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. |
