International Journals

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127. Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Seohyun Ki, Yeonjung Cho, Hojung Rho, Hee-Joong Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, TiO2 coated photocatalytic ceramic ultrafiltration membranes via a sol-gel method for municipal wastewater treatment: Performance assessment and and fouling identification. In preparation.

126. Jaegwan Shin, Ki-Rak Kim, Jaeweon Cho, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Seohyun Ki, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Hojung Rho, Yong Mo Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Molecular-level transformation of dissolved organic matter in secondary effluents through pre-ozonation and its relationships to formation of chlorinated disinfection byproducts. In preparation. 

125. Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Yeonjung Cho, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Seohyun Ki, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Oyster shell-derived CaCO3 templating as a novel method to construct hierarchically porous carbonaceous adsorbents for super-efficient removal of levofloxacin. In preparation. 

124. Jaegwan Shin, SeungCheol Yang, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon*, Micropore structure construction of spent coffee ground-based electrodes via surface etching under CO2 atmosphere at high temperatures advancing desalination performance of flow-electrode capacitive deionization. In prepartion. In preparation. 

123. Jaegwan Shin, Jeong-Geun Park, SeungCheol Yang, Hojung Rho, Ho Kyong Shon, Kangmin Chon*, Alkali-activation as a facile way to reinforce porosity and defective aromatic structures of rice husk-based carbonaceous electrodes via C and Si etching governing brackish water desalination performance of flow-electrode capacitive deionization. Under Review. 

122.  Jaegwan Shin, Jeong-Geun Park, SeungCheol Yang, Hojung Rho, Ho Kyong Shon, Kangmin Chon*, Surface textural and rheological properties of rice husk-derived carbonaceous electrodes pyrolyzed under CO2 atmosphere controlling brackish water desalination performance of flow-electrode capacitive deionization: Effects of pyrolysis temperatures. Under Review. 

121. Yurim Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Changgil Son, Deokhwan Kim, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Min Jang, Yeomin Yoon*, Byung-Moon Jun*, Interplay and selectivity of emerging organic pollutant adsorption onto magnetic biochar: Mechanistic insights . Under Review. 

120. Jin Hwi Kim, Wonjin Jang, Yonggwan Lee, Yong-Gu Lee, Kyung Hwa Cho, Kangmin Chon, Seongjoon Kim, Yongeun Park*, Colored dissolved organic matter estimation using sentinel-2 imagery in small-scale reservoir: Classification and regression-based data resampling approaches. Under Review.

119. Jaegwan Shin, Changgil Son, Hojung Rho, Young Mo Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Enrichment of persulfate activation sites on coffee waste grounds-derived carbonaceous materials via coal fly ash incorporation for efficient degradation of diclofenac: Reaction mechanisms and toxicity assessments. Under Review. 

118. Gayeon Kim†, Jaeyeong Choi†, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak*, Kangmin Chon*, Simultaneous magnetization and activation as a facile way to improve adsorption capacity of walnut shell biochars for anionic azo dyes. Under Review.

117. Mi-Ri Jae†, Sung-Gwan Park†, Jae-Young Kwon, Jung-Min Lee, Changgil Son, Kangmin Chon, Euntae Yang, Sangho Park, Chong Yang Chuah*, Kyu-Jung Chae*, 2026. Biotoxicity evaluation and electrooxidation as a sustainable removal strategy of organic booster biocides released from ship antifouling paints. Environmental Engineering Research 31(1), 250204. https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2025.204. 

116. Jaegwan Shin, Young Mo Kim, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon*, 2026. Superoxide-derived singlet oxygen generation via electron transfer-mediated activation of persulfate by heterogeneous biochar catalysts for naproxen degradation: Effects of aromatization degree on electron exchange capacity. Bioresource Technology 440, 133490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133490.

115. Jaegwan Shin, SeungCheol Yang, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Enhanced salt removal performance of flow-electrode capacitive deionization via NaOH activation of coffee waste-derived carbonaceous electrodes: Roles of surface textural features. Desalination 615, 119314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119314.

114. Kyeong Hwan Kang†, Changgil Son†, Sungjun Bae, Kangmin Chon*, Young Mo Kim*, 2025. Investigation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate adsorption by Ca- and Fe-modified biochars: Potential of Ca-modified biochar in real water matrices. Separation and Purfication Technology 376(1), 133906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133906.

113. Jonghun Lee, Deokhwan Kim, Sangwon Kim, Sungju Im, Chang-Kyu Lee, Kwang-Duck Park, Myungchan Kim, Kangmin Chon, Yun Chul Woo, Hojung Rho*, 2025. Comprehensive evaluation of a pilot-scale semiconductor wastewater reuse process using ultrafiltration and two-stage reverse osmosis for securing intake water resource in ultrapure water production. Desalination 613, 119115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119115.

