Research Papers in Preparation

1. Alibekov, A.; Shakhmaral, I.; Meirambayeva, M.; Batyrbayeva, A.; Lee, W. Assessing health risks by microplastics in plastic bottles at different beverage pH levels and temperatures, Sci. Total Environ., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
2. Abdirova, P.; Lee, W. Enhanced radical-dominated degradation of sulfamethoxazole by MIL-88B (Fe/Ni) activated persulfate AOP. Chem. Eng. J., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
3. Bahetnur, Y.; Kashtanov, A.; Alibekov, A.; Baimatova, N.*; Lee, W.* PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the atmosphere of Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan: Seasonal variation, sources, and health risk assessment. Sci. Total Environ., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
4. Alibekov, A.; Shakhmaral, I.; Lee, S.; Lee, W. Human health risk assessment of water treatment sludge disposal in Central Asian metropolitan area. ACS ES&T Water, in preparation (3rd Quarter 2025)
5. Nurmyrza, M.; Rakhimgaliyev, N.; Han, S.; Lee, W. The effect of mineralizing agents on MIL-100 (Fe) stability and reactivity for the advanced oxidation of tetracycline. Environ. Sci. Technol., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
6. Akinrele, J.; Lee, W. Reduced Co-ferrite mediated advanced oxidation process with persulfate for enhanced doxycycline removal. Chem. Eng. J., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
7. Togay, A.; Khoramian, R., Algazinov, N., Lee. W., The Impact of water vaporization and wettability on salt precipitation in CO₂ storage within saline aquifers. Energ. Fuel. in preparation (3rd Quarter 2025)
8. Nurmyrza, M.; Togay, A.; Lee, W. Application of acid rain/municipal wastewater in mineral carbonation using industrial waste. J. Clean. Prod., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
9. Qureshi, A.R.; Khoramian, R.; Togay, A.; Lee, W. Machine learning modelling to predict salt precipitation due to water vaporization in CO₂ geological storage: An appraisal. J. Clean. Prod., in preparation (3rd Quarter, 2025)
10. Qureshi, A.R.; Khoramian, R.; Lee, W. A review of machine learning applications for geological CO₂ storage. Environ. Sci. Technol., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
11. Khoramian, R.; Nurmyrza, M.; Qureshi, A.R.; Togay, A.; Lee, W. A physicochemical approach for evaluating the EOR potential of ZiF-67 nanoparticles in a microfluidic model. Chem. Eng. J., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
12. Nurmyrza, M.; Alibekov, A.; Lee, W. ZIF-derived Co@NC nanoparticles for enhanced and sustainable removal of Hg(II): Performances and LCA. Chem. Eng. J., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
13. Togay, A.; Nurmyrza, M.; Lee, W. Chromium ore processing residue carbonation with heavy metal detoxification, J. Clean. Prod., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
14. Alibekov, A.; Lee, W. Environmental costs and benefits of tertiary wastewater treatment for emerging contaminants removal. Water Res., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
15. Temirgaliyev, Z.; Ocheme J.; Nurmyrza, M.; Moon, S.; Lee, W. Potential use of chromium mine tailings as supplementary cementitious materials, Waste Manag., in preparation (4th Quarter, 2025)
16. Khoramian, R.; Qureshi, A.R.; Togay, A.; Lee, W. A reactive transport study on coupled simulation of salt precipitation and water vaporization in CO2-injected saline aquifers. Carbon Capture Sci. Technol., in preparation (1st Quarter, 2026)
17. Lee, W. Transformation of redox vulnerable contaminants during biotic and abiotic interactions, Nature, in preparation (2nd Quarter, 2026)
18. Lee, W. Hydrate formation kinetics and equilibrium for the sequestration of CO2 in diverse geological formations. Science, in preparation (2nd Quarter, 2026)