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• Myung Won Seo
• Senior Researcher/Assistant Professor
• Clean Fuel Department,Climate Change Research Division, KIER(Korea Institute of Energy Research)/ Department of New Energy Technology, UST (University of Science and Technology)
• 152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea
• mwseo82@gmail.com

I currently work in the clean fuel department of climate change research division at KIER(Korea Institute of Energy Research). Also, I serve as an assistant professor in the department of new energy technology at UST (University of Science and Technology). My research field includes the fundamental of chemical reaction engineering with applications in energy and environmental processes.

Education and Professional Experiences

Education

• 2006.3-2011.2, Integrated M.S and Ph.D, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
• 2001.3-2006.2, B.S.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Proffessional Experiences

• 2013.3-present, Assistant Professor,Department of New Energy Technology, UST(University of Science and Technology)
• 2012.2-present, Senior Researcher,Clean Fuel Department, Climate Change Research Division, KIER(Korea Institute of Energy Research)
• 2011.2-2012.1, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institue of Applied Science, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
• 2006.3-2011.2, Research Assistant,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
• 2006.3-2011.2, Teaching Assistant,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
• 2004.9-2005.8, YSEP (Young Scientist Exchange Program), Tokyo Tech (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Proffessional Membership

• Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Research interests

1. Fossil Fuel Conversion Technology: Co-processing of Coal with biomass/RDF, Gasification and pyrolysis
2. Design and operation of fluidized bed reactors
3. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) of solid-gas systems

Publications

1. Seo, M.W., Yun, Y.M., Cho, W.C., Ra, H.W., Yoon, S.J., Lee, J.G., Kim, Y.K., Kim, J.H., Lee, S.H., Eom, W.H., Lee, E.D., Lee, S.B. (2013), “Methanol absorption characteristics for the removal of H2S (hydrogen sulfide), COS (carbonyl sulfide) and CO2 (carbon dioxide) in a pilot-scale biomass-to-liquid process”, Energy, in press.
2. Yoon, S.J., Yun, Y.M., Seo, M.W., Kim, Y.K, Ra, H.W., Lee, J.G. (2013), “Hydrogen and syngas production from glycerol through microwave plasma gasification”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, in press.
3. Cho, W.C., Lee, D.Y., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Kang, K.S., Bae, K.K., Kim, C.H., Jeong, S.W., Park, C.S. (2013), “Continuous operation characteristics of chemical looping hydrogen production system”, Appl. Energ., in press.
4. Yoon, S.J., Lee, J.G., Ra, H.W., Seo, M.W.(2013), “Supercritical Water Gasification of Low Rank Coal with High Moisture Content”, Trans. Of Korean Hydrogen and New Energy Society, 24(4), 340-346.
5. Seo, M.W., Kim, J.H., Lee, S.H.(2012), “Introduction and Current Status of Biomass Gasification Downstream Processing”, KIC News, 15(6), 39-53.
6. Cho, W.C., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Kang, K.S., Bae, K.K., Kim, C.H., Jeong, S.W., Park, C.S.(2012), “Reactivity of Iron Oxide as an Cxygen Carrier for Chemical-looping Hydrogen Production”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 37(22), 16852-16863.
7. Seo, M.W., Suh, Y.H., Kim, S.D, Park, S.W., Lee, D.H., Song, B.H. (2012), “Cluster and Bed-to-wall Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 51(4), 2048-2061.
8. Nguyen, T.C.B., Seo, M.W., Lim, Y.I., Song, B.H., Kim, S.D. (2012), “CFD Simulation with Experiments in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, Comput. Chem. Eng., 36(1), 48-56. (Most downloaded articles , Sept. 2012 - Aug. 2013)
9. Seo, M.W., Nguyen, T.C.B., Lim, Y.I., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W., Song, B. H., Kim, Y. J. (2011), “Solid Circulation and Pressure Drop Characteristics of a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor: Experiments and CFD Simulation”, Chem. Eng. J., 168(2), 803-811.
10. Park, D.K., Cho, W.C., Seo, M.W., Go, K.S., Kim, S.D., Kang, K.S., Park, J.S. (2011), “Conceptual Design and Hydrodynamic Properties of Moving Bed Reactor for Intrinsic CO₂ Separation Hydrogen Production Process”, Clean Tech., 17(1), 69-77.
11. Seo, M.W., Goo, J.H, Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Choi. Y.C. (2010), “Gasification Characteristics of Coal, Biomass, and Coal/biomass Blend in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Energy & fuels, 24(5), 3108-3118.
12. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Lee, J.G. (2010), “Pyrolysis Characteristics of Coal and RDF Blends in Non-isothermal and Isothermal Conditions”, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis, 88(2), 160-167.
13. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Na, J.G., Lee, S.H. (2009), “Pyrolysis, Partial Oxidation, and Combustion Characteristics of Micro Algae”, Korean Chem. Eng. Res., 47(6), 734-739.
14. Goo, J.H, Seo, M.W., Park, D.K., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G., Song, B.H. (2008), “Hydrodynamic Properties of a Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 41(7), 686-690.
15. Park, D.K., Seo, M.W., Goo, J.H., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G., Song, B.H. (2007), “Pyrolysis Characteristics of Sawdust and Rice Husk”, J. Korean Ind. & Eng. Chem. 18 (5), 415-423.

