Published Research Papers

2024

146. Khoyashov, N.; Serik, G.; Togay, A.; Abuov, Y.; Alibekov, A.; Lee, W. Development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) hubs in Kazakhstan,  submitted to Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control

145. Nurmyrza, M.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced catalytic reductive removal of aqueous Hg(II) on the surface of stable zeolite imidazolate framework derived magnetic nanoparticles (Co@NC) and its sustainable reuse, submitted to J. Hazard. Mater.

144. Uteyeva, A.; Lee, W.; Templeton, M.R. Stakeholder perceptions, challenges, and sustainable solutions for achieving safely managed sanitation in Kazakhstan: a cold climate case study, submitted to J. Water Sanit. Hyg. Dev. 

143. Alibekov, A.; Lee, W. Environmental assessment of water treatment sludge disposal with LCA perspective, submitted to Sci. Total Environ. 

142. Zhaxylykova, D.; Alibekov, A.; Lee, W. Seasonal variation and removal of microplastics in a Central Asian urban wastewater treatment plant, Mar. Pollut. Bull., 2024. 205. 116597. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116597

141. Absalyamova, M.+; Nurmyrza, M.+; Nurlan, N.; Lee, W. The effect of carbonized zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) support on the reactivity and selectivity of bimetallic-catalytic aqueous NO3- reduction, Chemosphere, 2024. 358. 142161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142161

140. Nurlan, N.; Nurmyrza, M.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced reductive removal of aqueous Hg(II) by a novel Pd-Cu-BTC catalyst, Chem. Eng. J., 2024. 489. 151276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151276

139. Yessenbayeva, K.; Turdiyeva, K.; Ramazanova, E.; Lee, W. Water chemistry, source identification, and health risk assessment in surface water of Ural River, ACS ES&T Water, 2024. 4. 1620-1628. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00682

138. Fareed, H.; Jang, K.; Lee, W.; Kim, I.S.; Han, S. Tailoring fully crosslinked polyamide layers on optimized polyacrylonitrile supports via coactive delayed phase inversion and alkaline hydrolysis for brine treatment through pervaporation, Sep. Purif. Technol., 2024. 337. 126309.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126309

137. Adotey, E.; Amouei, M.; Tastanova, L.; Bekeshev, A.; Shah, D.; Hopke, P.K.; Lee, W.; Balanay, M. Ultrasensitive fluorescence sensor for the quantification of insoluble Cr(VI) in ambient PM, J. Hazard. Mater., 2024. 462. 132671. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132671

2023

136. Rahman, M.; Jung, E.; Eom, S.; Lee, W.; Han, S. Mercury concentrations in sediments and oysters in a temperate coastal zone: A comparison of farmed and wild varieties, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2023. 30. 109810-109824. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29992-7

135. Seisenbayev, N.; Absalyamova, M.; Lee, W. Reactive transport modeling of CO2 injected into East Precaspian basin, Sustainability, 2023. 15. 14434.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914434

134. Bahetnur, Y.; Lee, W. Trace heavy metal contamination of urban water bodies in Central Asia: Its distribution, source detection, and probabilistic health risk assessment for recreational and household use of the water, ACS ES&T Water, 2023. 3. 2765-2775. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00268

133. Turdiyeva, K.; Lee, W. Comparative analysis and human health risk assessment of contamination with heavy metals of Syr-Darya, Nura, and Ili River in Kazakhstan, Heliyon, 2023. 9. e17112. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17112

132. Tleubergenova, A.+; Abuov, Y.+; Danenova, S.; Khoyashov, N.; Togay, A.; Lee, W. Resource assessment for green hydrogen production in Kazakhstan, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2023. 48. 16232-16245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.113

131. Fareed, H.; Jang, K.; Lee, W.; Kim, I.S.; Han, S. Sulfonated graphene oxide-based pervaporation membranes inspired by tortuous brick and mortar structure for enhanced resilience against silica scaling and organic fouling, Chemosphere, 2023. 326. 138461.DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138461

130. Fareed, H; Jang, K.; Lee, W.; Kim, I.S.; Han, S. Dehydroxylation-assisted self-crosslinking of MXene-based pervaporation membranes for treating high salinity water, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 2023. 119. 506-515. DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.11.074

