고려대학교 생명과학대학 환경생태공학부: 생태환경복원실험실

대학원Graduate

생태환경복원실험실 실험실 (Ecological Restoration Lab.)

Dr. Ok is a Full Professor and Research Director (Global) of Korea University in Seoul, Korea. His academic background covers waste management, bioavailability of emerging contaminants, and bioenergy and value-added products such as biochar. Professor Ok also has experience in fundamental soil science and remediation of various contaminants in soils and sediments. Together with graduate students and colleagues, Professor Ok has published over 600 research papers, 47 of which were ranked as Web of Science ESI top papers (44 nominated as "Highly Cited Papers" and 3 nominated as "Hot Papers") since 2009. Professor Ok has been a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (HCR) since 2018. In 2019, Professor Ok became the first Korean to be selected as a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Environment and Ecology. His HCP selection rate is 8.15%, making him the world's leading scholar in the environment field in both quantity and quality. He maintains a worldwide professional network through his service as a Co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Hazardous Materials, Co-Editor for Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology and as Associate Editor for Environmental Pollution and Bioresource Technology, and as a member of the editorial boards of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemosphere, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, and several other top journals. Professor Ok has served in a number of positions worldwide, including honorary professor at the University of Queensland, Australia, visiting professor at the Tsinghua University, China, adjunct professor at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, and guest professor at the Ghent University, Belgium. He currently serves as the Director for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Waste Management Program. Professor Ok has served as chairman of numerous major conferences such as Engineering Sustainable Development 2019 organized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Institute for Sustainability and the APRU.

학술논문- SCI ( Sceience Citation Index )

Sonne, C., Alstrup, A.K.O., Ok, Y.S., Dietz, R., Kanstrup, N. 2019 Time to ban lead hunting ammunition Science (IF 41.037) 366 (6468): 961-962
Hou, D., O’Connor, D., Sonne, C., Ok, Y.S* 2019 Trade war threatens sustainability Science (IF 41.037) 364 (6447): 1242-1243 (*Corresponding Author)
Hou, D. and Ok, Y.S* 2019 Soil pollution — speed up global mapping Nature (IF 43.070) 566: 455 (*Corresponding Author)
(Highly Cited Paper) Ahmad, M., Rajapaksha, A.U., Lim, J.E., Zhang, M., Bolan, N., Mohan, D., Vithanage, M., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S.* 2014 Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: A review Chemosphere 99: 19-33 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 1683)
(Highly Cited Paper) Mohan, D., Sarswat, A., Ok, Y.S. and Pittman, C.U. 2014 Organic and inorganic contaminants removal from water with biochar, a renewable, low cost and sustainable adsorbent-A critical review Bioresource Technology 160: 191-202 (Times cited: 1043)
(Highly Cited Paper) Ahmad, M., Lee, S.S., Dou, X., Mohan, D., Sung, J.K., Yang, J.E. and Ok, Y.S.* 2012 Effects of pyrolysis temperature on soybean stover- and peanut shell-derived biochar properties and TCE adsorption in water Bioresource Technology 118: 536-544 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 564)
(Highly Cited Paper) Inyang, M.I., Gao, B., Yao, Y., Xue, Y., Zimmerman, A., Mosa, A., Pullammanappallil, P., Ok, Y.S. and Cao, X. 2016 A review of biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for aqueous heavy metal removal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 46(4): 406-433 (Times cited: 371)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rajapaksha, A.U., Chen, S.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Zhang, M., Vithanage, M., Mandal, S., Gao, B., Bolan, N.S. and Ok, Y.S.* 2016 Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification Chemosphere 148: 276-291 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 339)
