Publications

From microalgae to bioenergy: Identifying optimally integrated biorefinery pathways and harvest scheduling under uncertainties in predicted climate
An emerging renewable energy source from living organisms, microalgae are recognized for its remarkable energy content and continuously …
Juin Yau Lim, Sin Yong Teng, Bing Shen How, KiJeon Nam, SungKu Heo, Vítězslav Máša, Petr Stehlík, Chang Kyoo Yoo
Posted Oct 1, 2022
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Non-Gaussian multivariate statistical monitoring of spatio-temporal wind speed frequencies to improve wind power quality in South Korea
The spatial and temporal variability of renewable energy resources, particularly wind energy, should be statistically evaluated to …
SungKu Heo, Juin Yau Lim, Roberto Chang, Yerim Shim, Pouya Ifaei, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Predictive maintenance system for membrane replacement time detection using AI-based functional profile monitoring: Application to a full-scale MBR plant
The significant operational cost of membrane maintenance is an important issue to overcome alongside the membrane replacement time. We …
TaeYong Woo, KiJeon Nam, SungKu Heo, Juin Yau Lim, SangYoun Kim, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted May 5, 2022
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Public perception assessment on climate change and natural disaster influence using social media big-data: A case study of USA
Climate change is a global crisis to the world which influences the human race and society’s development. Threatens of climate …
SungKu Heo, Pouya Ifaei, Mohammad Moosazadeh, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted May 1, 2022
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An adaptive safety-risk mitigation plan at process-level for sustainable production in chemical industries: An integrated fuzzy-HAZOP-best-worst approach
Safety-risk management in the hydrocarbon processing industry necessitates the availability of appropriate data and decision-making …
Hai-Tra Nguyen, Usman Safder, JeongIn Kim, SungKu Heo, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Mar 10, 2022
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Digitally-transformed early-warning protocol for membrane cleaning based on a fouling-cumulative sum chart: application to a full-scale MBR plant
In the water industry, a state-of-the-art membrane bioreactor (MBR) requires relatively high operation expenditures due to foulants …
SungKu Heo, KiJeon Nam, TaeYong Woo, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Mar 1, 2022
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Development of deterministic-stochastic model to integrate variable renewable energy-driven electricity and large-scale utility networks: Towards decarbonization petrochemical industry
This paper aims to develop the mathematical model of electricity based on renewable energy and large-scale utility (eRELU) networks to …
Soonho Hwangbo, SungKu Heo, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Jan 1, 2022
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Water digital twin for high-tech electronics industrial wastewater treatment system (I): e-ASM development and digital simulation implementation
Electronics industrial wastewater treatment facilities release organic wastewaters containing high concentrations of organic pollutants …
Yerim Shim, Nahui Lee, ChanHyeok Jeong, SungKu Heo, SangYoon Kim, KiJeon Nam, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Jan 1, 2022
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Water Digital Twin for High-tech Electronics Industrial Wastewater Treatment System (II): e-ASM Calibration, Effluent Prediction, Process selection, and Design
In this study, an electronics industrial wastewater activated sludge model (e-ASM) to be used as a Water Digital Twin was calibrated …
SungKu Heo, ChanHyeok Jeong, Nahui Lee, Yerim Shim, TaeYong Woo, JeongIn Kim, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Jan 1, 2022
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A novel solar assisted multigeneration system devoid of external utilities for drought adaptation considering water-exergy nexus analysis
Conventional steam-driven multigeneration systems contribute to environmental damage by losing significant freshwater and emitting …
Shahzeb Tariq, Usman Safder, Hai-Tra Nguyen, Pouya Ifaei, SungKu Heo, ChangKyoo Yoo
Posted Nov 5, 2021
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