Education

• D.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
• B.Sc. Chemical Technology, Chulalongkorn University
• B.A. Economics, Sukhothai Thammathirat University

Coursework

Undergraduate Program (Thai Program)

• EGCH 106 Innovative Process in Chemical Engineering
• EGCH 303 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
• EGCH 307 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
• EGCH 318 Mass Transfer
• EGCH 361 Chemical Instruments
• EGCH 425 Catalyst Technology
• EGCH 495 Chemical Engineering Seminar
• EGCH 496 Chemical Engineering Project

Undergraduate Program (International Program)

• EGCG 319 Mass Transfer
• EGCG 433 Biofuels

Graduate Program

• EGCH 628 Integrative Transport Phenomena and Kinetics
• EGCH 629 Renewable Energy and Biofuels
• EGCH 694 Seminar in Chemical Engineering
• EGCH 698 Thesis
• EGCH 760 Modern Technology

Research Focus

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Energy and Nanomaterial Engineering
• CO2 utilization, CNTs & H2 production

Selected Publications

• Saconsint Supanida, Srifa Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Sano Noriaki, Fukuhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Development of Ni–Mo carbide catalyst for production of syngas and CNTs by dry reforming of biogas, Scientific Reports, 2023, 13(1), 12928. (IF = 5.516), Tier 1.
• Aieamsam-Aung Pichawee, Srifa Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Reubroycharoen Prasert, Suchamalawong Phorndranrat, Fukuhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Upgradation of methane in the biogas by hydrogenation of CO2 in a prototype reactor with double pass operation over optimized Ni-Ce/Al-MCM-41 catalyst, Scientific Reports, 2023, 13(1), 9342. (IF = 5.516), Tier 1.
• Saconsint Supanida, Sae-Tang Nonthicha, Srifa Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Fukuhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Development of high-performance nickel-based catalysts for production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from biogas, Scientific reports, 12(1) (2022) 15195. (IF = 5.516), Tier 1.
• Kludpantanapan Thunyathon, Rattanaamonkulchai Raminda, Srifa, Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Chaiwat Weerawut, Sakdaronnarong Chularat, Charinpanitkul Tawatchai, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Wongsakulphasatch Suwimol, Show Pau-Loke, Watanabe Ryo, Fukuhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Development of CoMo-X catalysts for production of H2 and CNTs from biogas by integrative process, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(4) (2022) 107901. (IF = 7.968),
• Rattanaamonkulchai Raminda, Kludpantanapan Thunyathon, Srifa, Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Chaiwat Weerawut, Sakdaronnarong Chularat, Charinpanitkul Tawatchai, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Wongsakulphasatch Suwimol, Show Pau-Loke, Watanabe Ryo, Fukuhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Simultaneous production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from biogas over mono-and bimetallic catalyst, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(4) (2022) 107910. (IF = 7.968),
• Aieamsam-Aung Pichawee, Nantapong Paveenuch, Rattanaamonkulchai Raminda, Kludpantanapan Thunyathon, Srifa Atthapon, Koo-Amornpattana Wanida, Sakdaronnarong Chularat, Suchamalawong Phorndranrat, Reubroycharoen Prasert, Kiatphuengporn Sirapassorn, Charinpanitkul Tawatchai, Assabumrungrat Suttichai, Wongsakulphasatch Suwimol, Eiad-ua Apliluck, Watanabe Ryo, Fuguhara Choji, Ratchahat Sakhon, Effect of CoMo metal loading on H2 and CNTs production from biogas by integrative process, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022. (IF = 5.816), Tier 1.
• Raminda Rattanaamonkulchai, Thunyathon Kludpantanapan, Paveenuch Nantapong, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-Amornpattana, Weerawut Chaiwat, Chularat Sakdaronnarong, Sirapassorn Kiatphuengporn, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Suttichai Assabumrungrat, Suwimol Wongsakulphasatch, Apiluck Eiad-ua, Masao Sudoh, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, Sakhon Ratchahat*, Simultaneous production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from biogas: On the design of combined process, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (2022) 14432-14452. (IF = 5.816), Tier 1.
• Thunyathon Kludpantanapan, Paveenuch Nantapong, Raminda Rattanaamonkulchai, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-Amornpattana, Weerawut Chaiwat, Chularat Sakdaronnarong, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Suttichai Assabumrungrat, Suwimol Wongsakulphasatch, Masao Sudoh, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, Sakhon Ratchahat, Simultaneous production of hydrogen and carbon nanotubes from biogas: On the effect of Ce addition to CoMo/MgO catalyst, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(77) (2021) 38175-38190. (IF = 5.816), Tier 1.
• Walairat Uttamaprakrom, Prasert Reubroycharoen, Pornmanas Charoensiritanasin, Jidapa Tatiyapantarak, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-Amornpattana, Weerawut Chaiwat, Chularat Sakdaronnarong, MasaoSudoh, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, Sakhon Ratchahat, Development of Ni–Ce/Al-MCM-41 catalysts prepared from natural kaolin for CO2 methanation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9(5), 106150 (IF = 7.968), Q1
• Sakhon Ratchahat, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-amornpattana, Chularat Sakdaronnarong, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Kevin C.-W.Wu, Pau-Loke Show, Satoshi Kodama, Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon, Hidetoshi Sekiguchi, Syngas production with low tar content from cellulose pyrolysis in molten salt combined with Ni/Al2O3 catalyst, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2021, 158, 105243, (IF = 437), Q1
• Kritchakorn Aimdate, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-amornpattana, Chularat Sakdaronnarong, Wantana Klysubun, Sirapassorn Kiatphuengporn, Suttichai Assabumrungrat, Suwimol Wongsakulphasatch, Watchareeya Kaveevivitchai, Masao Sudoh, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, and Sakhon Ratchahat, Natural Kaolin-Based Ni Catalysts for CO2 Methanation: On the Effect of Ce Enhancement and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis, ACS Omega, 2021, 6(21), pp. 13779–13794 (IF = 4.132), Q1
• Sakhon Ratchahat, Sethanat Surathitimethakul, Anyanee Thamungkit, Phanatchakorn Mala, Masao Sudoh, Ryo Watanabe, Choji Fukuhara, Season S.Chen, Kevin C.-W.Wu, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Catalytic performance of Ni/CeO2 catalysts prepared from different routes for CO2 methanation, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers Volume 121, April 2021, Pages 184-196 (IF = 5.876), Q1
• Jomjaree T., Sintuya P., Srifa A., Koo-amornpattana W., Kiatphuengporn S., Assabumrungrat S., Sudoh M., Watanabe R., Fukuhara C. Ratchahat S., Catalytic performance of Ni catalysts supported on CeO₂ with different morphologies for low-temperature CO₂ methanation, Catalysis Today, 375 (2021), 234-244 (IF = 6.562), Q1

