dnklee research team

research theme

electrochemical synthesis of biomass-derived organic compounds

designing electrocatalysts and reaction environments for the electrochemical synthesis of biomass-derived compounds.


in-situ/operando observation of electrode interface to understand fundamentals of electrochemical synthesis. 


designing an electrochemical reactor for mass production

please visit e-chemical team home for more information: https://www.e-chemical.org/




ongoing projects


e-chemical technology  

    funded by KIST from 2018.01


electrochemical NOx capture and recycle using Fe-complexes

   funded by KIST from 2020.01.

electrocatalysts and reactor for ~kg/day production of FDCA from HMF

   funded by NRF Korea from 2020. 07.

electrochemical biomass conversions for adipic acid and jet fuel productions

   funded by NRF Korea from 2022. 04.

electro-reforming of plastic wastes

   funded by KIST from 2023. 03.




members

principal investigator

Dong Ki Lee  이동기 

dnklee at kist.re.kr


staff scientist

clean energy research centerKIST  


adjunct professor

Yonsei-KIST convergence research institute, Yonsei Univ

graduate school of energy and environment, Korea Univ 

energy and environmental technologyUST 


education and career

staff scientist, KIST  2018-current

Postdoc.  Univ of Wisconsin-Madison  2016-2018 

PhD.  MSE,  KAIST  2015 

MS.  MSE,  KAIST  2011

BS.  MSE,  Korea Univ  2009

awards

KIST Person of the Year, 2024

Nano Research Innovation Award (Minster Award of Science and ICT),  NANO KOREA,  2023

KIST Young Fellow,  2023

KIST Person of the Month,  Mar 2023 

KIST Research Team of the Year,  2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024



DK Lee's google scholar


Mi-Young Lee  이미영

mylee89 at kist.re.kr

postdoctoral researcher

clean energy research center, KIST  


education and career

Postdoc.  Molecular Catalysis, Max Plank Institute CEC  2020-2022

Postdoc. Applied Science Research Institute, KAIST  2020-2020

PhD.  Civil Environ Eng,  KAIST  2020 

MS.  Environ Eng,  GIST  2014

BS.  Agricultural Chem and Chem (dual), Chungnam Nat'l Univ  2012


research projects

electrochemical valorization of CO2 and/or organic substrates

electrochemical water treatments


M.-Y. Lee's google scholar


Tapas Kumar Das  

tapasd at kist.re.kr

postdoctoral researcher

clean energy research center, KIST  


education and career

research associate,  CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar  2020-2022

research associate,  UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai  2019-2020

PhD.  Chem, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  2019 

MS.  Chem, Univ. of Calcutta  2013


research projects

glucose conversion into adipic acid


T K Das's google scholar


Jongin Woo  우종인

wji0389 at kist.re.kr

integrated PhD course

graduate school of energy and environment, Korea Univ


education

BS.  Environ Eng,  Dong-A Univ  2019


research projects

HMF conversion into FDCA 

in-situ ATR-FTIR and synchrotron XAS 


publications in the DKL team

ACS Catal 2022 12 4078 (cover)

Catal Commun 2022 170 106501

ChemSusChem 2021 14 4563


Heesung Eum  엄희성

222301 at kist.re.kr

PhD course

graduate school of energy and environment, Korea Univ


education

MS. Energy and Environ Eng, Korea Univ  2022

BS. ChemYonsei Univ  2019


research project

NO capture and conversions


Publications in the DKL team

Catalysts 2022 12 79


Myeonghwan Oh  오명환

akdk0202 at kist.re.kr

PhD course

Chem. Korea Univ


education

MS.  Energy and Environ. Technology,  UST  2024

BS.  Chem,  KawngWoon Univ 2022


research project

glucose conversion into adipic acid


Sang Yun  윤상

g22502 at kist.re.kr

MS course

energy and environmental technology, UST


education

BS.  MSEKorea National Univ of Transportation  2022


research project

HMF conversion into FDCA 



Min Woo Park  박민우

fipistapo1803 at kist.re.kr

PhD course

graduate school of energy and environment, Korea Univ


education

MS.  Chem, Kookmin Univ.  2024

BS.  Chem, Kookmin Univ.  2022 


research project

plastics reforming 






alumni

Eunji Kim  김은지

graudate student


Dongho Lee, PhD  이동호

assistant professor, University of Ulsan


Byeong Cheul Moon, PhD  문병철

staff scientist, center for water cycle research, KIST


Wonho Choi, PhD  최원호

assistant professor, Chonnam National University


Hoeun Seong, PhD  성호은

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