Publications

38. D. Kim, T.S. Nguyen, H. Lee, B. Bayarkhuu, R. Vepa, J. Byun*, S. Li*, C. T. Yavuz*, Covalent scrambling in porous polyarylthioethers through a stepwise SNAr for tunable bandgap and porosity, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202304378 (2023.04). 

Featured as an Inside Cover

37. S. Kumar, H. Cho, J. Byun*, 2D Cocatalyst Leads the Charge in Efficient Photocatalytic Water Splitting, Chem Catal. 3, 100573  (2023.03). 

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36. M. G. Seid, A. Son, K. Cho, J. Byun*, S. W. Hong*, Doped and immobilized titanium dioxide photocatalysts as a potential source of nitrosamine formation, Water Res. 230, 119573 (2023.02).

35. B. C. Moon§, B. Bayarkhuu§, K. A. I. Zhang, D. K. Lee*, J. Byun*, Solar-driven H2O2 production via cooperative auto- and photocatalytic oxidation in fine-tuned reaction media, Energy Environ. Sci., 15, 5082-5092  (2022.11)  (§equal contribution). 

Highlighted as a Front Cover

Selected as EES Recent HOT papers

34. S. Lee, B. Bayarkhuu, Y. Han, H. W. Kim, S. Jeong, C. Boo*, J. Byun*, Multifunctional photo-Fenton-active membrane for solar water purification, J. Membr. Sci., 660, 120832 (2022.10). 

33. B. Bayarkhuu, J. Byun*, Optimization of coagulation and sedimentation conditions by turbidity measurement for nano- and microplastic removal, Chemosphere, 306, 135572 (2022.11).

32. H. W. Kim, S. Lee, S. Jeong*, J. Byun*, Hydrophilic/hydrophobic dual surface coatings for membrane distillation desalination, J. Kor. Soc. Water Environ., 38, 143-149 (2022.05). 

31. W. Wang, Y. Xi, C. Yang*, J. Byun*, J. Cheng, S. Wang, X. Wang*, Incorporation of metal active sites on porous polycarbazoles for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, Chemcatchem, accepted (2022.02).  

30. M. G. Seid, J. Byun, W. Kim, K. Cho, S. W. Hong*, Changes in levels of N-nitrosamine formed from amine-containing compounds during chloramination via photocatalytic pretreatment with immobilized TiO2: Effect of source water and pH, J. Hazard. Mater. 424, 127398 (2022.02).  

29. J. Byun*, Y. Hong, K. A. I. Zhang*, Beyond the batch: process and material design of polymeric photocatalysts for flow photochemistry, Chem Catalysis 1, 771-781 (2021.09). 

28. J. E. Yim§, S. H. Lee§, S. Jeong, K. A. I. Zhang, J. Byun*, Controllable porous membrane actuator by gradient infiltration of conducting polymers, J. Mater. Chem. A 9, 5007-5015 (2021.01). (§equal contribution) 

27. E. Jeong§, J. Byun§*, B. Bayarkhuu, S. W. Hong*, Hydrophilic photocatalytic membrane via grafting conjugated polyelectrolyte for visible-light-driven biofouling control, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 282, 119587 (2020.09). (§equal contribution)

Featured in domestic media: https://www.hankyung.com/it/article/2020111039657 

26. C. Yang, H. Ye, J. Byun, Y. Hou, X. Wang*, N-doped Carbon Catalysts with Economic Feasibility for the Selective Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide to Sulfur, Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 12621 (2020.07). 

 25. J. Byun*, Porous organic polymers for heterogeneous photocatalysis, Poly. Sci. Technol. (Korean), 31, 3 (2020.07). 

24. B. Bayarkhuu§, C. Yang§, W. Wang, K. A. I. Zhang*, J. Byun*, Magnetic conjugated polymer nanoparticles with tunable wettability for versatile photocatalysis under visible light, ACS Mater. Lett. 2, 557-562 (2020.04). (§equal contribution) 

23. E. Jeong, C. U. Kim, J. Byun, J. Lee, H. Kim, E. Kim, K. J. Choi, S. W. Hong*, Quantitative evaluation of the antibacterial factors of ZnO nanorod arrays under dark conditions: Physical and chemical effects on Escherichia coli inactivation, Sci. Total Environ. 712, 136574 (2020.01).

22. J. Byun, K. A. I. Zhang*, Designing conjugated porous polymers for visible-light-driven photocatalytic chemical transformations, Mater. Horiz. 7, 15-31 (2019.09). 

Featured in a Horizons Community Board collection 

 21. J. Byun*, D. Thirion, C. T. Yavuz, Processing nanoporous organic polymers in liquid amines, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 10, 1844-1850 (2019.09). 

Selected as Beilstein Young Investigator Award Finalist

20. J. Byun, K. Landfester, K. A. I. Zhang*, Conjugated polymer hydrogel photocatalysts with expandable photoactive sites in water, Chem. Mater. 31, 3381-3387 (2019.04). 

