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ACS Catalysis
2022
Collaborative Electrochemical Oxidation of the Alcohol and Aldehyde Groups of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural by NiOOH and Cu(OH)2 for Superior 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid Production (Front Cover Article)
12
4078–4091
Jongin Woo, Byeong Cheul Moon, Ung Lee, Hyung-Suk Oh, Keun Hwa Chae, Yongseok Jun, Byoung Koun Min*, and Dong Ki Lee*

Chemical Engineering Journal
2022
Phase transformation of ZrO2 by Si incorporation and catalytic activity for isopropyl alcohol dehydration and dehydrogenation
428
131766
Hyung-Ki Min, Young Woo Kim, Chansong Kim, Ismail A.M.Ibrahim, Jeong Woo Han, Young-Woong Suh, Kwang-Deog Jung, Min Bum Park, Chae-Ho Shin*

Chemical Engineering Journal
2022
CO2 absorption mechanism in aqueous ternary solutions of alkanolamines: Experimental and thermodynamic modeling approaches
428
132044
Seung-Mo Kim, Kyung-Min Kim, Bong-Keun Choi, Ji-Hun Mun, Beom-Ju Shin, Ugwiyeon Lee, Chae-Ho Shin, Jung kyu Choi, Byoung-Moo Min, Ung Lee,* and Jong-Ho Moon*
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
2021
Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for the Formic Acid–N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone Binary System at 50, 20, and 10 kPa and Modeling Using the NRTL-HOC and PC-SAFT Models
Usosky, Denis; Kim, Kyeongsu; Moon, Jong-Ho; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Lee, Ung;

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2021
Identification of Single-Atom Ni Site Active toward Electrochemical CO2 Conversion to CO
143
925-933
Haesol Kim,‡ Dongyup Shin,‡ Woojin Yang,‡ Da Hye Won,‡ Hyung-Suk Oh, Min Wook Chung, Donghyuk Jeong, Sun Hee Kim, Keun Hwa Chae, Ji Yeon Ryu, Junseong Lee, Sung June Cho, Jiwon Seo*, Hyungjun Kim*, and Chang Hyuck Choi*
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
2021
Bayesian optimization of industrial-scale toluene diisocyanate liquid-phase jet reactor with 3-D computational fluid dynamics model
98
327-339
Park, Seongho; Atwair, Mohamed; Kim, Kyeongsu; Lee, Ung; Na, Jonggeol; Zahid, Umer; Lee, Chul-Jin;
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2021
Achieving over 15% Efficiency in Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin-Film Solar Cells via a Heterogeneous-Formation-Induced Benign p–n Junction Interface
13
13289-13300
Da-Seul Kim, Gi Soon Park, Byungwoo Kim, Soohyun Bae, Sang Yeun Park, Hyung-Suk Oh, Ung Lee, Doo-Hyun Ko, Jihyun Kim, and Byoung Koun Min
Chemical Engineering Journal
2021
Amine blending optimization for maximizing CO2 absorption capacity in a diisopropanolamine–methyldiethanolamine–H2O system using the electrolyte UNIQUAC model
419
129517
Choi, Bong Keun; Kim, Seung-Mo; Kim, Kyung-Min; Lee, Ung; Choi, Jeong Ho; Lee, Jong-Seop; Baek, Il Hyun; Nam, Sung Chang; Moon, Jong-Ho;
New Journal of Chemistry
2021
Pt-core silica shell nanostructure: a robust catalyst for the highly corrosive sulfuric acid decomposition reaction in sulfur iodine cycle to produce hydrogen
45
1247-1252
Khan, Hassnain Abbas; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Ahamad, Tansir; Ubaidullah, Mohd; Imran, Muhammad; Alshehri, Saad M;

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2021
W@Ag dendrites as efficient and durable electrocatalyst for solar-to-CO conversion using scalable photovoltaic-electrochemical system
297
Woong Hee Lee, Chulwan Lim, Eunseo Ban, Soohyun Bae, Jongwon Ko, Hae-Seok Lee, Byoung Koun Min, Kwan-Young Lee, Jae Su Yu*, Hyung-Suk Oh
Scientific Reports
2021
Solution‑processed near‑infrared Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 photodetectors with enhanced chalcopyrite crystallization and bandgap grading structure via potassium incorporation
11
Joo‑Hyun Kim, Hyemi Han, Min Kyu Kim, Jongtae Ahn, Do Kyung Hwang, Tae Joo Shin, Byoung Koun Min* & Jung Ah Lim

