Publications


Conversion of Compositionally Diverse Plastic Waste over Earth-Abundant Sulfides.


Esun Selvam, Zoé O. G. Schyns, Jessie A Sun, Pavel A. Kots, Yeonsu Kwak, L. Korley, Raul F. Lobo, D. Vlachos

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025


Intensifying steam methane reforming and water-gas shift in tandem via rapid pulsed Joule heating


Rucha Railkar, Yeonsu Kwak, D. Vlachos

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025


Promoter-Guided Reaction Intermediate Dynamics Enhance Perhydro-benzyltoluene Dehydrogenation


Euirim On, Kimoon Lee, Yeonsu Kwak, Chan Kim, Q. Dao, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Joohoon Kim, Yongmin Kim, Hyangsoo Jeong

ACS Catalysis, 2025


Short contact time, high temperature, internally-heated ethane crackers


Arnav Mittal, Yeonsu Kwak, Weiqing Zheng, M. Ierapetritou, D. G. Vlachos

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025


Hydrovoltaic electricity generator using a hierarchical NiFe LDH-coated CuO nanowire mesh device


Ji Young Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Ji-Eun Lee, Young-Deuk Kim, Seung-Hwan Lee, D. Jeong, B. Kim, Y. Choa

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024


Scalable Atomic-Layer Tailoring of Abundant Oxide Supports Unlocks Superior Interfaces for Low-Metal-Loading Dehydrogenation.


Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-Jin Lee, Seongeun Moon, Kimoon Lee, Safira Ramadhani, Euirim On, Chang-il Ahn, Son-Jong Hwang, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim

Angewandte Chemie, 2024


Thermally manageable and scalable reactor configurations towards efficient hydrogen release from liquid organic hydrogen carriers


Dong Gyun Kang, Yeonsu Kwak, Seongeun Moon, Woo Jong Jeong, Safira Ramadhani, S. Nam, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, Y. Jo, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim

Energy Conversion and Management, 2024


Green Syngas Production by Microwave-Assisted Dry Reforming of Methane on Doped Ceria Catalysts


Cong Wang, S. Sourav, Kewei Yu, Yeonsu Kwak, Weiqing Zheng, D. Vlachos

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023


Maximizing clean hydrogen release from perhydro-benzyltoluene: Energy-efficient scale-up strategies and techno-economic analyses


In Seop Lim, Yoonseong Jeong, Yeonsu Kwak, Euirim On, Q. Dao, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Tae-Hoon Lim, K. Müller, Yongmin Kim

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023


Microwave-assisted, performance-advantaged electrification of propane dehydrogenation


Yeonsu Kwak, Cong Wang, Chaitanya A Kavale, Kewei Yu, Esun Selvam, R. Mallada, J. Santamaría, I. Julian, J. Catalá-Civera, Himanshu Goyal, Weiqing Zheng, D. Vlachos

Science Advances, 2023


Dehydrogenation of Homocyclic Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs) Over Pt Supported on an Ordered Pore Structure of 3-D Cubic Mesoporous KIT-6 Silica


Chang-il Ahn, Yeonsu Kwak, Ah-Reum Kim, Munjeong Jang, Arash Badakhsh, Junyoung Cha, Yongmin Kim, Y. Jo, Hyangsoo Jeong, Sungjun Choi, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Hyuntae Sohn

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022


Tuning the sensing responses towards room-temperature hypersensitive methanol gas sensor using exfoliated graphene-enhanced ZnO quantum dot nanostructures.


Ji Young Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Hyo-Ryoung Lim, Si-woo Park, M. Lim, Hong-Baek Cho, N. Myung, Y. Choa

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022


A compact catalytic foam reactor for decomposition of ammonia by the Joule-heating mechanism


Arash Badakhsh, Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-jin Lee, Hyangsoo Jeong, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Chan-Woo Park, Y. Jo

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021


Degradation mechanism of a Pd/Ta composite membrane: Catalytic surface fouling with inter-diffusion


Yongha Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Saerom Yu, Arash Badakhsh, Yu-jin Lee, Hyangsoo Jeong, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Jonghee Han, Y. Jo

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021


Effect of the support properties in dehydrogenation of biphenyl-based eutectic mixture as liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) over Pt/Al2O3 catalysts