2022

129. Ramazanova, E.; Bahetnur, Y.; Yessenbayeva, K.; Lee, S.H.; Lee, W. Spatiotemporal evaluation of water quality and risk assessment of heavy metals in the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Mar. Pollut. Bull., 2022. 181. 113879. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113879

128. Abuov, Y.; Serik, G.; Lee, W. Techno-economic assessment (TEA) and life-cycle assessment (LCA) of CO2-EOR, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022. 56. 8571-8580. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06834

127. Qasim, G.H.; Fareed, H.; Lee, M.; Lee, W.; Han, S.  Aqueous monomethylmercury degradation using nanoscale zero-valent iron through oxidative demethylation and reductive isolation, J. Hazard. Mater., 2022. 435. 128990. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128990

126. Nurlan, N.+; Akmanova, A.+; Lee, W. The use of H2 in catalytic bromate reduction by nanoscale heterogeneous catalysts, Nanomaterials, 2022. 12. 1212.  DOI: 10.3390/nano12071212

125. Schäfer, T.; Lee, W.; Darbha, G.K. Nano Geochemistry (Editorial), Nanomaterials, 2022. 12. 1039. DOI: 10.3390/nano12071039

124. Nurlan, N.+; Akmanova, A.+; Hamid, S.*; Lee, W.* Competitive inhibition of catalytic nitrate reduction by groundwater oxyanions, Chemosphere, 2022. 290. 133331.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133331

123. Fareed, H.; Qasim, G.H.; Jang, J.; Lee, W.; Kim, I.S.*; Han, S.* Brine desalination via pervaporation using kaolin-intercalated hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile membranes, Sep. Purif. Technol., 2022. 281. 119874. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119874

2021 

122. Tokazhanov, G.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol by nano zerovalent iron supported metallic catalysts, Catal. Commun., 2021. 158. 106337. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2021.106337

121. Akmanova, A.+; Nurlan, N.+; Han, S.; Lee, W. Advances in the enhanced removal of aqueous Hg(II) by metallic catalysts: A review, Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng., 2021. 33. 100704. DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100704

120. Akmanova, A.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced degradation of aqueous doxycycline in an aerobic suspension system with pretreated sucrose-modified nano-zero-valent iron, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2021. 9. 105838. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105838

119. Ramazanova, E.+; Tokazhanov, G.+; Lee, W. Impact of air contamination on the morbidity and mortality and its assessment of economic costs, Adv. Environ. Res., 2021. 1. 17-41.DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2021.10.1.017

118. Nurlan, N.; Akmanova, A.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced Reduction of Aqueous Bromate by Catalytic Hydrogenation using the Ni-based Metal-organic Framework Ni(4,4’-bipy)(1,3,5-BTC) with NaBH4, Chem. Eng. J., 2021. 414. 128860.DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128860

117. Lem, O.; Yoon, S.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced reduction of bromate by highly reactive and dispersive green nano-zerovalent iron (G-NZVI) synthesized with onion peel extract, RSC Adv., 2021. 11. 5008-5018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA09897C

116. Ramazanova, E.; Lee, S.H.; Lee, W. Stochastic risk assessment of urban soils contaminated by heavy metals in Kazakhstan, Sci. Total Environ., 2021. 750. 141535.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141535

2020 

115. Abuov, Y.; Seisenbayev, N.; Lee, W. CO2 storage potential in sedimentary basins of Kazakhstan, Int. J. Greenh. Gas. Con., 2020. 103. 103186.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103186

114. Park, J.; Choe, J.; Lee, W.; Bae, S. Highly fast and selective removal of nitrate in groundwater by bimetallic catalysts supported by fly ash-derived zeolite Na-X, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020. 7. 3360-3371.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EN00721H

113. Qasim, G.H.; Lee, S.; Lee, W.; Han, S. Reduction and removal of aqueous Hg(II) using indium-modified zero-valent iron particles, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020. 277. 119198. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119198

112. Bae, S.; Kaplan, U.; Kim, H.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Effect of groundwater ions (Ca2+, Na+, and HCO3-) on the removal of hexavalent chromium by Fe(II)-phosphate mineral, J. Hazard. Mater., 2020. 398. 122948. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122948

111. Qasim, G.H.; Nguyen, V.; Lee, S.; Lee, W.*; Han, S.* Counter-effect of glutathione on the mercury removal by pumice-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron in the presence of natural organic matter, J. Hazard. Mater., 2020. 398. 122874.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122874

