Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (†Concordia students advised,*corresponding author)

1. Yaghoobian, S.†, Ramirez Ubillus, M.A., Zhai, L., Hwang, J.-H.*, 2025, A perspective of emerging trends in integrated PFAS detection and remediation technologies with data driven approaches, Chemical Science, 16, 13564-13573.

2. Kim J.Y., Hwang, J.-H.*, Lee. T., Kim, Y., Bae, S., Kim, D., Lee, J., Tsang, Y.F., Kwon, E.E., 2025, A review of sustainable metal recovery from e-waste via bioleaching: Current status and strategies for improvement, Chemical Engineering Journal, 516, 164149.

3. Tabatabaei, M.†, Cho, D.W., Fahad, S., Jeong, D.-W., Hwang, J.-H.*, 2025, Photocatalytic innovations in PFAS removal: Emerging trends and advances, Science of The Total Environment, 980, 179567.

4. Cheon B.-S., Kim, H.-M., Hwang, J.-H.*, Jeong, D.-W., 2025, Highly stable Co/CeO2 catalyst for high-temperature water-gas shift reaction using a CeO2 support with an optimized precipitant ratio, Fuel, 383, 133777.

5. Baik, J.-H. Mohayman, Z., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, J., Kushima, A., Kanekawa, N., Hasegawa, E., Lee, W.H., 2025, A novel molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-biopolymer-coated screen-printed carbon electrode for rapid and simple detection of manganese ions in water, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 983, 119028.

6. Zahid, M.T., Mustafa, G., Sajid, R., Razzaq, A., Waheed, M., Khan, M.A., Hwang, J.-H., Park, Y.-K., Chung, W.J., Jeon, B.-H., 2024, Surviving chlorinated waters: Bleaching sensitivity and persistence of free-living Amoebae, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-12.

7. Kim, K., Stoll, S., Singh, R., Lee, W.H., Hwang, J.-H.*, 2023, Recent advances in illicit drug detection sensor technology in water, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 168, 117295.

8. Munshi, F.M., Hwang J.-H., Park, J., Sadmani, A., Khan, M.A., Jeon, B.-H., Lee, W.H., 2023, Electric field forward osmosis (EFFO) fouling mitigation in algae harvesting, Separation and Purification Technology, 327, 124868.

9. Yusuf, M., Khan, M.A., Kumar, R., Ahmed, M.J., Otero, M., Son, M., Hwang, J.-H., Lee, W.H., Jeon, B.-H., 2023, Metal-Organic Framework/Metal Oxides Composites for Gas Adsorption and Storage Applications: An Overview, Chemical Engineering Journal, 478, 147302. 

10. Kwon, J.-H., Ji, M.-K., Kumar, R., Islam, M., Khan, M.A., Park, Y.-K., Yadav, K.Y., Hwang, J.-H., Lee, W.H., Ahn, Y.-T., Jeon, B.-H., 2023, Recent advancement in enhanced soil flushing for remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon‑contaminated soil: a state‑of‑the‑art review, Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 1-36.

11. Munshi, F.M., Hwang J.-H., Stoll, S., Lee, W.H., 2023, Reverse salt flux effect on Chlorella vulgaris in a Forward Osmosis (FO) system, Water, 15, 1462.

12. Kim H.H., Saha, S., Hwang, J.-H., Hosen, M.A., Ahn, Y.-T., Jeon, B.-H., 2022, Integrative biohydrogen and biomethane bioprocesses for comprehensive production of biohythane, Bioresource Technology, 365,128145.

13. Stoll, S., Hwang, J.-H., Fox. D., Zhai, L., Lee, W.H., 2022, Cost effective screen-printed carbon electrode biosensor for rapid detection of Microcystin-LR in surface waters for early warning of harmful algal blooms, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-12.

14. Hwang, J.-H., Fahad, S., Ryu, H., Rodriguez, K.L., Domingo, J.S., Kushima, A., Lee, W.H., 2022, Recycling urine for bioelectrochemical hydrogen production using a MoS2 nano carbon coated electrode in a microbial electrolysis cell, Journal of Power Sources, 527, 231209.

15. Hwang, J.-H., Afrin, S. Kim, K.T., Sip, Y.Y.L., Rodriguez, K.L., Lundin, J.G., Daniels, G.C., Fox, D.W, Zhai, L., Lee, W.H., 2022, Nanoparticle-embedded hydrogel synthesized electrodes for electrochemical oxidation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), Chemosphere, 296, 134001.

16. Yoo, C., Ko, T.-J., Hwang, J.-H., Sohrab, A.M., Stoll, S., Osorto, B., Morillo, L., Han, S.S., Rodriguez, K.L., Lundin, J.G. Lee, W.H., Jung, Y., 2022, 2D MoS2-polyurethane sponge for solar-to-thermal energy conversion in environmental applications: Crude oil recovery and seawater desalination, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 47, 102665.

