Full-time Faculty

Sungyong Mun
Hanyang University Chemical Engineering Sungyong Mun
Major

Bioseparation process development

Pharmaceutical purification process development

Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) separation technology

SMB process development

Chromatographic separation processes

Adsorption separation processes

Ion-exchange

Carousel process

Process modeling

Computer simulation

Process optimization

Process scale-up

Subject

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design

Transport Phenomena

Comprehensive Design in Chemical Engineering

Advanced Continuous Separation Processes

Education

B.S., Hanyang University, Korea, 1997

M.S., KAIST, Korea, 1999

Ph.D., Purdue University , U.S.A., 2002

Career

1999.08 ~ 2002.12 Research Assistant, Purdue University, USA

2000.08 ~ 2002.05 Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, USA

2003.01 ~ 2004.07 Postdoctorial Research Associate, Purdue University, USA

2004.09 ~ present Professor, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Hanyang University, Korea

Research

Jo, CY., Mo, HK., Lee, KB., Mun, S. Optimal design of a simulated-moving-bed separation process for economical production of xylitol from bamboo-hydrolysis byproducts. Separation and Purification Technology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125828

Kang, H-J., Jo, CY., Mun, S. Improving the economical efficiency of a simulated-moving-bed process for biofuel production from agarose in red algae. Chemical Engineering Journal (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144884

Jo, CY., Lee, K., Lee, C-G., Kim, K., Mun, S. Development of a stepwise solvent-gradient SMB process for continuous-mode purification of methoxyethyl nucleoside phosphoramidites to be used as the key building blocks of oligonucleotide drugs. Chemical Engineering Journal (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143990

Kang, H-J., Jo, CY., Mun, S. Strategies to reduce the extent of product dilution in a tandem simulated-moving-bed process for ternary separation without loss of throughput. Applied Energy (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120376

Jo, CY., Kang, H-J., Mun, S. Improving the performances of a simulated-moving-bed reactor for the synthesis of methyl acetate ester by using partial port-closing strategies. Chemical Engineering Journal (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.134887

Park, H., Jo, CY., Lee, KB., Mun, S. Standing wave design and optimization of a tandem size- exclusion simulated moving bed process for high-throughput recovery of neoagarohexaose from neoagarooligosaccharides. Separation and Purification Technology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119039

Park, H., Kim, JW., Chang, YK., Mun, S. The first attempt at simulated-moving-bed separation of medically utilizable ingredients from neoagarooligosaccharides generated through the β-agarase hydrolysis of agarose in red algae. Separation and Purification Technology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118604

Jo, CY., Choi, J-H., Kim, JW., Mun, S. Development of a simulated moving bed process for ultra-high-purity separation of ribose from a low-selectivity sugar mixture in microalgal hydrolysate. Separation and Purification Technology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118298

Yoon, HJ., Mun, S., Lee, KB. Facile reactivation of used CaO-based CO2 sorbent via physical treatment: Critical relationship between particle size and CO2 sorption performance. Chemical Engineering Journal (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127234

Lee, C-G., Jo, CY., Lee, KB., Mun, S. Optimization of a simulated-moving-bed process for continuous separation of racemic and meso-2,3-butanediol using an efficient optimization tool based on nonlinear standing-wave-design method. Separation and Purification Technology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117597

Lab
Advanced Bio & Pharmaceutical Separation Process Lab (ABPSP)

The Advanced Bio & Pharmaceutical Separation Process Laboratory conducts fundamental and applied research aimed at developing high-purity separation and purification processes for end products in high-value industries. Based on these studies, the laboratory pursues the development of industrial-scale separation and purification processes for promising future bio and pharmaceutical raw materials. In particular, the lab is developing high-efficiency novel processes capable of large-scale, high-purity recovery of major high-value compounds for which high-purity production has not yet been attempted. Our previous research includes the development of “Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) processes for continuous high-purity recovery of prebiotic components in oligosaccharides”, “High-purity large-scale recovery processes for valuable compounds in marine biomass (such as liver disease treatments, cardiovascular therapeutics, cosmetics, and human milk substitutes)”, “Carousel processes for continuous high-purity recovery of valuable heavy metals and rare earth elements”, “High-purity production processes for anticancer compounds derived from natural products”, and “SMB-based continuous separation processes for high-purity purification of products from chemically synthesized drug manufacturing processes”. More recently, the lab has been focusing on developing high-purity and high-efficiency separation and purification processes for mRNA raw materials used in COVID-19 vaccines. In addition, we are conducting research on process optimization, advanced design methodologies, and scale-up techniques for a wide range of separation and purification processes. Through these efforts, we aim to establish a system that enables rapid translation of laboratory-scale results into industrial-scale processes. The research activities of our laboratory are expected to make significant contributions to improving the efficiency and economic feasibility of high-value product manufacturing in the domestic bio and pharmaceutical industries. Furthermore, our work aims to provide core process technologies that will serve as a foundation for the large-scale, high-purity production of global pharmaceuticals and new drugs.