Yoon, Ki-Seok

CO₂ Separation
Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen Compounds
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

Biocatalyst, CO₂-hydrogenation,
Light-harvesting, H₂-bacteria, Photosynthesis

Associate Professor

Research Thrust : Advanced Energy Materials Thrust
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Website : https://sites.google.com/view/yoonkiseokgroup/home?authuser=9

Research Outline

Artificial biocatalysts

Selective and efficient formic acid production by H₂-driven CO₂ reduction using immobilized [NiFe] hydrogenase and [Mo] formate dehydrogenase

Bio-hybrid catalysts for H₂ production

Bio-hybrid system for H₂ production from water oxidation using modified light-harvesting antenna protein with O₂-stable [NiFe]hydrogenase

Research Methods and Facilities

Superior [NiFe]enzyme over Pt catalysts

Purification of O₂-stable [NiFe]hydrogenase armed with superior catalytic H₂ oxidation as compared to platinum catalysts

Open-chain tetrapyrrole protein moiety

Isolation of light-harvesting phycocyanin from a new thermophilic cyanobacteria and its modification of open-chain tetrapyrroles moiety in photosynthetic antenna complex