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Yongwon Seo is affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to methane hydrates, CO2 sequestration, spacecraft and cryogenic technologies, hydrocarbon exploration, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, inorganic fluorides, and carbon dioxide capture technologies.

Yongwon Seo has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Junghoon Mok, Wonjung Choi, Woojin Go, Jonghyuk Lee, and Dongyoung Lee.

The scientist has published in multiple venues, with notable contributions to the Chemical Engineering Journal, SSRN Electronic Journal, Energy, Energy & Fuels, and Applied Energy.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Influence of CH4 hydrate exploitation using depressurization and replacement methods on mechanical strength of hydrate-bearing sediment," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Efficient dual-function inhibitors for prevention of gas hydrate formation and CO2/H2S corrosion inside oil and gas pipelines," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Formation and dissociation behaviors of SF6 hydrates in the presence of a surfactant and an antifoaming agent for hydrate-based greenhouse gas (SF6) separation," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Effective CH4 production and novel CO2 storage through depressurization-assisted replacement in natural gas hydrate-bearing sediment," 2022, Applied Energy
  • "Separation efficiency and equilibrium recovery ratio of SF6 in hydrate-based greenhouse gas separation," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Recovering Methane from Solid Methane Hydrate with Carbon Dioxide

    Huen Lee;Yongwon Seo;Yu-Taek Seo;Igor L. Moudrakovski

  • Methane and Carbon Dioxide Hydrate Phase Behavior in Small Porous Silica Gels: Three-Phase Equilibrium Determination and Thermodynamic Modeling

    Yongwon Seo;Huen Lee;Tsutomu Uchida

  • Experimental verification of methane-carbon dioxide replacement in natural gas hydrates using a differential scanning calorimeter.

    Seungmin Lee;Yohan Lee;Jaehyoung Lee;Huen Lee

  • CO2 Capture from Simulated Fuel Gas Mixtures Using Semiclathrate Hydrates Formed by Quaternary Ammonium Salts

    Sungwon Park;Seungmin Lee;Youngjun Lee;Yongwon Seo

  • Hydrate-based pre-combustion capture of carbon dioxide in the presence of a thermodynamic promoter and porous silica gels

    Sungwon Park;Seungmin Lee;Youngjun Lee;Yohan Lee

  • CH4 recovery and CO2 sequestration using flue gas in natural gas hydrates as revealed by a micro-differential scanning calorimeter

    Yohan Lee;Yunju Kim;Jaehyoung Lee;Huen Lee

  • Separation of SF6 from gas mixtures using gas hydrate formation.

    Inuk Cha;Seungmin Lee;Ju Dong Lee;Gang-woo Lee

  • Effects of water vapor pretreatment time and reaction temperature on CO2 capture characteristics of a sodium-based solid sorbent in a bubbling fluidized-bed reactor

    Yongwon Seo;Sung-Ho Jo;Chong Kul Ryu;Chang-Keun Yi

  • Structure identification and dissociation enthalpy measurements of the CO2 + N2 hydrates for their application to CO2 capture and storage

    Yohan Lee;Seungmin Lee;Jaehyoung Lee;Yongwon Seo

  • CH4-CO2 replacement occurring in sII natural gas hydrates for CH4 recovery and CO2 sequestration

    Yohan Lee;Wonjung Choi;Kyuchul Shin;Yongwon Seo

  • Guest Gas Enclathration in Semiclathrates of Tetra-n-butylammonium Bromide: Stability Condition and Spectroscopic Analysis

    Seungmin Lee;Sungmin Park;Youngjun Lee;Jaehyoung Lee

  • Semiclathrate-based CO2 capture from flue gas mixtures: An experimental approach with thermodynamic and Raman spectroscopic analyses

    Soyoung Kim;Yongwon Seo

  • Recovering Methane from Solid Methane Hydrate with Carbon Dioxide

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  • Influence of CH4 hydrate exploitation using depressurization and replacement methods on mechanical strength of hydrate-bearing sediment

    Yohan Lee;Yohan Lee;Christian Deusner;Elke Kossel;Wonjung Choi

  • Guest gas enclathration in tetra-n-butyl ammonium chloride (TBAC) semiclathrates: Potential application to natural gas storage and CO2 capture

    Soyoung Kim;Il-Hyun Baek;Jong-Kyun You;Yongwon Seo

  • Phase Equilibria of Semiclathrate Hydrate for Nitrogen in the Presence of Tetra-n-butylammonium Bromide and Fluoride

    Seungmin Lee;Youngjun Lee;Sungmin Park;Yongwon Seo

  • Thermodynamic and 13C NMR spectroscopic verification of methane–carbon dioxide replacement in natural gas hydrates

    Seungmin Lee;Sungwon Park;Youngjun Lee;Yongwon Seo

  • Enclathration of CO2 as a co-guest of structure H hydrates and its implications for CO2 capture and sequestration

    Yohan Lee;Dongyoung Lee;Jong-Won Lee;Yongwon Seo

  • CH4 - Flue gas replacement occurring in sH hydrates and its significance for CH4 recovery and CO2 sequestration

    Yohan Lee;Young-ju Seo;Taewoong Ahn;Jaehyoung Lee

  • Experimental measurement and thermodynamic modeling of the mixed CH4 + C3H8 clathrate hydrate equilibria in silica gel pores: effects of pore size and salinity.

    Seungmin Lee;Yongwon Seo

  • Effect of water pretreatment on CO2 capture using a potassium-based solid sorbent in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

    Yongwon Seo;Sung-Ho Jo;Ho-Jung Ryu;Hee Dal Bae

  • A new hydrate-based recovery process for removing chlorinated hydrocarbons from aqueous solutions.

    Yongwon Seo;Huen Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Huen Lee
Huen Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Satoshi Takeya
Satoshi Takeya National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Toru Sato
Toru Sato Kyoto University
Sung-Deuk Choi
Sung-Deuk Choi Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Matthias Haeckel
Matthias Haeckel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jong-Beom Baek
Jong-Beom Baek Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Jiro Nagao
Jiro Nagao National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Amadeu K. Sum
Amadeu K. Sum Colorado School of Mines
Kun-Hong Lee
Kun-Hong Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sang Kyu Kwak
Sang Kyu Kwak Korea University

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