110. Yang, J.; Kim, J.; Soerensen, A.; Lee, W.; Han, S. The role of fluorescent dissolved organic matter on mercury photoreduction rates: A case study of three temperate lakes, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 2020. 277. 192-205. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.03.027

109. Derakhshan-Nejad, Z.; Lee, W.; Han, S.; Choi, J.; Yun, S.; Lee, G. Effects of soil moisture content on CO2 triggered soil physicochemical properties in a near-surface environment, J. Soil. Sediment., 2020. 20. 2107-2120. DOI: 10.1007/s11368-020-02585-4

108. Hamid, S.; Niaz, Y.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Support induced influence on the reactivity and selectivity of nitrate reduction by Sn-Pd bimetallic catalysts, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2020. 8. 103754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.103754

107. Tokazhanov, G.+; Ramazanova, E.+; Hamid, S.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Advances in the catalytic reduction of nitrate by metallic catalysts for high efficiency and N2 selectivity: A review, Chem. Eng. J., 2020. 384. 123252. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123252

106. Hamid, S.+; Golagana, S.+; Han, S.; Lee, G.; Babaa, R.M.; Lee, W. Stability of Sn-Pd-Kaolinite catalyst during heat treatment and nitrate reduction in continuous flow Reaction, Chemosphere, 2020. 241. 125115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125115

105. Menacherry, S.P.; Jeong, D.; Aravindakumar, C.T.; Lee, W.; Choi, W. Halide-induced dissolution of lead(IV) oxide in frozen solution, J. Hazard. Mater., 2020. 384. 121298. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121298

2019

104. Kim, D.; Lee, D.; Bokare, A.D.; Monllor-Satoca, D.; Kim, K.; Lee, W.; Choi, W. Photo-induced Fe3+/Fe2+ redox cycle for simultaneous Cr(VI) reduction and chlorophenol oxidation: role of hydroxyl radical and degradation intermediates, J. Hazard. Mater., 2019. 372. 121-128. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.03.055

103. Hamid, S.+; Abudanash, D.+; Han, S.; Kim, J.R.; Lee, W. Strategies to enhance the stability of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) in continuous BrO3- reduction, J. Environ. Manage., 2019. 231. 714-725. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.10.026

102. Bae, S.; Sihn, Y.; Lee, W. Immobilization of uranium(VI) in a cementitious matrix with nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI), Chemosphere, 2019. 215. 626-633. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.073

2018

101. Menacherry, S.P.; Kim, K.; Lee, W.; Choi, C.; Choi, W. Ligand-specific dissolution of iron oxides in frozen solutions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018. 52 (23). 13766-13773. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b04484  

100. Bae, S.; Sihn, Y.; Kyung, D.; Eom, T.; Kim, H.; Kaplan, U.; Schaefer, T.; Han, S.; Lee, W. Molecular identification of Cr(VI) removal mechanism on vivianite surface, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018. 52 (18). 10647-10656. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01614 

99. Qasim, G.H.; Lee, S.; Lee, G.; Lee, W.; Hong, Y.; Han, S. Dissolved oxygen and nitrate effects on the reduction and removal of divalent mercury by nanoscale zero-valent iron, Environ. Sci.: Water Res.Technol. 2018. 4. 1651-1661. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EW00326B

98. Kim J.; Yang, J.; Lee, Y.; Lee, G.; Lee, W.; Han, S. Contribution of dissolved organic matter to the photolysis of methylmercury in sea water, Mar. Chem. 2018. 207. 13-20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2018.10.002  

97. Prabhu, S.M.; Khan, A.; Farzana, H.; Hwang, G.; Lee, W.; Lee, G. Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide-doped nano-hydroxyapatite and its adsorption performance of toxic diazo dyes from aqueous solution, J. Mol. Liq. 2018. 269. 746-754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.08.044

96. Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Structure, stability, and storage capacity of CO2+N2O mixed hydrates for the storage of CO2+N2O mixture gas, Int. J. Greenh. Gas. Con. 2018. 76. 32-38. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.06.015 

95. Hamid, S.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Novel bimetallic catalyst supported by red mud for enhanced nitrate reduction, Chem. Eng. J. 2018. 348. 877-887.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.016

