Assoc. Prof. Patiparn Punyapalakul, Ph.D.

Assoc. Prof. Patiparn Punyapalakul, Ph.D.

E-mail: p_patiparn@yahoo.com

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. (September 2004)
M.Eng in Environmental Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. (September 2001)
B.Eng  ( 2nd Class Honors)  in Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. (May 1998)

Risk in the Future

  • Increase of emerging pollutants and their by-products
  • Effects of climate change on water resources
  • Chemical risks 
  • Disaster resilience 

Vulnerability

  • Pollution prevention-related Infrastructures
  • Standard and measurement for emerging pollutants
  • Water safety
  • Raw water resources quality

Research

  • Hybrid organic-inorganic adsorbents for pollution prevention
  • Advance materials for water reuse
  • Hybrid water/wastewater treatment processes
  • Raw water resources improvement for rural areas
  • Infrastructure for urban design

Research Interest

  • Advance materials for water and wastewater Engineering
    • Hybrid organic-inorganic porous materials for adsorption of emerging pollutants
    • Adsorption mechanism analysis
    • Surface modification for enhancement of adsorption capacities.
    • Physical-chemical processes for industrial wastewater treatment.
  • Water Supply Engineering
    • Disinfection by-products (DBPs) 
    • Water reuse
    • Advanced water treatment processes

Employment History

  • 2013 to present:  Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 2009 to 2013: Assistant Professor , Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.
  • 1998 to 2009:  Lecturer, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of  Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.

Publication

Ratanaphain, C., Viboonratanasri, D., Prompinit, P., Krajangpan, S., Khan, E., Punyapalakul, P. Reactivity characterization of SiO2-coated nano zero-valent iron for iodoacetamide degradation: The effects of SiO2 thickness, and the roles of dehalogenation, hydrolysis and adsorption. 2022, Chemosphere 286,.
Induvesa, P., Ratanatawanate, C., Wongrueng, A., Punyapalakul, P. Adsorption of iodinated trihalomethanes onto thiol functionalized ZIF-8s: Active adsorption sites, adsorptive mechanisms, and dehalogenation by-products. 2021, Science of the Total Environment 754,.
Sompornpailin, D., Ratanatawanate, C., Chantanavorakunchai, N., Punyapalakul, P. Effects of electrolytes and fractionated dissolved organic matter on selective adsorption of pharmaceuticals on terephthalic acid-based metal-organic frameworks. 2021, Environmental Research 196,.
Changduang, A., Limpiyakorn, T., Punyapalakul, P., Thayanukul, P. Development of reactive iron-coated natural filter media for treating antibiotic residual in swine wastewater: Mechanisms, intermediates and toxicity. 2021, Journal of Environmental Management 298,.
Sawangjang, B., Induvesa, P., Wongrueng, A., Pumas, C., Wattanachira, S., Rakruam, P., Punyapalakul, P., Takizawa, S., Khan, E. Evaluation of fluoride adsorption mechanism and capacity of different types of bone char. 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(13),.
Hongsawat, P., Bungokule, S., Boonchouy, N., Prarat, P., Punyapalakul, P. Response surface methodology approach for optimization of norfloxacin by the graphene oxide under the presence of tannic acid and its adsorption mechanism. 2021, Desalination and Water Treatment 217,272-285.
Sompornpailin, D., Ratanatawanate, C., Sattayanon, C., Namuangruk, S., Punyapalakul, P. Selective adsorption mechanisms of pharmaceuticals on benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid-based MOFs: Effects of a flexible framework, adsorptive interactions and the DFT study. 2020, Science of the Total Environment 720,.
Prarat, P., Hongsawat, P., Punyapalakul, P. Amino-functionalized mesoporous silica-magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites as water-dispersible adsorbents for the removal of the oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous solutions: adsorption performance, effects of coexisting ions, and natural organic matter. 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27(6),6560-6576.
Heu, R., Ateia, M., Yoshimura, C., Awfa, D., Punyapalakul, P. Photocatalytic degradation of organic micropollutants in water by zr-mof/go composites. 2020, Journal of Composites Science 4(2),.
Poyai, T., Getwech, C., Dhanasin, P., Punyapalakul, P., Painmanakul, P., Chawaloesphonsiya, N. Solvent-based washing as a treatment alternative for onshore petroleum drill cuttings in Thailand. 2020, Science of the Total Environment 718,.
Kiattisaksiri, P., Khan, E., Punyapalakul, P., Musikavong, C., Tsang, D.C.W., Ratpukdi, T. Vacuum ultraviolet irradiation for mitigating dissolved organic nitrogen and formation of haloacetonitriles. 2020, Environmental Research 185,.
Muangmora, R., Kemacheevakul, P., Punyapalakul, P., Chuangchote, S. Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of caffeine using titanium dioxide photocatalyst immobilized on circular glass sheets under ultraviolet C irradiation. 2020, Catalysts 10(9),1-14.
Ninwiwek, N., Hongsawat, P., Punyapalakul, P., Prarat, P. Removal of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole from environmental water by mesoporous silica-magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposite technology: Adsorption characteristics, coadsorption and uptake mechanism. 2019, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 580,.
Ratpukdi, T., Sinorak, S., Kiattisaksiri, P., Punyapalakul, P., Siripattanakul-Ratpukdi, S. Occurrence of trihalomethanes and haloacetonitriles in water distribution networks of Khon Kaen Municipality, Thailand. 2019, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 19(6),1748-1757.
Prarat, P., Ngamcharussrivichai, C., Khaodhiar, S., Punyapalakul, P. Adsorption of single and mixed haloacetonitriles on silica-based porous materials: Mechanisms and effects of porous structures. 2019, Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 79,346-360.
Phadunghus, K., Wongrueng, A., Rakruam, P., Wattanachira, S., Punyapalakul, P. Efficiencies of NF and RO membranes on pharmaceutical removal and membrane fouling effects. 2017, Engineering Journal 21(3),101-112.
Kiattisaksiri, P., Khan, E., Punyapalakul, P., Ratpukdi, T. Photodegradation of haloacetonitriles in water by vacuum ultraviolet irradiation: Mechanisms and intermediate formation. 2016, Water Research 98,160-167.