(Highly Cited Paper) Yang, Y., Ok, Y.S., Kim, K.H., Kwon, E.E., Tsang, Y.F. 2017 Occurrences and removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) in drinking water and water/sewage treatment plants: A Review Science of The Total Environment 596: 303-320 (Times cited: 321)
(Highly Cited Paper) Stefaniuk, M., Oleszczuk, P. and Ok, Y.S. 2016 Review on nano zerovalent iron (nZVI): From synthesis to environmental applications Chemical Engineering Journal 287: 618-632 (Times cited: 280)
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(Highly Cited Paper) Park, J.H., Ok, Y.S., Kim, S.H., Cho, J.S., Heo, J.S., Delaune, R.D. and Seo, D.C. 2016 Competitive adsorption of heavy metals onto sesame straw biochar in aqueous solutions Chemosphere 142: 77-83 (Times cited: 232)
(Highly Cited Paper) Lu, K., Yang, X., Gielen, G., Bolan, N., Ok, Y.S., Niazi, N.K., Xu, S., Yuan, G., Chen, X., Zhang, X., Liu, D., Song, Z., Liu, X. and Wang, H. 2017 Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil Journal of Environmental Management 186(2): 285-292 (Times cited: 203)
(Highly Cited Paper) Antoniadis, V., Levizou, E., Shaheen, S.M.,;Ok, Y.S., Sebastian, A., Baum, C., Prasad, M.N.V., Wenzel, W.W., Rinklebe, J. 2017 Trace Elements In The Soil-Plant Interface: Phytoavailability, Translocation, And Phytoremediation-A Review Earth Science Reviews 171: 621-645 (Times cited: 153)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Abbas, T., Zia-ur-Rehman, M., Hannan, F., Keller, C., Al-Wabel, M.I. and Ok, Y.S. 2016 Cadmium minimization in wheat: A critical review Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 130: 43-53 (Times cited: 145)
(Highly Cited Paper) Choppala, G., Saifullah, Bolan, N., Bibi, S., Iqbal, M., Rengel, Z., Kunhikrishnan, A., Ashwath, N. and Ok, Y.S. 2014 Cellular mechanisms in higher plants governing tolerance to cadmium toxicity Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 33: 374-391 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 131)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Ahmad, M., Seo, D.C., Cho, J.S., Lee, S.E., Lee, S.S. and Ok, Y.S.* 2015 Enhanced sulfamethazine removal by steam-activated invasive plant-derived biochar Journal of Hazardous Materials 290: 43-50 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 131)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Qayyum, M.F., Ok, Y.S., Adrees, M., Ibrahim, M, Zia-ur-Rehman, M., Farid, M. and Abbas, F. 2017 Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review Journal of Hazardous Materials 322: 2-16 (Times cited: 129)
(Highly Cited Paper) Hussain, M., Farooq, M., Nawaz, A., Al-Sadi, A.M., Solaiman, Z.M., Alghamdi, S.S., Ammara, U., Ok, Y.S. and Siddique, K.H.M. 2017 Biochar for crop production: Potential benefits and risks Journal of Soils and Sediments 17: 685-716 (Times cited: 128)
(Highly Cited Paper) Abbas, T., Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Zia-ur-Rehman, M., Qayyum, M.F., Abbas, F., Hannan, F., Rinklebe, J. and Ok, Y.S. 2017 Effect of biochar on cadmium bioavailability and uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a soil with aged contamination Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 140: 37-47 (Times cited: 125)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Adrees, M., Ibrahim, M., Tsang, D.C.W., Zia-ur-Rehman, M., Zahir, Z.A., Rinklebe, J., Tack, F.M.G. and Ok, Y.S.* 2017 A critical review on effects, tolerance mechanisms and management of cadmium in vegetables Chemosphere 182: 90-105 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 114)
(Highly Cited Paper) Xiong, X., Yu, I.K.M., Cao, L., Tsang, D.C.W., Zhang, S. and Ok, Y.S. 2017 A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control Bioresource Technology 46(4) 406-433 (Times cited: 101)