112. Taeha Kim†, Suji Han†, Changgil Son*, Kangmin Chon*, Enhanced adsorption of synthetic anionic dyes toward residual coffee ground biochars via incorporation of Si-rich red mud: A mechanistic study. Accepted in Desalination and Water Treatment 324, 101418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101418.

111. Jeongwoo Moon, Jaegwan Shin, Heewon Jeong, Do Hyuck Kwon, Jaegyu Shim, Changgil Son, Kangmin Chon*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, Few-shot learning to predict nitrate and phosphate adsorption capacity of biochar: A cost-effective and innovative approach. Journal of Water Process Engineering 77, 108469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108469.

110. Hyeok Jin Kim, Jong Wan Han, Jin Ho Yu,Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Byung-Moon Jun*, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Hydroxyapatite and magnetic hydroxyapatite biochar for anionic azo dye adsorption: Performance and reusability assessment. Applied Surface Science 707, 163607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163607.

109. Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Yeonjung Cho, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Seohyun Ki, Yong-Gu Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Yongeun Park, Sang-Ho Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Functionalization of coffee waste biochars with Ca/Fe layered double hydroxides for enhanced removal and selectivity of phosphate ions: Mechanisms and reusability. Journal of Water Process Engineering 76, 108123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108123. 

108.  Byung-Moon Jun†, Sung Ho Chae†, Deokhwan Kim, Changgil Son, Tack-Jin Kim, Seok Won Hong, Yeomin Yoon, Kangmin Chon, Hojung Rho*, 2025. Remediation of acidic effluents from uranium-contaminated soil using coffee residue biochar: A combined experimental and machine learning approach. Separation and Purification Technology 366, 132844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132844.  

107. Byung-Moon Jun, Jun-Young Jung, Maengkyo Oh, Hee-Chul Eun, Seokyoon Moon, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Seong-Nam Nam*, Yeomin Yoon*, 2025. Uranium removal from radioactive wastewater using biochar-based adsorbents: A review on synthesis, performance, and mechanism. Journal of Water Process Engineering 75, 107956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107956.

106. Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Yeonjung Cho, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Seohyun Ki, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Decoration of Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides on coffee waste biochars for enhanced adsorption and selectivity of phosphate ions: Mechanistic studies. Desalination and Water Treatment 321, 100990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2025.100990. 

105.  Hyeok Jin Kim, Jong Wan Han, Jin Ho Yu, Byung-Moon Jun*, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Adsorption of charged synthetic organic dyes by pine nut husk biochars modified with hydroxyapatite: Adsorption mechanisms and reusability. Desalination and Water Treatment 321, 100970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100970. 

104. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon*, 2025. Transformative characteristics of aquatic and soil organic matter in a constructed wetland consisting of Acorus, Nuphar, and Typha ponds. Science of the Total Environment 958, 177939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177939.

103. Jin Hwi Kim, Seohyun Byeon, Hankyu Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Min-Yong Lee, Jae-Ki Shin, Kangmin Chon, Dae Seong Jeong, Yongeun Park*, 2024. Deep-learning and data-resampling: A novel approach to predict cyanobacterial alert levels in a reservoir. Environmental Research 263(2), 120135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120135. 

102. Jaegwan Shin, Sang-Ho Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Hojung Rho, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon*, 2024. Post-calcination as an effective approach to enhance adsorption of arsenic and antimony anions by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide-decorated spent coffee ground biochars: Role of charge properties and active sites. Environmental Pollution 361(15), 124850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124850.

101. Han Gyeol Jeon, Seonggyu Choi, Jin-Seok Kim, Kyung-Hee Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon, Kyoung-Woong Kim*, Sang-Ho Lee*, 2024. Mechanistic insights into selenite and selenate immobilization using brucite-rich magnesium precipitate derived from seawater electrochlorination facility. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12(5), 114081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114081.

100. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon*, 2024. Rejection behaviors of N-nitrosamines by initially fouled ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for municipal wastewater reclamation: A pilot study. Desalination 586, 117877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117877. 

99. Byung-Moon Jun, Deokhwan Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon, Chanhyuk Park, Hojung Rho*, 2024. Removal of trivalent chromium ions in model contaminated groundwater using hexagonal boron nitride as an adsorbent. Chemosphere 361, 142539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142539. 

98. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Hojung Rho, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Kyung Hwa Cho, Kangmin Chon*, 2024. Oyster shell-doped ground coffee waste biochars for selective removal of phosphate and nitrate ions from aqueous phases via enhanced electrostatic surface complexation: A mechanism study. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering  12, 112154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112154.

97. Jungtae Kim†, Yong-Gu Lee†, Heejoong Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Chaegun Phae*, 2024. One-step synthesis of magnetic biochar via co-pyrolysis of walnut shells and Fe-rich mine tails for adsorption capacity improvement of polystyrene sulfonate microplastics: Role of microplastic size. Environmental Technology & Innovation 34, 103624.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2024.103624 .