Nature Communications
2021
High crystallinity design of Ir-based catalysts drives catalytic reversibility for water electrolysis and fuel cells
12
Woong Hee Lee, Young-Jin Ko, Jung Hwan Kim, Chang Hyuck Choi, Keun Hwa Chae, Hansung Kim, Yun Jeong Hwang, Byoung Koun Min, Peter Strasser*, and Hyung-Suk Oh*
ChemCatChem
2021
NNN Pincer‐functionalized Porous Organic Polymer Supported Ru (III) as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for Levulinic Acid Hydrogenation to γ‐Valerolactone
13
695-703
Park, Kwangho; Padmanaban, Sudakar; Kim, Seong‐Hoon; Jung, Kwang‐Deog; Yoon, Sungho;
Applied Energy
2021
Learning the properties of a water-lean amine solvent from carbon capture pilot experiments
283
116213
Kim, Jeongnam; Na, Jonggeol; Kim, Kyeongsu; Bak, Ji Hyun; Lee, Hyunjoo; Lee, Ung;
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
2021
CO 2 hydrogenation into formate and methyl formate using Ru molecular catalysts supported on NNN pincer porous organic polymers
8
1727-1735
Park, Hongjin; Park, Kwangho; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Yoon, Sungho;

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2021
New strategies for economically feasible CO2 electroreduction using a porous membrane in zero-gap configuration
9
16169-16177
Woong Hee Lee, Kyeongsu Kim, Chulwan Lim, Young-Jin Ko, Yun Jeong Hwang, Byoung Koun Min, Ung Lee*, and Hyung-Suk Oh
Energy Conversion and Management
2020
Continuous-flow production of petroleum-replacing fuels from highly viscous Kraft lignin pyrolysis oil using its hydrocracked oil as a solvent
213
112728
Kim, Yoonsoo; Shim, Jingi; Choi, Jae-Wook; Suh, Dong Jin; Park, Young-Kwon; Lee, Ung; Choi, Jungkyu; Ha, Jeong-Myeong;
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2020
Boosting Solar Cell Performance via Centrally Localized Ag in Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin Film Solar Cells
12
36082-36091
Byungwoo Kim, Gi Soon Park, Joo-Hyun Kim, Sang Yeun Park, Da-Seul Kim, Dong Ki Lee, Da Hye Won, Soyeong Kwon, Dong-Wook Kim, Yoonmook Kang, Chaehwan Jeong, and Byoung Koun Min*
Journal of CO2 Utilization
2020
Hydrogenation of CO2 to formates on ruthenium (III) coordinated on melamine polymer network
35
245-255
Jaleel, Ahsan; Kim, Seong-Hoon; Natarajan, Prakash; Gunasekar, Gunniya Hariyanandam; Park, Kwangho; Yoon, Sungho; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
Nanoscale
2020
Electroactivation-induced IrNi nanoparticles under different pH conditions for neutral water oxidation
12
14903-14910
Woong Hee Lee, Jaekyung Yi, Hong Nhan Nong, Peter Strasser, Keun Hwa Chae, Byoung Koun Min, Yun Jeong Hwang* and Hyung-Suk Oh*
Green Chemistry
2020
CO 2 hydrogenation to formic acid over heterogenized ruthenium catalysts using a fixed bed reactor with separation units
22
1639-1649
Park, Kwangho; Gunasekar, Gunniya Hariyanandam; Kim, Seong-Hoon; Park, Hongjin; Kim, Samhwan; Park, Kiyoung; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Yoon, Sungho;
Catalysts
2020
Regeneration of Pt-Sn/Al2O3 Catalyst for Hydrogen Production through Propane Dehydrogenation Using Hydrochloric Acid
10
898
Choi, Yi Sun; Oh, Kyeongseok; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Kim, Won-Il; Koh, Hyoung Lim;