94. Husnain, S.M.; Um W.; Lee, W.; Chang, Y. Magnetite-based adsorbents for sequestration of radionuclides: Review, RSC Adv. 2018. 8. 2521-2540.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA12299C

93. Kang, Y.; Yoon, H.; Lee, W.; Kim, E.; Chang, Y. A comparative study of peroxide oxidants activated by nZVI : Removal of 1,4-dioxane and arsenic(III) in contaminated waters, Chem. Eng. J. 2018. 334. 2511-2519. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.076

92. Oh, D.+; Zhou, L+; Chang, D.; Lee, W. A novel hydrogen peroxide stabilizer in descaling process of metal surface, Chem. Eng. J. 2018. 334. 1169-1175.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.11.058

2017

91. Kyung, D.+; Kim, D.+; Yi, S.; Choi, W.; Lee, W. Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from sewer pipeline system, Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 2017. 22. 1901-1911. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-017-1288-9 

90. Kumar, M.A.+; Bae, S.+; Han, S.; Chang, Y.; Lee, W. Reductive dechlorination of trichloroethylene by polyvinylpyrrolidone stabilized Fe-Ni nano-particles, J. Hazard. Mater. 2017. 340. 399-406. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.030

89. Gong, J.; Lee, C.; Kim, E.; Kim, J.; Lee, W.; Chang, Y. Self-generation of reactive oxygen species on crystalline AgBiO3 for the oxidative remediation of organic pollutants, ACS Appl. Mater. & Inter. 2017. 9. 28426-28432. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06772

88. Kumar, M.A.; Choi, J.K.; Lee, W.; Yoon, S. Synthesis of benzaldoxime from benzaldehyde using nanoscale zero-valent iron and dissolved nitrate or nitrite, Environ. Nanotechnol. Monitor. & Manag. 2017. 8. 97-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2017.06.003

87. Bae, S.; Joo, J.B.; Lee, W. Reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride by bioreduction of nontronite, J. Hazard. Mater. 2017. 334. 104-111.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.066

86. Hamid, S.; Kumar, M.A.; Han, J.; Kim, H.; Lee, W. Nitrate reduction on bimetallic catalyst supported by nano-crystalline beta (N-Beta), Green Chem. 2017. 19. 853-866. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC02349E

85. Khan, A.; Parhbu, S.M.; Park, J.; Lee, W.; Chon, C.; Ahn, J.; Lee, G. Azo dye decolorization by ZVI under circum-neutral pH conditions and the characterization of ZVI corrosion products, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2017. 47. 86-93. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2016.11.017

84. Chang, J.; Yoon, S., Lee, W. Comparative analyses of energy consumptions and associated greenhouse gas emissions in operation phases of urban water reuse systems in Korea, J. Clean. Prod. 2017. 141. 728-736. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.131

2016

83. Sihn, Y.; Byun, J.; Patel, H.; Yavuz, C.; Lee, W. Rapid Extraction of Uranium Ions from Seawater Using Novel Porous Polymeric Adsorbents, RSC Adv. 2016. 6. 45968-45976. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA06807C [Full Text]

82. Hamid, S.; Lee, W. Reduction of nitrate in groundwater by hematite supported bimetallic catalyst, Adv. Environ. Res. 2016, 5, 51-59.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2016.5.1.051 [Full Text]

81. Sihn, Y.; Yun, J.; Lee, W. Laser spectroscopic characterization and quantification of uranium under fluorescence quenching by Fe(II). J. Radioanal. Nucl. Ch. 2016, 308, 413-423. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-015-4428-3 [Full Text] 

80. Kyung, D.; Sihn, Y.; Bae, S.; Kim, S.; Lee, W. Synergistic effect of nano-sized mackinawite with cyanocobalamin in cement slurries for reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene. J. Hazard. Mater. 2016, 311, 1–10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.074 [Full Text]

79. Bae, S.; Hamid, S.; Jung, J.; Sihn, Y.; Lee, W. Effect of promoter and noble metals and suspension pH on catalytic nitrate removal by bimetallic nanoscale Fe0 catalysts, Environ. Technol. 2016, 37, 1077–1087. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1101166 [Full Text]

78. Hamid, S.+; Kumar, M.A.+; Lee, W. Highly reactive and selective Sn-Pd bimetallic catalyst supported by nano-crystalline ZSM-5 for aqueous nitrate reduction, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2016, 187, 37-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.01.035 [Full Text]

