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Young-Kwon Park

Young-Kwon Park

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Chemistry
Korea
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
30677
World Ranking
1878
National Ranking
25

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Young-Kwon Park is affiliated with the University of Seoul in South Korea and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Engineering. Their research covers various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics of their work focus on thermochemical biomass conversion processes, catalysis, and biofuel production. Specific areas include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry

Among their recent papers are:

  • Recent advances in catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste for the production of petroleum-like hydrocarbons, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Recent advances of thermochemical conversion processes for biorefinery, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Recent advances in volatile organic compounds abatement by catalysis and catalytic hybrid processes: A critical review, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sawdust pyrolysis from the furniture industry in an auger pyrolysis reactor system for biochar and bio-oil production, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Progress in the torrefaction technology for upgrading oil palm wastes to energy-dense biochar: A review, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent co-authors include Jungho Jae, Jeong-Myeong Ha, Murid Hussain, Byong-Hun Jeon, and Kai Ge. Collaborative work with these researchers has contributed significantly to the breadth of topics covered by Park's research portfolio.

Young-Kwon Park has published multiple articles in recurrent venues, reflecting consistent contributions to specialized journals in their field. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Chemosphere
  • Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Park's research output prominently addresses the chemical engineering challenges associated with biomass conversion and catalytic processes, integrating knowledge from materials chemistry and mechanical engineering to advance sustainable and industrial applications.

Best Publications

  • Production and utilization of biochar: A review

    Jin Sun Cha;Sung Hoon Park;Sang-Chul Jung;Changkook Ryu

  • Comparison of biochar properties from biomass residues produced by slow pyrolysis at 500 °C

    Yongwoon Lee;Jinje Park;Changkook Ryu;Ki Seop Gang;Ki Seop Gang

  • Oxidative stress induced by cerium oxide nanoparticles in cultured BEAS-2B cells

    Eun-Jung Park;Jinhee Choi;Young-Kwon Park;Kwangsik Park

  • Catalytic roles of metals and supports on hydrodeoxygenation of lignin monomer guaiacol

    Cho Rim Lee;Cho Rim Lee;Ji Sun Yoon;Ji Sun Yoon;Young Woong Suh;Jae Wook Choi

  • Characterization of cadmium removal from aqueous solution by biochar produced from a giant Miscanthus at different pyrolytic temperatures.

    Woong Ki Kim;Taeyong Shim;Yong Seong Kim;Seunghun Hyun

  • Bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis of waste furniture sawdust in a fluidized bed.

    Hyeon Su Heo;Hyun Ju Park;Young-Kwon Park;Changkook Ryu

  • Highly valuable chemicals production from catalytic upgrading of radiata pine sawdust-derived pyrolytic vapors over mesoporous MFI zeolites

    Hyun Ju Park;Hyeon Su Heo;Jong-Ki Jeon;Jeongnam Kim

  • The characteristics of bio-oil produced from the pyrolysis of three marine macroalgae

    Yoon Ju Bae;Changkook Ryu;Jong Ki Jeon;Junhong Park

  • Slow pyrolysis of rice straw: analysis of products properties, carbon and energy yields.

    Jinje Park;Yongwoon Lee;Changkook Ryu;Young-Kwon Park

  • Recent advances in catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste for the production of petroleum-like hydrocarbons

    Hae Won Ryu;Do Heui Kim;Jungho Jae;Su Shiung Lam

  • A review on activated carbon modifications for the treatment of wastewater containing anionic dyes.

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  • Review on the progress in emission control technologies for the abatement of CO2, SOx and NOx from fuel combustion

    Usama Asghar;Sikander Rafiq;Adeel Anwar;Tanveer Iqbal

  • Strategic use of biochar for CO2 capture and sequestration

    Sungyup Jung;Young-Kwon Park;Eilhann E. Kwon

  • Characteristics of biochar produced from slow pyrolysis of Geodae-Uksae 1.

    Yongwoon Lee;Pu Reun Byul Eum;Changkook Ryu;Young Kwon Park

  • Ecotoxicological investigation of CeO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles on the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using gene expression, growth, fertility, and survival as endpoints

    Ji-Yeon Roh;Young-Kwon Park;Kwangsik Park;Jinhee Choi

  • Recent advances of thermochemical conversion processes for biorefinery.

    Myung Won Seo;See Hoon Lee;Hyungseok Nam;Doyeon Lee

  • Clean bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis of sewage sludge: effects of reaction conditions and metal oxide catalysts.

    Hyun Ju Park;Hyeon Su Heo;Young-Kwon Park;Jin-Heong Yim

  • Overview of the recent advances in lignocellulose liquefaction for producing biofuels, bio-based materials and chemicals

    Jae-Young Kim;Hyung Won Lee;Soo Min Lee;Jungho Jae

  • Metal–Organic Framework@Microporous Organic Network: Hydrophobic Adsorbents with a Crystalline Inner Porosity

    Jiseul Chun;Sungah Kang;Nojin Park;Eun Ji Park

  • Steam reforming of biomass gasification tar using benzene as a model compound over various Ni supported metal oxide catalysts.

    Hyun Ju Park;Sung Hoon Park;Jung Min Sohn;Junhong Park

  • Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Bio-oil Model Compounds over Pt/HY Catalyst.

    Heejin Lee;Hannah Kim;Mi Jin Yu;Chang Hyun Ko

  • Fast pyrolysis of rice husk under different reaction conditions

    Hyeon Su Heo;Hyun Ju Park;Jong-In Dong;Sung Hoon Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Sang-Chul Jung
Sang-Chul Jung Sunchon National University
Jungho Jae
Jungho Jae Pusan National University
Sunghoon Park
Sunghoon Park Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Eilhann E. Kwon
Eilhann E. Kwon Hanyang University
Seung-Soo Kim
Seung-Soo Kim Kangwon National University
Su Shiung Lam
Su Shiung Lam Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Jeong-Myeong Ha
Jeong-Myeong Ha Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Sun-Jae Kim
Sun-Jae Kim Sejong University
Dong Jin Suh
Dong Jin Suh Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Ji Man Kim
Ji Man Kim Sungkyunkwan University

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