Denis Usosky, PhD — CCUS researcher and chemist

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1. Graphene–CuO ammonia gas sensor at IUMRS-ICEM (Korea) and Graphene 2018 (Germany)
2. J. Chem. Eng. Data: isobaric VLE of formic acid + NMP at 50, 20 and 10 kPa, modeled with NRTL-HOC and PC-SAFT
3. Formic acid + NMP phase equilibria at KSIEC Spring and the KIST Workshop (Korea)
4. KT&G Scholarship
5. 1-Methylpyrrolidine + 1-butylimidazole binary system at KSIEC Spring (Korea)
6. VLE of 1-methylpyrrolidine + 1-butylimidazole at AOC-GSC8 (New Zealand)
7. J. Ind. Eng. Chem.: vapor-liquid equilibria in the 1-methylpyrrolidine + 1-butylimidazole system
8. KT&G Scholarship
9. Joule: CO2-hydrogenated formic acid, from process development to a pilot plant
10. STAR Protocols: how to operate a large-scale CO2 hydrogenation process for formic acid
11. PhD at UST / KIST School: thermodynamic modeling and distillation design for CO2-hydrogenated formic acid
12. AspenPython: Aspen Plus to Python interface for the automation of the process synthesis.
13. R&D Scientist at TriMass, Seoul: carbon-negative cement and green methanol
14. Recognised by the Proton Localization Community for volunteer translation
15. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow (AuSpire) at IDOM, Bilbao, with Aurecon, Melbourne
16. MSCA COFUND fellows' networking event at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III
17. J. Environ. Chem. Eng.: thermodynamically guided formic acid recovery in reactive CO2 capture-conversion
18. First AuSpire Annual Event in Barcelona, representing IDOM
19. AuSpire spotlight on my project, Advanced Modules for Carbon or Effluents Capture
20. Back at TriMass in Seoul: where steel and cement decarbonisation is heading
21. fairfig: Colour-blind-safe, journal-ready matplotlib figures with one consistent visual identity

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1. Denis Usosky, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee, Changsoo Kim, Kyeongsu Kim. Thermodynamically guided process design for formic acid recovery in reactive CO2 capture-conversion system. J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2026.123204
2. Changsoo Kim, Kwangho Park, Hyeonggeon Lee, Jaehyung Im, Denis Usosky, Kyungjae Tak, Damdae Park, Wonsuk Chung, Donggu Han, Jieun Yoon, Heewon Lee, Hyunyoung Kim, Margareth, Juyeong Jung, Da Hye Won, Chun-Jae Yoo, Ki Bong Lee, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee. Accelerating the net-zero economy with CO2-hydrogenated formic acid production: Process development and pilot plant demonstration. Joule, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2024.01.003
3. Jihoon Bae, Kwangho Park, Denis Usosky, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee, Changsoo Kim. Protocol to operate a large-scale CO2 hydrogenation process for formic acid production. STAR Protocols, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103093
4. Denis Usosky, Vladyslav Aharkov, Kyung Rok Lee, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee. Vapor-liquid equilibria in the 1-methylpyrrolidine + 1-butylimidazole binary system: Experimental measurements and theoretical modelling. J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2023.06.030
5. Denis Usosky, Kyeongsu Kim, Jong-Ho Moon, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee. Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for the Formic Acid–N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone Binary System at 50, 20, and 10 kPa and Modeling Using the NRTL-HOC and PC-SAFT Models. J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2021. doi:10.1021/acs.jced.1c00573

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1. Denis Usosky, Vladyslav Aharkov, Kyung Rok Lee, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee. VLE in the 1-methylpyrrolidine + 1-butylimidazole binary system: Experimental measurements and theoretical modelling. AOC-GSC8, New Zealand, 2023.
2. Denis Usosky, Vladyslav Aharkov, Kyung Rok Lee, Kwang-Deog Jung, Ung Lee. Comprehensive study of the 1-Methylpyrrolidine + 1-Butylimidazole Binary System: Physicochemical properties, Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium, and correlation via NRTL HOC, UNIQUAC, Van Laar, Wilson models. KSIEC Spring, Korea, 2023.
3. Denis Usosky, Kwang-Deog Jung. Isobaric VLE for the formic acid + N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone binary system at 50, 20, and 10 kPa and modeling using the NRTL-HOC and PC-SAFT models. KSIEC Spring and KIST Workshop, Korea, 2022.
4. Oleksandr Tsymbalenko, Denis Usosky, Nam Yun Sik, Kang Bong Lee. Chemiresistive ammonia gas sensor based on graphene with CuO nanoparticles. IUMRS-ICEM, Korea, and Graphene 2018, Germany, 2018.