Publications

65. Byung-Moon Jun, SangYoun Kim, Inho Choi, Su-Ho Ahn, ChanHyeok Jeong, Seung Hwan Kim, Hojung Rho, ChangKyoo Yoo, Yeomin Yoon, Recent advances in rare earth elements recovery: A comprehensive review of membrane-based pressure-driven processes and selective chemical precipitation, Chemical Engineering Journal

64. MiJu Kim, Junghoon Mok, Wonjung Choi, Su Hwan Kim, Seokyoon Moon, Sung Ho Chae, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Yeomin Yoon, Byung-Moon Jun, Algal biochar for inorganic pollutant removal via adsorption process: synthesis, solution chemistry, and mechanistic insights, Journal of Water Process Engineering

63. Hak-Hyeon Kim, Byung-Moon Jun, Doorae Lee, Hojung Rho, Chang Min Park, Shane A Snyder, Min Jang, Yeomin Yoon, Oil/water separation and dye removal by MXene-based photocatalytic membranes in aqueous solution: A review, Desalination

62. 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, Desalination

61. 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, Desalination

60. Sungwon Choi, Deokhwan Kim, Jonghun Lee, Chanhyuk Park, Myungchan Kim, Byung-Moon Jun, Hojung Rho, Recent advances and future perspectives in ceramic-based nanofiltration membranes: Material innovations, applications, and sustainability challenges, Environmental Research

59. Kyeong Hwan Kang, Kangmin Chon, Chang-Kyu Lee, Hojung Rho, Young Mo Kim, Advanced zero liquid discharge technologies for lithium-ion battery manufacturing wastewater: A comprehensive review, Desalination

58. 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, 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

57. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon, Transformative characteristics of aquatic and soil organic matter in a constructed wetland consisting of Acorus, Nuphar, and Typha ponds, Science of The Total Environment

56. Deokhwan Kim, Chung Seop Lee, Byoung Guan Lee, Jaehyeong Park, Ki Chul Kim, Jong Kwon Choe, Paul Westerhoff, Hojung Rho, γ-Al2O3 selectively adsorbs transition group metals from contaminated waters to produce bi-metallic catalysts for efficient nitrate reduction, Journal of Hazardous Materials

55. Jonghun Lee, Kwang-Duck Park, Hojung Rho, Yun Chul Woo, Joowan Lim, June-Seok Choi, Evaluation of operational performance in an integrated RO and RED hybrid desalination process using lava seawater, Desalination and Water Treatment

54. Byung-Moon Jun, Sung Ho Chae, Deokhwan Kim, Changgil Son, Tack-Jin Kim, Seok Won Hong, Yeomin Yoon, Kangmin Chon, Hojung Rho, Remediation of acidic effluents from Uranium-Contaminated soil using coffee Residue Biochar: A Combined experimental and Machine learning approach, Separation and Purification Technology

53. Jonghun Lee, Deokhwan Kim, Sangwon Kim, Sungju Im, Chang-Kyu Lee, Kwang-Duck Park, Myungchan Kim, Kangmin Chon, Yun Chul Woo, Hojung Rho, 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

52. Seokyoon Moon, Wonsuk Chae, Byung-Moon Jun, Yeomin Yoon, Hojung Rho, Comparative study on the leaching behavior of lithium-ion battery black mass using sulfuric and organic acids combined with hydrogen peroxide, Separation and Purification Technology

51. Byung-Moon Jun, Jun-Young Jung, Maengkyo Oh, Hee-Chul Eun, Seokyoon Moon, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Seong-Nam Nam, Yeomin Yoon, Uranium removal from radioactive wastewater using biochar-based adsorbents: A review on synthesis, performance, and mechanism, Journal of Water Process Engineering

50. Mohamadali Mohit, Masoud Makian, Om Prakash, Gyeongcheol Kim, Hojung Rho, Jong-Han Lee, Dong-Hoon Kim, Reducing methane emissions from gravity sewer pipelines by ultrasonication, Environmental Technology & Innovation

