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The 7th Story of the Best Paper
Date
2022-11-02
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(Lee Yoo-rim, Gwangju Eco-energy Research Center)




Today, I had an interview with Lee Yoo-rim, a student researcher at the Gwangju Eco-energy Research Center.



Please introduce this paper.



It talks about a technology that can biologically capture carbon dioxide, the main culprit of greenhouse gases, using microbial catalysts and convert it into a precursor of bio-air oil, a high value-added product.

As a precursor to bio-air oil, carbon dioxide was the first reported case worldwide and achieved a yield of 234.08 mg/gCO2, equivalent to 75% of the theoretical yield.




What is the reason or background of your research?



Due to the increasing amount of carbon dioxide emissions, climate change is intensifying due to global warming. To overcome this, interest in collecting and valuing carbon dioxide has increased, and research is being actively conducted. So we've also been doing research on collecting and valuing carbon dioxide in a biological way.








Were there any difficulties or obstacles during the study?



In this paper, we applied various strategies to increase the production yield of bio-aerobic precursors step by step by step. However, there were times when we didn't get the results we wanted, contrary to our expectations. Since I am still a student who lacks experience and learning, I have solved the problem one by one through discursions with my experienced professor.




Do you have any memorable episodes from your research career?



There was a time when we filmed YouTube related to the e-biological refinery research that our institute is conducting. I didn't think I'd have this experience in my life, but I was nervous to experience it at the institute with a good opportunity, but it was a cool and good experience.




Is there a goal you want to achieve or something you want to do in the future? 



In the future, I want to carry out more in-depth research on the transition to bio-aerobic precursors, and I want to become a good researcher by learning more from Dr. Ji-do during the rest of my degree.




Lastly, is there anything you want to say to researchers or other students?



There will be many difficult moments during the degree process, but I hope you always smile and do well.