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Sang-Hyup Lee is a researcher affiliated with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with contributions in subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Pollution, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientific topics addressed by Lee include:

  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Lee has an active publication record, including notable papers such as:

  • Oxidation of tetracycline and oxytetracycline for the photo-Fenton process: Their transformation products and toxicity assessment (2020, Water Research)
  • Investigating Microcystin-LR adsorption mechanisms on mesoporous carbon, mesoporous silica, and their amino-functionalized form: Surface chemistry, pore structures, and molecular characteristics (2020, Chemosphere)
  • Photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR and anatoxin-a with presence of natural organic matter using UV-light emitting diodes/TiO2 process (2020, Journal of Water Process Engineering)
  • Molecular identification and diversity of gastrointestinal apicomplexan protozoa in pigs in the Republic of Korea (2025, Scientific Reports)

Lee frequently publishes in journals such as Water Research, Chemosphere, Journal of Water Process Engineering, and Scientific Reports.

Frequent collaborators in Lee's research include:

  • Jae-Woo Choi
  • Jeong-Ann Park
  • Hee-Deung Park
  • Song-Bae Kim
  • Viviane Yargeau

The scientist's interdisciplinary approach involves exploring chemical, biological, and physical processes related to water pollution and aquatic ecosystems. Their work includes detailed investigation of advanced oxidation processes, photocatalytic techniques, and microbial ecology, particularly focusing on environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and parasitic infections.

Best Publications

  • Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies for phosphate adsorption to magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

    Seo Young Yoon;Chang Gu Lee;Jeong Ann Park;Jae Hyun Kim

  • Oxidation of tetracycline and oxytetracycline for the photo-Fenton process: Their transformation products and toxicity assessment

    Chee Hun Han;Hee Deung Park;Song Bae Kim;Viviane Yargeau

  • Selective Oxidative Degradation of Organic Pollutants by Singlet Oxygen-Mediated Photosensitization: Tin Porphyrin versus C60 Aminofullerene Systems

    Heechan Kim;Wooyul Kim;Yuri MacKeyev;Gi Seon Lee

  • Arsenic(V) removal using an amine-doped acrylic ion exchange fiber: Kinetic, equilibrium, and regeneration studies.

    Chang Gu Lee;Pedro J.J. Alvarez;Aram Nam;Seong Jik Park

  • Oxidizing capacity of periodate activated with iron-based bimetallic nanoparticles.

    Hongshin Lee;Hongshin Lee;Ha Young Yoo;Ha Young Yoo;Jihyun Choi;Jihyun Choi;In Hyun Nam

  • Removal of copper, nickel and chromium mixtures from metal plating wastewater by adsorption with modified carbon foam.

    Chang Gu Lee;Soonjae Lee;Jeong Ann Park;Chanhyuk Park

  • Adsorption of phosphate from aqueous solution using electrochemically modified biochar calcium-alginate beads: batch and fixed-bed column performance.

    Kyung Won Jung;Tae Un Jeong;Jae Woo Choi;Kyu Hong Ahn

  • Acute toxicity of Ag and CuO nanoparticle suspensions against Daphnia magna: The importance of their dissolved fraction varying with preparation methods

    Hun Je Jo;Jae Woo Choi;Sang Hyup Lee;Seok Won Hong

  • Block-Copolymer-Assisted One-Pot Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous WO3−x/Carbon Nanocomposites as High-Rate-Performance Electrodes for Pseudocapacitors

    Changshin Jo;Jongkook Hwang;Hannah Song;Anh Ha Dao

  • ZnO Nanorod Array Modified PVDF Membrane with Superhydrophobic Surface for Vacuum Membrane Distillation Application.

    Manxiang Wang;Guicheng Liu;Hyunjin Yu;Sang Hyup Lee

  • Effects of ozone treatment on the biodegradability of sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants

    I.T. Yeom;K.R. Lee;Y.H. Lee;K.H. Ahn

  • Relation of microbial biomass to counting units for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Dong-ju Kim;Seung-gun Chung;Sang-hyup Lee;Jae-woo Choi

  • Higher biomass productivity of microalgae in an attached growth system, using wastewater

    Seung Hoon Lee;Hee Mock Oh;Beom Ho Jo;Sang A. Lee

  • Glucose–TiO2 charge transfer complex-mediated photocatalysis under visible light

    Gonu Kim;Sang-Hyup Lee;Sang-Hyup Lee;Wonyong Choi

  • Effects of inorganic oxidants on kinetics and mechanisms of WO3-mediated photocatalytic degradation

    Heechan Kim;Ha Young Yoo;Ha Young Yoo;Seokwon Hong;Sanghyeop Lee;Sanghyeop Lee

  • Organically functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 as sorbents for removal of selected pharmaceuticals from water

    Tung Xuan Bui;Seo Young Kang;Sang Hyup Lee;Heechul Choi

  • Magnetite/mesocellular carbon foam as a magnetically recoverable fenton catalyst for removal of phenol and arsenic

    Jinyoung Chun;Hongshin Lee;Sang-Hyup Lee;Seok Won Hong

  • Phosphorous recovery from sewage sludge using calcium silicate hydrates

    Chang Gu Lee;Pedro J.J. Alvarez;Hee Gon Kim;Hee Gon Kim;Seongpil Jeong

  • Determining the selectivity of divalent metal cations for the carboxyl group of alginate hydrogel beads during competitive sorption.

    Byungryul An;Healim Lee;Soonjae Lee;Sang Hyup Lee

  • Simple synthesis of hierarchically structured partially graphitized carbon by emulsion/block-copolymer co-template method for high power supercapacitors

    Yeongdong Mun;Changshin Jo;Taeghwan Hyeon;Jaehyuk Lee

  • Sequencing anoxic/anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAM) pilot plant for advanced wastewater treatment

    Jinwoo Cho;Kyung Guen Song;Sang Hyup Lee;Kyu Hong Ahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Changgu Lee
Changgu Lee Ajou University
Jaesang Lee
Jaesang Lee Korea University
Ki Bong Lee
Ki Bong Lee Korea University
Jinwoo Lee
Jinwoo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Jong Suk Lee
Jong Suk Lee Sogang University
Seong Taek Yun
Seong Taek Yun Korea University
Hee-Mock Oh
Hee-Mock Oh Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Joong Kee Lee
Joong Kee Lee Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Pedro J. J. Alvarez
Pedro J. J. Alvarez Rice University
Kyung Guen Song
Kyung Guen Song Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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