Jeonbuk National University Develops Integrated Evaluation Method for Eco-Friendly Energy Production Technology

Helping Build Industrial Ecosystem by Removing Uncertainty

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] Professor Han Ji-hoon’s research team at the Energy Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, has attracted global academic attention by publishing integrated evaluation research results on production technologies such as biofuels.

According to Jeonbuk National University on the 1st, the research team quantified the economic feasibility and greenhouse gas reduction throughout the entire cycle of a ‘biorefinery (a technology that produces energy, etc., from eco-friendly biomass)’ process that simultaneously produces ethanol, a transportation fuel, and various chemical products such as adipic acid from corn stalks, a representative lignocellulosic biomass.

This study is expected to greatly assist policy-making for building a bioindustry ecosystem by accurately evaluating the sustainability of biorefinery technology at an early stage.

Recognizing the excellence of this research, it was published as a cover paper in the latest issue of the prestigious journal in the energy and environment field, Energy & Environmental Science.

In particular, biorefinery processes that simultaneously produce multiple products are highly reliable due to product diversity and technological complexity.

This study is evaluated for estimating the economic and environmental potential considering both economic feasibility and environmental aspects, and for presenting the substitution possibility of developed biofuels for fossil fuels by reflecting uncertainties.

Professor Han Ji-hoon, the principal investigator, said, “This research will be recognized as a key technology for future greenhouse gas reduction,” and added, “It is also expected to greatly contribute to accelerating the commercialization of similar fields such as unused carbon resource utilization technologies beyond biorefinery processes.”

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