• Hydrogen-Rich Producer Gas from Steam Gasification of Waste Tire Pyrolysis Oil in a Two-Stage Downdraft Gasification System

  • Joo-Hyeong Yoon , Jong-Su Kim, and Soo-Hwa Jeong†

  • Low-Carbon Emission Control R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(4): 572-580

    Published online Jul 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.4.572
  • Received on Mar 12, 2026
  • Revised on May 20, 2026
  • Accepted on May 21, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Soo-Hwa Jeong

  • Low-Carbon Emission Control R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea

  • E-mail: pysoo80@kitech.re.kr