77. Kyung, D.; Park, T.; Lim, H.-K.; Kim, H.; Lee, W. Effect of electrolytes and soil minerals on nitrous oxide (N2O) hydrate formation kinetics, Int. J. Greenh. Gas Con. 2016, 45, 34-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.12.012 [Full Text]

2015 

76. Hamid, S.; Lee, W. Nitrate reduction by iron supported bimetallic catalyst in low and high nitrogen regimes, Adv. Environ. Res. 2015, 4, 263-271.
DOI: 10.12989/aer.2015.4.4.263   [Full Text]

75. Lee, Y.; Bae, S.; Moon, C.; Lee, W. Flavin mononucleotide mediated microbial fuel cell in the presence of Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 and iron-bearing mineral.  Biotechnol. Bioproc. E., 20(5):894-900 2015.9. DOI: 10.1007/s12257-015-0031-2[Full Text]

74. Gong, H.; Lee, K.; Lee, J.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W.; Bae, B. Reduction of RDX in ground water by bio-regenerated iron mineral: results of field verification test at a military shooting range. Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment. 2015, 20 (6), 62-72. DOI: 10.7857/JSGE.2015.20.6.062

73. Ha, S.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Adsorption/desorption of uranium on iron-bearing soil mineral surface, Adv. Environ. Res. 2015, 4, 135-142. DOI:10.12989/aer.2015.4.2.135 [Full Text]

72. Hamid S.; Bae, S.; Lee, W.; Amin, M.T.; Alazba, A.A. Catalytic nitrate removal in continuous bimetallic Cu-Pd/NZVI system, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54, 6247-6257. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b01127 [Full Text]

71. Jeon, K. H.; Bae, S.; Kim, H.; Lee, W.Theoretical and experimental studies of the dechlorination mechanism of carbon tetrachloride on a vivianite ferrous phosphate surface, J. Phys. Chem. A. 2015, 119, 5714-5722. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b01885 [Full Text]

70. Kyung, D.; Ji, S.; Lee, W. Numerical study of CO2 hydrate dissolution rates in the ocean: Effect of pressure, temperature, and salinity, Adv. Environ. Res. 2015, 4, 17-24. DOI: 10.12989/aer.2015.4.1.017 [Full Text]

69. Kyung, D.; Kim, M.; Chang, J.; Lee, W. Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from a hybrid wastewater plant, J. Clean. Prod. 2015, 95, 117-123.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.032 [Full Text]

68. Kyung, D.; Amir, A.; Choi, K.; Lee, W. Reductive transformation of tetrachloroethene catalyzed by sulfide-cobalamin in nano-mackinawite suspension, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54, 1439-1446. DOI: 10.1021/ie503605n [Full Text]

67. Kyung, D.; Lim, H.-K.; Kim, H.; Lee, W. CO2 hydrate nucleation kinetics enhanced by an organo-mineral complex formed at the montmorillonite-water interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 1197-1205. DOI: 10.1021/es504450x [Full Text]

66. Kim, S.; Park, T.; Lee, W. Enhanced reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene by nano-sized mackinawite with cyanocobalamin in a highly alkaline condition, J. Environ. Manag. 2015, 151, 378-385. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.004 [Full Text]

2014

65. Shin, H.; Jung, S.; Bae, S.; Kim, H.; Lee, W. Nitrate reduction mechanism on a Pd surface, Environ. Sci.Technol. 2014, 48, 12768-12774.
DOI: 10.1021/es503772x  [Full Text]

64. Ji, S.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of roof-waterproofing systems for reinforced concrete building, Adv. Environ. Res., 2014, 3(4), 367-377. DOI: 10.12989/aer.2014.3.4.367  [Full Text]

63. Jung, S.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Development of Pd-Cu/hematite catalyst for selective nitrate reduction, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 9651-9658.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es502263p [Full Text]

62. Choi, K.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Degradation of off-gas toluene in continuous pyrite Fenton system, J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 280, 31-37.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.07.054 [Full Text]

61. Choi, K.; Lee, N.; Lee, W. Reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene by bimetallic catalysts on hematite in the presence of hydrogen gas, Adv. Environ. Res. 2014, 3(2), 151-162. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/aer.2014.3.2.151 [Full Text]

