Associate Professor Apichat Boontawan, Ph.D.
School of Biotechnology
Institute of Agricultural Technology , Suranaree University of Technology
Assoc. Prof. Apichat Boontawan, Ph.D.
Chair of school
Contact: +66(0)-4422-4578
apichat@sut.ac.th
Education
- Ph.D. (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering), Imperial college London, UK
- M.Sc. (Biochemical Engineering), The University of Birmingham, UK
- B.Sc. (Food Science and Technology), 2nd Class Honors, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Current Research
- Purification of succinic acid from fermentation broth using nanofiltration techniquesand crystallization
- Extractive fermentation of succinic acid from cassava starch by using electrodialysis technique ]
- Feasibility Study of Pilot Scale Purification of L-(+)-Lactic Acid from Fermentation Broth using Esterification and Hydrolysis Technique
- The production of bio-fuel for gas turbine engine using trans-esterification between ethanol and palm kernel oil
- Development of zeolite membrane for improving the quality of bio-gas derived from tapioca starch factory
- Study of the potential for fuel-ethanol production from cassava pulp in pilot scale
- Bio-separation and biochemical engineering
- Petroleum Biotechnology
- Membrane separation processes / Fermentation technology / Distillation
Selected Research output/Publication
- Truong, N.T.T., Suttichaiya, A., Hiamhoen, W., Thinnongwaeng, P., Ariyawong, C., Boontawan, P., Rarey, J., tongroon, M., Sukjit, E., Koonsrisuk, A., and Boontawan, A. (2019), Production of Medium Chain Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester, Combustion, and Its Gas Emission using a Small Scale Gas Turbine Jet Engine. International Journal of Green Energy. In Press IF = 1.302
- Pakdeedechakiat, W., Phruksaphithak, N., and Boontawan A. (2019), Pretreatment of Mulberry Stem by Cholinium-based Amino Acid Ionic Liquids for Succinic Acid Fermentation and Its Application in Poly (Butylene) Succinate Production, Bioresource Technology. 291 article no.121873 (doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121873) IF = 6.669
- Boontawan, P., Baimark, Y., and Boontawan, A. (2019), Fermentation and Purification of L-Lactic Acid by Using Biorefinery Concept to Produce a High Molecular Weight Poly(L-Lactide) Polymer. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 13:43-52. IF = 2.993
- Kongkaew, A., Tönjes, J., Siemer, M., P. Boontawan, Rarey, J., and Boontawan, A. (2018), Extractive Fermentation of Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum using Vacuum Fractionation Technique: Optimization and Techno-Economic Assessment. Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 16:1-16. IF = 1.059