Publications

[23]  High-yield and high-titer production of levulinic acid from red macroalgae via sulfuric acid-catalyzed hydrolysis: Optimization by response surface methodology and validation with actual biomass

Im Su Kang, Jun Hee Jang, Kyoung Heon Kim, Dong Hyun Kim*

In review

[22]  Lignin-derived phenolic compounds and water are effective co-solvents for reductive catalytic fractionation

Matthew S. Webber, Allen Puente-Urbina, Logan C. Myers, Sean P. Woodworth, Emma J. Pellerin, Jun Hee Jang, Jeremy R. Bussard, David G. Brandner, Gregg T. Beckham*,  Yuriy Román-Leshkov*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, accepted

[21]  Lignin extraction and condensation as a function of temperature, residence time, and solvent system in flow-through reactors

David G. Brandner, Jaime Gracia Vitoria, Jacob K. Kenny, Jeremy R. Bussard, Jun Hee Jang, Sean P. Woodworth, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Yuriy Román-Leshkov*, Gregg T. Beckham*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 13 (2025), 12573-12582 Link

[18]  Reducing solvent consumption in reductive catalytic fractionation through lignin oil recycling

Jun Hee Jang, Júlia Callejón Álvarez, Quinn S Neuendorf, Yuriy Román-Leshkov*, Gregg T Beckham*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12 (2024), 12919-12926 Link

[15]  One-step production of renewable adipic acid esters from mucic acid over a reusable Ir-ReOx/C catalyst with low Ir loading

Jun Hee Jang†, Jack T. Hopper†, Insoo Ro, Phillip Christopher, and Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 13 (2023), 714-725 Link

[14] Multi-pass flow-through reductive catalytic fractionation

Jun Hee Jang, David G. Brandner, Reagan J. Dreiling, Arik J. Ringsby, Jeremy R. Bussard, Lisa M. Stanley, Renee M. Happs, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Joshua I. Cutler, Tom Renders, James R. Bielenberg*, Yuriy Román-Leshkov*, and Gregg T. Beckham*

Joule, 6 (2022), 1859-1875 Link

[13] Lignin-derived non-heme iron and manganese complexes: catalysts for the on-demand production of chlorine dioxide in water under mild conditions

Tayyebeh B. Champ, Jun Hee Jang, Justin L. Lee, Guang Wu, Michael A. Reynolds, and Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*

Inorganic Chemistry, 60 (2021), 2905-2913 Link

[12] A heterogeneous catalyst for making renewable adipates in one-step from sugar acids

Jun Hee Jang, Insoo Ro, Phillip Christopher, and Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*

ACS Catalysis, 11 (2021), 95-109 Link

[11] Deoxydehydration and catalytic transfer hydrogenation: new strategy to valorize tartaric acid and succinic acid to γ-butyrolactone and tetrahydrofuran

Jun Hee Jang, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*

Energies, 13 (2020), 6402-6412 Link

[10] Degradation rates of plastics in the environment: a review

Ali Chamas, Hyunjin Moon, Jiajia Zheng, Yang Qiu, Tarnuma Tabassum, Jun Hee Jang, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar, Susannah L. Scott*, and Sangwon Suh*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8 (2020), 3494-3511 Link

[9] Deoxydehydration of biomass-derived polyols with a reusable unsupported rhenium nanoparticles catalyst

Jun Hee Jang, Hyuntae Sohn, Jefferey Camacho-Bunquin, Dali Yang, Massimiliano Delferro*, and Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7 (2019), 11438-11447 Link

[8] Effect of pattern shape on the initial deposition of particles in the aqueous phase on patterned membranes during crossflow filtration

Dong-Chan Choi, Seon-Yeop Jung, Young-June Won, Jun Hee Jang, Jae-Woo Lee, Hee-Ro Chae, Joowan Lim, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Sangho Lee, Jae-Hyuk Kim, Pyung-Kyu Park*, and Chung-Hak Lee*

Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4 (2017) 66-70 Link

[7] Correlation of membrane fouling with topography of patterned membranes for water treatment

Young-June Won, Seon-Yeop Jung, Jun Hee Jang, Jae-Woo Lee, Hee-Ro Chae, Dong-Chan Choi, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Chung-Hank Lee*, and Pyung-Kyu Park

Journal of Membrane Science, 498 (2016), 14-19 Link

[6] Correlation between particle deposition and the size ratio of particles to patterns in nano- and micro-patterned membranes

Jun Hee Jang, Jaewoo Lee, Seon Yeop Jung, Dong-Chan Choi, Young-June Won, Pyung Kyu Park, Kyung Hyun Ahn, and Chung-Hak Lee*

Separation and Purification Technology, 156 (2015), 608-616 Link

[5] A facile route to enhance the water flux of thin-film composite reverse osmosis membrane: incorporating thickness-controlled graphene oxide in highly porous support layer

Jaewoo Lee, Jun Hee Jang, Hee-Ro Chae, Sang H. Lee, Chung-Hak Lee*, Pyung-Kyu Park, Young-June Won and In-Chul Kim

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (2015) 22053-22060 Link

[4] Particle deposition on the patterned membrane surface: simulation and experiments

Soen Yeop Jung, Young-June Won, Jun Hee Jang, Jae Hyun Yoo, Kyung Hyun Ahn*, Chung-Hak Lee

Desalination, 370 (2015) 17-24 Link

[3] Three-dimensional hydraulic modeling of particle deposition on the patterned isopore membrane in crossflow microfiltration

Dong-Chan Choi, Seon-Yeop Jung, Young-June Won, Jun Hee Jang, Jaewoo Lee, Hee-Ro Chae, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Sangho Lee, Pyung-Kyu Park, and Chung-Hak Lee*

Journal of Membrane Science, 492 (2015) 156-163 Link

[2] Preparation and application of patterned hollow-fiber membranes to membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment

Inae Kim, Dong-Chan Choi, Jaewoo Lee, Hee-Ro Chae, Jun Hee Jang, Chung-Hak Lee*, Pyung-Kyu Park, Young-June Won*

Journal of Membrane Science, 490 (2015), 190-196 Link