(Highly Cited Paper) Ali, S., Rizwan, M., Qayyum, M.F., Ok, Y.S., Ibrahim, M., Riaz, M., Arif, M.S., Hafeez, F., Al-Wabel, M.I. and Shahzad, A.N. 2017 Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24(14): 12700-12712 (Times cited: 104)
(Highly Cited Paper) Fang, J., Zhan, L., Ok, Y.S. and Gao, B. 2017 Minireview of potential applications of hydrochar derived from hydrothermal carbonization of biomass. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 57: 15-21 (Times cited: 95)
(Highly Cited Paper) Ahmad M., Lee, S.S., Lee, S.E., Al-Wabel, M.I., Tsang, D.C.W. and Ok, Y.S.* 2017 Biochar-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils Journal of Soils and Sediments 17: 717-730 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 90)
(Highly Cited Paper) Beiyuan, J., Awad, Y.M., Beckers, F., Tsang, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S. and Rinklebe, J. 2017 Mobility and phytoavailability of As and Pb in a contaminated soil using pine sawdust biochar under systematic change of redox conditions Chemosphere 178: 110-118 (Times cited: 70)
(Highly Cited Paper) Igalavithana, A.D., Lee, S.E., Lee, Y.H., Tsang, D.C., Rinklebe, J., Kwon, E.E. and Ok, Y.S.* 2017 Heavy metal immobilization and microbial community abundance by vegetable waste and pine cone biochar of agricultural soils Chemosphere 174: 593-603 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 84)
(Highly Cited Paper) Ahmad, M., Ok, Y.S.*, Rajapaksha, A.U., Lim, J.E., Kim, B.Y., Ahn, J.H., Lee, Y.H., Al-Wabel, M.I., Lee, S.E. and Lee, S.S. 2016 Lead and copper immobilization in a shooting range soil using soybean stover- and pine needle-derived biochars: Chemical, microbial and spectroscopic assessments. Journal of Hazardous Materials 301: 179-186 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 80)
(Highly Cited Paper) Chen, S.S., Maneerung, T., Tsang, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S and Wang, C.H. 2017 Valorization of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid, and fatty acid methyl ester by heterogeneous catalysts Chemical Engineering Journal 328: 246-273 (Times cited: 78)
(Highly Cited Paper) Niazi, N.K., Bibi, I., Shahid, M., Ok, Y.S., Burton, E.D., Wang, H.I., Shaheen, S.M., Rinklebe, J., Luttge, A. 2018 Arsenic Removal By Perilla Leaf Biochar In Aqueous Solutions And Groundwater: An Integrated Spectroscopic And Microscopic Examination. Environmental Pollution 232: 31-41 (Times cited: 77)
(Highly Cited Paper) Lee, J., Yang, X., Cho, S.H., Kim, J.K., Lee, S.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S.* and Kwon, E.E. 2017 Pyrolysis process of agricultural waste using CO2 for waste management, energy recovery, and biochar fabrication Applied Energy 185: 214-222 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 70)
(Highly Cited Paper) Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y.F., Kumar, P., Kim, K.H. and Ok, Y.S.* 2018 Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: A critical review Science of The Total Environment 612: 561-581 (Times cited: 66)
(Highly Cited Paper) Vikrant, K., Kim, K.H., Ok, Y.S.*, Tsang, D.C.W., Tsang, Y.F., Giri, B.S. and Singh, R.S. 2017 Engineered/designer biochar for the removal of phosphate in water and wastewater Science of The Total Environment 616: 1242-1260 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 65)
(Highly Cited Paper) El-Naggar, A’, Lee, S.S., Rinklebe, J., Farooq, M., Song, H., Sarmah, A.K., Zimmerman, A.R., Ahmad, M., Shaheen, S.M. and Ok, Y.S.* 2019 Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects Geoderma 337: 536-554 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 58)
(Highly Cited Paper) El-Naggar, Ali, Shaheen, S.M., Ok, Y.S.* and Rinklebe, J. 2018 Biochar affects the dissolved and colloidal concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn and their phytoavailability and potential mobility in a mining soil under dynamic redox-conditions Science of The Total Environment 624: 1059-1071 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 284)