60. Chang, J.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Estimation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from wastewater treatment plants and effect of biogas reuse on GHG mitigation, Adv. Environ. Res. 2014, 3(2), 173-183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2014.3.2.173 [Full Text]

59. Choi, K.; Uthuppu, B.; Jakobsen, M. H.; Hwang, Y.; Broholm, M. M.; Lee, W. Synthesis of iron nanoparticles with poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) and its application to nitrate reduction, Adv. Environ. Res. 2014, 3 (2), 107-116. DOI: 10.12989/aer.2014.3.2.107 [Full Text]

58. Park, T.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Effect of organic matter on CO2 hydrate phase equilibrium in phyllosilicate suspensions, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48 (12), 6597-6603. DOI: 10.1021/es405099z [Full Text]

57. Bae, S.; Lee, Y.; Kwon, M.J.; Lee, W. Riboflavin-mediated RDX transformation in the presence of Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 and lepidocrocite, J. Hazard. Mater. 2014, 274, 24-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.04.002 [Full Text]

56. Choi, K.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Degradation of pyrene in cetylpyridinium chloride-aided soil washing wastewater by pyrite Fenton reaction, Chem. Eng. J. 2014. 249, 34–41. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.090 [Full Text]

55. Bae, S.; Lee, W. Influence of riboflavin on nanoscale zero-valent iron reactivity during the degradation of carbon tetrachloride, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 2368-2376. DOI:  10.1021/es4056565 [Full Text]

2013

54. Kim, D.; Park, T.; Hyun, K; Lee, W. Life cycle greenhouse-gas emissions from urban area with low impact development (LID), Adv. Environ. Res. 2013, 2 (4), 279-290. DOI: 10.12989/aer.2013.2.4.279 [Full Text]

53. Kyung, D.; Lee, K.; Kim, H.; Lee, W. Effect of marine environmental factors on the phase equilibrium of CO2 hydrate, Int. J. Greenh. Gas. Con. 2013, 20, 285-292. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.11.013 [Full Text]

52. Sihn, Y.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Formation of surface mediated iron colloids during U(VI) and nZVI interaction, Adv. Environ. Res. 2013, 2 (3), 167-177.
DOI: 10.12989/aer.2013.2.3.167 [Full Text]

51. Kyung, D.; Kim, D.; Park, N.; Lee, W. Estimation of CO2 emission from water treatment plant-model development and application, J. Environ. Manag. 2013, 131, 74-81. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.09.019 [Full Text]

50. Bae, S.; Jung, J.; Lee, W. The effect of pH and zwitterionic buffers on catalytic nitrate reduction by TiO2 bimetallic catalyst, Chem. Eng. J. 2013, 232, 327-337. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.099 [Full Text]

49. Bae, S.; Lee, W. Biotransformation of lepidocrocite in the presence of quinones and flavins, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 2013, 114, 144-155.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.041 [Full Text]

48. Lee, K.; Lee, S.; Lee, W. Stochastic nature of carbon dioxide hydrate induction times in Na-montmorillonite and marine sediment suspensions, Int. J. Greenh. Gas. Con. 2013, 14, 15-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.01.001 [Full Text]

47. Bae, S.; Kim, D.; Lee, W. Degradation of diclofenac by pyrite catalyzed Fenton oxidation, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2013, 134-135, 93-102.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.12.031 [Full Text]  

2012

46. Jung, J.;Bae, S.; Lee, W. Nitrate reduction by maghemite supported Cu-Pd bimetallic catalyst,  Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2012, 127, 148-158.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.08.017 [Full Text]

45. Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Which CDM methodology is the best option? A case study of CDM business on S-water treatment plant, Adv. Environ. Res. 2012, 1, 124-141. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2012.1.2.125 [Full Text]

44. Amir, A.; Lee, W. Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethene during Reduction of cobalamin (III) by nano-mackinawite, J. Hazard. Mater. 2012, 235-236, 359-366. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.08.017 [Full Text]

43. Cho, C.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced degradation of TNT and RDX by bio-reduced iron bearing soil minerals, Adv. Environ. Res. 2012, 1, 1-14.
DOI: 10.12989/aer.2012.1.1.001 [Full Text]

42. Bae, S.; Lee, W. Enhanced reductive degradation of carbon tetrachloride by biogenic vivianite and Fe (II), Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 2012, 85, 170-186. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2012.02.023 [Full Text]

