Publications by authors named "Suk Hyun Yoo"

Mercury (Hg) is widely used in many industrial processes and is released into the environment. Therefore, efficient removal of Hg from water is of vital importance worldwide. Here, we explored the adsorption characteristics of Hg(II) on polyethyleneimine-functionalized carboxymethylcellulose (PEI-CMC) beads and studied the toxicity of the beads toward Daphnia magna and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata.

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Acetaminophen (AAP) is an analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a micropollutant that has been detected in waterbodies worldwide. Here, we explore the characteristics of AAP adsorption onto spherical carbons (SCs) hydrothermally synthesized from pure sucrose as a carbon source. In one-factor-at-a-time experiments, the adsorption capacity of AAP remained relatively constant between pH 2 and 10 but became negligible at pH 12.

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Ibuprofen (IPF) is one of the most prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in recent times, but it is not readily removed in conventional wastewater treatments. Here, we investigate the adsorption characteristics of IPF onto calcined spherical hydrochar (CSH), which was synthesized through hydrothermal carbonization of sucrose followed by calcination. The adsorption experiments show that the equilibration time for IPF was 360 min, and a pseudo-second-order model was best fitted to the kinetic data.

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Mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes mediate redox electron transfer, generating a proton gradient for ATP synthesis. To provide structural information on the function of supercomplexes in physiologically relevant conditions, we conducted cryoelectron microscopy studies with supercomplexes in a lipid-preserving state. Here, we present cryoelectron microscopy structures of bovine respiratory supercomplex IIIIIV by using a lipid-preserving sample preparation.

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