Senior Researcher (2019-Present)

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Chemical & Process Technology Division

Doctoral Researcher (2015-2019)

Ajou University, Green Chemical Processing LAB 

Master Researcher (2012-2014)

Kyung Hee University

Ph.D. in Energy Chemical Engineering (2019)

Prof. Eun Duck Park - Ajou University

M.A. in Chemical Engineering (2014)

Prof. Jin Soo Kim - Kyung Hee University

Prof. Seung Soo Kim - Kangwon National University

B.A. in Chemical Engineering (2009)

Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City

Catalysis for Energy production processes included:

• Ammonia synthesis

• Hydrogen production from ammonia decomposition, natural gas reforming, biomass gasification 

• Development of integrated source technology for hydrogen production and storage utilizing low-utilized carbon sources

• CO2 conversion to value-added chemicals & transportable fuels

• Biomass conversion to biofuels with high selectivity

• Bio-oil upgrading to biofuels

• Editor 

Catalysts (June 2021 - Present)

_Guest Editor for a special issue entitled "State-of-the-Art Catalytic Conversion of Biomass and Their Derivatives in Asia"

_Guest Editor for a special issue entitled “New Insights into Catalytic Production and Upgrading of Bio-Oil" 

• Peer-Reviewer 

Chemical Engineering Journal, Fuel, Energy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Environmental Pollution, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,  Scientific Reports, Catalysts, Energies, Materials, Applied Sciences, Processes, Nanomaterials, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Research on Chemical Intermediates, npj Materials Sustainability

•  Session Chair - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering session

 8th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists – ACVYS 2022 (Dec. 2022)

7th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists – ACVYS 2021 Webinar (July 2021)

Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Ajou University

• Lecturer (June 2017- Aug. 2018)

_Energy Engineering course, a master course averaging 20 international students per semester, covering the following topics: energy sources, conversion technology, thermodynamics, and catalyst application.

1.  Ceria morphology-dependent catalysis of Ru/CeO2 for Hydrogen generation via Ammonia decomposition (2022), 8th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists - ACVYS 2022

2. Insight into the effect of CeO2 morphology on Ru/CeO2 for H2 generation from NH3 decomposition (2022), 12th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2022)

3. The recent development of Ruthenium and Nickel catalysts for green H2 generation by NH3 decomposition (2021), 7th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists - ACVYS 2021

4. CO and CO2 methanation over core-shell spinels MAl2O4@Al (M=Mn, Mg, Zn) supported Nickel catalysts (2019), 8th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-8)

5. Development of supported Ni catalysts for CO and CO2 methanation (2019), 6th Annual Conference of Vietnamese Young Scientists - ACVYS 2019

6. CO hydrogenation over Ni catalysts supported on MAl2O4@Al (M=Mn, Mg, Zn) (2019), 12th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS12)   

7. CO2 methanation over promoted Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/Al@Al2O3 catalysts (2019), International Conference on Applied Catalysis and Chemical Engineering (ACC-2019)

8. CO and CO2 methanation over Ni/Al@Al2O3 core-shell catalyst (2018), 2018 Ajou-Chiba Joint Symposium 

9. CO and CO2 methanation over promoted Nickel catalysts supported on Al@Al2O3 (2018), 8th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT8)

10. CO and CO2 methanation over Ni/SiC and Ni/SiO2 catalysts (2018), 8th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT8)

11. Effects of Na on CO and CO2 methanation over Na-Ni/SiO2 and Na-Ni/CeO2 (2017), 16th Korea-Japan Symposium on Catalysis and 3rd International Symposium of Institute for Catalysis (16KJSC)

12. Effect of Na on CO and CO2 methanation over Na/Ni/SiO2 catalysts (2016), 5th International Symposium on Gasification and Its Application (iSGA-5) 

13. High COx hydrogenation to Methane over CoaCe1-aOx at low temperature prepared by co-precipitation method (2016), 2016 KIChE Fall Meeting and International Symposium 

14. CO2 methanation over Cobalt catalysts supported on CeO2 and ZrO2 (2016), 16th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC16) 

15. Comparative study of CO and CO2 methanation over supported Cobalt catalysts (2016), International Symposium on Catalytic Conversion of Energy and Resources (ISCCER) 

