Professor Moon Jun-hyuk’s Research Team from the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Selected for the 10 Representative Technologies for Climate-Change Response in 2022, with Professor Moon Winning a Commendation from the Minister of Science and ICT
- Recognized for excellence in research on 'high-efficiency electrochemical catalyst technology' that chemically converts methane, the main cause of climate change, into useful materials -
▲ (Clockwise from top left) Professor Moon Jun-hyuk, Dr. Kim Cheol-ho,
Kim Jun-min from the master’s course, and Min Hee-won from the integrated Ph.D. program
The 'electrochemical catalyst technology for high-efficiency methane conversion' by Professor Moon Jun-hyuk’s research team from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was selected among the 10 Representative Technologies for Climate-Change Response in 2022.
The representative technologies for climate-change response refer to technologies that greatly contribute to the three areas of climate-response technologies, including carbon-dioxide reduction, carbon-resource recovery, and climate-change adaptation of the national research and development projects.
The technology of Professor Moon’s research team chemically converts methane, the main substance of natural gas and a greenhouse gas responsible for climate change, into useful materials, being funded by the 'C1 Gas Refinery Project.' The technology does not require additional heat sources, as it promotes reactions using electrochemical potential to catalyst electrodes. Moreover, it can be connected to new renewable energy, as with solar panels. Therefore, it is expected that this technology can be applied to agriculture (livestock farming), which presents difficulties in terms of installing large-sized equipment due to its local characteristics, despite the considerable production of methane.
Professor Moon Jun-hyuk received a commendation from the Minister of Science and ICT, with his team being selected for the Representative Technologies for Climate-Change Response. “We’re currently developing electrochemical catalysts that are superior to the existing ones, and I hope this technology can soon settle in as an eco-friendly methane-processing technology,” said Professor Moon Jun-hyuk.
