International Conferences

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30. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kin, Yong-Gu Lee, Heejoong Kim, Kangmin Chon*, A novel template-etching strategy to construct highly porous carbonaceous adsorbents produced via co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and oyster shells for efficient removal of levofloxacin, 3rd International Symposium on Carbon & Functional Materials For Energy & Environment (CMEE), Danang, Vietnam, 21-24 February 2024.

29. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kin, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Oyster shell-doped spent coffee ground biochars for selective recovery of phosphate and nitrate ions from aqueous solutions via enhanced electrostatic surface complexation: A mechanism study, 6th International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Management, Sanya, China, 8-9 December 2023.

28. Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Hazel Anne Cledera, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Enhanced performances of pore-filling ion-exchange membranes through incorporation of Zr-based metal organic frameworks for salinity gradient power generation using reverse electrodialysis: ion-exchange capacity and anti-fouling property, 6th International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology, Sitges, Spain, 19-22 November 2023.

27. Changgil Son, Jaegwan shin, Sangwon Kim, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Synergistic enhancement of photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals by doping waste oyster shell powders in CuBi2O4/UV/H2O2 systems, The 15th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Perth, Australia, 5-9 November  2023.

26. Jaegwan shin, Kangmin Chon*, Catalytic degradation of anti-microbial agents in hand sanitizers for COVID-19 prevention using steel slags-loaded coffee biochar catalysts via persulfate activation: A mechanism study, ACS Fall 2023 meeting, San Francisco, United States of America, 13-17 August 2023.

25. Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Jaegwan shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Seougjoon Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Moon-Sun Kang, Kyeong-Ho Cheon, Kangmin Chon*, Reciprocating motion as a novel fouling mitigation strategy in a pilot-scale submerged membrane bioreactor process for municipal wastewater treatment: Autopsies of hollow fiber membranes, The 15th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November - 1 December 2022.

24. Changgil Son, Jaegwan shin, Sangwon Kim, Jinwoo Kwak, Jonggu Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Facile synthesis of activated magnetic carbonaceous adsorbents derived from simultaneous activation and magnetization of spent coffee wastes for efficient removal of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in aqueous solutions, The 15th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November - 1 December 2022.

23. Jinwoo Kwak, Jaegwan shin, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Jonggu Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Enhanced adsorption of pharmaceuticals using biochars synthesized via co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and nuclear power plant coolant precipitates, The 15th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November - 1 December 2022.

22. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Yong-Gu Lee, Jonggu Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Selective recovery of phosphate ions using carbonaceous adsorbents prepared through co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and steel slags, The 15th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November - 1 December 2022.

21. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Kyu-Jung Chae, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Facilitated physisorption of ibuprofen on spent coffee waste biochars through simultaneous magnetization and activation in groundwater and lake water, The 5th International Conference series on Alternative Fuels, Energy, and Environment: Future and Challenges, Kayseri city, Turkey, 16-18 October 2021.

20. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, In-Ho Yoon, Sungnam Hong, Kangmin Chon*, Adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of strontium ion by pristine and magnetic biochars derived from spent coffee grounds, The 20th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Seoul, Korea, 25-29 October 2020.

19.  Sangwon Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Duuriimaa Ochir, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon*, Fouling behavior of humic acid, bovine serum albumin and alginate in reverse electrodialysis, The 2020 International Conference on Advances in Membrane and Water Treatment, Seoul, Korea, 25-29 August 2020.

18. Kangmin Chon*, Hojung Rho, Joo-Youn Nam, Eunjin Jwa, Namjo Jeong, Jaeweon Cho, Fouling characteristics of fresh water and seawater compartments in a reverse electrodialysis process for salinity gradient power generation under natural water conditions, The 4th International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology,  Perth, Australia, 1-4 December 2019.

​17. Jaegwan Shin, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, Single and competitive adsorption of micropollutants using the pristine and alkali-modified biochars from spent coffee grounds, The 12th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 3-7 November 2019.

​16. Eunjin Jwa, Namjo Jeong, Soon-cheol Park, Kangmin Chon, Joo-youn Nam*, Removal of scale-forming ions and hydrogen gas production from seawater by microbial electrolysis cells treating wastewater, 1st International Conference on Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability, Sitges, Spain, 23-26 October 2016.