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2020
A catalyst design for selective electrochemicalreactions: direct production of hydrogen peroxidein advanced electrochemical oxidation
8
9859-9870
Young-Jin Ko, Keunsu Choi, Boram Yang, Woong Hee Lee, Jun-Yong Kim, Jae-Woo Choi, Keun Hwa Chae, Jun Hee Lee, Yun Jeong Hwang, Byoung Koun Min, Hyung-Suk Oh * and Wook-Seong Lee*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2020
Pt stabilization on Pt/SBA-15 through surface modification using MPTMS for sulfuric acid decomposition in SI cycle to produce hydrogen
45
5772-5782
Khan, Hassnain Abbas; Jaleel, Ahsan; Natarajan, Prakash; Yoon, Sungho; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
Catalysis Today
2020
Origin of high stability of Pt/anatase-TiO2 catalyst in sulfuric acid decomposition for SI cycle to produce hydrogen
352
316-322
Khan, Hassnain Abbas; Kim, Sunghoon; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
ACS Applied Energy Materials
2020
Synthesis of a Nickel Single-Atom Catalyst Based on Ni–N4–x C x Active Sites for Highly Efficient CO2 Reduction Utilizing a Gas Diffusion Electrode
3
8739-8745
Abbas, Syed Asad; Song, Jun Tae; Tan, Ying Chuan; Nam, Ki Min; Oh, Jihun; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
Catalysis Today
2020
Low-temperature oxidative coupling of methane using alkaline earth metal oxide-supported perovskites
352
127-133
Lim, Seoyeon; Choi, Jae-Wook; Suh, Dong Jin; Lee, Ung; Song, Kwang Ho; Ha, Jeong-Myeong;
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2020
Controlling the C2+ product selectivity ofelectrochemical CO2 reduction on anelectrosprayed Cu catalyst
8
6210-6218
Si Young Lee, Sang Youn Chae, Hyejin Jung, Chan Woo Lee, Dang Le Tri Nguyen, Hyung-Suk Oh, Byoung Koun Min and Yun Jeong Hwang *
Small
2020
Morphological–Electrical Property Relation in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cells: Significance of Crystal Grain Growth and Band Grading by Potassium Treatment
16
Joo-Hyun Kim, Min Kyu Kim, Abay Gadisa, Samuel J. Stuard, Masrur Morshed Nahid, Soyeong Kwon, Soohyun Bae, Byoungwoo Kim, Gi Soon Park, Da Hye Won, Dong Ki Lee, Dong-Wook Kim, Tae Joo Shin, Young Rag Do, Jihyun Kim, Won Jun Choi, Harald Ade,* and Byoung Koun Min
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
2020
A perspective on practical solar to carbon monoxide production devices with economic evaluation
4
199-212
Chae, Sang Youn; Lee, Si Young; Han, Sung Gyu; Kim, Honggon; Ko, Jongwon; Park, Sejin; Joo, Oh-Shim; Kim, Donghwan; Kang, Yoonmook; Lee, Ung;
Journal of CO2 Utilization
2020
Techno-economic and environmental evaluation of nano calcium carbonate production utilizing the steel slag
37
113-121
Lee, Jaeseo; Ryu, Kyung Hwan; Ha, Heung Yong; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Lee, Jay H;
Journal of CO2 Utilization
2020
Facile one-pot synthesis of ZnBr2 immobilized ion exchange resin for the coupling reaction of CO2 with propylene oxide
42
101324
Cho, Shin Hye; Dahnum, Deliana; Cheong, Seok-Hyeon; Lee, Hee Won; Lee, Ung; Ha, Jeong-Myeong; Lee, Hyunjoo;
International Journal of Energy Research
2020
Toward the practical application of direct CO2 hydrogenation technology for methanol production
Lee, Hee W; Kim, Kyeongsu; An, JinJoo; Na, Jonggeol; Kim, Honggon; Lee, Hyunjoo; Lee, Ung;

