The Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory investigates the atomic-scale origins of catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability in heterogeneous systems. Research focuses on next-generation catalysts for energy-efficient and sustainable chemical production. The laboratory integrates in situ and operando spectroscopic techniques—including solid-state NMR, IR, Raman, and XAS—to investigate active site structures, reaction mechanisms, and dynamic surface phenomena under realistic reaction conditions. The laboratory aims to establish fundamental design principles and deliver rationally engineered catalysts that bridge academic discoveries with industrial needs in both conventional petrochemical and emerging carbon-neutral processes.

표면화학 및 촉매 연구실은 이종 시스템에서 촉매 활성, 선택성 및 안정성의 원자 규모 기원을 탐구한다. 에너지 효율적이고 지속 가능한 화학 생산을 위한 차세대 촉매에 중점을 둔 연구를 수행하며, 고체 NMR, IR, Raman 및 XAS를 포함한 제자리 및 작동 분광 기술을 통합하여 실제 반응 조건에서 활성 부위 구조, 반응 메커니즘 및 동적 표면 현상을 조사한다. 궁극적으로 기본적인 설계 원칙을 확립하고 기존 석유화학 및 새로운 탄소 중립 공정 모두에서 학문적 발견과 산업적 요구를 연결하는 합리적으로 설계된 촉매를 제공하는 것을 목표로 한다.

Zeolite–Water Chemistry: Characterization Methods to Unveil Zeolite Structure

Role of Phosphorus on ZSM-5 Zeolite for the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Reaction

Petrochemical Applications of Solid Catalysts

Heterogeneous Catalysis in Environmental Applications

Advances in the Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into Nonoxygenated Added‐Value Chemicals

Influence of extra-framework aluminum species on the catalytic properties of acidic USY zeolite in (hydro) cracking reactions

The synergistic interplay of hierarchy, crystal size, and Ga-promotion in the methanol-to-aromatics process over ZSM-5 zeolites

Core–shell structured magnesia–silica as a next generation catalyst for one-step ethanol-to-butadiene Lebedev process

Brønsted acid-site density controls the mechanistic cycle and product selectivity in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons reaction in BEA zeolite

Fluorine-induced enhancement of the photocatalytic activity in Ti-based Metal-Organic Frameworks

Solid acid catalyzed esterification of dicyclopentadiene with organic acids to bio-based functional monomers

Transitioning from Methanol to Olefins (MTO) toward a Tandem CO2 Hydrogenation Process: On the Role and Fate of Heteroatoms (Mg, Si) in MAPO-18 Zeotypes

Esterification of used vegetable oils using the heterogeneous WO3/ZrO2 catalyst for production of biodiesel

Catalytic reduction of nitrate in water over Pd–Cu/TiO2 catalyst: effect of the strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) on the catalytic activity

Tungsten oxide zirconia as solid superacid catalyst for esterification of waste acid oil (dark oil)

Multiscale mechanistic insights of shaped catalyst body formulations and their impact on catalytic properties

Role of magnesium silicates in wet-kneaded silica–magnesia catalysts for the Lebedev ethanol-to-butadiene process

Electrophilic aromatic substitution over zeolites generates Wheland-type reaction intermediates

Highly selective and stable production of aromatics via high-pressure methanol conversion

Oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen over Pt/Fe/ZSM5 catalyst: Influence of catalyst support on the low temperature activity

Hydrocracking of extra-heavy oil using Cs-exchanged phosphotungstic acid (CsxH3− xPW12O40, x= 1–3) catalysts

The catalytic decomposition of CF4 over Ce/Al2O3 modified by a cerium sulfate precursor

The effect of textural properties on the hydrogenation of succinic acid using palladium incorporated mesoporous supports

Influence of active-site proximity in zeolites on Brønsted acid-catalyzed reactions at the microscopic and mesoscopic levels

Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process

The synthesis of silica and silica–ceria, core–shell nanoparticles in a water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion composed of heptane and water with the binary surfactants AOT and NP-5

Understanding catalyst deactivation during the direct cracking of crude oil

Pd–Cu bimetallic catalysts supported on TiO2–CeO2 mixed oxides for aqueous nitrate reduction by hydrogen

Transitioning from Methanol to Olefins (MTO) toward a Tandem CO 2 Hydrogenation Process: On the Role and Fate of Heteroatoms (Mg, Si) in MAPO-18 Zeotypes

Conversion of furfuryl alcohol into butyl levulinate with graphite oxide and reduced graphite oxide

Genesis of MgCl 2 ‐based Ziegler‐Natta Catalysts as Probed with Operando Spectroscopy

Javier Ruiz Martínez

Kwan-Young Lee

Teng Li

Jorge Gascon

Tuiana Shoinkhorova

Klaartje Houben

Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury

Pieter Bruijnincx

Adrian Ramirez Galilea

Alla Dikhtiarenko

Gareth T. Whiting

Shiju N Raveendran

Samy Ould-Chikh

Stefan Adrian Nastase

Myung-gi seo

Abhay Dokania

Idoia Hita

Pedro Castano

Tomas Cordero-Lanzac

Markus Weingarth

Sangho Chung

B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering / Top-major Entrance Scholarship and Magna Cum Laude Graduation

M.S. & Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering / Advisor: Prof. Kwan-Young Lee

Assistant Professor

Changhyeon Cho

Ph.D. candidate

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Laboratory

교수님 소개

정상호

연구실 소개

연구실 키워드

알럼나이가 간 회사

연구실 지원 방법

대우 조건

연도별 논문 인용수

저널 & 학회 논문 출판 수

연구실 논문 목록

Zeolite–Water Chemistry: Characterization Methods to Unveil Zeolite Structure

Role of Phosphorus on ZSM-5 Zeolite for the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Reaction

Petrochemical Applications of Solid Catalysts

연구실 보유 특허

대학별 입시끈

우리 연구실 모집

교수님 소개

정상호

연구실 키워드

알럼나이가 간 회사

연구실 지원 방법

대우 조건

연도별 논문 인용수

저널 & 학회 논문 출판 수

연구실 논문 목록

Zeolite–Water Chemistry: Characterization Methods to Unveil Zeolite Structure

Role of Phosphorus on ZSM-5 Zeolite for the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Reaction

Petrochemical Applications of Solid Catalysts

연구실 보유 특허

최근 3년간 연구실적 높은 연구실

대학별 입시끈

우리 연구실 모집