Changgil Son

607 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 453 citations indexed

About

Changgil Son is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Changgil Son has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 453 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Water Science and Technology, 8 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Changgil Son's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (7 papers) and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Changgil Son is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (7 papers) and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Changgil Son collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and Japan. Changgil Son's co-authors include Kangmin Chon, Yong-Gu Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, Jaegwan Shin, Sang-Won Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Zeeshan Haider Jaffari, Yongeun Park, Sang-Ho Lee and Chang‐Min Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Changgil Son

16 papers receiving 439 citations

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Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials

2023 127 citations Zeeshan Haider Jaffari, Jaegwan Shin et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Changgil Son South Korea	10	222	155	84	76	63	19	453
Jinwoo Kwak South Korea	12	335 1.5×	203 1.3×	119 1.4×	131 1.7×	101 1.6×	22	642
Maryam Moradnia Iran	16	379 1.7×	151 1.0×	88 1.0×	92 1.2×	87 1.4×	30	666
Abdullahi Kilaco Usman Saudi Arabia	15	198 0.9×	137 0.9×	66 0.8×	186 2.4×	86 1.4×	26	663
Alper Alver Türkiye	13	325 1.5×	136 0.9×	68 0.8×	81 1.1×	81 1.3×	32	569
Bablu Prasad India	17	217 1.0×	78 0.5×	73 0.9×	159 2.1×	88 1.4×	48	803
Amrita Nighojkar India	11	119 0.5×	95 0.6×	72 0.9×	46 0.6×	69 1.1×	27	389
Thi Thanh Huyen Nguyen Vietnam	10	168 0.8×	101 0.7×	53 0.6×	58 0.8×	47 0.7×	14	342
Roshan Prabhakar India	9	133 0.6×	137 0.9×	83 1.0×	99 1.3×	98 1.6×	13	428
Yanhong Jiang China	12	282 1.3×	242 1.6×	115 1.4×	68 0.9×	75 1.2×	36	543

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19 of 19 papers shown

Shin, Jaegwan, Changgil Son, Hojung Rho, et al.. (2025). Interplay and selectivity of selected pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants adsorption onto magnetic biochar: Mechanistic insights. Journal of Environmental Management. 396. 128196–128196.

Jun, Byung-Moon, Sung Ho Chae, Changgil Son, et al.. (2025). Remediation of acidic effluents from Uranium-Contaminated soil using coffee Residue Biochar: A Combined experimental and Machine learning approach. Separation and Purification Technology. 366. 132844–132844. 4 indexed citations

Shin, Jaegwan, Hojung Rho, Changgil Son, et al.. (2025). Functionalization of coffee waste biochars with Ca/Fe layered double hydroxides for enhanced removal and selectivity of phosphate ions: Mechanisms and reusability. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 76. 108123–108123. 2 indexed citations

Son, Changgil, et al.. (2025). Investigation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate adsorption by Ca- and Fe-modified biochars: Potential of Ca-modified biochar in real water matrices. Separation and Purification Technology. 376. 133906–133906. 1 indexed citations

Han, Jie, et al.. (2025). Hydroxyapatite and magnetic hydroxyapatite biochar from pine nut husks for anionic azo dye adsorption: Performance and reusability assessment. Applied Surface Science. 707. 163607–163607. 5 indexed citations

Shin, Jaegwan, Hojung Rho, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2025). Decoration of Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides on coffee waste biochars for enhanced adsorption and selectivity of phosphate ions: Mechanistic studies. Desalination and Water Treatment. 321. 100990–100990.

Shin, Jaegwan, et al.. (2025). Few-shot learning to predict nitrate and phosphate adsorption capacity of biochar: A cost-effective and innovative approach. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 77. 108469–108469.

Shin, Jaegwan, Sangho Lee, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2024). Post-calcination as an effective approach to enhance adsorption of arsenic and antimony anions by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide-decorated spent coffee ground biochars: Role of charge properties and active sites. Environmental Pollution. 361. 124850–124850. 6 indexed citations

Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Changgil Son, et al.. (2024). Oyster shell-doped ground coffee waste biochars for selective removal of phosphate and nitrate ions from aqueous phases via enhanced electrostatic surface complexations: A mechanism study. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112154–112154. 7 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Sangwon Kim, et al.. (2023). Enhanced selectivity and recovery of phosphate and nitrate ions onto coffee ground waste biochars via co-precipitation of Mg/Al layered double hydroxides: A potential slow-release fertilizer. Environmental Research. 231(Pt 3). 116266–116266. 27 indexed citations

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Jaffari, Zeeshan Haider, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2023). Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143073–143073. 127 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jaffari, Zeeshan Haider, Ather Abbas, Chang‐Min Kim, et al.. (2023). Transformer-based deep learning models for adsorption capacity prediction of heavy metal ions toward biochar-based adsorbents. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 462. 132773–132773. 67 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Sang-Won Kim, et al.. (2022). Highly selective recovery of phosphate ions using a novel carbonaceous adsorbent synthesized via co-pyrolysis of spent coffee grounds and steel slags: A potential phosphatic fertilizer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 451. 138978–138978. 37 indexed citations

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Kwak, Jinwoo, Sangho Lee, Jaegwan Shin, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and applications of bismuth-impregnated biochars originated from spent coffee grounds for efficient adsorption of radioactive iodine: A mechanism study. Environmental Pollution. 313. 120138–120138. 17 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Sang-Won Kim, et al.. (2022). Facilitated physisorption of ibuprofen on waste coffee residue biochars through simultaneous magnetization and activation in groundwater and lake water: Adsorption mechanisms and reusability. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 10(3). 107914–107914. 42 indexed citations

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Shin, Jaegwan, Jinwoo Kwak, Yong-Gu Lee, et al.. (2021). Changes in adsorption mechanisms of radioactive barium, cobalt, and strontium ions using spent coffee waste biochars via alkaline chemical activation: Enrichment effects of O-containing functional groups. Environmental Research. 199. 111346–111346. 44 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Adsorption Capacities of Fungicides Using Peanut Shell Biochar via Successive Chemical Modification with KMnO4 and KOH. Separations. 8(4). 52–52. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Yong-Gu, Jaegwan Shin, Jinwoo Kwak, et al.. (2021). Effects of NaOH Activation on Adsorptive Removal of Herbicides by Biochars Prepared from Ground Coffee Residues. Energies. 14(5). 1297–1297. 33 indexed citations

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Son, Changgil, et al.. (2021). Adsorption Characteristics of Phosphate Ions by Pristine, CaCl2 and FeCl3-Activated Biochars Originated from Tangerine Peels. Separations. 8(3). 32–32. 13 indexed citations

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