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Hern Kim is affiliated with Myongji University in South Korea and has an extensive research record primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses 139 publications in Materials Science and 121 in Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The scientist's research focuses on various subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Materials Chemistry; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Polymers and Plastics; and Mechanical Engineering. These subfields indicate a broad yet interconnected scope of study that addresses both material properties and energy-related applications.

Key topics explored in their work include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Adsorption and Biosorption for Pollutant Removal
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

The following are some recent papers authored or co-authored by Hern Kim, indicating the range of their research interests and the venues in which their work has been published:

  • Critical Review, Recent Updates on Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) and Its Derivatives for Electrochemical Water Splitting, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Design and Synthesis of SiO2/TiO2/PDA Functionalized Phase Change Microcapsules for Efficient Solar-Driven Energy Storage, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Electrochemical Diagnostics of Infectious Viral Diseases: Trends and Challenges, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Recent Trends in Electrochemical Sensors for Vital Biomedical Markers Using Hybrid Nanostructured Materials, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Paving Way for Sustainable Earth-Abundant Metal Based Catalysts for Chemical Fixation of CO2 into Epoxides for Cyclic Carbonate Formation, 2020, Catalysis Reviews

Hern Kim frequently publishes in specific scientific journals, reflecting ongoing engagement with several research communities. The primary publication venues include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Chemosphere

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, showing patterns of continued partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Wook-Jin Chung
  • Pramod V. Rathod
  • Grace M. Nisola
  • Richard Appiah-Ntiamoah
  • Harshad A. Bandal

Best Publications

  • Critical Review, Recent Updates on Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) and Its Derivatives for Electrochemical Water Splitting.

    Harsharaj S Jadhav;Harshad A. Bandal;Seeram Ramakrishna;Hern Kim

  • Catalytic developments in the direct dimethyl carbonate synthesis from carbon dioxide and methanol

    Ashif H. Tamboli;Avinash A. Chaugule;Hern Kim

  • Recyclable composite nanofiber adsorbent for Li+ recovery from seawater desalination retentate

    Myoung Jun Park;Grace M. Nisola;Arnel B. Beltran;Arnel B. Beltran;Rey Eliseo C. Torrejos

  • Adsorptive Li+ mining from liquid resources by H2TiO3: Equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms

    Chosel P. Lawagon;Grace M. Nisola;Junyoung Mun;Artur Tron

  • Bimetallic iron cobalt oxide self-supported on Ni-Foam: An efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction

    Harshad A. Bandal;Amol R. Jadhav;Asif H. Tamboli;Hern Kim

  • Cobalt nanoparticles supported on magnetic core-shell structured carbon as a highly efficient catalyst for hydrogen generation from NaBH4 hydrolysis

    Bo Chen;Bo Chen;Sijiang Chen;Harshad A. Bandal;Richard Appiah-Ntiamoah

  • Low internal concentration polarization in forward osmosis membranes with hydrophilic crosslinked PVA nanofibers as porous support layer

    John Marc C. Puguan;Han-Seung Kim;Kyu-Jin Lee;Hern Kim

  • Ionic liquid as a catalyst for utilization of carbon dioxide to production of linear and cyclic carbonate

    Avinash A. Chaugule;Ashif H. Tamboli;Hern Kim

  • Li1−xNi0.33Co1/3Mn1/3O2/Ag for electrochemical lithium recovery from brine

    Chosel P. Lawagon;Grace M. Nisola;Rosemarie Ann I. Cuevas;Hern Kim

  • Preparation of Ni-MOF-74 membrane for CO2 separation by layer-by-layer seeding technique

    Dong-Joo Lee;Qiming Li;Hern Kim;Kisay Lee

  • Hydrogen production from NaBH4 hydrolysis via Co-ZIF-9 catalyst

    Qiming Li;Hern Kim

  • PVP assisted morphology-controlled synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous ZnCo2O4 nanoparticles for high-performance pseudocapacitor

    Gracita M. Tomboc;Harsharaj S. Jadhav;Hern Kim

  • H2TiO3 composite adsorbent foam for efficient and continuous recovery of Li+ from liquid resources

    Lawrence A. Limjuco;Grace M. Nisola;Chosel P. Lawagon;Seong-Poong Lee

  • Polyurethane nanofibers containing copper nanoparticles as future materials

    Faheem A. Sheikh;Muzafar A. Kanjwal;Saurabh Saran;Wook-Jin Chung

  • Macroporous flexible polyvinyl alcohol lithium adsorbent foam composite prepared via surfactant blending and cryo-desiccation

    Grace M. Nisola;Lawrence A. Limjuco;Eleazer L. Vivas;Chosel P. Lawagon

  • An efficient and heterogeneous recyclable silicotungstic acid with modified acid sites as a catalyst for conversion of fructose and sucrose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in superheated water.

    Arvind H. Jadhav;Hern Kim;In Taek Hwang

  • Efficient selective dehydration of fructose and sucrose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) using dicationic room temperature ionic liquids as a catalyst

    Arvind H. Jadhav;Hern Kim;In Taek Hwang

  • Mixed matrix nanofiber as a flow-through membrane adsorber for continuous Li+ recovery from seawater

    Myoung Jun Park;Myoung Jun Park;Grace M. Nisola;Eleazer L. Vivas;Lawrence A. Limjuco

  • Design and synthesis of SiO2/TiO2/PDA functionalized phase change microcapsules for efficient solar-driven energy storage

    Arni M. Pornea;Hern Kim

  • Iron-based heterogeneous catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction; change in perspective from activity promoter to active catalyst

    Harshad Bandal;K. Koteshwara Reddy;Avinash Chaugule;Hern Kim

  • Preparation of superhydrophobic membranes by electrospinning of fluorinated silane functionalized poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Yingbo Chen;Yingbo Chen;Hern Kim

  • Cobalt impregnated magnetite-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite as magnetically separable efficient catalyst for hydrogen generation by NaBH4 hydrolysis

    H.A. Bandal;A.R. Jadhav;H. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeong Gil Seo
Jeong Gil Seo Hanyang University
Ho Kyong Shon
Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology Sydney
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Nasser A.M. Barakat
Nasser A.M. Barakat Minia University
Gary L. Bowlin
Gary L. Bowlin University of Memphis
Kwangyeol Lee
Kwangyeol Lee Korea University
Hak Yong Kim
Hak Yong Kim Jeonbuk National University
Jeong Woo Han
Jeong Woo Han Seoul National University
Seok Woo Lee
Seok Woo Lee University of Connecticut
Chiaki Terashima
Chiaki Terashima Tokyo University of Science

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