41. Bae, S.; Mannan, M. B.; Lee, W. Adsorption of cationic cetylpyridinium chloride on pyrite surface, J. Indus. Eng. Chem. 2012, 18, 1482-1488.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2012.02.010 [Full Text] 

40. Jung, J.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Indirect contact bio-transformation of lepidocrocite and role of electron transfer mediator. Sustain. Environ. Res. 2012, 22, 193-198. [Full Text]

39. Lee, Y.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Degradation of carbon tetrachloride in modified Fenton reaction. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 2012, 29 (6), 769-774.
DOI: 10.1007/s11814-011-0261-8 [Full Text]

38. Choi, K.; Lee, W. Enhanced degradation of trichloroethylene in nano-scale zero-valent iron Fenton system with Cu (II). J. Hazard. Mater. 2012, 211–212, 146–153. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.056 [Full Text]        

2011

37. Lamorena, R. B.; Kyung, D.; Lee, W. Effect of organic matters on CO2 hydrate formation in Ulleung Basin sediment suspensions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (14), 6196-6203. DOI: 10.1021/es201261y  [Full Text]

36. Kyung, D; Lee, W. Estimation of CO2 emission from water treatment plants by carbon calculator. Adv. Asian Environ. Eng. 2011, 9 (10), 29-36.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.09.019

35. Amir, A.; Lee, W. Enhanced dechlorination of tetrachloroethene by nano-sized zero-valent iron with vitamin B12. Chem. Eng. J. 2011, 170 (2-3), 492-497. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.048  [Full Text]

34. Sihn, Y.; Lee, W. Utilization improvement of PDMS and fluoropolymers by mutual application. Membrane Wat. Treat. 2011, 2 (1), 39-49.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/mwt.2011.2.1.039

33. Che, H.; Lee, W. Selective redox degradation of chlorinated aliphatic compounds by Fenton reaction in pyrite suspension. Chemosphere. 2011, 82 (8), 1103-1108. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.12.002 [Full Text]

32. Che, H.; Bae, S.; Lee, W. Degradation of trichloroethylene by Fenton reaction in pyrite suspension. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 185, 1355-1361. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.055 [Full Text]  

2010

31. Lee, Y.; Lee, W. Degradation of trichloroethylene by Fe (II) chelated with cross-linked chitosan in a modified Fenton reaction. J. Hazard. Mater. 2010, 178, 187-193. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.062 [Full Text]

30. Bae, S.; Lee, W. Inhibition of nZVI reactivity by magnetite during the reductive degradation of 1,1,1-TCA in nZVI/Magnetite suspension. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2010, 96, 10-17.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.01.028 [Full Text]  

2009

29. Choi, K.; Lee, W. Reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride in acidic soil manipulated with iron(II) and bisulfide ion. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 172, 623-630. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.041 [Full Text]

28. Lee, W. Factors affecting the consistency of water vapor permeation through silicone polymeric tubes. J. Membrane Sci. 2009, 345, 59-64. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2009.08.025 [Full Text]

27. Lamorena, R. B.; Lee, W. Effect of pH on carbon dioxide hydrate formation in mixed soil mineral suspensions. Environ. Sci.Technol. 2009, 43, 5908-5914. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es901066h [Full Text]

26. Bae, S.; Lee, W. Enhancement and inhibition of 1,1,1-trichloroethane reductive degradation by nZVI and Shewanella putrefaciens on magnetite surface. Adv. Asian Environ. Eng. 2009, 8, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.01.028 [Full Text]

25. Lee, S.; Lee, W. The effect of direct fluorination of polydimethylsiloxane films on their surface properties. J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 2009, 332, 461-466.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.12.062. [Full Text]

24. Lee, W.; Bae, G. Removal of elemental mercury (Hg(0)) by nano-sized V2O5/TiO2 catalysts. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43, 1522-1527.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es802456y [Full Text]

23. Choi, J.; Choi, K.; Lee, W.  Effects of transition metal and sulfide on the reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane by FeS. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 162, 1151-1158. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.007  [Full Text] 

2008

22. Lamorena, R. B.; Lee, W. Influence of ozone concentration and temperature on ultra-fine particle and gaseous volatile organic compound formations generated during the ozone-initiated reactions with emitted terpenes from a car air freshener. J. Hazard. Mater. 2008, 158, 471-477.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.095  [Full Text]

