Development of environment-friendly chemical process technology for upvalue of low-utilized chemical resources
The Department is developing high value-added chemical raw materials and environment-friendly energy production technologies to cope with climate change and to solve the environmental issues.
Director
NameDong Won Hwang
Office+82-42-860-7674
E-maildwhwang@krict.re.kr
Dong Won Hwang
Major research fields
Development of environment-friendly chemical process technology for increasing the value of low-utilized carbon resources
Development of convergent source technology to produce hydrogen from low-utilized carbon sources and store the produced hydrogen
Development of environment-friendly chemical process technology for plastics upvalue
Development of technology for producing carbon dioxide-derived environment-friendly chemical raw materials
Development of technology for producing green carbon-derived environment-friendly chemical raw materials
Key research accomplishments
Development of low-carbon hydrogen production technology
Development of methane pyrolysis catalyst and carbon high value-addition process
Development of water electrolysis catalyst superior to commercial platinum-based catalyst
Development of low-temperature ammonia decomposition catalyst for hydrogen production
Development of high-capacity/high-stability liquid hydrogen storage carrier
Development of plastic upvalue technology
Development of environment-friendly catalyst and process technology for chemical recycling of low-utilized PET
Development of environment-friendly catalyst and process technology for chemical recycling of low-utilized PS
Development of technology for producing plastic waste-derived environment-friendly polymer
Development of technology for producing carbon dioxide-derived environment-friendly chemical raw materials
Development of environment-friendly catalyst technology for synthesizing carbon dioxide-derived isocyanate
Development of catalyst technology for synthesizing carbon dioxide-derived polyols
Development of catalyst technology for synthesizing environment-friendly carbon dioxide-derived polyurethane
Development of technology for producing green carbon-derived environment-friendly chemical raw materials
Development of technology for producing green carbon-derived high-functional/environment-friendly chemical raw materials
Development of technology for producing bio-alcohol/organic acid-based high value-added chemical raw materials
Development of green carbon/carbon dioxide convergence catalyst technology