Research Interests
The three research institutes in the fields of AI, secondary battery materials, and hydrogen/low-carbon energy take the lead in carrying out comprehensive research for POSCO Group's core businesses.
Low-carbon Hydrogen
A steel mill that makes iron out of water!
Low-carbon Hydrogen Research Institute will realize this dream in 2050!
Clean Hydrogen Research Center
Concentrating our research capabilities on developing core technologies and expanding the hydrogen business in response to the expansion of clean hydrogen production and use.
·Low-temperature water electrolysis technology
·High-temperature water electrolysis technology
·Ammonia hydrogen extraction technology
·Ammonia mixed firing technology
·By-product/blue hydrogen production technology
Major Research Projects
Development of nuclear power-linked water electrolysis technology
- High-temperature water electrolysis technology using a next-generation ultra-high temperature reactor (nuclear reactor)
- Clean hydrogen production technology using high-temperature water electrolysis based on nuclear power plant operation (currently operating light water reactors)
- Development of a 20kW high-temperature water electrolysis stack/module for renewable energy linkage
Development of ammonia-based hydrogen extraction integrated process
- Development of a CO2-free hydrogen mass supply process using blue/green ammonia
- Development of a new low-cost ammonia decomposition catalyst
- Ammonia/hydrogen separation and purification technology to secure high-purity hydrogen
- CO2-free ammonia decomposition heat source supply technology
Development of high-temperature water electrolysis in clean hydrogen production technology
- Development of high-performance large-area cell manufacturing technology exclusively for high-temperature water electrolysis
- Development of high-efficiency stack source technology linked to high-temperature steam
Development of ammonia-air mixture combustion technology
- Development of gas turbine mixing/reforming combustion technology
- Development of hydrogen/ammonia/coal co-firing technology in response to power plant rationalization
- Development of an ammonia co-firing method in steam power burner
Low-carbon CCUS Research Center
Concentrating research capabilities on supporting carbon neutrality through cutting-edge low-carbon technology and creating new demand for hydrogen
·CCUS / Technology that captures large amounts of CO2 before and after combustion
·CO2 utilization technology (chemical conversion and mineralization)
·Industrial by-product gas conversion technology
Major Research Projects
Technology to blow CO2 in a converter using a coke oven
- Establishment and demonstration of CO2 collection facility for gases generated in the steel process
- Demonstration of CO₂ conversion process using coke oven
- Demonstration of the tail gas treatment process
CO₂ capture technology for blue hydrogen production
-Development of CO2 capture technology using ammonia
-Deriving measures to increase CO2 recovery rate and purity
-Exhaust gas waste heat utilization technology
-Optimization of the production process and creation of the process approximation plan
Mineral carbonation technology and greenhouse gas reduction methodology
- Carbonate manufacturing technology using steel slag
- Simultaneous production technology for calcium carbonate/sodium bicarbonate using CO2 and steel slag
By-product gas-based hydrogen production and CO₂ treatment technology
- Reduction gas (CO/H2) manufacturing technology that uses captured CO₂ and reforming reaction
- MeOH production technology that uses by-product gases