Prof. Viboon Sricharoenchaikul , Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2001)
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University (1995)
B.Sc., Chemical Technology, 1st class honors, Chulalongkorn University (1992)   

Risk in the Future

• Irreversible adverse climate and environment changes. 
• World’s imbalance demographic profile. 
• Insatiable expansion in transportation sector. 
• Uncontrolled indirect land use change from energy exploitation. 

Vulnerability

• Uncompetitive cost structure of alternative fuels. 
• Seasonal dependent of country’s potential renewable energy sources. 
• Inherent dispersed characteristics of impending energy options 
• Lack of following through on established green energy policies.  

Research

• Synthesis of alternate pollutant abatement materials from wastes.  
• Thermochemical conversion of agricultural and industrial wastes. 
• Advanced catalytic green fuel processing. 
• Micro supercritical process for synthetic fuel generation.  

Research Interests

• Renewable energy from pyrolysis/gasification of industrial and agricultural wastes. 
• Industrial manufacturing process. 
• Agricultural-based industrial operation. 
• Heterogeneous catalysis. 

Employment History

2005 – present, Assoc Professor, Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.

2001 – 2005, Assistant Professor, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University.

1998 – 2001, Research Engineer, Institute of Paper Science and Technology (USA). 

1996 – 1997, Project Engineer, Honeywell Systems (Thailand) Company Limited.

1995 – 1996, Planning Engineer, Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited. 

Publication

Phusuwan, U., Atong, D., Nisamaneenate, J., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Sustainable fuel production from steam reforming of waste motor oil over olivine-supported Fe catalyst. 2021, Energy Reports 7,579-590.

Vichaphund, S., Wimuktiwan, P., Soongprasit, C., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Aromatic and aliphatic production of catalytic pyrolysis of lignin using ZSM-5/Al-SBA-15 catalyst derived from high-calcium fly ash. 2021, Energy Reports 7,232-247.

Sirinwaranon, P., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Catalytic performance of Co, Fe on MCM-41 synthesized from illite waste for gasification of torrefied cassava rhizome. 2021, Energy Reports 7,149-162.

Soongprasit, K., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Selective aromatic production from fast pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse lignin over ZSM-5 catalyst. 2021, Energy Reports 7,830-843.

Somsesta, N., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Aht-Ong, D. Adsorption removal of methylene blue onto activated carbon/cellulose biocomposite films: Equilibrium and kinetic studies. 2020, Materials Chemistry and Physics 240,.

Soongprasit, K., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Phenol-derived products from fast pyrolysis of organosolv lignin. 2020, Energy Reports 6,151-167.

Soongprasit, K., Vichaphund, S., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Activity of Fly Ash-Derived ZSM-5 and Zeolite X on Fast Pyrolysis of Millettia (Pongamia) Pinnata Waste. 2020, Waste and Biomass Valorization 11(2),715-724.

Nisamaneenate, J., Atong, D., Seemen, A., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Mitigating bed agglomeration in a fluidized bed gasifier operating on rice straw. 2020, Energy Reports 6,275-285.

Sirinwaranon, P., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Gasification of torrefied cassava rhizome with Ni/MCM-41 catalyst derived from illite waste. 2020, Energy Reports 6,537-547.

Soongprasit, C., Aht-Ong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Vichaphund, S., Atong, D. Hydrocarbon production from catalytic pyrolysis-gc/ms of sacha inchi residues using sba-15 derived from coal fly ash. 2020, Catalysts 10(9),1-19.

Somsesta, N., Piyamawadee, C., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Aht-Ong, D. Adsorption isotherms and kinetics for the removal of cationic dye by Cellulose-based adsorbent biocomposite films. 2020, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 37(11),1999-2010.

Sirinwaranon, P., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. The effect of thermal pre-Treatment on cassava rhizome properties for utilizing as green fuel in gasification. 2020, E3S Web of Conferences 181,.

Vichaphund, S., Wimuktiwan, P., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. In situ catalytic pyrolysis of Jatropha wastes using ZSM-5 from hydrothermal alkaline fusion of fly ash. 2019, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 139,156-166.

Vichaphund, S., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Selective aromatic formation from catalytic fast pyrolysis of Jatropha residues using ZSM-5 prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis. 2019, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 141,.

Masawat, N., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Thermo-kinetics and product analysis of the catalytic pyrolysis of Pongamia residual cake. 2019, Journal of Environmental Management 242,238-245.

Soongprasit, K., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Pyrolysis of Millettia (Pongamia) pinnata waste for bio-oil production using a fly ash derived ZSM-5 catalyst. 2019, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 139,239-249.

Soongprasit, C., Aht-Ong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Catalytic Deoxygenation Pyrolysis of Sacha Inchi Shell over SBA-15 Catalyst: An Analytical PY-GC/MS. 2019, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 219(1),.

Tocharoen, S., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Utilization of Sewage Sludge from Beverage Industry as Dye Adsorption Materials. 2019, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 219(1),.

Sirinwaranon, P., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Thermal Degradation and Kinetic Study of Cassava Rhizome for Torrefaction Application. 2019, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 401(1),.

Seemen, A., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Effect of Silica and Alumina Ratio on Bed Agglomeration during Fluidized Bed Gasification of Rice Straw. 2018, Proceedings – 2018 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, ICGEA 2018 ,268-272.

Vongsvarnrungruang, A., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Gasification of Furniture Waste Sawdust in a Cyclone Gasifier. 2018, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 146(1),.

Vichaphund, S., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Industrial waste derived CaO-based catalysts for upgrading volatiles during pyrolysis of Jatropha residues. 2017, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 124,568-575.

Vichaphund, S., Aht-ong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Effect of CV-ZSM-5, Ni-ZSM-5 and FA-ZSM-5 catalysts for selective aromatic formation from pyrolytic vapors of rubber wastes. 2017, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 124,733-741.

Soongprasit, K., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Catalytic fast pyrolysis of Millettia (Pongamia) pinnata waste using zeolite Y. 2017, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 124,696-703.

Kaewpengkrow, P., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Selective catalytic fast pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas residue with metal oxide impregnated activated carbon for upgrading bio-oil. 2017, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42(29),18397-18409.

Hawangchu, Y., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. The effect of alkali on the product distribution from black liquor conversion under supercritical water. 2017, Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 38(13-14),1742-1750.

Vichaphund, S., Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D. Utilization of fly ash-derived HZSM-5: catalytic pyrolysis of Jatropha wastes in a fixed-bed reactor. 2017, Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 38(13-14),1660-1672.

Kaewpengkrow, P., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Effect of metal oxide/alumina on catalytic deoxygentation of biofuel from physic nut residues pyrolysis. 2017, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42(31),19629-19640.

Sricharoenchaikul, V., Atong, D., Sornkade, P., Nisamaneenate, J. Performance of Ni/dolomite pellet catalyst on gas distribution from cassava rhizome gasification with a modular fixed-bed gasifier. 2017, Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 38(9),1176-1183.

Lakkhana, C., Atong, D., Sricharoenchaikul, V. Fuel Gas Generation from Gasification of Sacha Inchi Shell using a Drop Tube Reactor. 2017, Energy Procedia 138,870-876.