17. Pilevar, M., Hwang, J.-H., Stsnberry, J., Anagnostopoulos, V., Chumbimuni-Torres, K.Y., Lee, W.H., 2022, Bismuth-chitosan nanocomposite sensors for trace level detection of Ni(Ⅱ) and Co(Ⅱ) in real environmental samples, Water, 14, 302.

18. Bask, B., Ahn, Y., Kumar, R., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, K.-H., Jeon, B.-H., 2022, Lignocellulolytic microbiomes for augmenting lignocellulose degradation in anaerobic digestion, Trends in Microbiology, 30, 6-9.

19. Pathak, P, Hwang, J.-H., Li, R., Rodriguez, K.L, Rex, M.M., Lee, W.H., Cho, H.J., 2021, Flexible copper-biopolymer nanocomposite sensors for trace level lead detection in water, Sensor and Actuator: B, 344, 130263.

20. Hwang, J.-H., Lee, W.H., 2021, Continuous photosynthetic biohydrogen production from acetate-rich wastewater: Influence of light intensity, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42, 21812-21821.

21. Hwang, J.-H., Fox, D., Stanberry, J., Anagnostopoulos, V., Zhai, L., Lee, W.H., 2021, Direct Mercury detection in landfill leachate using a novel Au NPs-biopolymer carbon screen printed sensor, Micromachines, 12, 649.

22. Hwang, J.-H., Ryu, H., Fahad, S., Rodriguez, K.L., Domingo, J.S., Kushima, A., Lee, W.H., 2021, A strategy for power generation from bilgewater using a photosynthetic microalgal fuel cell (MAFC), Journal of Power Sources, 484, 229222.

23. Hwang, J.-H., Lee, M., Kang, E.H., Lee, W.H., 2021, Renewable algal photo H2 production without S using acetate enriched fermenter effluents, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46, 1740-1751.

24. Rodriguez, K.L., Hwang, J.-H., Esfahani, A.R., Sadmani, A.H.M.A., Lee, W.H., 2020, Recent developments of PFASs-detecting sensors and future direction: a review, Micromachines, 11, 667.

25. Saha, S., Basak, B., Hwang, J.-H., Salama, E., Chatterjee, P.K., Jeon, B.-H., 2020, Microbial symbiosis: a network to biomethanation, Trends in Microbiology, 28, 968-984.

26. Ko, T.-J., Hwang, J.-H., Davis, D., Shawkat, M.S., Han, S.S., Rodriguez, K.L., Oh, K.H., Lee, W.H., Jung, Y., 2020, Superhydrophobic MoS2-based multifunctional sponge for recovery and detection of spilled oil, Current Applied Physics, 20, 344-351.

27. Hwang, J.-H., Pathak, P., Wang, X., Rodriguez, K.L., Cho, H.J., Lee, W.H., 2019, A novel Bismuth-Chitosan nanocomposite sensor for simultaneous detection of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) in Wastewater, Micromachines, 10, 511.

28. Hwang, J.-H., Islam, M.A., Choi, H., Ko, T-J., Rodriguez, K.L., Chung, H.-S., Jung, Y., Lee, W.H., 2019, Improving electrochemical Pb2+ detection using a vertically-aligned 2D MoS2 nanofilm, Analytical Chemistry, 91, 11770-11777.

29. Hwang, J.-H., Pathak, P., Wang, X., Rodriguez, K.L., Park, J., Cho, H.J., Lee, W.H., 2019, A novel Fe-Chitosan-coated carbon electrode sensor for in situ As(III) detection in mining wastewater and soil leachate, Sensor and Actuator: B, 294, 89-97.

30. Hwang, J.-H.*, Maier, N., 2019, Effects of LED-controlled spatially-averaged light intensity and wavelength on Neochloris oleoabundans growth and lipid composition, Algal Research, 41, 101573.

31. Hwang, J.-H., Wang, X., Pathak, P., Rex, M.M., Cho, H.J., Lee, W.H., 2019, Enhanced electrochemical detection of multi-heavy metal ions in real application using a biopolymer-coated carbon electrode, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 68, 2387-2393.

32. Hwang, J.-H., Kim, K.-Y., Resurreccion, E.P., Lee, W.H., 2019, Surfactant addition to enhance bioavailability of bilge water in single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 368, 732-738.

33. Hwang, J.-H., Wang, X., Zhao, D., Rex, M.M., Cho, H., Lee, W.H., 2019, A novel nanoporous bismuth electrode sensor for in situ heavy metal detection, Electrochimica acta, 298, 440-448.

34. Hwang, J.-H., Church, J., Lim, J., Lee, W.H., 2018, Photosynthetic biohydrogen production in a wastewater environment and its potential as renewable energy, Energy, 149, 222-229.

