Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

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Website: http://eng.kist.re.kr/kist_eng/main/

15 October 20259 October 2025

Hassle-Free Plastic Recycling

The Era of Hassle-Free Plastic Recycling Is Becoming a Reality! KIMM-led Plasma Project Develops the World’s First Technology to Recycle Mixed Waste Plastics Without Sorting

25 September 202519 September 2025

From pollution to fuel: Advances in electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 and CO to propanol

Researchers outline a path to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable green fuel and chemical feedstock, offering a promising strategy for a circular carbon economy

11 October 20249 October 2024

Steps towards enzymes capable of breaking down PE

Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year

13 March 202322 March 2023

Challenge to lead the carbon-neutral race via efficient biofuel production

The conventional biofuel production process involves the use of highly toxic solvents, which are mainly derived from petroleum causing environmental and economic concerns

6 January 202118 December 2020

Still paying for broken smartphone display? Now, It is automatically fixed

Korean researchers found Linseed oil for use in self-healing smartphone screens

10 December 20209 September 2021

Carbon dioxide converted to ethylene – the ‘rice of the industry’

Understanding intermediates of the electrochemical CO₂ reduction to ethylene. Encouraging catalyst design - a key component of CO₂ utilization using renewable energy

29 October 20209 September 2021

New Technology Turns Delivery Boxes into Biodiesel

A newly developed technology is capable of producing biodiesel, an eco-friendly fuel for automobiles, using paper waste generated by parcel deliveries

17 August 202014 August 2020

Key technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels for reducing greenhouse gas

Technology for reducing the viscosity of lignin oil from wood wastes with a high potential for industrial applications

19 August 201418 August 2014

Dr Woo turns microalgae into succinic acid

Korea Institute of Science and Technology presented breakthrough in the technology for utilising microalgae

9 May 20148 May 2014

Korea: Reishülsen für Akkus mit längerer Laufzeit

Landwirtschaftliches Abfallmaterial verhindert Ladeverluste

30 September 20133 October 2013

KAIST announced a novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically engineered microorganism

A major scientific breakthrough in the development of renewable energy sources and other important chemicals; The research team succeeded in producing 580 mg of gasoline per liter of cultured broth by converting in vivo generated fatty acids

10 July 2013

Rice Husks Recycled For Use In High-Capacity Lithium Batteries

Nano-porous Structure of Rice Shells Instrumental for Excellent Performance as an Anode

25 December 2012

Korean researchers ferment C5 platform chemicals

Engineered biosynthetic pathway of E. coli to produce 5AVA from glucose

13 January 2010

Will there be an everlasting boom for bio-based plastics?

Development is ruled by issues like market growth, production procedures and lack of composting facilities

23 November 2009

Bioengineers succeed in producing plastic without the use of fossil fuels

Combination of metabolic and enzyme engineering for the production of bio-based polymers

4 June 2008