Proceedings of international conferences

1. Ra, H.W., Kim, S.Y., Seo, M.W., Lee, J.G.(2012), “Initial Devolatilization Temperature of Low Rank Coal using Wire Mesh Reactor”, Proc. of 2nd Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
2. Seo, M.W., Yun, Y.M., Yoon, S.J., Ra, H.W., Lee, J.G., Kim, J.H., Lee, S.H., Eom, W.H., Lee, E.D., Lee, S.B.(2012), “Methanol Absorption Characteristics for the Removal of H2S, COS, CO2 in a Pilot-scale Biomass-to-Liquid Process”, Proc. of 2nd Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
3. Seo, M.W., Guahk, Y.T., Yoon, S.J., Ra, H.W., Lee, J.G., Nho, N.S., Kim. S.D. (2012), “Gasification Characteristics of Petroleum Coke in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2nd Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
4. Seo, M.W., Ra, H.W., Yoon, S.J., Lee, J.G.(2012), “Reactivity of Petroleum Coke for Extra-Heavy Oil Fractions Upgrading Process”, Proc. of 9th Korea-China Clean Energy Workshop, Huangshan, China.
5. Guahk, Y.T., Seo, M.W., Park, J.H., Nho, N.S. (2012), “Regeneration of Thermal Energy Carrier in Fast Thermal Pyrolysis of Extra-heavy Oil Using Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 9th Korea-China Clean Energy Workshop, Huangshan, China.
6. Ra, H.W., Kim, S.Y., Kim, D.I., Seo, M.W., Lee, J.G. (2012), “Devolatilization Characteristics of Coal in Wire Mesh Reactors”, Proc. of 9th Korea-China Clean Energy Workshop, Huangshan, China.
7. Seo, M.W., Lee, D.Y., Cho, W.C., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W., Kang, K.S., Park, C.S. (2011), “Hydrodynamic Properties of Three-stage Reactor for Intrinsic CO2 Seperation Hydrogen Production Process”, Proc. of 1st Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy, Busan, Republic of Korea.
8. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Nguyen, T. C. B., Lim, Y.I., Park, S.W. (2011), “Modeling of Coal/biomass Gasification in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 21st International Offshore (Ocean) and Polar Engineering Conference, Maui, U.S.
9. Seo, M.W., Nguyen, T.C.B., Lim, Y.I., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W. (2010), “CFD Simulation of Solid Circulation Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed”, Proc. of 8th. Korea-China Clean Energy Workshop, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
10. Nguyen, T.C.B., Lim, Y.I., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H., Kim, G.T., Park, S.R., Kim, Y.J. (2010), “CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamics in a Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, Proc. of 2010 AIChE Annual meeting, Salt Lake City, U.S.
11. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Choi, Y.C. (2010), “Cluster and Bubble Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 20th International Offshore (Ocean) and Polar Engineering Conference, Beijing, China.
12. Seo, M.W., Goo, J.H., Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Choi, Y.C. (2009), “Gasification Characteristics of Biomass/Coal Blend in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 1th Int. Conf. on polygeneration strategies, Vienna, Austria.
13. Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H. (2009), “Effects of Temperature and Particle Size on Minimum Fluidization and Transport Velocities in a Dual Fluidized Beds”, Proc. of 20th FBC conference, Xian, China.
14. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Lee, J.G. (2008), “Bed-to-wall Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 6th Int. conf. on heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, Pretoria, South Africa.
15. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G. (2008), “Pyrolytic Characteristics of Coal, Biomass and RDF Blends in Thermogravimetric Analyzer”, Proc. of 7th. Chinese-Korean Workshop on Clean Energy Technology, Taiyuan, China.
16. Park, D.K., Goo, J.H, Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S.H., Lee, J.G. (2008), “Gasification Characteristics of Biomass in an Internally Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 9th. Int. conf. on circulating fluidized beds, Hamburg, Germany.
17. Seo, M.W., Park, D.K., Goo, J.H., Kim, S.D. (2007), “Pyrolysis of Coal, Biomass and RDF blends in Thermogravimetric Analyzer”, Proc. of 20th. Symp. On Chem. Eng., Taejeon/Chungnam-Kyushu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
18. Goo, J.H, Seo, M.W., Park, D.K., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G., Song, B.H. (2006), “Hydrodynamic Properties of a Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, Proc. of 10th. Asian Conference on Fluidized Bed and Three-Phase Reactors, Busan, Republic of Korea.
19. Seo, M.W., Park, D.K., Goo, J.H., Kim, S.D. (2006), “Steam Gasification Characteristics of Coal and Biomass Chars in a Thermobalance Reactor”, Proc. of 19th. Symp. On Chem. Eng., Taejeon/Chungnam-Kyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Proceedings of domestic conferences

