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Byong-Hun Jeon

Byong-Hun Jeon

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Chemistry
Korea
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
93
Citations
31796
World Ranking
1786
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Byong-Hun Jeon is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has an extensive research portfolio in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work spans several subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, organic chemistry, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of areas such as advanced photocatalysis techniques, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, biofuel production and bioconversion, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, catalytic processes in materials science, and thermochemical biomass conversion processes.

Among recent publications by Byong-Hun Jeon are the following papers:

  • A review on recent advances in the treatment of dye-polluted wastewater, 2022, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • In situ textile wastewater treatment in high rate transpiration system furrows planted with aquatic macrophytes and floating phytobeds, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Utilization of waste biomass of Poa pratensis for green synthesis of n-doped carbon dots and its application in detection of Mn2+ and Fe3+, 2021, Chemosphere
  • Recycling of cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries: Challenges and future perspectives, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • The latest innovative avenues for the utilization of artificial Intelligence and big data analytics in water resource management, 2023, Results in Engineering

Collaborative work is a notable aspect of the scientist's career, with frequent co-authors including Moonis Ali Khan, Krishna Kumar Yadav, M.S. Raghu, M.K. Prashanth, and K. Yogesh Kumar. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth and depth of research output.

Byong-Hun Jeon has published extensively in various journals, with a significant number of publications in the following venues:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

The scientist's body of work reflects an interdisciplinary approach incorporating engineering principles and environmental science to address complex challenges related to sustainable resource management, pollutant removal, and energy conversion.

Best Publications

  • Global demand for rare earth resources and strategies for green mining.

    Tanushree Dutta;Ki Hyun Kim;Minori Uchimiya;Eilhann E. Kwon

  • Can Microalgae Remove Pharmaceutical Contaminants from Water

    Jiu-Qiang Xiong;Mayur B. Kurade;Byong-Hun Jeon

  • Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for the removal of emerging contaminants from aquatic environments

    Sarita Dhaka;Sarita Dhaka;Rahul Kumar;Rahul Kumar;Akash Deep;Mayur B. Kurade

  • Biodegradation of carbamazepine using freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas mexicana and Scenedesmus obliquus and the determination of its metabolic fate.

    Jiu Qiang Xiong;Mayur B. Kurade;Reda A I Abou-Shanab;Min Kyu Ji

  • A review on recent advances in the treatment of dye-polluted wastewater

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  • Ciprofloxacin toxicity and its co-metabolic removal by a freshwater microalga Chlamydomonas mexicana

    Jiu Qiang Xiong;Mayur B. Kurade;Jung Rae Kim;Hyun Seog Roh

  • Defluoridation from aqueous solutions by granular ferric hydroxide (GFH).

    Eva Kumar;Amit Bhatnagar;Minkyu Ji;Woosik Jung

  • Microalgal species growing on piggery wastewater as a valuable candidate for nutrient removal and biodiesel production.

    Reda A I Abou-Shanab;Min Kyu Ji;Hyun Chul Kim;Ki Jung Paeng

  • Biodegradation of levofloxacin by an acclimated freshwater microalga, Chlorella vulgaris

    Jiu Qiang Xiong;Mayur B. Kurade;Byong-Hun Jeon

  • Recycling of cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries: Challenges and future perspectives.

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  • Acetoclastic methanogenesis led by Methanosarcina in anaerobic co-digestion of fats, oil and grease for enhanced production of methane

    Mayur B. Kurade;Shouvik Saha;El Sayed Salama;El Sayed Salama;Swapnil M. Patil

  • Combined effects of sulfamethazine and sulfamethoxazole on a freshwater microalga, Scenedesmus obliquus: toxicity, biodegradation, and metabolic fate

    Jiu Qiang Xiong;Sunjoon Kim;Mayur B. Kurade;Sanjay Prabhu Govindwar

  • Biomass, lipid content, and fatty acid composition of freshwater Chlamydomonas mexicana and Scenedesmus obliquus grown under salt stress.

    El Sayed Salama;Hyun Chul Kim;Reda A I Abou-Shanab;Min Kyu Ji

  • In situ textile wastewater treatment in high rate transpiration system furrows planted with aquatic macrophytes and floating phytobeds.

    Vishal Chandanshive;Suhas Kadam;Niraj Rane;Byong Hun Jeon

  • Utilization of waste biomass of Poa pratensis for green synthesis of n-doped carbon dots and its application in detection of Mn2+ and Fe3.

    Prakash Krishnaiah;Raji Atchudan;Suguna Perumal;El-Sayed Salama

  • Characterization of microalgal species isolated from fresh water bodies as a potential source for biodiesel production

    Reda A.I. Abou-Shanab;Jae Hoon Hwang;Yunchul Cho;Booki Min

  • Kinetics and Mechanisms for Reactions of Fe(II) with Iron(III) Oxides

    Byong-Hun Jeon;Brian A Dempsey;William D Burgos

  • Chemical Reduction of U(VI) by Fe(II) at the Solid-Water Interface Using Natural and Synthetic Fe(III) Oxides

    Byong Hun Jeon;Brian A. Dempsey;William D. Burgos;Mark O. Barnett

  • Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water environment: A review on toxicity, microbial biodegradation, systematic biological advancements, and environmental fate.

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  • Valorization of biomass through gasification for green hydrogen generation: A comprehensive review.

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  • Removal of Nitrate from Water by Adsorption onto Zinc Chloride Treated Activated Carbon

    Amit Bhatnagar;Minkyu Ji;Yang Hun Choi;Woosik Jung

  • A novel chitosan/clay/magnetite composite for adsorption of Cu(II) and As(V)

    Dong-Wan Cho;Byong-Hun Jeon;Chul-Min Chon;Yongje Kim

  • Enhancement of microalgae growth and fatty acid content under the influence of phytohormones

    El-Sayed Salama;Akhil N. Kabra;Min-Kyu Ji;Jung Rae Kim

  • Decolorization and detoxification of sulfonated azo dye C.I. Remazol Red and textile effluent by isolated Lysinibacillus sp. RGS.

    Rijuta G. Saratale;Soniya S. Gandhi;Madhavi V. Purankar;Mayur B. Kurade

  • Magnetic chitosan composite for adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes in aqueous solution

    Dong-Wan Cho;Byong-Hun Jeon;Chul-Min Chon;Franklin W. Schwartz

  • Heterogeneous reduction of Tc(VII) by Fe(II) at the solid-water interface

    Tetyana Peretyazhko;John M. Zachara;Steve M. Heald;Byong Hun Jeon

  • Insights into microalgae mediated biodegradation of diazinon by Chlorella vulgaris: Microalgal tolerance to xenobiotic pollutants and metabolism

    Mayur B. Kurade;Jung Rae Kim;Sanjay P. Govindwar;Byong-Hun Jeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanjay P. Govindwar
Sanjay P. Govindwar Hanyang University
Hyun-Seog Roh
Hyun-Seog Roh Yonsei University
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
Hocheol Song
Hocheol Song Hanyang University
Brian A. Dempsey
Brian A. Dempsey Pennsylvania State University
Booki Min
Booki Min Kyung Hee University
Min Jang
Min Jang Kwangwoon University
Sang-Eun Oh
Sang-Eun Oh Kangwon National University
Ki-Hyun Kim
Ki-Hyun Kim Hanyang University
Soon Woong Chang
Soon Woong Chang Kyonggi University

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