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Overview

Roe-Hoan Yoon is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has an extensive research profile primarily within the field of engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, geochemistry and petrology, and biomaterials.

Their scholarly output includes work focused on minerals flotation and separation techniques, geochemistry and elemental analysis, and extraction and separation processes. Other main topics include clay minerals and soil interactions, radioactive element chemistry and processing, fluid dynamics and mixing, and metallurgical processes and thermodynamics.

Yoon has published several papers across various reputable venues, frequently contributing to Minerals Engineering, Applied Clay Science, TAPPI Journal, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Frontiers in Thermal Engineering. The most frequent venues of publication are:

  • Minerals Engineering
  • Applied Clay Science
  • TAPPI Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Thermal Engineering

Among the recent scholarly papers authored by Yoon or featuring their contributions are:

  • A study of rare earth ion-adsorption clays: The speciation of rare earth elements on kaolinite at basic pH (2020, Applied Clay Science)
  • Control of bubble ζ-potentials to improve the kinetics of bubble-particle interactions (2020, Minerals Engineering)
  • Ammonium sulfate leaching of NaOH-treated monazite (2022, Minerals Engineering)
  • Rare earth ion-adsorption clays in the presence of iron at basic pH: Adsorption mechanism and extraction method (2022, Applied Clay Science)
  • Predicting the recovery and grade of a rougher flotation circuit from liberation data (2022, Minerals Engineering)

Yoon has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors. Frequent coauthors include Aaron Noble, Kaiwu Huang, Xu Feng, Mohit Gupta, and Öznur Onel, reflecting a collaborative research environment and cross-disciplinary engagement in their scientific inquiries.

The range of topics and venues indicates a focus on applied mineral processing and chemical engineering processes relevant to extraction and separation. Their engagement with issues such as bubble-particle interactions and leaching techniques contributes to ongoing developments in mineral engineering and resource recovery technologies.

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Bubble Size on Fine Particle Flotation

    R. H. Yoon;G. H. Luttrell

  • The role of hydrodynamic and surface forces in bubble–particle interaction

    R.-H. Yoon

  • Hydrophobic Interactions between Dissimilar Surfaces

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;Darrin H. Flinn;Yakov I. Rabinovich

  • Predicting points of zero charge of oxides and hydroxides

    Roe Hoan Yoon;Talat Salman;Gabrielle Donnay

  • Application of Extended DLVO Theory, IV: Derivation of Flotation Rate Equation from First Principles

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;Laiqun Mao

  • Use of Atomic Force Microscope for the Measurements of Hydrophobic Forces between Silanated Silica Plate and Glass Sphere

    Ya. I. Rabinovich;R.-H. Yoon

  • Zeta-potential measurements on microbubbles generated using various surfactants

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;Jorge L. Yordan

  • Application of Extended DLVO Theory

    Hiroki Yotsumoto;Roe-Hoan Yoon

  • Application of Extended DLVO Theory: II. Stability of Silica Suspensions

    Hiroki Yotsumoto;Roe-Hoan Yoon

  • A parametric study of froth stability and its effect on column flotation of fine particles

    D Tao;G.H Luttrell;R.-H Yoon

  • The role of hydrophobia interactions in coagulation

    Zhenghe Xu;Roe-Hoan Yoon

  • An XPS Study of Sphalerite Activation by Copper

    I. J. Kartio;and C. I. Basilio;‡ R.-H. Yoon

  • A study of hydrophobic coagulation

    Zhenghe Xu;Roe-Hoan Yoon

  • Induction time measurements for the quartz—amine flotation system

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;Jorge L Yordan

  • Characterization of silica surfaces hydrophobized by octadecyltrichlorosilane

    D.H. Flinn;D.A. Guzonas;R.-H. Yoon

  • Effect of media size in stirred ball mill grinding of coal

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  • Process and apparatus for separating fine particles by microbubble flotation together with a process and apparatus for generation of microbubbles

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;Gregory T. Adel;Gerald H. Luttrell

  • Long-range hydrophobic forces between mica surfaces in dodecylammonium chloride solutions in the presence of dodecanol

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;S.A. Ravishankar

  • Purification of kaolin clay by froth flotation using hydroxamate collectors

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  • Hydrophobic forces in thin water films stabilized by dodecylammonium chloride

    R.-H. Yoon;Bayram Suha Aksoy

  • Predicting flotation rates using a rate equation derived from first principles

    Laiqun Mao;Roe-Hoan Yoon

  • Microbubble flotation

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  • Application of Extended DLVO Theory: III. Effect of Octanol on the Long-Range Hydrophobic Forces between Dodecylamine-Coated Mica Surfaces

    Roe-Hoan Yoon;S.A. Ravishankar

  • Hydrophobic forces in the foam films stabilized by sodium dodecyl sulfate: effect of electrolyte.

    Liguang Wang;Roe-Hoan Yoon

Frequent Co-Authors

Rick Honaker
Rick Honaker University of Kentucky
William A. Ducker
William A. Ducker Virginia Tech
Robert M. Haralick
Robert M. Haralick City University of New York
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Pavlos P. Vlachos Purdue University West Lafayette
Zhenghe Xu
Zhenghe Xu University of Alberta
Yongkoo Seol
Yongkoo Seol National Energy Technology Laboratory
Amadeu K. Sum
Amadeu K. Sum Colorado School of Mines

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