1. Jeong, H.M., Jeong, S.M., Lee, J.G., Seo, M.W. (2012), “Research on Low-rank Coal and Biomass Pyrolysis”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
2. Kim, Y.D., Yang, C.W., Lee, J.W., Kim, G.S., Kim, B.J., Jeong, J.Y., Park J.H., Ryu, T.W., Moon, J.H., Lee, E.D., Seo, M.W., Lee, S.B. (2012), “Continous Operation of Dual Fludized Bed Steam Gasification System”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
3. Seo, M.W., Guahk, Y.T., Ra, H.W., Yoon, S.J., Lee, J.G., Nho, N.S., Kim, S.D. (2012), “Hydrodynamics of 1-BPD Extra-heavy Oil Upgrading process”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
4. Kang, M.G., Seo, M.W., Kim, W.H., Park, S.W. (2012), “CFD Modeling of Gas-solid Flow in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
5. Seo, M.W., Kim, G.H., Jeong, H.M., Jeong, S.M., Ra, H.W., Yoon, S.J., Lee, J.G. (2012), “Low-temperature Carbonization Kinetics of Biomasses”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
6. Lee,D.Y., Seo, M.W., Cho. W.C., Kim, S.D., Kang, K.S., Park, C.S. (2012), “Hydrodynamic Properties of a 3-Bed chemical looping Reactor for Hydrogen Production Process”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Spring Meeting.
7. Kang, M.G., Seo, M.W., Kim, W.H., Park, S.W. (2012), “CFD Modeling of Gas-solid Flow in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2012 KIChE Spring Meeting.
8. Seo, M.W., Lee, D.Y., Cho, W.C., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W., Kang, K.S., Park, J.S. (2011), “Hydrodynamic Properties of a 3-bed Moving Bed Reactor for Intrinsic CO₂ Separation Hydrogen Production Process”, Proc. of 2011 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
9. Seo, M.W., Cho, W.C., Park, D.K., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W., Kang, K.S., Park, J.S. (2011), “Hydrodynamic Properties of Moving Bed Reactor for Intrinsic CO₂ Separation Hydrogen Production Process”, Proc. of 2011 KIChE Spring Meeting.
10. Seo, M.W., Nguyen, T. C. B., Lim, Y.I., Kim, S.D., Park, S.W. (2011), “Gasification and Modeling of Coal/biomass in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2011 KIChE Spring Meeting.
11. Nguyen, T. C. B., Lim, Y.I., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H., Cha, Y.R., Kim, Y.J., Kim, G.T., Park, S.R. (2010), “Hydrodynamics of Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier in Cold-bed”, Proc. of 2010 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
12. Nguyen, T. C. B., Lee, H.J., Lim, Y.I., Song, B.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Kim, G.T., Park, S.R. (2010), “Hydrodynamics of Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier in Cold-bed”, Proc. of 2010 KIChE Spring Meeeting.
13. Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H. (2009), “Biomass Gasification in a Dual Fluidized Bed”, Proc. of 2009 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
14. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, D. H., Park, S.H. (2009), “Bubble Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor using Optical Fiber Probe”, Proc. of 2009 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
15. Lee, S.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D. (2009), “Thermochemical Conversion Characteristics of Micro-algae”, Proc. of 2009 Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy Spring Meeting.
16. Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H. (2009), “Effect of Bed Materials on Biomass Gasification in a Dual Fluidized Bed”, Proc. of 2009 KIChE Spring Meeting.
17. Seo, M.W., Goo, J.H., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Choi, Y.C. (2009), “Gasification Characteristics of Biomass/Coal Blend in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2009 KIChE Spring Meeeting.
18. Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Song, B.H. (2008), “Hydrodynamic Properties of a Dual Fluidized Bed with Different Temperatures”, Proc. of 2008 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
19. Seo, M.W., Suh, Y.H., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H. (2008), “Bed-to-wall Cluster Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2008 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
20. Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H. (2008), “Bed-to-wall Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2008 KIChE Spring Meeting.
21. Seo, M.W., Goo, J.H., Park, D.K., Kim, S.D., Lee, J.G., Lee, S. H. (2007), “Solid Circulation Characteristics in Loop-seal of a Dual Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2007 KIChE Autumn Meeting.
22. Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Park, D.K., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G., Song, B.H. (2007), “Axial Solid Holdup Distribution and Solid Circulation Rate in a Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, Proc. of 2007 KIChE Spring Meeting.
23. Park, D.K., Goo, J.H., Seo, M.W., Kim, S.D., Lee, S. H., Lee, J.G. (2007), “Steam Gasification Characteristics of Biomass in a Fluidized Bed Reactor”, Proc. of 2007 KIChE Spring Meeting.

Patent

1. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Coal characteristics measuring apparatus with pressurized reactors for rapid heating, Application number: 10-2013-0040567, Republic of Korea.
2. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Power generation plant for coal gasification using fixed gasifier, Application number: 10-2013-0059821, Republic of Korea.
3. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Circulating fluidized bed plasma gasifier with microwave plasma torch, Application number: 10-2013-0065380, Republic of Korea.
4. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Combustible syngas production apparatus and method from carbon dioxide using microwave plasma-catalyst hybrid process, Application number: 10-2013-0097275, Republic of Korea.
5. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Fuel flexible gasifier with inclined grate, Application number: 10-2013-0109354, Republic of Korea.
6. Seo, M.W. et al., (2013), Mobile heat storage apparatus for transporting waste heat, Application number: 10-2013-0109358, Republic of Korea.
7. Seo, M.W. et al., (2008), Rectangular dual circulating fluidized bed reactor, Application number: 10-2008-0069806, Republic of Korea

Awards

1. Excellent Poster Prize(2009 KIChE Autumn meeting), 22 April, 2010, KIChE (Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers)
2. SK Energy CEO prize(2009 Campus Patent Strategy Universiade), 26 November, 2009, National Academy of Engineering of Korea & The Korean Intellectual Property Office

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