16. Hydrodeoxygenation of Model Compound in Bio-Oil from Pyrolysis of Saccharina Japonica Alga in Fixed-Bed Catalytic Reactor (2013), 3rd Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy 2013 (AFORE 2013) 

17. Catalytic pyrolysis of the Alga Saccharina Japonica using Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst (2013), 9th World Congress of Chemical Engineering Incorporating Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress (WCCE9 & APCChE2013) 

 Selected for the 2023 National Top 100 R&D Performances (2023)

Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)

Contribution  Award (2022)

Vietnamese Young Scientists in Korea

Chae Yung Bog - Best Thesis Award (2021)

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Contribution  Award (2021)

Vietnamese Young Scientists in Korea 

Excellent Research Award (2019)

Vietnamese Young Scientists in Korea 

First Place Oral Presentation Award (2016) 

5th International Symposium on Gasification and Its Application (iSGA-5) 

Scholarship for Vietnamese Students (2015) 

Ajou University 

Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarship (2015-2019)

Ajou University 

Scholarship for International Students (2012-2014)

Kyung Hee University 

Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarship (2012-2014) 

Kyung Hee University 

1. Q. C. Do, Y. M. Kim, G. J. Kim, Y. H. Im, T. A. Le, G. H. Kim, K. C. Ko, H. J. Chae (2024), Turning properties of Ni/Al2O3 catalyst to improve catalytic ammonia decomposition for green hydrogen production: pH does matter!, Chemical Engineering Journal (501) 157605. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.157605

2. S. U. Lee, T. A. Le, Y. M. Kim, Y. J. Lee, J. R. Kim, T. W. Kim, K. E. Jeong, H. J. Chae (2024), CeO2-conjugated CoFe layered double oxides as efficient non-noble metal catalysts for NH3-decomposition enabling carbon-free hydrogen production, Chemical Engineering Journal (500) 156986. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156986

3. T. A. Le, Y. M. Kim, S. J. Han, Q. C. Do, G. J. Kim, Y. H. Im, H. J. Chae (2024), Ru dispersed on CeO2{1 0 0} facets boosting the catalytic NH3 decomposition for green H2 generation, Chemical Engineering Journal (493) 152503. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152503

4. Q. C. Do, Y. M. Kim, T. A. Le, G. J. Kim, J. R. Kim, T. W. Kim, Y. J. Lee, H. J. Chae (2022),Facile one-pot synthesis of Ni-based catalysts by cation-anion double hydrolysis method as highly active Ru-free catalysts for green H2 production via NH3 decomposition, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (307) 121167. doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121167

5. T. A. Le, Q. C. Do, Y. M. Kim, T. W. Kim, H. J. Chae (2021), A review on the recent developments of ruthenium and nickel catalysts for COx-free H2 generation by ammonia decomposition, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (38) 1087. doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0767-7 

6. T. A. Le, Y. M. Kim, H. W. Kim, S. U. Lee, J. R. Kim, T. W. Kim, Y. J. Lee, H. J. Chae (2021), Ru-supported lanthania-ceria composite as an efficient catalyst for COx-free H2 production from ammonia decomposition, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy (285) 119831. doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119831 

7. T. A. Le, J. E. Kim, J. K. Kang, E. D. Park (2020), CO and CO2 methanation over Ni/Al@ Al2O3 core-shell catalyst, Catalysis  Today (356) 622. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.09.028 

8. T. A. Le, J. E. Kim, J. K. Kang, E. D. Park (2020), CO and CO2 methanation over M (M=Mn, Ce, Zr, Mg, K, Zn, or V)-promoted Ni/Al@Al2O3 catalysts, Catalysis  Today (348) 80. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.08.058 

9. T. A. Le, J. K. Kang, E. D. Park (2019), Active Ni/SiO2 catalysts with high Ni content for benzene hydrogenation and CO methanation, Applied Catalysis A: General (581) 67. doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2019.05.020 

10. T. A. Le, J. E. Kim, Y. R. Jeong, E. D. Park (2019), CO2 methanation over Ni/Al@ MAl2O4 (M= Zn, Mg, or Mn) catalysts, Catalysts (9) 599. doi.org/10.3390/catal9070599 