96. Kyeong Hwan Kang†, Md Saifuddin†, Kangmin Chon†, Sungjun Bae*, Young Mo Kim*, 2024. Recent advances in the application of magnetic materials for the management of perfluoroalkyl substances in aqueous phases. Chemosphere 352, 141522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141522.

95. Kangmin Chon†, Young Mo Kim†, Sungjun Bae*, 2024. Advances in Fe-modified lignocellulosic biochar: Impact of iron species and characteristics on wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology 395, 130332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130332. 

94. Zeeshan Haider Jaffari, Ather Abbas, Chang-Min Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2024. Transformer-based deep learning models for adsorption capacity prediction of heavy metal ions toward biochar-based adsorbents. Journal of Hazardous Materials 462, 132773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132773. 

93. Wonjin Jang, Jinuk Kim, Jin Hwi Kim, Jae-Ki Shin, Kangmin Chon, Eue Tae Kang, Yongeun Park, Seongjoon Kim*, 2024. Evaluation of sentinel-2 based chlorophyll-a estimation in a small-scale reservoir: Assessing accuracy and availability. Remote Sensing 16, 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16020315

92. Hojung Rho*, Byung-Moon Jun, Yun Chul Woo, Chanhyuk Park, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho, 2023. Evaluation of diffusion coefficients as surrogate indicators for electrostatic repulsion in ultrafiltration membrane fouling. Desalination 568, 117020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.117020.

91. Jin Hwi Kim†, Hankyu Lee†, Seohyun Byeon, Jae-Ki Shin, Dong Hoon Lee, Jiyi Jang, Kangmin Chon, Yongeun Park*, 2023. Machine learning-based early warning level prediction for cyanobacterial blooms using environmental variable selection and data resampling. Toxics 11, 955. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11120955.

90. Jaegyu Shim, Seokmin Hong, Jiye Lee, Seungyong Lee, Young Mo Kim, Kangmin Chon, Sanghun Park*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2023. Deep learning with data preprocessing methods for water quality prediction in ultrafiltration. Journal of Cleaner Production 428, 139217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139217.

89. Hojung Rho, Yong-Gu Lee, Jaeweon Cho, Yun Chul Woo, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. A novel approach to measure carbonate alkalinity in aqueous solutions using a total organic carbon analyzer. Science and the Total Environment 903, 166127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166127.

88. Uijeong Han†, Yong-Gu Lee†, Jihui Byeon, Kangmin Chon, Si-Kyung Cho*, 2023. Mitigation of benzoic acid-driven autotoxicity in waste nutrient solution using O3 and O3/H2O2 treatments: Seed germination and root growth of Lactuca sativa L. Environmental Pollution 331(2), 121930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121930. 

87. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Beonseok Kang, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. Enhanced selectivity and recovery of phosphate and nitrate ions onto coffee ground waste biochars via co-precipitation of Mg/Al layered double hydroxides: A potential slow-release fertilizer. Environmental Research 231(3), 116266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116266. 

86. Zeeshan Haider Jaffari†, Heewon Jeong†, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2023. Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials. Chemical Engineering Journal 466, 143073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143073.

85. Yu Cheng, Qiangqiang Cheng, Chengjin Zhao, Xianghao Ren*, Yu Wang, Yingying Kou, Kangmin Chon, Myung-Han Ko, Moon-Hyun Hwang*, 2023. Evaluation of efficiently removing secondary effluent organic matters (EfOM) by Al-based coagulant for wastewater recycling: A case study with an industrial-scale food-processing wastewater treatment plant. Membranes 13(5), 510. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13050510.

84. Songhee Baek, Doyeon Lee, Seohyun Ki, Woobeom Byeon, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. Fe-impregnated walnut shell biochars using iron mine tailing wastes as an efficient adsorbent for removal of synthetic dyes. Desalination and Water Treatment 292, 216–232. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2023.29509.

83. Jonggu Kim, Guen-Hyeok Bak, Da-Young Yoo, Young-In Lee, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. Functionalization of pine sawdust biochars with Mg/Al layered double hydroxides to enhance adsorption capacities of synthetic azo dyes. Heliyon 9(3), e14142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14142.

82. Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Seung Joon Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Paul Westerhoff, Hojung Rho*, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. An autopsy study of hollow fiber and multibore ultrafiltration membranes from a pilot-scale high recovery filtration system for surface water treatment. Science of the Total Environment 866, 161311.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161311 .

81. Euntae Yang†, Kangmin Chon†, Kyoung-Yeol Kim, Giang T.H. Le, Hai Yen Nguyen, Trang T.Q. Le, Ha T.T. Nguyen, Mi-Ri Jae, Ishaq Ahmad, Sang-Eun Oh, Kyu- Jung Chae*, 2023. Pretreatments of lignocellulosic and algal biomasses for sustainable biohydrogen production: Recent progress, carbon neutrality, and circular economy. Bioresource Technology 369, 128380.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128380.   

