Goal of Research project

Development of high performance membranes/adsorbents and separation processes for CO and CH₄ recovery

Research contents

• Development of large-area hybrid composite membranes for CO/N₂, CO/CO₂, CH₄/N₂, and N₂/CH₄ separations
• Development of adsorbent for the application of Mixed matrix membranes for N₂/CH₄ separation
• Establishment of bench-scale membrane(1 N㎥/hr) separation processes
• Design of pilot-scale (10 N㎥/hr) separation processes and economic evaluation

Future utilization and vision

• [Applications and technological contributions] By obtaining high purity CO and CH₄ at low costs, we hope to develop technologies for the mass production of renewable gas, thereby securing the lead in relevant markets worldwide.
• [Social contributions] We would be able to respond to climate change regulations as well as to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by developing advanced CO and CH₄ recovery technologies.

Sub research projects

• Sub 1 Development of membrane materials and processes for CO and CH₄ recovery (Jeonghoon Kim, KRICT)
• Sub 2 Development of membrane materials based on solid electrolyte for facilitated CO transport (Jong Hak Kim, Yonsei University)
• Sub 3 Enabling molecular sieving behavior of advanced membranes for high performance N₂/CH₄ separation (Jong Suk Lee, Sogang University)
• Sub 4 Development of efficient MOF-based adsorbents and adsorptive separation process for CH₄/N₂ separation (Youn-Sang Bae, Yonsei University)

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• Development of next-generation membrane/adsorbent materials and separation processes for the separation/recovery of high purity carbon monoxide and methane from industrial by-product gas, low-quality natural gas, and organic waste resources.