Sudogwon Landfill Site Corporation and Intocore Jointly Research Clean Hydrogen Production

The Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation announced on the 18th that it will develop clean hydrogen and solid carbon (black carbon) production technology using plasma in collaboration with Intocore Technology.

The two organizations recently signed a memorandum of understanding for joint research to develop plasma reforming technology (which uses electrical energy to decompose polymer compounds into low molecular compounds) that separates methane gas contained in landfill gas and biogas into clean hydrogen and solid carbon.

Plasma technology has the advantage of minimizing greenhouse gas emissions during the hydrogen production process compared to other technologies and allows for the recovery of solid carbon. The recovered solid carbon can be recycled as raw materials for paint, fuel cells, and more.

However, currently commercialized plasma technology has the disadvantage of low energy efficiency and requires periodic equipment replacement, making it vulnerable to large-scale hydrogen production. The technology being developed by the two organizations this time improves energy efficiency and addresses the shortcomings of existing technologies, enabling large-scale production without issues.

In particular, this research is significant as it is the first demonstration study to produce clean hydrogen and solid carbon using purely domestic technology.

Conceptual Diagram of Plasma Reforming Joint Research [Provided by Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation]

The two organizations decided to promote joint research to create a stable hydrogen supply environment following the government's introduction of hydrogen power generation in the 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand to achieve the national greenhouse gas reduction target (NDC).

The Landfill Site Management Corporation has a stable research environment producing an average of 570,000 N㎥ of landfill gas and 70,000 N㎥ of biogas per day.

Intocore is a promising green venture company holding about 100 patents related to plasma technology, and the two organizations plan to create synergy by utilizing their respective resources and technologies.

Lee Hwa-kyun, Director of Resource Circulation Technology at the Landfill Site Management Corporation, said, "If this joint research development succeeds, it will be possible to stably produce clean hydrogen from landfill gas and biogas generated at the landfill."

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