Yeonsu Kwak, S. Moon, Chang-il Ahn, Ah-Reum Kim, Yongha Park, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Y. Jo

Fuel, 2021


Hydrogen production from homocyclic liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs): Benchmarking studies and energy-economic analyses


Yeonsu Kwak, Jaewon Kirk, S. Moon, T. Ohm, Yu-jin Lee, Munjeong Jang, La-Hee Park, Chang-il Ahn, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Y. Jo, Yongmin Kim

Energy Conversion and Management, 2021


Investigation of a hydrogen generator with the heat management module utilizing liquid‐gas organic phase change material


Yeonsu Kwak, Hyun Joon Shin, S. Moon, K. Lee, Jaewon Kirk, Yongha Park, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, J. Han, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim, Y. Jo

International Journal of Energy Research, 2021


Compact ATR–WGS-Integrated Bioethanol Fuel Processor for Portable and On-board Fuel Cell Applications


Yongmin Kim, Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-jin Lee, Y. Jo, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyoung‐Juhn Kim, J. Han, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon

ACS Sustainable Engineering & Chemistry, 2020


Top-Down Syntheses of Nickel-Based Structured Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Ammonia.


Yu-jin Lee, Junyoung Cha, Yeonsu Kwak, Yongha Park, Y. Jo, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim, Kwang-bum Kim, S. Nam

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020


Effects of reaction conditions on composition of the organic liquid product during the deoxygenation process of palm oil


Sungtak Kim, Jung Hee Jang, M. H. Ahn, Yeonsu Kwak, G. Han, Jeong Byung Hun, Jeong-sik Han

Journal of Oil & Applied Science, 2018


Reaction characteristics of hydrocarbon fuels under various operation conditions of hydro-upgrading process for vegetable oil-based bio-jet fuel production


Yeonsu Kwak, Jung Hee Jang, Sungtak Kim, M. H. Ahn, G. Han, Jeong Byung Hun, Jeong-sik Han

Journal of Oil & Applied Science, 2018


Short contact time, high temperature, internally-heated ethane crackers


Arnav Mittal, Yeonsu Kwak, Weiqing Zheng, M. Ierapetritou, D. G. Vlachos

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025


Conversion of Compositionally Diverse Plastic Waste over Earth-Abundant Sulfides.


Esun Selvam, Zoé O. G. Schyns, Jessie A Sun, Pavel A. Kots, Yeonsu Kwak, L. Korley, Raul F. Lobo, D. Vlachos

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025


Promoter-Guided Reaction Intermediate Dynamics Enhance Perhydro-benzyltoluene Dehydrogenation


Euirim On, Kimoon Lee, Yeonsu Kwak, Chan Kim, Q. Dao, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Joohoon Kim, Yongmin Kim, Hyangsoo Jeong

ACS Catalysis, 2025


Intensifying steam methane reforming and water-gas shift in tandem via rapid pulsed Joule heating


Rucha Railkar, Yeonsu Kwak, D. Vlachos

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025


Thermally manageable and scalable reactor configurations towards efficient hydrogen release from liquid organic hydrogen carriers


Dong Gyun Kang, Yeonsu Kwak, Seongeun Moon, Woo Jong Jeong, Safira Ramadhani, S. Nam, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, Y. Jo, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim

Energy Conversion and Management, 2024


Hydrovoltaic electricity generator using a hierarchical NiFe LDH-coated CuO nanowire mesh device


Ji Young Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Ji-Eun Lee, Young-Deuk Kim, Seung-Hwan Lee, D. Jeong, B. Kim, Y. Choa

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024


Scalable Atomic-Layer Tailoring of Abundant Oxide Supports Unlocks Superior Interfaces for Low-Metal-Loading Dehydrogenation.


Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-Jin Lee, Seongeun Moon, Kimoon Lee, Safira Ramadhani, Euirim On, Chang-il Ahn, Son-Jong Hwang, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim

Angewandte Chemie, 2024


Green Syngas Production by Microwave-Assisted Dry Reforming of Methane on Doped Ceria Catalysts


Cong Wang, S. Sourav, Kewei Yu, Yeonsu Kwak, Weiqing Zheng, D. Vlachos

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023


Maximizing clean hydrogen release from perhydro-benzyltoluene: Energy-efficient scale-up strategies and techno-economic analyses


In Seop Lim, Yoonseong Jeong, Yeonsu Kwak, Euirim On, Q. Dao, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Tae-Hoon Lim, K. Müller, Yongmin Kim

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023


Microwave-assisted, performance-advantaged electrification of propane dehydrogenation


Yeonsu Kwak, Cong Wang, Chaitanya A Kavale, Kewei Yu, Esun Selvam, R. Mallada, J. Santamaría, I. Julian, J. Catalá-Civera, Himanshu Goyal, Weiqing Zheng, D. Vlachos

Science Advances, 2023


Dehydrogenation of Homocyclic Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs) Over Pt Supported on an Ordered Pore Structure of 3-D Cubic Mesoporous KIT-6 Silica


Chang-il Ahn, Yeonsu Kwak, Ah-Reum Kim, Munjeong Jang, Arash Badakhsh, Junyoung Cha, Yongmin Kim, Y. Jo, Hyangsoo Jeong, Sungjun Choi, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Hyuntae Sohn

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022


Tuning the sensing responses towards room-temperature hypersensitive methanol gas sensor using exfoliated graphene-enhanced ZnO quantum dot nanostructures.


Ji Young Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Hyo-Ryoung Lim, Si-woo Park, M. Lim, Hong-Baek Cho, N. Myung, Y. Choa

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022


A compact catalytic foam reactor for decomposition of ammonia by the Joule-heating mechanism


Arash Badakhsh, Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-jin Lee, Hyangsoo Jeong, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Chan-Woo Park, Y. Jo

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021


Investigation of a hydrogen generator with the heat management module utilizing liquid‐gas organic phase change material


Yeonsu Kwak, Hyun Joon Shin, S. Moon, K. Lee, Jaewon Kirk, Yongha Park, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, J. Han, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim, Y. Jo

International Journal of Energy Research, 2021


Hydrogen production from homocyclic liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs): Benchmarking studies and energy-economic analyses


Yeonsu Kwak, Jaewon Kirk, S. Moon, T. Ohm, Yu-jin Lee, Munjeong Jang, La-Hee Park, Chang-il Ahn, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Y. Jo, Yongmin Kim

Energy Conversion and Management, 2021


Effect of the support properties in dehydrogenation of biphenyl-based eutectic mixture as liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) over Pt/Al2O3 catalysts


Yeonsu Kwak, S. Moon, Chang-il Ahn, Ah-Reum Kim, Yongha Park, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Y. Jo

Fuel, 2021


Degradation mechanism of a Pd/Ta composite membrane: Catalytic surface fouling with inter-diffusion


Yongha Park, Yeonsu Kwak, Saerom Yu, Arash Badakhsh, Yu-jin Lee, Hyangsoo Jeong, Yongmin Kim, Hyuntae Sohn, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon, Jonghee Han, Y. Jo

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021


Compact ATR–WGS-Integrated Bioethanol Fuel Processor for Portable and On-board Fuel Cell Applications


Yongmin Kim, Yeonsu Kwak, Yu-jin Lee, Y. Jo, Hyuntae Sohn, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyoung‐Juhn Kim, J. Han, S. Nam, Chang Won Yoon

ACS Sustainable Engineering & Chemistry, 2020


Top-Down Syntheses of Nickel-Based Structured Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Ammonia.


Yu-jin Lee, Junyoung Cha, Yeonsu Kwak, Yongha Park, Y. Jo, Hyangsoo Jeong, Hyuntae Sohn, Chang Won Yoon, Yongmin Kim, Kwang-bum Kim, S. Nam

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020


Effects of reaction conditions on composition of the organic liquid product during the deoxygenation process of palm oil


Sungtak Kim, Jung Hee Jang, M. H. Ahn, Yeonsu Kwak, G. Han, Jeong Byung Hun, Jeong-sik Han

Journal of Oil & Applied Science, 2018


Reaction characteristics of hydrocarbon fuels under various operation conditions of hydro-upgrading process for vegetable oil-based bio-jet fuel production


Yeonsu Kwak, Jung Hee Jang, Sungtak Kim, M. H. Ahn, G. Han, Jeong Byung Hun, Jeong-sik Han

Journal of Oil & Applied Science, 2018


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