Dr. Hyunjung Kim

Chonbuk National University, Korea

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2009 Ph.D., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA

2000 M.S., Hanyang University, Geoenvironmental System Engineering

1996 B.S., Hanyang University, Earth Environment and Construction Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Kim, J., Lee, J., Choi, S., et al. (2026). Direct leaching of coarse nickel laterite: reducing grinding energy consumption. Minerals Engineering, 249, 110793.
2. Nam, H., Chipili, C., Prabhakaran, D., et al. (2026). Challenges and mitigation techniques in selective flocculation of iron oxide fines: A data-driven critical review. Minerals Engineering, 249, 110625.
3. Lee, S., Nam, H., Kim, H., et al. (2026). Flotation recovery for direct recycling of anode active material from lithium-ion battery scrap and its electrochemical behavior: Experiments and simulations. Minerals Engineering, 247, 110512.
4. Ko, D., Nam, H., Lee, S., et al. (2026). Scaling up the separation of electrode active material from lithium-ion battery waste: Flotation cell scale-up and design, fabrication, and tests. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 109325.
5. Kang, H., Kim, J., Lee, J., et al. (2026). Early-stage temperature-dependent leaching kinetics and mechanisms of saprolitic and limonitic nickel laterite ores under atmospheric conditions. Minerals Engineering, 239, 110115.
6. Kang, H., Farhan, M., Park, S., et al. (2025). Chelating extraction of critical metals from cathode of end-of-life lithium titanium oxide batteries: Experiments, machine learning and validation. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 32(12), 2958–2972.
7. Nam, H., Mweene, L., & Kim, H. (2025). Flotation separation of chalcopyrite using acacia gum as a novel fine quartz depressant. Minerals Engineering, 233, 109624.
8. Kim, H., Choi, J., Kim, H., et al. (2025). Structural tailoring of poly (quaternary ammonium) thin-film composite membranes for efficient lithium recovery from concentrated salt-lake brine. Journal of Membrane Science, 733, 124333.
9. Choi, S., Kang, H., Park, E., et al. (2025). Pulse laser recovery of high-purity colloidal silver spheres from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar panels. Separation and Purification Technology, 134842.
10. Jeong, H. E., Kang, H., Choi, S., & Kim, H. (2025). Comparative study of limonitic and saprolitic laterite ores on the leaching characteristics under atmospheric pressure. Minerals Engineering, 226, 109250.
11. Hong, G., Nam, H., Mweene, L., & Kim, H. (2025). Mitigation strategies of salicylhydroxamic acid collector with oxalic acid in goethite flotation. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 171, 113528.
12. Gomez-Flores, A., Park, H., Hong, G., et al. (2024). Flotation separation of lithium–ion battery electrodes predicted by a long short-term memory network using data from physicochemical kinetic simulations and experiments. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 42, 100697.
13. Mweene, L., Chipili, C., Munganyinka, J. P., et al. (2024). Experimental, benchmarks and theoretical investigations into the complexation of chalcopyrite and silica with guar gum and beneficiation of a siliceous copper ore. Minerals Engineering, 216, 108874.
14. Gomez-Flores, A., Cho, H., Hong, G., et al. (2024). A critical review on machine learning applications in fiber composites and nanocomposites: Towards a control loop in the chain of processes in industries. Materials & Design, 245, 113247.
15. Cheema, H. A., Ilyas, S., Farhan, M., et al. (2024). Extraction of Fe and Al from red mud using carbothermic reduction followed by water leaching. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 136, 201–210.
16. Mweene, L., Gomez-Flores, A., Jeong, H. E., et al. (2024). Challenges and future in Ni laterite ore enrichment: A critical review. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 45(6), 539–563.
17. Ilyas, S., Srivastava, R. R., & Kim, H. (2024). Solvent extraction for high separation strategy of light and heavy rare earth elements from a sulfate-leached solution of low-grade monazite. Separation and Purification Technology, 341, 126896.
18. Ilyas, S., Kim, H., & Srivastava, R. R. (2024). Emergence of Bio-hydrometallurgy to Achieve Sustainable Process Development Goals in Extractive Metallurgy. E3S Web of Conferences, 543, 02004.
19. Hong, G., Park, H., Gomez-Flores, A., et al. (2024). Direct flotation separation of active materials from the black mass of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides-type spent lithium-ion batteries. Separation and Purification Technology, 336, 126327.
20. Mweene, L., Hong, G., Jeong, H. E., et al. (2024). Insights into the changes in the surface properties of goethite with Ni in the lattice in the presence of salicylhydroxamic acid: Experimental and density functional theory studies. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 31(4), 665–677.
21. Srivastava, R. R., Ilyas, S., Rajak, D. K., et al. (2024). Recycling of Yttrium and Europium from Microwave-Roasted Waste Cathode Ray Tube Phosphor Powder. JOM, 76(3), 1429–1436.
22. Cheema, H. A., Ilyas, S., Kang, H., & Kim, H. (2024). Comprehensive review of the global trends and future perspectives for recycling of decommissioned photovoltaic panels. Waste Management, 174, 187–202.
23. Ilyas, S., Kim, H., & Srivastava, R. R. (2024). Antagonistic separation of nickel over copper from ammoniacal binary solution using LIX 84-IC mixture with TBP. TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 261–272.
24. Srivastava, R. R., Ilyas, S., Kim, H., et al. (2024). Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Zinc from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash. TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 239–249.

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WOS ResearcherID: PTW-7068-2026