Kangmin Chon

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kangmin Chon is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kangmin Chon has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Water Science and Technology, 37 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kangmin Chon's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (40 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (29 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (23 papers). Kangmin Chon is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (40 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (29 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (23 papers). Kangmin Chon collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Kangmin Chon's co-authors include Jaeweon Cho, Yong-Gu Lee, Jaegwan Shin, Ho Kyong Shon, Yongeun Park, Kyung Hwa Cho, Hojung Rho, Sang-Won Kim, Jinwoo Kwak and Sungjun Bae and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kangmin Chon

112 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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
Kangmin Chon South Korea	33	1.9k	944	816	647	416	117	3.3k
Jinwoo Cho South Korea	31	1.9k 1.0×	891 0.9×	612 0.8×	940 1.5×	250 0.6×	71	3.2k
Jean‐François Blais Canada	31	1.3k 0.7×	770 0.8×	776 1.0×	742 1.1×	374 0.9×	130	3.2k
Veeriah Jegatheesan Australia	33	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	917 1.1×	643 1.0×	438 1.1×	148	3.6k
Phaik Eong Poh Malaysia	28	1.5k 0.7×	969 1.0×	655 0.8×	479 0.7×	333 0.8×	66	3.6k
Hui Gong China	27	1.1k 0.6×	715 0.8×	669 0.8×	798 1.2×	350 0.8×	105	3.2k
Luca Di Palma Italy	37	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	492 0.6×	735 1.1×	605 1.5×	157	3.9k
Alireza Pendashteh Iran	23	1.8k 0.9×	778 0.8×	476 0.6×	463 0.7×	657 1.6×	50	3.7k
Xun‐an Ning China	35	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	462 0.6×	605 0.9×	408 1.0×	82	3.2k
Seockheon Lee South Korea	35	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	457 0.6×	741 1.1×	519 1.2×	90	3.9k
Simos Malamis Greece	30	1.8k 0.9×	697 0.7×	971 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	200 0.5×	92	3.3k

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Shin, Jaegwan, Young Mo Kim, Hojung Rho, & Kangmin Chon. (2025). Superoxide-derived singlet oxygen generation via electron transfer-mediated activation of persulfate by heterogeneous biochar catalysts for naproxen degradation: Effects of aromatization degree on electron exchange capacity. Bioresource Technology. 440. 133490–133490.

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.

Shin, Jaegwan, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights into selenite and selenate immobilization using brucite-rich magnesium precipitate derived from seawater electrochlorination facility. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 114081–114081. 5 indexed citations

Han, Jie, et al.. (2024). Adsorption of charged synthetic organic dyes by pine nut husk biochars modified with hydroxyapatite: Adsorption mechanisms and reusability. Desalination and Water Treatment. 321. 100970–100970. 7 indexed citations

Saifuddin, Md, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in the application of magnetic materials for the management of perfluoroalkyl substances in aqueous phases. Chemosphere. 352. 141522–141522. 7 indexed citations

Rho, Hojung, Jaeweon Cho, & Kangmin Chon. (2024). Rejection behaviors of N-nitrosamines by initially fouled ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for municipal wastewater reclamation: A pilot study. Desalination. 586. 117877–117877. 3 indexed citations

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, 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

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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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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Yang, Euntae, Kangmin Chon, Kyoung‐Yeol Kim, et al.. (2022). Pretreatments of lignocellulosic and algal biomasses for sustainable biohydrogen production: Recent progress, carbon neutrality, and circular economy. Bioresource Technology. 369. 128380–128380. 48 indexed citations

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Reddy, Police Anil Kumar, Thillai Govindaraja Senthamaraikannan, Dong‐Hee Lim, et al.. (2022). Unveiling the positive effect of mineral induced natural organic matter (NOM) on catalyst properties and catalytic dechlorination performance: An experiment and DFT study. Water Research. 222. 118871–118871. 18 indexed citations

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Rho, Hojung, Sang-Won Kim, Jaegwan Shin, et al.. (2022). Effects of two-step cleaning sequences on foulant extraction from multibore ultrafiltration membranes in a pilot-scale membrane filtration system for surface water treatment. Chemosphere. 297. 134164–134164. 16 indexed citations

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Rho, Hojung, Pingfeng Yu, Chung-Seop Lee, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of biofouling on reverse osmosis membrane surfaces by germicidal ultraviolet light side-emitting optical fibers. Water Research. 224. 119094–119094. 32 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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Lee, Yong-Gu, et al.. (2021). Oxidative Treatments of Pesticides in Rainwater Runoff by HOCl, O3, and O3/H2O2: Effects of pH, Humic Acids and Inorganic Matters. Separations. 8(7). 101–101. 13 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, et al.. (2020). Selective Immobilization of Antimony Using Brucite-rich Precipitate Produced during In Situ Hypochlorous Acid Formation through Seawater Electrolysis in a Nuclear Power Plant. Energies. 13(17). 4493–4493. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2019). Effects of beneficial microorganisms on nutrient removal and excess sludge production in an anaerobic-anoxic/oxic (A2O) process for municipal wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 281. 90–98. 62 indexed citations

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