(Highly Cited Paper) Yang, X., Wan, Y., Zheng, Y., He, F., Yu, Z., Huang, J., Wang, H., Ok, Y., Jiang, Y. and Gao, B. 2019 Surface functional groups of carbon-based adsorbents and their roles in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: A critical review Chemical Engineering Journal 366: 608-621 (Times cited: 56)
(Highly Cited Paper) Shaheen, S.M., Niazi, N.K., Hassan, N.E., Bibi, I., Wang, H., Tsang, D.C., Ok, Y.S., Bolan, N. and Rinklebe, J., 2018 Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review. International Materials Reviews 64 (4): 216-247 (Times cited: 52)
(Highly Cited Paper) Niazi, N.K., Bibi, I., Shahid, M., Ok, Y.S., Shaheen, S.M., Rinklebe, J., Wang, H., Murtaza, B., Islam, E., Nawaz, M.F. and Lüttge, A. 2017 Arsenic removal by Japanese oak wood biochar in aqueous solutions and well water: Investigating arsenic fate using integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques Science of The Total Environment 232: 31-41 (Times cited: 51)
(Highly Cited Paper) Rizwan, M., Ali, S., ur Rehman, M.Z., Rinklebe, J., Tsang, D.C., Bashir, A., Maqbool, A., Tack, F.M.G. and Ok, Y.S.* 2018 Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica crop species: A review Science of The Total Environment 631-632: 1175-1191 (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 48)
(Highly Cited Paper) Nie, C.R., Yang, X., Niazi, N.K., Xu, X.Y., Wen, Y.H., Rinklebe, J., Ok, Y.S., Xu, S., Wang, H.L. 2018 Impact of sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar on heavy metal availability and microbial activity: A field study Chemosphere 200: 274-282 (Times cited: 45)
(Highly Cited Paper) Wang, L., Cho, D.-W., Tsang, D.C.W., Cao, X., Hou, D., Shen, Z., Alessi, D.S., Ok, Y.S., Poon, C.S. 2019 Green remediation of As and Pb contaminated soil using cement-free clay-based stabilization/solidification Environment International 126: 336-345 (Times cited: 44)
(Highly Cited Paper) Yu, I.K.M., Xiong, X., Tsang, D.C.W., Wang, L., Hunt, A.J., Song, H., Shang, J., Ok, Y.S. and Poon, C.S. 2018 Aluminium-Biochar Composites as Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalysts for Glucose Isomerisation in a Biorefinery Green Chemistry 21: 1267-1281 (Times cited: 41)
(Highly Cited Paper) El-Naggar, A., Leed, S.S., Awad, Y.M., Yang, X., Ryu, C., Rizwang, M., Rinklebeh, J., Tsangj, D.C.W., Ok, Y.S.* 2018 Influence of soil properties and feedstocks on biochar potential for carbon mineralization and improvement of infertile soils Geoderma 332: 100-108. (*Corresponding Author) (Times cited: 36)
(Highly Cited Paper) O’Connor, D., Hou, D., Ok, Y. S., Song, Y.N., Sarmah, A.K., Li, X.R., Tack, F.M.G. 2018 Sustainable in situ remediation of recalcitrant organic pollutants in groundwater with controlled release materials: A review Journal of Controlled Release 283: 200-213 (Times cited: 36)
(Highly Cited Paper) Poucke, R.V., Ainsworth, J., Maeseele, M., Ok, Y.S., Meers, E. and Tack, F.M.G. 2017 Chemical stabilization of Cd-contaminated soil using biochar Applied Geochemistry 88: 122-130. (Times cited: 25)
(Highly Cited Paper) Jin, Y., O'Connor, D., Ok, Y.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Liu, A. and Hou, D. 2019 Assessment of sources of heavy metals in soil and dust at children's playgrounds in Beijing using GIS and multivariate statistical analysis Environment International 124: 320-328. (Times cited: 23)
(Highly Cited Paper) Cao, L. Yu, I.K.M., Cho, D-W., Tsang, D.C.W., Zhang, S., Ding, S., Wang, L., Ok, Y.S. 2019 Microwave-assisted low-temperature hydrothermal treatment of red seaweed (Gracilaria lemaneiformis) for production of levulinic acid and algae hydrochar Bioresource Technology 273: 251-258. (Times cited: 15)
(Highly Cited Paper) El-Naggar, A., Shaheen, S.M., Hseu Z.Y., Wang, S., Ok, Y.S.* and Rinklebe, J. 2019 Release dynamics of As, Co, and Mo in a biochar treated soil under pre-definite redox conditions Science of the Total Environment 657: 686–695. (*Corresponding author) (Times cited: 10)