchically porous MgO-based sorbent bead for enhanced CO2 capture at intermediate temperatures 

S Jin, KJ Ko, CH Lee, (2019) Chemical Engineering Journal 371, 64-77 [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Adsorption equilibria of water vapor on surface-modified activated carbons and alumina 

SH Hong, S Jin, K Ho, E Hur, CH Lee, (2019) Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 64 (11), 4834-4843 [Journal]

• Fabrication and kinetic study of spherical MgO agglomerates via water-in-oil method for pre-combustion CO2 capture 

S Jin, KJ Ko, YG Song, K Lee, CH Lee, (2019) Chemical Engineering Journal 359, 285-297 [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Sorption Equilibria and Kinetics of CO2, N2, and H2O on KOH-Treated Activated Carbon 

L Liu, S Jin, Y Park, YC Park, CH Lee, (2018)  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57 (50), 17218-17225 [Journal]

• Facile synthesis of hierarchically porous MgO sorbent doped with CaCO3 for fast CO2 capture in rapid intermediate temperature swing sorption 

S Jin, K Ho, CH Lee, Chemical Engineering Journal (2018) 334, 1605-1613 [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Salt-Composition-Controlled Precipitation of Triple-Salt-Promoted MgO with Enhanced CO2 Sorption Rate and Working Capacity 

S Jin, K Ho, AT Vu, CH Lee, Energy & Fuels 31 (2017)  9, 9725-9735 [Journal], [Lead author: First author]

• Sorption capacity and stability of mesoporous magnesium oxide in post-combustion CO2 capture 

K Ho, S Jin, M Zhong, AT Vu, CH Lee, Materials Chemistry and Physics (2017) 198, 154-161 [Journal]

• Double sodium salt-promoted mesoporous MgO sorbent with high CO2 sorption capacity at intermediate temperatures under dry and wet conditions
  AT Vu, K Ho, S Jin, CH Lee, Chemical Engineering Journal (2016) 291, 161-173  [Journal]