21. Choi, K.; Lee, W. Ex-situ reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride by iron sulfide in batch reactor. Environ. Eng. Res. 2008, 13 (4), 177-183. DOI:10.4491/eer.2008.13.4.177

20. Choi, J.; Jung, Y.; Lee, W. Fe(II)-initiated reduction of hexavalent chromium in heterogeneous iron oxide suspension. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 2008, 25 (4), 764-769. DOI: 10.1007/s11814-008-0125-z [Full Text]

19. Lamorena, R. B.; Lee, W. Formation of secondary organic products from the ozone-initiated oxidations with monoterpenes in indoor environments. Adv. Asian Environ. Eng. 2008. [Full Text]

18. Choi, J.; Choi, K.; Lee, W. Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated compounds by soil associated with ferrous and sulfur. Advances in Asian Environ. Eng. 2008, 7 (1-3), 29-32. [Full Text]

17. Choi, J.; Lee, W. Enhanced degradation of tetrachloroethylene by Green Rust with platinum.Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 3356-3362. DOI:10.1021/es702661d [Full Text]

16. Lamorena, R. B.; Lee, W. Formation of carbon dioxide hydrate in soil and soil mineral suspensions with electrolytes. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 2753-2759. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es702179p [Full Text]

2007

15. Lamorena, R.B.; Park, S.; Bae, G.; Lee, W. Ultra-fine particles and gaseous volatile organic compound exposures from the reaction of ozone and car-air freshener during metropolis travel. Environ. Eng. Res. 2007, 12 (2), 72-80.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2007.12.2.072

14. Jung, Y.; Choi, J.; Lee, W. Spectroscopic Investigation of magnetite surface for the reduction of hexavalent chromium. Chemosphere. 2007, 68, 1968-1975. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.02.028 [Full Text]

13. Lamorena, R. B.; Jung, S.; Bae, G.; Lee, W. The formation of ultra-fine particles during ozone-initiated oxidations with terpenes emitted from natural paint. J. Hazard. Mater. 2007, 141, 245-251. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.120 [Full Text] 

2000 - 2005

12. Lee, W.; Baasandorj, M.; Stevens, P.S.; Hites, R.A.  Monitoring the OH radical-initiated oxidation kinetics of isoprene and products using on-line mass spectrometry. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39 (4), 1030-1036. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es049438f [Full Text]

11. Jung, S.; Lamorena, R.B.; Bae, G.; Moon, K.; Kim, S.; Lee, W. The secondary products by ozone-initiated reaction with terpenes emitted from natural paint. Indoor Environment. 2004, 1 (1), 88 -102. DOI: 10.15250/joie.

10. Lee, W. Removal of trichloroethylene in reduced soil columns. J. Hazard. Mater. 2004, 113 (1-3), 175-180.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.06.027 [Full Text]

9. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B. Abiotic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethylenes by Iron-bearing phyllosilicate. Chemosphere. 2004, 56 (10), 999-1009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.05.015. [Full Text]

8. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B. Abiotic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethylenes by soil. Chemosphere. 2004, 55 (5), 705-713.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es025836b [Full Text]

7. Lee, W.; Stevens, P.S.; Hites, R.A. Rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of methylphenanthrenes with OH as a function of temperature. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2003, 107 (34), 6603-6608. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp034159k [Full Text]

6. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B. Reductive capacity of natural reductants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 7 (3), 535-541. DOI: 10.1021/es025830m [Full Text]

5. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B. Abiotic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethylenes by iron- bearing soil minerals. 2. Green Rust. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36 (24), 5348-5354. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es0258374 [Full Text]

4. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B. Abiotic reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethylenes by iron- bearing soil minerals. 1. Pyrite and Magnetite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36 (23), 5147-5154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es025836b [Full Text]

3. Lee, W.; Batchelor, B.; Schlautman, M.A. Reductive capacity of soils for chromium. Environ. Technol.2000, 21 (8), 953-963.
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618058 [Full Text]

Before 2000

2. Lee, W.; Choung, Y. An experimental batch kinetic study on the behavior of nutrients in advanced biological wastewater treatment process. Journal of Civil Engineering. 1995, 15, 725-730. 

1. Lee, W.; Yim, S.; Park, J.; Choung, Y. The removal of nutrients in continuous biological wastewater treatment systems.  Journal of Water and Wastewater. 1995, 9, 58-65.