Do Hyung Kang

Mixtures of molten iron–sodium-potassium chloride salts are found to be catalytic for methane pyrolysis. In a differential bubble column reactor, the apparent activation energy of the molten salt decreases from 301 kJ/mol for the eutectic NaCl-KCl to 171 kJ/mol for 3 wt % of iron-added as FeCl3. The solid carbon produced in the iron-containing salt mixture has a graphitic structure which is distinct from the more disordered carbon produced in the iron-free eutectic, suggesting a different solid

Reverse water–gas shift chemical looping (RWGS-CL) offers a promising means of converting the greenhouse gas of CO2 to CO because of its relatively low operating temperatures and high CO selectivity without any side product. This paper introduces a core–shell structured oxygen carrier for RWGS-CL. The prepared oxygen carrier consists of a metal oxide core and perovskite shell, which was confirmed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), XPS, and high-angle annular dark-field sca

A combined chemical looping dry reforming (CLDR) of methane and separate water splitting process was devised to produce syngas and hydrogen, respectively. A nonstoichiometric methane–carbon dioxide mixture was supplied to the oxygen carrier to partially oxidize methane and produce syngas. The composition of the syngas was adjusted by changing the methane-to-carbon dioxide ratio of the feed gas mixture. After syngas production, the oxygen-deficient oxygen carrier was replenished by splitting stea

Although steam methane reforming (CH4 + 2H2O → 4H2 + CO2) is the most commercialized process for producing hydrogen from methane, more than 10 kg of carbon dioxide is emitted to produce 1 kg of hydrogen. Methane pyrolysis (CH4 → 2H2 + C) has attracted much attention as an alternative to steam methane reforming because the co-product of hydrogen is solid carbon. In this study, the simultaneous production of hydrogen and separable solid carbon from methane was experimentally achieved in a bubble c

Energy consumption and environmental pollution are major issues faced by the world. The present study introduces a single solution using SnS2 for these two major global problems. SnS2 nanoparticles and thin films were explored as an adsorbent to remove organic toxic materials (Rhodamine B (RhB)) from water and an alternative to the toxic cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer for thin-film solar cells, respectively. Primary characterization tools such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman, X-ra

Due to the increasing attention focused on global warming, many studies on reducing CO2 emissions and developing sustainable energy strategies have recently been performed. One of the approaches is CO2 methanation, transforming CO2 into methane. Such transformation (CO2 + 4H2 → CH4 + 2H2O) provides advantages of carbon liquification, storage, etc. In this study, we investigated CO2 methanation on nickel–magnesium–alumina catalysts both experimentally and computationally. We synthesized the catal