35. Salama, E.-S., Hwang, J.-H., Eldalatony, M.M., Kurade, M.B., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Kim, K.-H., Yang, I.-S., Jeon, B.-H., 2018, Enhancement of microalgal growth and biocomponent-based transformations for improved biofuel recovery: A review, Bioresource Technology, 258, 365-375.

36. Hwang, J.-H.*, Rittmann, R.E., 2017, Effect of permeate recycling and light intensity on growth kinetics of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, Algal Research, 21, 223-226.

37. Church, J., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, K.-T., McClean, R., Oh, Y.-K., Nam, B., Joo, J.C., Lee, W.H., 2017, Effect of salt type and concentration on the growth and lipid content of Chlorella vulgaris in synthetic saline wastewater for biofuel production, Bioresource Technology, 243, 147-153.

38. Ji, M.-K., Yun, H.-S., Hwang, J.-H., Salama, E-S., Jeon, B.-H., Choi, J., 2017, Effect of flue gas CO2 on the growth, carbohydrate and fatty acid composition of a green microalga Scenedesmus obliquus for bioenergy production, Environmental Technology, 38, 2085-2092.

39. Hwang, J.-H., Church, J., Lee, S.-J., Park, J., Lee, W.H., 2016, The use of microalgae for advanced wastewater treatment and sustainable bioenergy generation, Environmental Engineering Science, 33, 882-897.* This article was selected as EES High Impact papers (one of six Top-Read Articles of 2016-2017; one of the top-cited articles in 2018)

40. Hwang, J.-H., Kabra, A.N., K., Ji, M.-K., Choi, J., El-Dalatony, M.M., Jeon, B.-H., 2016, Enhancement of continuous fermentative bioethanol production using combined pretreatment of mixed microalgal biomass, Algal Research, 17, 14-20.

41. Eldalatony, M.M., Kabra, A.N., Hwang, J.-H., Govindwar, S.P., Kim, K.-H., Kim, H., Jeon, B.-H., 2016, Pretreatment of microalgal biomass for enhanced recovery/extraction of reducing sugars and proteins, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 39(1), 95-103.

42. Lee, S.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Kabra, A.N., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Kurade, M.B., Min, B., Jeon, B.-H., 2015, Perchlorate reduction from a highly concentrated aqueous solution by bacterium Rhodococcus sp. YSPW03, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(23), 18839-18848.

43. Hwang, J.-H., Kabra, A.N., Kim, J., Jeon, B.-H., 2014, Photoheterotrophic microalgal hydrogen production using acetate- and butyrate- enriched wastewater, Energy, 78, 887-894.

44. Kumar, M.S., Hwang, J.-H.*, Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Kabra, A.N., Ji, M.-K., Jeon, B.-H., 2014, Influence of CO2 and monochromatic lights on the enhancement of microalgal growth and lipid content, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 6, 063107.

45. Ji, M.-K., Kabra A.N., Choi, J., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, J., Jeon, B.-H., 2014, Biodegradation of bisphenol A by the freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas mexicana and Chlorella vulgaris, Ecological Engineering, 73, 260-269.

46. Hwang, J.-H., Kim, H.-C., Choi, J.-A., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Dempsey, B.A., Regan, J.M., Kim, J.R., Song, H., Nam, I.-H., Kim, S.-N., Lee, W., Park, D., Kim, Y., Choi, J., Ji, M.-K., Jung, W., Jeon, B.-H., 2014, Photoautotrophic hydrogen production by eukaryotic microalgae under aerobic conditions, Nature Communications, 5, 3234. * This article was Introduced in Nature Middle East (ME), 5 March 2014

47. Jeon, B.-H., Choi, J.-A., Kim, H.-C., Hwang, J.-H., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Dempsey, B.A., Regan, J.M., Kim, J.R., 2013, Ultrasonic disintegration of microalgal biomass and consequent improvement of bioaccessibility/bioavailability in microbial fermentation, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 6(37), 1-9.

48. Ji, M.-K., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Hwang, J.-H., Timmes, T.C., Kim, H.-C., Oh, Y.-K., Jeon, B.-H., 2013, Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from piggery wastewater effluent using the green microalga Scenedesmus obliquus, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 139, 1198-1205.

49. Hwang, J.-H., Choi, J.-A., Oh, Y.-K., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Song, H., Min, B., Cho, Y., Na, J.-G., Jeon, B.-H., 2011, Hydrogen production from sulfate and ferrous enriched wastewater, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36, 13984-13990.