Awards and recognition

– Japanese Government Scholarship to study Chemical Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2012-2016.

– The excellent poster presentation awards at the 1st Joint Conference in Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology (JCREN 2012), 2012.

– Commendation of the excellence of poster presentation in CEPT research presentation, May 14, 2010.

– Certificate of achievement in recognition for the participation in the pure and applied chemistry international conference 2010, January 21-23, 2010.

– Certification for first runner up in scientific problem competition on the national science day (upper secondary school), August 18, 2000.

– Certification for championship in scientific problem competition on the science week project (upper secondary school), August 10, 2001.

– Certification for whom made reputation for the best of year in academic performance (upper secondary school), December 28, 2001.

– Certification for training course in leadership of sergeant, March 7-13, 2001.

– Certification for whom made reputation for outstanding academic performance with GPA of 3.57 (secondary school)            June 5, 1997.

– Certification for scripture-board examination with the master of justice education (secondary school), March 3, 1996.

– Certification for scripture-board examination with the degree of justice education (secondary school), February 14, 1995.

Professional Profile

• Deputy Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering (2019-2025)
• Faculty Administrative Committee & Faculty Senate Committee (2020-2022)

Work/Research experience

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Shizuoka University (2016-2018)
• Research Assistant, Chulalongkorn University (2010-2012)

Pictures

• Research/labs photos