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2020
Oxygen Vacancies Induced NiFe-Hydroxide as a Scalable, Efficient, and Stable Electrode for Alkaline Overall Water Splitting
8
14071-14081
Lee, Woong Hee; Han, Man Ho; Lee, Ung; Chae, Keun Hwa; Kim, Haesol; Hwang, Yun Jeong; Min, Byoung Koun; Choi, Chang Hyuck; Oh, Hyung-Suk;
ACS Applied Energy Materials
2020
Absorber delamination-induced shunt defects in alcohol-based solution-processed Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar modules
3
10384-10392
Seung Hoon Lee, Min Kyu Kim, Soohyun Bae, Jiyeon Nam, HyunJung Park, Sang-Won Lee, Yun Jung Jang, Byoung Koun Min, JungYup Yang, Yoonmook Kang, *Hae-Seok Lee,* and Donghwan Kim*
Journal of Catalysis
2020
The pronounced effect of Sn on RhSn catalysts for propane dehydrogenation
392
08월 20일
Natarajan, Prakash; Khan, Hassnain Abbas; Jaleel, Ahsan; Park, Dae Sung; Kang, Dong-Chang; Yoon, Sungho; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
ACS Applied Energy Materials
2020
Crystalline/Amorphous Ni2P/Ho2O3 Core/Shell Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Acetone
3
11516-11522
Myeong-Geun Kim, Youngjo Choi, Eunjoon Park, Cheol-Hong Cheon, Nak-Kyoon Kim, Byoung Koun Min, and Woong Kim*
ChemSusChem
2020
An Efficient and Practical System for the Synthesis of N, N‐Dimethylformamide by CO2 Hydrogenation using a Heterogeneous Ru Catalyst: From Batch to Continuous Flow
13
1735-1739
Gunasekar, Gunniya Hariyanandam; Padmanaban, Sudakar; Park, Kwangho; Jung, Kwang‐Deog; Yoon, Sungho;
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
2020
Perspective into practical solar to carbon monoxide production device with economic evaluation
4
199-212
Sang Youn Chae, Si Young Lee, Sung Gyu Han, Hong Gon Kim, Sejin Park, Oh-Shim Joo, Donghwan Kim, Yoonmook Kang, Ung Lee*, Yun Jeong Hwang*, and Byoung Koun Min*
Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
2020
Application of Spiky Nickel Nanoparticles to Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
41
1080-1085
Abbas, Syed Asad; Ma, Ahyeon; Seo, Dongho; Lim, Yun Ji; Jung, Kwang‐Deog; Nam, Ki Min;
Energy Storage Materials
2020
Carbon hollow spheres as electrochemical capacitors: Mechanistic insights
24
550-556
Abbas, Syed Asad; Forghani, Marveh; Anh, Sunghee; Donne, Scott W; Jung, Kwang-Deog;
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2020
Synthesis of Vdoped In2O3 Nanocrystals via Digestive-Ripening Process and Their Electrocatalytic Properties in CO2 Reduction Reaction
12
11890-11897
Myeong-Geun Kim, Jinhoo Jeong, Youngjo Choi, Jinwoo Park, Eunjoon Park, Cheol-Hong Cheon, Nak-Kyoon Kim, Byoung Koun Min, and Woong Kim*
Chemical Communications
2020
Single-atom catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: recent developments and future perspectives
56
12687-12697
Woong Hee Lee, Young-Jin Ko, Jun-Yong Kim, Byoung Koun Min, Yun Jeong Hwang* and Hyung-Suk Oh*
Applied Surface Science
2020
Electrochemical oxidation of toluene with controlled selectivity: The effect of carbon anode
534
147517
Seo, Bora; Lee, Woong Hee; Sa, Young Jin; Lee, Ung; Oh, Hyung-Suk; Lee, Hyunjoo;
Macromolecules
2020
Unusual Thermal Properties of Certain Poly (3, 5-disubstituted styrene)s
53
5504-5511
Koh, Jai Hyun; Zhu, Qingjun; Asano, Yusuke; Maher, Michael J; Ha, Heonjoo; Kim, Sung-Soo; Cater, Henry L; Mapesa, Emmanuel U; Sangoro, Joshua R; Ellison, Christopher J;
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2019
RGB-Colored Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin-Film Solar Cells with Minimal Efficiency Loss Using narrow-Bandwidth Stopband Nano-Multilayered Filters
11
9994-10003
Soyoung Lee, Gang Yeol Yoo, Byungwoo Kim, Min Kyu Kim, Changwook Kim, Sang Yeun Park, Hee Chang Yoon, Woong Kim, Byoung Koun Min*, and Young Rag Do*
Inorganic chemistry
2019
Hydrogenation of co2 to formate using a simple, recyclable, and efficient heterogeneous catalyst
58
3717-3723
Gunasekar, Gunniya Hariyanandam; Jung, Kwang-Deog; Yoon, Sungho;
Nano Convergence
2019
Theoretical insights into selective electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide
6
Chan Woo Lee, Chanyeon Kim and Byoung Koun Min*
Scientific Reports
2019
Impact of Buffer Layer Process and Na on Shunt Paths of Monolithic Series-connected CIGSSe Thin Film Solar Cells
9
Chan Bin Mo, Se Jin Park, Soohyun Bae, Mi-hwa Lim, Junggyu Nam, Dongseop Kim, JungYup Yang, Dongchul Suh, Byoung Koun Min, Donghwan Kim, Yoonmook Kang, Young-Su Kim & Hae-seok Lee
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
2019
Bayesian inference of aqueous mineral carbonation kinetics for carbon capture and utilization
58
8246-8259
Na, Jonggeol; Park, Seongeon; Bak, Ji Hyun; Kim, Minjun; Lee, Dongwoo; Yoo, Yunsung; Kim, Injun; Park, Jinwon; Lee, Ung; Lee, Jong Min;
Applied Energy
2019
An experimental based optimization of a novel water lean amine solvent for post combustion CO2 capture process
248
174-184
Hwang, Junhyeok; Kim, Jeongnam; Lee, Hee Won; Na, Jonggeol; Ahn, Byoung Sung; Lee, Sang Deuk; Kim, Hoon Sik; Lee, Hyunjoo; Lee, Ung;
Materials Chemistry and Physics
2019
RETRACTION: Cathodic electrodeposition of RuO2 thin films from Ru (III) Cl3 solution (Retraction of Vol 87, Pg 59, 2004)
226
387-387
Park, BO; Lokhande, CD; Park, HS; Jung, KD; Joo, OS;
Electrochemistry Communications
2019
Effect of Pt introduced on Ru-based electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution activity and stability
104
Jaekyung Yi, Woong Hee Lee, Chang Hyuck Choi, Yuri Lee, Kyung Su Park, Byoung Koun Min, Yun Jeong Hwang*, Hyung-Suk Oh*
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
2019
Reversible absorption of SO2 with alkyl-anilines: The effects of alkyl group on aniline and water
69
338-344
Vo, Huyen Thanh; Cho, Shin Hye; Lee, Ung; Jae, Jungho; Kim, Honggon; Lee, Hyunjoo;