49. Sung Ho Chae, Jonghun Lee, Chang-Kyu Lee, Seokyoon Moon, Byung-Moon Jun, June-Seok Choi, Hojung Rho, Systematic analysis of membrane capacitive deionization using stepwise operating data and multiple machine learning models: The effect of data attributes on process estimation, Desalination

48. Jaegwan Shin, SeungCheol Yang, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Enhanced salt removal performance of flow-electrode capacitive deionization via NaOH activation of coffee waste-derived carbonaceous electrodes: Roles of surface textural features, Desalination

47. Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Yeonjung Cho, Changgil Son, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, Seohyun Ki, Hee-Joong Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Yongeun Park, Sang-Ho Lee, Kangmin Chon, 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

46. Jaegwan Shin, Young Mo Kim, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, 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

45. 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, Chemical Engineering Journal

44. HyunSeo Na, Junghoon Mok, Wonjung Choi, Su Hwan Kim, Seokyoon Moon, Sung Ho Chae, Hojung Rho, Seong-Nam Nam, Yeomin Yoon, Byung-Moon Jun, Boron nitride nanomaterials for inorganic pollutant removal: Fabrication, adsorption performance, and mechanisms, Desalination

43. Yurim Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Changgil Son, Deokhwan Kim, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Min Jang, Yeomin Yoon, Byung-Moon Jun, Interplay and selectivity of selected pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants adsorption onto magnetic biochar: Mechanistic insights, Journal of Environmental Management 

42. 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, Oyster shell-doped ground coffee waste biochars for selective removal of phosphate and nitrate ions from aqueous phases via enhanced electrostatic surface complexations: A mechanism study, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

41. Soyoun Kim, Yejin Hyeon, Hojung Rho, Chanhyuk Park, Ceramic membranes as a potential high-performance alternative to microplastic filters for household washing machines, Separation and Purification Technology

40. Byung-Moon Jun, Sung Ho Chae, Deokhwan Kim, Jun-Young Jung, Tack-Jin Kim, Seong-Nam Nam, Yeomin Yoon, Chanhyuk Park, Hojung Rho, Adsorption of uranyl ion on hexagonal boron nitride for remediation of real U-contaminated soil and its interpretation using random forest, Journal of Hazardous Materials

39. Jonghun Lee, Sounghyun Nam, Hojung Rho, Soo Hong Noh, June-Seok Choi, Structural analysis and optimization of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) for water treatment using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with open slot implementation, Desalination and Water Treatment

38. Jihyeon Lee, Yeon So, Soyoun Kim, Yeomin Yoon, Hojung Rho, Chanhyuk Park, Efficient integration of electro-coagulation and ceramic membranes for the treatment of real chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry wastewater from the semiconductor industry, Journal of Water Process Engineering

37. Byung-Moon Jun, Deokhwan Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Kangmin Chon, Chanhyuk Park, Hojung Rho, Removal of trivalent chromium ions in model contaminated groundwater using hexagonal boron nitride as an adsorbent, Chemosphere

36. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon, Rejection behaviors of N-nitrosamines by initially fouled ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for municipal wastewater reclamation: A pilot study, Desalination

35. Jaegwan Shin, Sang-Ho Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, Sangwon Kim, Yong-Gu Lee, Hee-Joong Kim, Hojung Rho, Yongeun Park, Kangmin Chon, 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

34. Chung-Seop Lee, Heuidae Lee, Shahnawaz Sinha, Alireza Farsad, Paul Westerhoff, Hojung Rho, Mini-cores of activated carbon block simulate full-sized performance for removing organics and arsenate from drinking water, Water Research

33. Jonghun Lee, Hyejin Jung, Byung-Moon Jun, Yeomin Yoon, June-Seok Choi, Hojung Rho, Comprehensive evaluation of sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets as a novel solid-state alternative to conventional membrane cleaning agents in gravity-driven filtration systems, Chemosphere

32. Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Seung Joon Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Paul Westerhoff, Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, An autopsy study of hollow fiber and multibore ultrafiltration membranes from a pilot-scale ultra high-recovery filtration system for surface water treatment, Science of The Total Environment

