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Citations
80651
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371
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Wonyong Choi is a researcher affiliated with Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their work spans various areas of science and engineering, with a focus on photocatalysis, renewable energy, and environmental applications.

The recent publications of Wonyong Choi highlight involvement in advanced photocatalysis and environmental chemistry. Notable papers include "Heteroatom Dopants Promote Two-Electron O2 Reduction for Photocatalytic Production of H2O2 on Polymeric Carbon Nitride" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition), "Selective electroreduction of CO2 to acetone by single copper atoms anchored on N-doped porous carbon" (2020, Nature Communications), "Mechanistic analysis of multiple processes controlling solar-driven H2O2 synthesis using engineered polymeric carbon nitride" (2021, Nature Communications), "Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by the Reaction of Periodate and Hydroxylamine for Rapid Removal of Organic Pollutants and Waterborne Bacteria" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology), and "Photocatalytic air purification mimicking the self-cleaning process of the atmosphere" (2021, Nature Communications).

They frequently publish in the following journals:

  • ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Wonyong Choi collaborates often with a set of frequent coauthors, including Cynthia J. Burrows, Jiaxing Huang, Shu Wang, Hyun Jae Kim, and Gerald J. Meyer. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships across multiple projects.

The main subfields of study connected to their work are:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

Their research covers topics such as:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Best Publications

  • Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

    Michael R. Hoffmann;Scot T. Martin;Wonyong. Choi;Detlef W. Bahnemann

  • The Role of Metal Ion Dopants in Quantum-Sized TiO2: Correlation between Photoreactivity and Charge Carrier Recombination Dynamics

    Wonyong Choi;Andreas Termin;Michael R. Hoffmann

  • Review of iron-free Fenton-like systems for activating H2O2 in advanced oxidation processes

    Alok Diwakar Bokare;Wonyong Choi

  • Surface modification of TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental applications

    Hyunwoong Park;Yiseul Park;Wooyul Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Linear correlation between inactivation of E. coli and OH radical concentration in TiO2 photocatalytic disinfection

    Min Cho;Hyenmi Chung;Wonyong Choi;Jeyong Yoon

  • Platinized WO3 as an environmental photocatalyst that generates OH radicals under visible light.

    Jungwon Kim;Chul Wee Lee;Wonyong Choi

  • The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?

    Stephanie K. Loeb;Pedro J.J. Alvarez;Jonathon A. Brame;Ezra L. Cates

  • Effects of TiO2 Surface Fluorination on Photocatalytic Reactions and Photoelectrochemical Behaviors

    Hyunwoong Park;Wonyong Choi

  • Different Inactivation Behaviors of MS-2 Phage and Escherichia coli in TiO2 Photocatalytic Disinfection

    Min Cho;Hyenmi Chung;Wonyong Choi;Jeyong Yoon

  • Activation of Persulfates by Graphitized Nanodiamonds for Removal of Organic Compounds

    Hongshin Lee;Hyoung Il Kim;Seunghyun Weon;Wonyong Choi

  • Photoinduced charge transfer processes in solar photocatalysis based on modified TiO2

    Hyunwoong Park;Hyoung Il Kim;Gun Hee Moon;Wonyong Choi

  • Photocatalysis Using ZnO Thin Films and Nanoneedles Grown by Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Jia Long Yang;Sung Jin An;Won Il Park;Gyu Chul Yi

  • Modified carbon nitride nanozyme as bifunctional glucose oxidase-peroxidase for metal-free bioinspired cascade photocatalysis

    Peng Zhang;Dengrong Sun;Ara Cho;Seunghyun Weon

  • Photocatalytic nanodiodes for visible-light photocatalysis

    Hyun G. Kim;Pramod H. Borse;Wonyong Choi;Jae S. Lee

  • Visible light active platinum-ion-doped TiO2 photocatalyst.

    Soonhyun Kim;Seong Ju Hwang;Wonyong Choi

  • Two-dimensional materials in semiconductor photoelectrocatalytic systems for water splitting

    Monireh Faraji;Monireh Faraji;Mahdieh Yousefi;Samira Yousefzadeh;Mohammad Zirak

  • Photocatalytic Oxidation of Arsenite in TiO2 Suspension: Kinetics and Mechanisms

    Hyunjoo Lee;Wonyong Choi

  • Highly enhanced photoreductive degradation of perchlorinated compounds on dye-sensitized metal/TiO2 under visible light.

    Eunyoung Bae;Wonyong Choi

  • Visible light driven photocatalysis mediated via ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT): an alternative approach to solar activation of titania

    Guan Zhang;Gonu Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Heteroatom Dopants Promote Two‐Electron O 2 Reduction for Photocatalytic Production of H 2 O 2 on Polymeric Carbon Nitride

    Peng Zhang;Ya Wen Tong;Yong Liu;Junie Jhon M. Vequizo

  • Substrate-specific photocatalytic activities of TiO2 and multiactivity test for water treatment application.

    Jungho Ryu;Wonyong Choi

  • Carbon-doped TiO2 photocatalyst synthesized without using an external carbon precursor and the visible light activity

    Yiseul Park;Wooyul Kim;Hyunwoong Park;Takashi Tachikawa

  • Visible light-induced degradation of carbon tetrachloride on dye-sensitized TiO2.

    Youngmin Cho;Wonyong Choi;Chung-Hak Lee;Taeghwan Hyeon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
J. Justin Gooding
J. Justin Gooding University of New South Wales

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