80. Schindra Kumar Ray, Anil Kumar Reddy P, Sunho Yoon, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon, Sungjun Bae*, 2023. A magnetically separable α-NiMoO4/ZnFe2O4/coffee biochar heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient ketoprofen degradation. Chemical Engineering Journal 452(3), 139546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.139546. 

79. Zeeshan Haider Jaffari, Ather Abbas, Sze-Mun Lam, Sanghun Park, Kangmin Chon, Eun-Sik Kim*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2023. Machine learning approaches to predict the photocatalytic performance of bismuth ferrite-based materials in the removal of malachite green. Journal of Hazardous Materials 442, 130031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130031.

78. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Yong-Gu Lee, Jonggu Kim, Sungjun Bae, Yongeun Park, Sang-Ho Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2023. Highly selective recovery of phosphate ions using a novel carbonaceous adsorbent synthesized via co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and steel slags: A potential phosphatic fertilizer. Chemical Engineering Journal 451(4), 138978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138978.

77.  Jinwoo Kwak†, Sang-Ho Lee†, Jaegwan Shin, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Xianghao Ren, Jae-Ki Shin, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon*, 2022. Synthesis and applications of bismuth-impregnated biochars originated from spent coffee grounds for efficient adsorption of radioactive iodine: A mechanism study. Environmental Pollution 313, 120138.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120138.

76. Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2022. Green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater treatment: Removal of organic and inorganic contaminants. Separations 9(11), 335. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations9110335. 

75. Jinuk Kim, Wonjin Jang, Jin Hwi Kim, Jiwan Lee, Kyung Hwa Cho, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon, Sanghyun Park, JongCheol Pyo, Yongeun Park*, Seongjoon Kim,  2022. Selection of the optimal hyperspectral bands and effective absorption wavelength to retrieve spatiotemporal CDOM distribution in a reservoir. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation 114, 103053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.103053.

74. Hojung Rho*, Pingfeng Yu, Zhe Zhao, Chung-Seop Lee, Kangmin Chon, François Perreault, Pedro J.J. Alvarez, Gary Amy, Paul Westerhoff, 2022. Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers. Water Research  224, 119094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119094. 

73. Anil Kumar Reddy, Thillai Govindaraja Senthamaraikannan, Dong-Hee Lim, Minhee Choi, Sunho Yoon, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon, Sungjun Bae*, 2022. Unveiling the positive effect of mineral induced natural organic matter (NOM) on catalyst properties and catalytic dechlorination performance: An experiment and DFT study. Water Research 222, 118871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118871.

72.  Sanghun Park†, Anne Therese Angeles†, Moon Son, Jaegyu Shim, Kangmin Chon, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2022. Predicting the salt adsorption capacity of different capacitive deionization electrodes using random forest. Desalination 537, 115826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115826.

71. Jaegwan Shin, Minhee Choi, Chae Young Go, Sungjun Bae, Ki Chul Kim, Kangmin Chon*, 2022. NaOH-assisted H2O2 treatment as a novel post-modification strategy to enhance adsorption capacity of residual coffee waste biochars toward radioactive strontium: Experimental and theoretical studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials 435, 129081.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129081 .

70. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Yong-Gu Lee, Songhee Baek, Yongeun Park, Kyu-Jung Chae, Euntae Yang, Kangmin Chon*, 2022. Facilitated physisorption of ibuprofen on waste coffee residue biochars through simultaneous magnetization and activation in groundwater and lake water: Adsorption mechanisms and reusability. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10(3), 107914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107914. 

69. Hojung Rho, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Jaeweon Cho, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2022. Effects of two-step cleaning sequences on foulant extraction from multibore ultrafiltration membranes in a pilot-scale membrane filtration system for surface water treatment. Chemosphere 297, 134164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134164. 

68. Yu Cheng, Kun Tian, Peng Xie, Xianghao Ren*, Ying Li, Yingying Kou, Kangmin Chon, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Myung-Han Ko, 2022. Insight into the minimization of excess sludge production in micro-aerobic reactors coupled with a membrane bioreactor: Characteristics of extracellular polymeric substances. Chemosphere 292, 133434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133434.    

67. Joohyun Kim†, Sunho Yoon†, Minhee Choi, Kyung Jin Min, Ki Young Park, Kangmin Chon, Sungjun Bae*, 2022. Metal ion recovery from electrodialysis-concentrated plating wastewater via pilot-scale sequential electrowinning/chemical precipitation. Journal of Cleaner Production 330, 129879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129879. 

66. Yu Cheng, Jiao-Yang Lee, Xianghao Ren*, Ying Li, Yingying Kou, Kangmin Chon, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Myung-Han Ko, 2022. High efficiency of simultaneous nitrification, denitrification, and organics removal in the real-scale treatment of high C/N ratio food-processing wastewater using micro-aerobic reactors. Biochemical Engineering Journal 177, 108218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2021.108218. 

