Thongthai Witoon, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, has received the Wiley–Chemical Society of Thailand (CST) Award for Contributions to Green Chemistry 2019. The prize honors outstanding green chemistry research by young Thai chemists. The award was presented at the Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference (PACCON 2020) in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 14, 2020.

Thongthai Witoon studied chemical engineering at Kasetsart University, where he received his Ph.D. under the Thai government’s Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Programme and serves as Associate Professor. His research interests include the synthesis of porous silica materials, separation, catalysis, and the conversion of CO₂ or biomass to value-added chemicals.

Among other honors, he has received the National Young Scientist Award in 2014, the Thailand Frontier Researcher Award in 2016, the 2017/2018 Petroleum Institute of Thailand (PTIT) Scholar Award, and the 2018 TRF-OHEC-Scopus Researcher Award from the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), and Scopus.

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Selected Publications

• Ethylene production from ethanol dehydration over mesoporous SBA-15 catalyst derived from palm oil clinker waste,
  Yoke Wang Cheng, Chi Cheng Chong, Chin Kui Cheng, Kim Hoong Ng, Thongthai Witoon, Joon Ching Juan,
  J. Cleaner Prod. 2020, 249, 119323.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119323
• Tuning adsorption properties of Ga_xIn_2−xO₃ catalysts for enhancement of methanol synthesis activity from CO₂ hydrogenation at high reaction temperature,
  Naphattanun Akkharaphatthawon, Narong Chanlek, Chin Kui Cheng, Metta Chareonpanich, Jumras Limtrakul, Thongthai Witoon,
  Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 489, 278–286.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.363
• Nanoceria-modified platinum supported on hierarchical zeolites for selective alcohol oxidation,
  Marisa Ketkaew, Duangkamon Suttipat, Pinit Kidkhunthod, Thongthai Witoon, Chularat Wattanakit,
  RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 36027–36033.
  https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra07793f
• CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol over Cu/ZrO₂ catalysts: Effects of zirconia phases,
  Thongthai Witoon, Jiraporn Chalorngtham, Porntipar Dumrongbunditkul, Metta Chareonpanich, Jumras Limtrakul,
  Chem. Eng. J. 2016, 293, 327–336.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.02.069
• Development of synthetic CaO sorbents via CTAB-assisted sol–gel method for CO₂ capture at high temperature,
  Akarat Akgsornpeak, Thongthai Witoon, Thumrongrut Mungcharoen, Jumras Limtrakul,
  Chem. Eng. J. 2014, 237, 189–198.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.023
• Characterization of calcium oxide derived from waste eggshell and its application as CO₂ sorbent,
  Thongthai Witoon,
  Ceram. Int. 2011, 37, 3291–3298.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.05.125

Also of Interest

• Wiley-CST Green Chemistry Award 2018,
  ChemViews Mag. 2019.
  Chularat Wattanakit, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong, Thailand, honored
• Wiley-CST Green Chemistry Award 2017,
  ChemViews Mag. 2018.
  Supawadee Namuangruk, National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Klong Nueng, Thailand, honored
• Wiley-CST Green Chemistry Award 2016,
  ChemViews Mag. 2017.
  Patchanita Thamyongkit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, honored
• Green Chemistry Award for Siwaporn M. Smith,
  ChemViews Mag. 2016.
  Recognizing outstanding green chemistry research by young Thai chemists
• Wiley-CST Green Chemistry Award,
  ChemViews Mag. 2015.
  Thai researchers honored for their contributions to environmentally friendly chemistry
• Award for Contributions to Green Chemistry,
  ChemViews Mag. 2014.
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