19. L. Wang§, J. Byun§, R. Li, W. Huang, K. A. I. Zhang*, Molecular Design of Donor‐Acceptor‐Type Organic Photocatalysts for Metal‐free Aromatic C‐C Bond Formations under Visible Light, Adv. Synth. Catal. 360, 4312-4318 (2018.08). (§equal contribution)

 18. J. Byun, K. A. I. Zhang*, Controllable Homogeneity/Heterogeneity Switch of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids for CO2 Utilization, ChemCatChem 10, 4610-4616 (2018.08).

17. W. Huang, J. Byun, I. Rörich, C. Ramanan, P. W. M. Blom, H. Lu, D. Wang, L. Caire da Silva, R. Li, L. Wang, K. Landfester, K. A. I. Zhang*, Asymmetric Covalent Triazine Framework for Enhanced Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis via Energy Transfer Cascade, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 8316-8320 (2018.07).

16. R. Li§, J. Byun§, W. Huang, C. Ayed, L. Wang, K. A. I. Zhang*, Poly-benzothiadiazoles and their derivatives as heterogeneous photocatalysts for visible light-driven chemical transformations, ACS Catal., 8, 4735-4750 (2018.04). (§equal contribution)

15. S. Subramanian, J. Park, J. Byun, Y. Jung, C. T. Yavuz*, Highly efficient catalytic cyclic carbonate formation by pyridyl salicylimines, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 10, 9478-9484 (2018.02).

14.  J. Byun, W. Huang, D. Wang, R. Li, K. A. I. Zhang*, CO2-Triggered Switchable Hydrophilicity of Heterogeneous Conjugated Polymer Photocatalyst for Enhanced Catalytic Activity in Water, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 2967-2971, (2018.01). 

13. J. Byun, H. A. Patel, D. Thirion, C. T. Yavuz*, Reversible water capture by a charged metal-free porous polymer, Polymer, 126, 308-313, (2017.09). 

12. H. A. Patel, J. Byun, C. T. Yavuz*, Carbon dioxide capture adsorbent: Chemistry and methods, ChemSusChem, 10, 7, 1303-1317, (2016.12).

11. J. Byun, H. A. Patel, D. Thirion, C. T. Yavuz*, Charge specific size-dependent separation of water-soluble organic molecules by fluorinated nanoporous networks, Nat. Commun. 7, 13377 (2016.11). 

Highlighted by C&EN, Selected among Top 10 Spring 2017 KAIST Breakthroughs

10. D. Thirion, Y. Kwon, V. Rozyyev, J. Byun, C. T. Yavuz*, Synthesis and easy functionalization of highly porous networks through exchangeable fluorines for target specific applications, Chem. Mater. 28, 5592-5595, (2016.07). 

9. D. Thirion, V. Rozyyev, J. Park, J. Byun, Y. Jung, M. Atilhan, C. T. Yavuz*, Observation of wrapping mechanism in amine carbon dioxide molecular interactions on heterogeneous sorbents, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 14177-14181, (2016.05).

8. Y. Sihn§, J. Byun§, H. A. Patel, W. J. Lee*, C. T. Yavuz*, Rapid extraction of uranium ions from seawater using novel porous polymeric adsorbents, RCS Adv. 6, 45968-45976, (2016.04). (§equal contribution)

7. P. D. Mines, J. Byun, Y. Hwang, H. A. Patel, H. R. Andersen*, C. T. Yavuz*, Nanoporous networks as effective stabilization matrixes for nanoscale zero valent iron and groundwater pollutant removal, J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 632-639 (2015.11). 

6. J. Byun, H. A. Patel, D. J. Kim, C. H. Jung, J. Y. Park*, J. W. Choi*, C. T. Yavuz*, Nanoporous networks as caging supports for uniform, surfactant-free Co3O4 nanocrystals and their applications in energy storage and conversion, J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, 15489-15497 (2015.06). 

Hot paper of 2015

5. J. Byun, D. Thirion, C. T. Yavuz*, Metal coordination in salophen-linked covalent organic polymers for enhanced CO2 capture, Preprint – Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy Fuels, 2, 383-385 (2014.08).

4. J. Byun, H. A. Patel, C. T. Yavuz*, Magnetic BaFe12O19 nanofiber filter for effective separation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and removal of arsenic, J. Nanopart. Res., 16, 2787 (2014.12). 

3. J. Byun, S. H. Je, H. A. Patel, A. Coskun*, C. T. Yavuz*, Nanoporous covalent organic polymers incorporating Tröger’s base functionalities for enhanced CO2 capture, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2, 12507-12512 (2014.04).

2. H. A. Patel, F. Karadas, J. Byun, J. Park, E. Deniz, A. Canlier, Y. Jung,* M. Atilhan*, C. T. Yavuz*, Highly stable nanoporous sulfur bridged covalent organic polymers for carbon dioxide removal, Adv. Funct. Mater., 23, 2270-2276 (2012.12).

1. H. A. Patel, J. Byun, C. T. Yavuz*, Arsenic removal by magnetic nanocrystalline barium hexaferrite, J. Nanopart. Res., 14 (7), 881 (2012.06).