BIO FRIENDS INC.
Company Information
Bio Friends Inc.
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Introduction of CEO, Bio Friends Inc.
Wonjun Cho, Ph.D, CEO Ⅰ Plant sector
▶ DME pilot/demo plant
• KOGAS DME Research center Head(~’14.11) ▶ Reforming process
▶ Catalyst and Design
• Chief management of oversea DME project ▶ CBM, GTL, Unconventional
Resources
• CBM, GTL, Unconventional Gas Resources ▶ CCS, NGL etc.
• Soram Hospital of Korean Medicine
- Director of R&D(‘14.12~’16.4)
• Unisys International, Director(’16.5~) Ⅱ Ocean sector
• Bio Friends Inc., CEO(‘16.11~)
▶ DME/GTL FPSO
▶ LNG Bunkering Station
1. Academic career
2001, Hanyang University, Ph.D(Chemical Engineering) ▶ Marine fuels(LNG,DME,H2)
1992, Hanyang Unversity, Master
1990, Hanyang University, BA
Ⅲ E&P/Oil sector
2. Business(R&D) career ▶ CBM, UCC
1992.1 ~ 2014.11 KOGAS R&D/Head of DME project
▶ GTL pilot plant
DME, GTL, Catalytic combustion
2014.12 ~ 2016.4 Soram Hospital of Korean Medicine
R&D Director/CTO Ⅳ Core technology
2016.5 ~ present Unisys International, Director/CTO
2016.11 ~ present Bio Friends Inc. CEO ▶ H2/ DME/ F-T catalyst
▶ Process Engineering
3. Member of ACS, ISO TC28, KIChE etc.
4. SCI paper : 23, Who’s Who
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Company Structure
President, CEO
Ph.D Wonjun Cho
Dept. Business Dept. Planning
Director Staff Officer
R&D Implementation
Implementation of BM Planning of R&D
Development of BM
Project Team Sales Team Administration
(R&D Center) International Financing
PM (Member:3) Team Leader(4) Team Leader(3)
R&D Implementation Sales & Marketing Design of Financing
DME Plant Design & Const. Promotion Account Team
DME, MeOH, H2, PC, EMS International Business OEM,ODM of Bio-Business
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Global Network
BF Thailand
First Branch Office in Thailand
Bio Business(Cosmetics, Medicine)
Base camp in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
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2nd Branch Office in Asia(TBD) Cooperation with USA Company
International Plant(EPC) Business R&D Cooperation with Unitel Tech.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia Plant Design & Advisor team
Biogas, DME, MeOH
BF Asean BF USA
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BF Products/Services Family
Product Family Product Domain Targets Ultimate Targets
Distributions of DME Farm/house(Mongolia Ger etc)
Clean energy
DME Technology Farm house, Smart farm
(BioDME/LPG)
DME Boiler Smart farm
HW/SW
Farm house and Smart farm
ICT facilities based on Farm house, Smart farm
Agricultural company such as EMS
Web/App
CO2 detection
Smart Farm/Control Environmental
Detection Temp. detection Farm house, Smart farm
Agriculture House
Hygrometer etc
DME Boiler and Electric Farm/House(Mongolia House)
Generator Package Bus Engine
DME Farm/Mongolia House
Boiler/Engine City Bus/Electricity(On-site)
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Gas to DME(GDME) Technology
Biogas to DME
Exclusive technology for DME from biogas
Technology (Bio Friends Korean Patent : Catalyst, Process)
DME production from biogas and/or synthesis
gas(H2,CO) (catalysts, reactor & process design)
DME and methanol from various condition (LFG,
Characteristics MSW gasification, Coal gasificaion)
Direct DME production method
Natural Gas to DME
Cooperation with KOGAS (BF partner)
Technology Small & medium gas fields
KOGAS interest in transferring their technology
SPC or JV Establishment with KOGAS
Characteristics Direct DME production method
Indirect DME production method
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Methanol to DME(MDME) Technology
Methanol to DME
Technical cooperation with US company(Unitel)
Technology Medium size (over 7,000 tons per year)
Catalyst : Bio Friends License
Methanol to DME (easy process)
Characteristics Small compact module plant
Bio Friends Inc.(BFI) developed the unique catalyst
Methanol to DME
Small DME Plant
Technology (Bio Friends : Licensor and Patent)
Small DME plant from Methanol
Capacity : under 5,000 tons per year
Methanol to DME (easy process)
Characteristics Bio Friends Inc. will install until mid of 2019
High performance catalyst
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