50. Choi, J.-A., Hwang, J.-H., Dempsey, B.A., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Min, B., Song, H., Kim, J.R., Cho, Y., Hong, S., Jeon, B.-H., 2011, Enhancement of fermentative bioenergy (ethanol/hydrogen) production using ultrasonication of Scenedesmus obliquus YSW15 cultivated in swine wastewater effluent, Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 3513-3520.

51. Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Hwang, J.-H., Cho, Y., Min, B., Jeon, B.-H., 2011, Characterization of microalgal species isolated from fresh water bodies as a potential source for biodiesel production, Applied Energy, 88, 3300-3306.

52. Hwang, J.-H., Choi, J.-A., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Min, B., Song, H., Kim, Y., Lee, E.S., Jeon, B.-H., 2011, Feasibility of hydrogen production from ripened fruits by a combined two stage (dark/dark) fermentation system, Bioresource Technology, 102(2), 1051-1058.

53. Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Jeon, B.-H., Song, H., Kim, Y-J., Hwang, J.-H., 2010, Algae-Biofuel: Potential use as sustainable alternative green energy. The online Journal on electronics and Electrical Engineering (OJEEE), 1(1), 4-6. 

54. Hwang, J.-H., Choi, J.-A., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Bhatnagar, A., Min, B., Song, H., Kumar, E., Choi, J., Lee, E.S., Kim, Y.J., Um, S., Lee, D.S., Jeon, B.-H., 2009, Effect of pH and sulfate concentration on hydrogen production using anaerobic mixed microflora. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(24), 9702-9710.

55. Hwang, J.-H.*, Cha, G.-C., Jeong, T.-Y., Kim, D.-J., Bhatnagar, A., Min, B., Song, H., Choi, J.-A., Lee, J.H., Jeong, D.-W., Chung, H.-K., Choi, J., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Oh, S.E., Jeon, B.-H., 2009. Effect of COD/SO42- ratio and Fe(II) under the variable hydraulic retention time (HRT) on fermentative hydrogen production, Water Research, 43, 3525-3533.

Book Chapter

1. Hwang, J.-H., Sadmani, A., Lee, S.-J., Kim, K.-T., Lee, W.H., Microalgae: An eco-friendly tool for the treatment of wastewaters for environmental safety, Bioremediation of Industrial Wastes for Environmental Safety, Volume II: Biological agents and methods for industrial waste management (Eds. Bharagava, R.N. and Saxena, G.), Springer Nature, Singapore, 2020, pp 283-304.

2. Hwang, J.-H., Lee, W.H., Algal bio-alcohols production from power plant exhaust, Handbook of Biofuels (Ed. Majid Hosseini), Springer Nature, (Invited)

Patents

1. Cho, J.H., Lee, W.H., Wang, X., Hwang, J.-H., Pathak, P., Heavy metal ion sensors based on biopolymer - metal composite films, 2023, US Patent Patent Registration Number US011782013B2

2. Jeon, B.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Hydrogen production using Chlorella vulgaris YSL001, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1640287.

3. Jeon, B.-H., Lee, S.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Choi, J.-A., Novel Rhodococcus sp. YSPW03 strain and method for removing perchlorate using thereof, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1443506.

4. Jeon, B.-H., Hwang, J.-H., A novel algal strain Chlorella vulgaris YSL01 for hydrogen production in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1398727.

5. Oh, S.-C., Lee, Y.-H., Jeon, B.-H., Lee, S.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Novel Microorganism Rhodococcus sp. YSPW01 KCTC 12222BP, Isolation and Culturing Method Thereof and Method for Removing of Perchlorate Using the Microorganism, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1390266.

6. Kim, S.-N., Choi, J.-Y., Jeon, B.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Ji, M.-K., Matter, I.A., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Novel Strain of Nitzschia cf. pusilla and Use Thereof, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1244836.

7. Jeon, B.-H., Choi, J.-A., Hwang, J.-H., Ji, M.-K., Novel strain Chlorella vulgaris YSW04, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1241831.

8. Jeon, B.-H., Ji, M.-K., Hwang, J.-H., Novel strain Scenedesmus obliquus YSR008, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1183131.

9. Jeon, B.-H., Choi, J.-A., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, Y.H., Yang, J., Novel strain Scenedesmus obliquus YSW15, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1155435.

10. Jeon, B.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Kim, Y.H., Oh, Y.-K., Novel strain Chlamydomonas pitschmannii YSL03, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1114426.

Technology Transfer

1. Jeon, B.-H., Hwang, J.-H., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Kim, Y.H., Choi, J., Kim, Y., Choi, C., Yang, J., Kim, S., Wastewater treatment apparatus and system using biofilter, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1142865.

2. Jeon, B.-H., Min, B., Song, H., Hwang, J.-H., Kim, Y.H., Abou-Shanab, R.A.I., Multiple energy recovery and carbon control (MERCC) in wastewater treatment process, Korea Patent Registration Number 10-1102310.