11. T. A. Le, J. K. Kang, S. H. Lee, E. D. Park (2019), CO and CO2 Methanation over Ni/γ-Al2O3 prepared by deposition-precipitation method, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology (19) 3252. doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2019.16585 

12. T. A. Le, J. K. Kang, E. D. Park (2018), CO and CO2 methanation over Ni/SiC and Ni/SiO2 catalysts, Topics in Catalysis (61) 1537. doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-0965-7 

13. T. A. Le, T. W. Kim, S. H. Lee, E. D. Park (2018), Effects of Na content in Na/Ni/SiO2 and Na/Ni/CeO2 catalysts for CO and CO2 methanation, Catalysis  Today (303) 159. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2017.09.031 

14. T. A. Le, T. W. Kim, S. H. Lee, E. D. Park (2017), CO and CO2 methanation over Ni catalysts supported on alumina with different crystalline phases, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (34) 3085. doi.org/10.1007/s11814-017-0257-0 

15. T. A. Le, M. S. Kim, S. H. Lee, T. W. Kim, E. D. Park (2017), CO and CO2 methanation over supported Ni catalysts, Catalysis  Today (293) 89. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2016.12.036 

16. T. A. Le, M. S. Kim, S. H. Lee, E. D. Park (2017), CO and CO2 methanation over supported cobalt catalysts, Topics in Catalysis (60) 714. doi.org/10.1007/s11244-017-0788-y 

17. T. A. Le, H. V. Ly, J. S. Kim (2014), Catalytic pyrolysis of Alga Saccharina japonica using Co/γ-Al2O3 and Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (36) 2392. doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2013.839763 

18. T. A. Le, H. V. Ly, J. S. Kim, S. S. Kim, J. H. Choi, H. C. Choi, M. R. Othman (2014), Hydrodeoxygenation of 2-furyl methyl ketone as a model compound in bio-oil from pyrolysis of Saccharina Japonica Alga in fixed-bed reactor, Chemical Engineering Journal (250) 57. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.003 

Granted

1. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An  Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim (2025), Catalyst for decomposition of ammonia, manufacturing method therefor, and method for producing hydrogen using same, US Patent

2. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An  Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim (2024), Ammonia decomposition catalyst, its manufacturing method and hydrogen production method using the same, Japan Patent

3.  Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2024), Catalyst for ammonia decomposition reaction and hydrogen production method using the same, China Patent

4. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2024), Ammonia decomposition catalyst and method for producing hydrogen using the same, Japan Patent

5. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2024), Ammonia decomposition catalyst, ammonia decomposition method using same, and hydrogen production method, China Patent

6. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2023), Ammonia decomposition catalyst, and method for ammonia decomposing and hydrogen producing using the same, Korea Patent (Technology Transferred to Lotte Chemical Corporation)

7. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim (2023), Catalyst for Decomposing Ammonia, Method of Preparing the Same and Method for Generating Hydrogen Using the Same, Korea Patent 

8. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2023), Catalyst for Decomposing Ammonia and Method for Generating Hydrogen Using the Same, Korea Patent

9. Eun-Duck Park, Thien An Le (2018), Preparation Method of Metal Catalyst Supported on Silica, Korea Patent (Technology Transferred to CES (Construction Engineering Service) Co., Ltd.)

Published

10. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le (2025), Ammonia Decomposition Catalyst Containing Ceria Carrier, Korea Patent

11. Ho-Jeong Chae, Su-Un Lee, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le (2023), Catalyst for Decomposing Ammonia and Method for Generating Hydrogen Using the Same, Korea Patent 

12. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee (2023), Ammonia decomposition catalyst, and method of decomposing ammonia and producing hydrogen by using the same, US Patent

13. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An  Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim (2024), Catalyst for decomposition of ammonia, manufacturing method therefor, and method for producing hydrogen using same, EP Patent 

14. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An  Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim (2024), Catalyst for decomposition of ammonia, manufacturing method therefor, and method for producing hydrogen using same, US Patent 

15. Ho-Jeong Chae, Young-Min Kim, Thien An  Le, Jeong-Rang Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, You-Jin Lee, Su-Un Lee  (2023), Ammonia Cracking Catalyst, and Method of Cracking Ammonia and Generating Hydrogen by Using Same,  EP Patent