65. Jin Hwi Kim, Jae-Ki Shin, Hankyu Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Joo-hyon Kang, Kyung Hwa Cho, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon, Sang-Soo Baek*, Yongeun Park*, 2021. Improving the performance of machine learning models for early warning of harmful algal blooms using an adaptive synthetic sampling method. Water Research 207, 117821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117821. 

64. Yu Cheng†, Kangmin Chon†,  Xianghao Ren*, Meiling Li, Yingying Kou, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Kyu-Jung Chae, 2021. Modified bentonite as a conditioning agent to remove heavy metals and retain nutrients in sewage sludge for agricultural uses. Water Science and Technology 84(9), 2252–2264. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.450. 

63. Yu Cheng, Kangmin Chon, Xianghao Ren*, Yingying Kou, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Kyu-Jung Chae, 2021. Bioaugmentation treatment of a novel microbial consortium for degradation  of organic pollutants in tannery wastewater under a full-scale oxic process. Biochemical Engineering Journal 175, 108131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2021.108131.  

62. Yu Cheng†, Kangmin Chon†, Xianghao Ren*, Ying Lee, Yingying Kou, Yan Wu, Mingyu Shen, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Kyu-Jung Chae, 2021. Contributions of enhanced endogenous microbial metabolism via inoculation with a novel microbial consortium into an anoxic side-stream reactor to in-situ sludge reduction for landfill leachate treatment. Journal of Environmental Management 395, 113088.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113088. 

61. Jaegwan Shin, Sungjun Bae*, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Fenton oxidation of synthetic food dyes by Fe embedded waste coffee ground biochars prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures: A mechanism study. Chemical Engineering Journal 421, 129943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129943. 

60. Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Kyung Hwa Cho, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Xianghao Ren, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Changes in adsorption mechanisms of radioactive barium, cobalt, and strontium ions using spent coffee waste biochars via alkaline chemical activation: Enrichment effects of O-containing functional groups. Environmental Research 199, 111346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111346. 

59.  Jaegwan Shin, Sang-Ho Lee, Sangwon Kim, Duuriimaa Ochir, Yongeun Park, Jihye Kim, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Effects of physicochemical properties of biochar derived from spent coffee grounds and commercial activated carbon on adsorption behavior and mechanisms of strontium ions (Sr2+). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, 40623–40632. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10095-6. 

58. Yu Cheng†, Kangmin Chon†, Xianghao Ren*, Yingying Kou, Yan Wu, Qian Zhao, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Kyu-Jung Chae, 2021. The role of beneficial microorganisms in an anoxic-oxic (AO) process for treatment of ammonium-rich landfill leachates: Nitrogen removal and excess sludge reduction. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9(4), 105188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105188.

57. Yong-Gu Lee†, Hojung Rho†, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan  Shin, Seung Joon Kim, Kangmin Chon*,  2021. Consecutive chemical cleanings of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes from a pilot-scale surface water treatment plant. Membrane and Water Treatment 12(4) 139–147. https://doi.org/10.12989/mwt.2021.12.4.139. 

56. Duuriimaa Ochir†, Yong-Gu Lee†, Jaegwan Shin, Sangwon Kim, Jinwoo Kwak, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Oxidative treatments of pesticides in rainwater runoff by HOCl, O3, O3/H2O2: Effects of pH, humic acids and inorganic matters. Separations, 8(7), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8070101.  

55. Yongeun Park, Han Kyu Lee, Jae-Ki Shin, Kangmin Chon, SungHwan Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Jin Hwi Kim, Sang-Soo Baek*, 2021. A machine learning approach for early warning of cyanobacterial bloom outbreaks in a freshwater reservoir. Journal of Environmental Management 388, 112415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112415. 

54. Sanghun Park, Mayzonee Ligaray, Youngsik Kim, Kangmin Chon, Moon Son*, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2021. Investigating the influence of catholyte salinity on seawater battery desalination. Desalination 506, 115018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115018. 

53.  Hyunjun Park, Jiseok Kim, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Enhanced adsorptive removal of dyes using mandarin peel biochars via chemical activation with NH4Cl and ZnCl2. Water 13(11), 1495. https://doi.org/10.3390/w1311149. 

52. Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Geon-Youb Kim, Chang-Ha Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Enhanced adsorption capacities of fungicides using peanut shell biochars via successive chemical modifications with KMnO4 and KOH. Separations 8(4), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8040052. 

51.  Jae-Ki Shin, Kangmin Chon, Hankyu Lee, Jin Hwi Kim, Yongeun Park*, 2021.  Influence of abnormal water intake linked to underwater aeration on ceramic membrane fouling in a drinking water treatment plant in Yeoncho, Korea. Desalination and Water treatment 219, 423–430. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2021.26961. 

