Saros Salakhum

Visiting Student (PhD)

Catalysis Research Center and Chemistry Department

Technische Universität München

Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching, Germany

s15_saros.s@vistec.ac.th

Curriculum

Research

I am a Ph.D candidate in Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), at Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong, Thailand since July 2015. My current research is focusing on the upgrading of bio-oil via hydrodeoxygenation using bi-functional hierarchical zeolite nanosheets base catalysts and the synthesis of hierarchical zeolite nanosheets using renewable resources as a starting material.

Manuscript submitted: “Synthesis of Hierarchical Faujasite Nanosheets using Extracted Nanosilica from Corn Cob Ash as a Silica Source and Its Application in Hydrogenation of Lignin-Derived Alkylphonols”. In this work, a very high purity of the extracted amorphous silica was obtained. The hierarchical faujasite nanosheets have been successfully prepared via a hydrothermal synthesis using the obtained extracted amorphous silica in the presence of a TPOAC as a structure directing agent (SDA). The crystallization temperature and SDA amount on a surface morphology of the hierarchical faujasite nanosheets were systematically investigated and the catalytic activity on hydrogenation of lignin-derived alkylphenols was performed.

Manuscript writing up: “Mild Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Monomers over Hierachical Bimetallic PtRu/HZSM-5 Nanosheets”. In this work, the synergistic effect of Pt and Ru over HZSM-5 nanosheets on the hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil model compound was studied along with the effect of Si/Al on the catalytic performance. The reaction was carried on at mind condition which was at 110 C under H2 atmospheric pressure.