Assoc. Prof. Jenyuk Lohwacharin, Ph.D.

Assoc. Prof. Jenyuk Lohwacharin, Ph.D.

Head of the Department

E-mail: jenyuk.l@chula.ac.th

Education
Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering) University of Tokyo, Japan
M.Sc. (Environmental Engineering) Asian Institute of Technology
B.Eng. Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Risk in the Future

  • Population increase (or decrease)
  • Climate change and natural disasters
  • Water pollution (emerging pollutants)
  • Water shortage
  • Energy cost and supply

Vulnerability

  • Domestic
    • population ageing
    • aged infrastructure
  • International
    • immigration

Research

  • Urban water and groundwater treatment
  • Industrial water reuse 
  • Micropollutant removal technology
  • Mobile hybrid membrane process for small community and emergency cases

Research Interest

  • MOF-modified membranes for water purification
  • Occurrence and removal of antibiotic resistance bacteria in aquaculture 
  • Occurrence and removal microplastics in urban water
  • Electrochemical process for water and sediment treatmentproduction
  • Hazardous waste management and treatment technologies

Publication

Maliwan, T., Pungrasmi, W., Lohwacharin, J. Effects of microplastic accumulation on floc characteristics and fouling behavior in a membrane bioreactor. 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials 411,.
Zhang, W., Suyamud, B., Lohwacharin, J., Yang, Y. Large-scale pattern of resistance genes and bacterial community in the tap water along the middle and low reaches of the Yangtze River. 2021, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 208,.
Suyamud, B., Lohwacharin, J., Yang, Y., Sharma, V.K. Antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in shrimp aquaculture water: Identification and removal by ferrate(VI). 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials 420,.
Lohwacharin, J., Maliwan, T., Osawa, H., Takizawa, S. Effects of ferrihydrite-impregnated powdered activated carbon on phosphate removal and biofouling of ultrafiltration membrane. 2021, Water (Switzerland) 13(9),.
Maneewan, P., Sajomsang, W., Singto, S., Lohwacharin, J., Suwannasilp, B.B. Fouling mitigation in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor via membrane surface modification with tannic acid and copper. 2021, Environmental Pollution 291,.
Bunditboondee, C., Lohwacharin, J., Khan, E., Kulyakoon, S., Laohhasurayotin, K. Effects of cathode coating materials and operational time on the mercury removal performance of electrokinetic remediation system for marine sediment. 2021, Journal of Environmental Management 288,.
Hongprasith, N., Kittimethawong, C., Lertluksanaporn, R., Eamchotchawalit, T., Kittipongvises, S., Lohwacharin, J. IR microspectroscopic identification of microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment plants. 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27(15),18557-18564.
Bun, S., Wongwailikhit, K., Chawaloesphonsiya, N., Lohwacharin, J., Ham, P., Painmanakul, P. Development of modified airlift reactor (MALR) for improving oxygen transfer: optimize design and operation condition using ‘design of experiment’ methodology. 2020, Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 41(20),2670-2682.
Sangkarak, S., Phetrak, A., Kittipongvises, S., Kitkaew, D., Phihusut, D., Lohwacharin, J. Adsorptive performance of activated carbon reused from household drinking water filter for hexavalent chromium-contaminated water. 2020, Journal of Environmental Management 272,.
Yang, Y., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S., Hou, L.-A. Comparison between ferrihydrite adsorption and full-scale advanced drinking water treatment processes for controlling bacterial regrowth potential. 2020, Chemosphere 241,.
Yanwachiragul, W., Lohwacharin, J., Sajomsang, W., Singto, S. Removal of fluoride ions from groundwater using surface-modified ultrafiltration membrane. 2020, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 773(1),.
Amano, M., Lohwacharin, J., Dubechot, A., Takizawa, S. Performance of integrated ferrate–polyaluminum chloride coagulation as a treatment technology for removing freshwater humic substances. 2018, Journal of Environmental Management 212,323-331.
Zhang, C., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Effect of Ions on Removal of TiO2 Nanoparticles by Coagulation and Microfiltration. 2018, Environmental Engineering Science 35(5),420-429.
Osawa, H., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Controlling disinfection by-products and organic fouling by integrated ferrihydrite–microfiltration process for surface water treatment. 2017, Separation and Purification Technology 176,184-192.
Yang, Y., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Analysis of adsorption processes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on ferrihydrite using surrogate organic compounds. 2017, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24(27),21867-21876.
Zhang, C., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Properties of residual titanium dioxide nanoparticles after extended periods of mixing and settling in synthetic and natural waters. 2017, Scientific Reports 7(1),.
Fujimura, K., Sakai, H., Lohwacharin, J., Hashimoto, T., Takizawa, S. Improvement of eluent used by size exclusion chromatography for dissolved organic matter analysis. 2017, Bunseki Kagaku 66(10),745-749.
Limpiteeprakan, P., Babel, S., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Release of silver nanoparticles from fabrics during the course of sequential washing. 2016, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23(22),22810-22818.
Phetrak, A., Lohwacharin, J., Takizawa, S. Analysis of trihalomethane precursor removal from sub-tropical reservoir waters by a magnetic ion exchange resin using a combined method of chloride concentration variation and surrogate organic molecules. 2016, Science of the Total Environment 539,165-174.

 

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