50. Yongeun Park, SungHwan Kim, Kangmin Chon, Hankyu Lee, Jin Hwi Kim, Jae-Ki Shin*, 2021. Impacts of heavy rain and floodwater on floating debris entering an artificial lake (Daecheong Reservoir, Korea) during the summer. Desalination and Water treatment 219, 399–404.  https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2021.26960.   

49. Jaegwan Shin, Yong-Gu Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Sang-Deok Lee, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Adsorption of radioactive strontium by pristine and magnetic biochars derived from spent coffee grounds.  Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9(2), 105119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105119. 

48. Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Young Mi Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Heonseop Eom, Sang-Eun Oh, Jaeweon Cho*, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Sequential effects of cleaning protocols on desorption of reverse osmosis membrane foulants: Autopsy results from a full-scale desalination plant. Desalination 500, 114830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114830. 

47. Changgil Son, Wonyeol An, Geonhee Lee, Inho Jeong, Yong-Gu Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Adsorption characteristics of phosphate ions by pristine, CaCl­2- and FeCl3-activated biochars originated from tangerine peels. Separations 8(3), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8030032. 

46. Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Changgil Son, Kyung Hwa Cho, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Effects of chemical activation with NaOH on adsorptive removal of herbicides by biochars prepared from ground coffee residues. Energies 14(5), 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051297.  

45.  Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Minhee Choi, Sungjun Bae, Sang-Ho Lee, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon*, 2021. Competitive adsorption of pharmaceuticals in lake water and wastewater effluent by pristine and NaOH-activated biochars from spent coffee wastes: Contribution of hydrophobic and π-π interactions. Environmental Pollution 270, 116244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116244. 

44. Euntae Yang, Hend Omar Mohamed, Sung-Gwan Park, M. Obaid, Siham Y. Al-Qaradawi, Pedro Castaño, Kangmin Chon, Kyu-Jung Chae*. 2021. A review on self-sustainable microbial electrolysis cells for electro-biohydrogen production via coupling with carbon-neutral renewable energy technologies. Bioresource Technology, 320, 124363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124363. 

43. Fida Hussain, Hye-Weon Yu, Kangmin Chon, Yong-Gu Lee, Heonseop Eom , Kyu-Jung Chae*, Sang-Eun Oh*, 2021. Real-time biomonitoring of oxygen uptake rate and biochemical oxygen demand using a novel optical biogas respirometric system. Journal of Environmental Management 277, 111467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111467. 

42. Kyung-Hee Lee, Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon*, Sang-Ho Lee*, 2020. Selective immobilization of antimony using brucite-rich precipitate produced during in-situ hypochlorous acid formation through seawater electrolysis in a nuclear power plant. Energies 13, 4493. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13174493. 

41. Kangmin Chon*, Namjo Jeong, Hojung Rho, Joo-Youn Nam, Eunjin Jwa, Jaeweon Cho, 2020. Fouling characteristics of dissolved organic matter in fresh water and seawater compartments of reverse electrodialysis under natural water conditions. Desalination, 496, 114478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114478. 

40. Heonseop Eom, Woochang Kang, Seunggyu Kim, Kangmin Chon, Yong-Gu Lee, Sang-Eun Oh*, 2020. Improved toxicity analysis of heavy metal-contaminated water via a novel fermentative bacteria-based test kit. Chemosphere 258, 127412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127412. 

39. Jaegwan Shin, Yong-Gu Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Sangwon Kim, Duuriimaa Ochir, Yongeun Park, Jihye Kim, Kangmin Chon*, 2020. Single and competitive adsorptions of micropollutants using pristine and alkali-modified biochars from spent coffee grounds. Journal of Hazardous Materials 400, 123102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123102. 

38. Byung-Moon Jun, Jaeweon Cho, Am Jang, Kangmin Chon, Paul Westerhoff, Yeomin Yoon,  Hojung Rho*, 2020. Charge characteristics (surface charge vs. zeta potential) of membrane surfaces to assess the salt rejection behavior of nanofiltration membranes. Separation and Purification Technology 247, 117026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117026. 

37. Hee-Joong Kim, Kangmin Chon*, Yong-Gu Lee, Youn-Kwon Kim, Am Jang*, 2020. Enhanced mechanical deep dewatering of dewatered sludge by a thermal hydrolysis pre-treatment: Effects of temperature and retention time. Environmental Research 188, 10746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109746. 

36. Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Younggeun Lee, Young Mi Kim, Yongeun Park, Sang-Eun Oh, Jaeweon Cho*, Kangmin Chon*. 2020. Fouling behavior of marine organic matter in reverse osmosis membranes of a real-scale seawater desalination plant in South Korea. Desalination 485, 114305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2019.114305. 

35. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Paul Westerhoff, Kangmin Chon*, 2020. Intrinsic pKa of nanofiltration membrane surfaces to assess fouling and cleaning behaviors induced by foulant−membrane electrostatic interactions. Environmental Science &Technology 54 (12), 7706−7714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c01846. 

