In-hyung Jeon
Korea University · エネルギー
研究室紹介
Professor In-hyung Jeon's research lab specializes in sustainable water treatment technologies, focusing on innovative membrane processes and solar-driven disinfection systems for decentralized and resource-limited applications. The lab develops smart materials such as thermoresponsive polymers for energy-efficient membrane cleaning and designs integrated solar water treatment systems that combine water collection, phyto-based photosensitization, and solar disinfection (SODIS/SOPAS). Their work emphasizes practical, low-cost solutions for global water safety, particularly in off-grid and low-income communities. The lab bridges materials science, environmental engineering, and renewable energy to address critical challenges in water purification and pathogen inactivation.
Research Overview
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Selected Papers
4Cleaning a fouled membrane using warm water, instead of commonly used fouling control chemicals, is an approach advocated in resource-limited settings, where small-scale membrane filtration is used to provide clean water. Thermoresponsive polymers coated onto membranes undergo a conformational change across their lower critical solution temperature (LCST), enabling foulant removal during such temperature-swing cleaning. However, their intrinsic hydrophobicity above the LCST poses a fundamental m
Waterborne pathogens pose a major threat to global water safety. Solar energy could provide a critical opportunity for households without reliable access to safe water; however, many solar-driven household water treatment systems (HWTS) fail to provide adequate year-round quantities of clean drinking water, as they often cannot remove viruses during low-sun periods, exposing users to waterborne diseases. We demonstrate the disinfection capacity of a novel concentrating solar water-energy managem