ACS Energy Letters
2019
Turning harmful deposition of metal impurities into activation of nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst toward durable electrochemical CO2 reduction
4
2343-2350
Kim, Chanyeon; Choe, Yoong-Kee; Won, Da Hye; Lee, Ung; Oh, Hyung-Suk; Lee, Dong Ki; Choi, Chang Hyuck; Yoon, Sungho; Kim, Woong; Hwang, Yun Jeong;
Journal of Catalysis
2019
Pt black catalyzed methane oxidation to methyl bisulfate in H2SO4-SO3
374
230-236
Lee, Hee Won; Dang, Huyen Tran; Kim, Honggon; Lee, Ung; Ha, Jeong-Myeong; Jae, Jungho; Cheong, Minserk; Lee, Hyunjoo;

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2019
Electrochemical Fragmentation of Cu2O Nanoparticles Enhancing Selective C−C Coupling from CO2 Reduction Reaction
141
4624-4633
Hyejin Jung, Si Young Lee, Chan Woo Lee, Min Kyung Cho, Da Hye Won, Cheonghee Kim, Hyung-Suk Oh, Byoung Koun Min*, and Yun Jeong Hwang*
Proceedings of SPIE
2019
Defect mitigation in sub-20nm patterning with high-chi, silicon-containing block copolymers
10960
109600Y
Doise, Jan; Mannaert, Geert; Suh, Hyo Seon; Rincon, Paulina; Koh, Jai Hyun; Kim, Ji Yeon; Zhu, Qingjun; Vandenberghe, Geert; Willson, C Grant; Ellison, Christopher J;
Nano Energy
2019
Semi-transparent quaternary organic blends for advanced photovoltaic applications
58
652-659
Minwoo Nam, Hye Yeon Noh, Joo-Han Kang, Junhee Cho, Byoung Koun Min, Jae Won Shim*, Doo-Hyun Ko*
Electrochimica Acta
2019
Charge transportation at cascade energy structure interfaces of CuInxGa1-xSeyS2-y/CdS/ZnS for spontaneous water splitting
297
633-640
Sang Youn Chae, Se Jin Park, Byoung Koun Min, Yun Jeong Hwang, Oh-Shim Joo*
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