34. Hyunjoon Kim†, Ryun Ah Ko†, Sungyun Lee*, Kangmin Chon*, 2020. Removal efficiencies of manganese and iron using pristine and phosphoric acid pre-treated biochars from banana peels. Water, 12, 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041173. 

33. Yongeun Park*, Kangmin Chon, Jae-Ki Shin, Yejee Lim, Sang-Soo Baek, Joon Ha Kim,  2020. Modeling the influence of future climatic variables on nutrient loading in the Yeongsan River Basin, South Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment 180, 104–110. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2020.25166. 

32. Yong-Gu Lee, Yongeun Park, Gwanghee Lee, Yeongkwan Kim, Kangmin Chon*, 2019. Enhanced degradation of pharmaceutical compounds by a microbubble ozonation process: Effects of temperature, pH, and humic acids. Energies 12, 4373. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12224373. 

​31. Jing Wang†, Kangmin Chon†, Xianghao Ren*, Haizhong Wu, Yingying Kou, Moon-Hyun Hwang, Kyu-Jung Chae. 2019. Combined use of polymeric ferric sulfate and chitosan as a conditioning aid for enhanced digested sludge dewatering. Environmental Technology 40, 2695-2704. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1449898. 

​30. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho*, 2019. An autopsy study of a fouled reverse osmosis membrane used for ultrapure water production. Water 11, 1116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11061116. 

29. Heonseop Eom, Ji-hoon Hwang, Sedky H.A. Hassan, Jin Ho Joo, Jang Hyun Hur, Kangmin Chon, Byong-Hun Jeon, Young-Chae Song, Kyu-Jung Chae, Sang-Eun Oh., 2019. Rapid detection of heavy metal-induced toxicity in water using a fed-batch sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) bioreactor. Journal of Microbiological Methods 161. 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2019.04.007.  

​28. Jing Wang†, Kangmin Chon†, Xianghao Ren*, Yingying Kou, Kyu-Jung Chae, Yuanshan Piao, 2019. Effects of beneficial microorganisms on nutrient removal and excess sludge production in an anaerobic-anoxic/oxic (A2O) process for municipal wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology 281, 90–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.047. 

​27. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Jongkwan Park*, Jaeweon Cho*, 2019. Rapid and effective isolation of dissolved organic matter using solid-phase extraction cartridges packed with Amberlite XAD 8/4 resins. Water 11, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11010067. 

​26. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho*, 2018. Surface charge characterization of nanofiltration membranes by potentiometric titrations and electrophoresis: Functionality vs. zeta potential. Desalination 427, 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2017.11.003. 

25. Eunjin Jwa, Hanki Kim, Kangmin Chon, Chan-Soo Kim, Namjo Jeong, Soon-Chul Park, Joo-Youn Nam*, 2017. Bioelectrochemical precipitation system for removal of scale-forming ions from seawater using two different buffers. Desalination 418, 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2017.05.026. 

24. Mayzonee Ligaray, Minjeong Kim, Sangsoo Baek, Jin-Sung Ra, Jong Ahn Chun, Yongeun Park, Laurie Boithias, Olivier Ribolzi, Kangmin Chon, Kyung Hwa Cho*, 2017. Modeling the Fate and Transport of Malathion in the Pagsanjan-Lumban Basin, Philippines. Water 9 (7), 451. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9070451. 

23. Kangmin Chon, Kyongmi Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, 2017. Characterization of size fractionated dissolved organic matter from river water and wastewater effluent using preparative high performance size exclusion chromatography. Organic geochemistry 103, 105–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.11.003. 

22. Kangmin Chon, Kyungpyo Lee, In-Soo Kim, Am Jang*, 2016. Performance assessment of a submerged membrane bioreactor using a novel microbial consortium. Bioresource Technology 210, 2–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.01.013. 

21. Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, 2016. Fouling behavior of dissolved organic matter in nanofiltration membranes from a pilot-scale drinking water treatment plant: An autopsy study. Chemical Engineering Journal 295, 268–277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.057. 

20. Kangmin Chon, Elisabeth Salhi, Urs von Gunten*, 2015. Combination of UV absorbance and electron donating capacity to assess degradation of micropollutants and formation of bromate during ozonation of wastewater effluents. Water Research 81 (15), 388–397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.039. 

19. Kangmin Chon, Sung Hyun Kim, Jaeweon Cho*, 2015. Removal of N-nitrosamines in a membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration hybrid system for municipal wastewater reclamation: Process efficiency and mechanisms. Bioresource Technology 190, 499–507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.080. 

18. Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho, Seung Joon Kim, Am Jang*, 2014. The role of a combined coagulation and disk filtration process as a pre-treatment to microfiltration and reverse osmosis membranes in a municipal wastewater pilot plant. Chemosphere 117, 20–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.05.042. 

17. Eunyoung Kang, Yunho Lee, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho*, 2014. Effects of hydrodynamic conditions (diffusion vs. convection) and solution chemistry on effective molecular weight cut-off of negatively charged nanofiltration membranes. Desalination 352, 136–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.08.016. 

16. Dongjin Lee, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon, Byungjin Lim, Kyongmi Chon*, 2014. Role of a constructed wetland to humidify effluent organic matter from a wastewater treatment plant. Desalination and Water Treatment 52, 5840–5847. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.811115. 

15. Jong-Woo Nam, Jun-Young Park, Ji-Hoon Kim, Soondong Kwon, Kangmin Chon, Eui-Jong Lee, Hyung-Soo Kim*, Am Jang*, 2014. The evaluation on concentration polarization for effective monitoring of membrane fouling in seawater reverse osmosis membrane system. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 20 (4), 2354–2358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2013.10.012. 

14. Junyoung Park, Woowon Jeong, Jongwoo Nam, Jaehun Kim, Jihoon Kim, Kangmin Chon, Euijong Lee, Hyungsoo Kim*, Am Jang*, 2014. An analysis of the effects of osmotic backwashing on the seawater reverse osmosis process. Environmental Technology 36 (12), 1455–1461. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2013.870587. 

13. Kangmin Chon, Yunho Lee, Jacqueline Traber, Urs von Gunten*, 2013. Quantification and characterization of dissolved organic nitrogen in wastewater effluents by electrodialysis treatment followed by size-exclusion chromatography with nitrogen detection. Water Research 47 (14), 5381–5391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.198. 

12. Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho, Ho Kyong Shon*, 2013. A pilot-scale membrane hybrid system for municipal wastewater reclamation: Removal of nutrients and micropollutants, characterization of membrane foulants. Bioresource Technology 141, 109–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.198. 

11. Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho, Ho Kyong Shon, 2013. Advanced characterization of algogenic organic matter, bacterial organic matter, humic acids and fulvic acids. Water Science and Technology 67 (10), 2228–2235. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.118. 

10. Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho, Ho Kyong Shon, 2013. Fouling characteristics of a membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration hybrid system for municipal wastewater reclamation. Bioresource Technology 130, 239–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.007. 

9. Kangmin Chon, Ho Kyong Shon, Jaeweon Cho*, 2012. Membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration hybrid system for reclamation of municipal wastewater: Removal of nutrients, organic matter and micropollutants. Bioresource Technology 122, 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.048. 

8. Kangmin Chon*, Jaeweon Cho, Ho Kyong Shon, Kyongmi Chon, 2012. Advanced characterization of organic foulants of ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis from water reclamation. Desalination 301, 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2012.06.011. 

7. Kangmin Chon, Seung Joon Kim, Jihee Moon, Jaeweon Cho*, 2012. Combined coagulation-disk filtration process as a pretreatment of ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane for wastewater reclamation: An autopsy study of a pilot plant. Water Research 46 (6), 1803–1816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.062. 

6. Kangmin Chon, Sarp Sarper, Sungyun Lee, Jong-Hoon Lee, J.A Lopez-Ramirez, Jaeweon Cho*, 2011. Evaluation of a membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration for municipal wastewater reclamation: Trace contaminants control and fouling mitigation. Desalination 272 (1–3), 128–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2011.01.002.   

5. Sarper Sarp, Kangmin Chon, In S. Kim, Jaeweon Cho*, 2011. Advanced treatment of membrane bioreactor (MBR) effluents for effective wastewater reclamation. Water Science and Technology 63 (2), 303–310. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2011.054. 

4. Kangmin Chon, Sungyun Lee, Kyongmi Chon, Ahamad Altaf Hussain, Jaeweon Cho*, 2010. Developing organic fouling indices of microfiltration and nanofiltration membranes for wastewater reclamation. Desalination and Water Treatment 18 (1–3), 61–70. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2010.1317. 

3. Ho Kyong Shon*, Sherib Puntsho, Kangmin Chon, Rupak Aryal, Saravanamuth Vigneswaran, In S. Kim, Jaeweon Cho, 2009. A study on the influence of ionic strength on the elution behavior of membrane organic foulant using advanced separation tools. Desalination and Water Treatment 11 (1–3), 38–45. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2009.840. 

2. Kyongmi Chon, Kangmin Chon, Jin-Soo Chang, Heekyong Oh, Euisin Lee, Jaeweon Cho*, 2009. Technical Note: Community of bacteria attached on the PVDF MF membrane surface fouled from drinking water treatment in Seoul, Korea. Drinking Water Engineering and Science 2 (2), 35–39. www.drink-water-eng-sci.net/2/35/2009/. 

1. Suhan Kim, Kangmin Chon, Sun Jin Kim, Sungyun Lee, Eunkyung Lee, Jaeweon Cho*, 2009. Uncertainty in organic matter analysis for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination. Desalination 238 (1–3), 30–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.01.032.