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2025

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D-Index
102
Citations
37820
World Ranking
1167
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Sung Hwa Jhung is affiliated with Kyungpook National University in South Korea and has an extensive record of publications primarily in the fields of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work centers on specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

The research focus of Sung Hwa Jhung encompasses a broad range of topics related to advanced materials and environmental applications. Key topics of investigation include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Jhung's recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), particularly in relation to energy and environmental remediation. Notable papers include:

  • "Exploration of metal organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks for energy-related applications," 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Covalent organic framework-based materials: Synthesis, modification, and application in environmental remediation," 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Adsorptive removal of pesticides from water with metal-organic framework-based materials," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Adsorptive removal of hazardous organics from water and fuel with functionalized metal-organic frameworks: Contribution of functional groups," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Contribution of hydrogen bonding to liquid-phase adsorptive removal of hazardous organics with metal-organic framework-based materials," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Sung Hwa Jhung frequently collaborates with other researchers, with prominent coauthors including Imteaz Ahmed, Gyudong Lee, Hye Jin Lee, Dong Kyu Yoo, and Md. Mahmudul Hassan Mondol. These collaborations have significantly contributed to the body of work published under Jhung's name.

The main publication venues for Jhung's research output are:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

Best Publications

  • High Uptakes of CO2 and CH4 in Mesoporous Metal-Organic Frameworks MIL-100 and MIL-101

    Philip L. Llewellyn;Sandrine Bourrelly;Christian Serre;Alexandre Vimont

  • Adsorptive removal of hazardous materials using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): A review

    Nazmul Abedin Khan;Zubair Hasan;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Removal of hazardous organics from water using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): plausible mechanisms for selective adsorptions.

    Zubair Hasan;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Amine Grafting on Coordinatively Unsaturated Metal Centers of MOFs: Consequences for Catalysis and Metal Encapsulation

    Young Kyu Hwang;Do Young Hong;Jong San Chang;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorptive removal of methyl orange and methylene blue from aqueous solution with a metal-organic framework material, iron terephthalate (MOF-235)

    Enamul Haque;Jong Won Jun;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Hydrogen Storage in the Giant‐Pore Metal–Organic Frameworks MIL‐100 and MIL‐101

    Michel Latroche;Suzy Surblé;Christian Serre;Caroline Mellot-Draznieks

  • Microwave Synthesis of Chromium Terephthalate MIL-101 and Its Benzene Sorption Ability†

    Sung Hwa Jhung;Jin-Ho Lee;Ji Woong Yoon;Christian Serre

  • Adsorptive removal of methyl orange from aqueous solution with metal-organic frameworks, porous chromium-benzenedicarboxylates.

    Enamul Haque;Ji Eun Lee;In Tae Jang;Young Kyu Hwang

  • Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with microwave or ultrasound: Rapid reaction, phase-selectivity, and size reduction

    Nazmul Abedin Khan;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Applications of metal-organic frameworks in adsorption/separation processes via hydrogen bonding interactions

    Imteaz Ahmed;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorptive removal of naproxen and clofibric acid from water using metal-organic frameworks.

    Zubair Hasan;Jaewoo Jeon;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Composites of metal–organic frameworks: Preparation and application in adsorption

    Imteaz Ahmed;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorptive desulfurization and denitrogenation using metal-organic frameworks

    Imteaz Ahmed;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorptive removal of ibuprofen and diclofenac from water using metal-organic framework-derived porous carbon.

    Biswa Nath Bhadra;Imteaz Ahmed;Sunghwan Kim;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium from water with Zr-based metal–organic frameworks

    Zubair Hasan;Nazmul Abedin Khan;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorption of diclofenac sodium from water using oxidized activated carbon

    Biswa Nath Bhadra;Pill Won Seo;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Synthesis of a metal-organic framework material, iron terephthalate, by ultrasound, microwave, and conventional electric heating: a kinetic study.

    Enamul Haque;Nazmul Abedin Khan;Jung Hwa Park;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorption and removal of phthalic acid and diethyl phthalate from water with zeolitic imidazolate and metal-organic frameworks.

    Nazmul Abedin Khan;Beom K. Jung;Zubair Hasan;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Chemical and thermal stability of isotypic metal-organic frameworks: effect of metal ions.

    In Joong Kang;Nazmul Abedin Khan;Enamul Haque;Sung Hwa Jhung

  • Adsorption of naproxen and clofibric acid over a metal–organic framework MIL-101 functionalized with acidic and basic groups

    Zubair Hasan;Eun-Jeong Choi;Sung Hwa Jhung

Frequent Co-Authors

Nazmul Abedin Khan
Nazmul Abedin Khan Kyungpook National University
Jong-San Chang
Jong-San Chang Sungkyunkwan University
Young Kyu Hwang
Young Kyu Hwang Korea University of Science and Technology
Sang-Eon Park
Sang-Eon Park Inha University
Gérard Férey
Gérard Férey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anthony K. Cheetham
Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge
Christian Serre
Christian Serre École Normale Supérieure
Ajayan Vinu
Ajayan Vinu University of Newcastle Australia
Marco Daturi
Marco Daturi Université de Caen Normandie
Young Ho Kim
Young Ho Kim Kyungpook National University

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