​15. Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, An autopsy study of a fouled nanofiltration membrane module from a pilot-scale drinking water treatment plant, 2015 International Environmental Engineering Conference and Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, Busan, Republic of Korea, 28-30 October, 2015.

​14. Kangmin Chon, Kyungpyo Lee, In-Soo Kim, Am Jang*, Performance assessment of a submerged membrane bioreactor using a novel microbial consortium: Removal of water contaminants and mitigation of membrane fouling, The 8th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Sydney, Australia, 28 September-2 October, 2015.

​13. Kangmin Chon, Elisabeth Salhi, Urs von Gunten*, Combination of UV absorbance and EDC to predict ozonation efficiency of wastewater effluents, International Water association (IWA) conference on Water Reuse and Energy 2014, Deagu, Republic of Korea, 21-24 October, 2014.

​12. Kangmin Chon, Sung Hyun Kim, Yunho Lee, Jaeweon Cho*, Occurrence and removal of N-nitrosamines in a membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration hybrid system for municipal wastewater reclamation and reuse, The 7th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 12-16 October, 2014.

​11. Jongkwan Park, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, Organic matter characterization by prep-HPLC for reclaimed water quality in constructed wetland, The 2nd International Water association (IWA) Specialized International Conference on Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment, Verona, Italy, 23‐25 June 2014.

​10. Jongkwan Park, Kangmin Chon, Eunyoung Kang, Heekyong Oh, Jaeweon Cho*, Organic based foulants analyses of hollow-fiber UF membranes in a drinking water treatment plant, European Desalination Society (EDS) International conference on Membranes in drinking and industrial water production, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 10-12 September, 2012.

​9. Kangmin Chon, Kyongmi Chon, Minje Cho, Ju Hee Yang, Jaeweon Cho*, Analyzing organic foulants of membranes from water reclamation, using large volume organic preparation followed by pyrolysis and mass spectrometry tools, The 8th International Water association (IWA) conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Barcelona, Spain, 26-29 September, 2011.

​8. Kangmin Chon, Seung Joon Kim, Jihee Moon, Chang-Hyo Ahn, Jaeweon Cho*, Performance assessments of pilot-scale municipal wastewater reclamation system using coagulation, disk filtration, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane, International Water Association (IWA) conference on Small Sustainable Solutions 4 Water, Venice, Italy, 18-22 April, 2011.

​7. Kangmin Chon, Seung Joon Kim, Jihee Moon, Sungyun Lee, Chang-Hyo Ahn, Jaeweon Cho*, Performance assessments of pilot-scale municipal wastewater reclamation system using coagulation, disk filtration, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane, The 3rd International Desalination Workshop (IDW), Jeju, Korea, 3-6 November, 2010.

​6. Sarper Sarp, Kangmin Chon, In. S. Kim, Jaeweon Cho*, Advanced treatment of membrane bioreactor (MBR) effluents for effective wastewater reclamation, International Water Association (IWA) conference on World Water Congress and Exhibition, Montréal, Canada, 19-24 September, 2010.

​5. Kangmin Chon, Kyongmi Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, Developing organic fouling indices of MF and NF membranes for wastewater reclamation, European Desalination Society (EDS) Conference and Exhibition on Desalination for the Environment Clean Water and Energy, Baden-Baden, Germany, 17-20 May, 2009.

​4. Eunkyung Lee, Sungyun Lee, Kyongmi Chon, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, Occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in estuarine wetland influenced by with wastewater effluent, The 1st International Water Association (IWA) Asia-Pacific Young Water professionals conference, Gwangju, Korea, 8-10 December, 2008.

​3. Jaeweon Cho*, Seungyun Lee, Kangmin Chon, Sumin Cho, Sunjin Kim, Kyongmi Chon, Heekyong Oh, Euisin Lee, Integrated Information on Organic Foulants, The 2nd International Desalination Workshop (IDW), Gwangju, Korea, 8-9 October, 2008.

​2. Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, Characterizing natural organic matters from various aquatic ecosystems, using informative parameters, The 4th International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Conference on Natural Organic Matters: from Source to Tap, Bath, UK, 2-4 September, 2008.

​1. Sungyun Lee, Kyongmi Chon, Sunjin Kim, Kangmin Chon, Suhan Kim, Jaeweon Cho*, Pharmaceuticals control for wastewater effluent using wetland and membrane: quantitative property-removal relationship (QPRR), 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, Cuiaba, Brazil, 20-25 July, 2008.