31. Chung-Seop Lee, Hojung Rho, Naushita Sharma, Bongyeon Jung, Paul Westerhoff, Recovery of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions by γ-Alumina Creates Value-Added Catalyst Products, ACS ES&T Water 

30. Zhe Zhao, Hojung Rho, Nora Shapiro, Li Ling, François Perreault, Bruce Rittmann, Paul Westerhoff, Biofilm inhibition on surfaces by ultraviolet light side-emitted from optical fibres,  nature water

29. Hojung Rho, Yong-gu Lee, Jaeweon Cho, Yun Chul Woo, Kangmin Chon, A novel approach to measure carbonate alkalinity in aqueous solutions using a total organic carbon analyzer, Science of The Total Environment

28. Hojung Rho, Byung-Moon Jun, Yun Chul Woo, Chanhyuk Park, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho, Evaluation of diffusion coefficients as surrogate indicators for electrostatic repulsion in ultrafiltration membrane fouling, Desalination

27. Byung-Moon Jun, Hak-Hyeon Kim, Hojung Rho, Jiwon Seo, Jin-Woo Jeon, Seong-Nam Nam, Chang Min Park, Yeomin Yoon, Recovery of rare-earth and radioactive elements from contaminated water through precipitation: A review, Chemical Engineering Journal

26. Jeonghoo Sim, Jonghun Lee, Hojung Rho, Kwang-Duck Park, Youngkwon Choi, Deokhwan Kim, Hyeonbin Kim, Yun Chul Woo, A review of semiconductor wastewater treatment processes: Current status, challenges, and future trends, Journal of Cleaner Production

25. Sung Ho Chae, Hojung Rho, Seokyoon Moon, Modeling study of the effects of intrinsic membrane parameters on dilutive external concentration polarization occurring during forward and pressure-retarded osmosis, Desalination

24. Ruth Habte Hailemariam, June-Seok Choi, Mekdimu Mezemir Damtie, Hojung Rho, Kwang-Duck Park, Jonghun Lee, Yun Chul Woo, Enhancing performances of polyamide thin film composite membranes via co-solvent assisted interfacial polymerization, Desalination

23. SungJu Im, Hee-Joong Kim, Hojung Rho, YeonKwon Kim, Investigation of sludge dewatering efficiency in the thermal-hydrolysis reactor at various physical operational factors: Performance and fluid dynamic analysis, Environmental Technology & Innovation

22. Hojung Rho, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Jaeweon Cho, Yong-Gu Lee, Kangmin Chon, 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 

21. Yuying Liu, Jeonghoo Sim, Ruth Habte Hailemariam, Jonghun Lee, Hojung Rho, Kwang-Duck Park, Dae Woo Kim, Yun Chul Woo, Status and future trends of hollow fiber biogas separation membrane fabrication and modification techniques, Chemosphere

20. Sun-A An, Jonghun Lee, Jeonghoo Sim, Cheol-Gyu Park, Jin-San Lee, Hojung Rho, Kwang-Duck Park, Han-Seung Kim, Yun Chul Woo, Evaluation of the advanced oxidation process integrated with microfiltration for reverse osmosis to treat semiconductor wastewater, Process Safety and Environmental Protection

19. Hojung Rho, Pingfeng Yu, Zhe Zhao, Chung-Seop Lee, Kangmin Chon, François Perreault, Pedro JJ Alvarez, Gary Amy, Paul Westerhoff, Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers, Water research 

18. Ruth Habte Hailemariam, June-Seok Choi, Bezawit A Getachew, Mekdimu Mezemir Damtie, Hojung Rho, Kwang-Duck Park, Jonghun Lee, Yun Chul Woo, Fabrication and characterization of high-performance acetone-assisted polyamide thin-film composite membranes for fluoridated saline water treatment, Desalination 

17. SungJu Im, Hyeonho Lee, Hojung Rho, The fouling layers characteristics of osmotically driven membranes affect transport behaviors of reverse salt permeation and per-fluorinated compounds, Desalination 

16. Zhe Zhao, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes, Emma Westerhoff, Xiangxing Long, Hojung Rho, Yuqiang Bi, Li Ling, Paul Westerhoff, Evanescent wave interactions with nanoparticles on optical fiber modulate side emission of germicidal ultraviolet light, Environmental Science: Nano 

15. Hojung Rho, Sung-Ju Im, Omar Alrehaili, Sungyun Lee, Am Jang, François Perreault, Paul Westerhoff, Facile Surface Modification of Polyamide Membranes Using UV-Photooxidation Improves Permeability and Reduces Natural Organic Matter Fouling, Environmental science & technology 

14. Yong-Gu Lee, Hojung Rho, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Seungjoon Kim, Kangmin Chon, Consecutive chemical cleanings of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes from a pilot-scale surface water treatment plant, Membrane Water Treatment 

13. Chung-Seop Lee, Sujin Guo, Hojung Rho, Juliana Levi, Sergi Garcia-Segura, Michael S Wong, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Paul Westerhoff, Unified Metallic Catalyst Aging Strategy and Implications for Water Treatment, Environmental science & technology 

12. Byung-Moon Jun, Sewoon Kim, Hojung Rho, Chang Min Park, Yeomin Yoon, Ultrasound-assisted Ti3C2Tx MXene adsorption of dyes: Removal performance and mechanism analyses via dynamic light scattering, Chemosphere 

11. Byung-Moon Jun, Jaeweon Cho, Am Jang, Kangmin Chon, Paul Westerhoff, Yeomin Yoon, Hojung Rho, Charge characteristics (surface charge vs. zeta potential) of membrane surfaces to assess the salt rejection behavior of nanofiltration membranes, Separation and Purification Technology  

10. Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Paul Westerhoff, Kangmin Chon, Intrinsic pKa of Nanofiltration Membrane Surfaces to Assess Fouling and Cleaning Behaviors Induced by Foulant–Membrane Electrostatic Interactions, Environmental science & technology 

9. Kangmin Chon, Namjo Jeong, Hojung Rho, Joo-Youn Nam, Eunjin Jwa, Jaeweon Cho, Fouling characteristics of dissolved organic matter in fresh water and seawater compartments of reverse electrodialysis under natural water conditions, Desalination 

8. Zhe Zhao, Zhaobo Zhang, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes, Shahnawaz Sinha, Hojung Rho, Pierre Herckes, Paul Westerhoff, Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Does Not Damage or Impede Performance of N95 Masks Upon Multiple Uses, Environmental Science & Technology Letters 

7. Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Younggeun Lee, Young Mi Kim, Yongeun Park, Sang-Eun Oh, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon, Fouling behavior of marine organic matter in reverse osmosis membranes of a real-scale seawater desalination plant in South Korea, Desalination

6. Yong-Gu Lee, Sangwon Kim, Jaegwan Shin, Hojung Rho, Young Mi Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Heonseop Eom, Sang-Eun Oh, Jaeweon Cho, Kangmin Chon, Sequential effects of cleaning protocols on desorption of reverse osmosis membrane foulants: Autopsy results from a full-scale desalination plant, Desalination

5. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Jongkwan Park, Jaeweon Cho, Rapid and Effective Isolation of Dissolved Organic Matter Using Solid-Phase Extraction Cartridges Packed with Amberlite XAD 8/4 Resins, Water

4. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho, An Autopsy Study of a Fouled Reverse Osmosis Membrane Used for Ultrapure Water Production, Water

3. Sung-Ju Im, Hojung Rho, Sanghyun Jeong, Am Jang, Organic fouling characterization of a CTA-based spiral-wound forward osmosis (SWFO) membrane used in wastewater reuse and seawater desalination,  Chemical Engineering Journal

2. Hojung Rho, Kangmin Chon, Jaeweon Cho, Surface charge characterization of nanofiltration membranes by potentiometric titrations and electrophoresis: Functionality vs. zeta potential,  Desalination

1. Jinhee Park, Jin-Sung Ra, Hojung Rho, Jaeweon Cho, Sang Don Kim, Validation of a biotic ligand model on site-specific copper toxicity to Daphnia magna in the Yeongsan River, Korea, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety