Let update PHCC activities

Jun 11, 2025

[ Symposium ]

[ Symposium ] You're Invited: VISTEC-KU Joint Symposium for Energy Applications on 1 July 2025, from 08:30-17:00 at…
Feb 10, 2025

Join Our Team at VISTEC!

Join Our Team at VISTEC! VCAT, a part of the Porous Heterogeneous Catalysis Center (PHCC) at VISTEC (Rayong, Thailand),…
Aug 08, 2024

3 mintutes thesis talk contest

Today, our PHCC group hosted the 3-Minute Thesis Talk, a dynamic event designed to help our PhD students practice…

ChiraChem

PHCC Research Areas

Our research group mainly focused on these reseach areas:

▪ Heterogeneous catalysis
▪ Electrosynthesis
▪ Porous materials chemistry  
▪ Carbon dioxide utilization

Hierarchical Zeolites

The developments of hierarchical zeolites have been...

Renewable Resources

Energy demand and chemical consumption have been increased in the past century ....

Chiral Compounds

Enantioselective synthesis and separation are of crucial importance for many ...

Congratulations to the new doctorate “Ms. Anousha Sohail”

Congratulations to the new doctorate “Ms. Anousha Sohail”

Congratulations to the new doctorate 🎉🎉🎉 “Ms. Anousha Sohail”

For her wonderful performance on the thesis defense under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Chularat Wattanakit (VISTEC, Thailand). Her thesis title is "Electrosynthesis of chiral and high-value-added chemicals from CO2 and biomass using advanced electrode design​"

She has received a Ph.D. degree in Chemical engineering from VISTEC.

We sincerely thank all committees: Prof. Dr. Adrian Flood, Prof. Dr. Wim Noorduin, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kuhn, and Dr. Pongkarn Chakthranont

All or his research outputs:
1. Sohail A, Nunthakitgoson W, Klinyod S, Thivasasith A, Prasertsab A, Chaipornchalerm P, Prasanseang W, Srisuwanno W, Mano P, Ittisanronnachai S, Namuangruk S, Wattanakit C, Simultaneous electrochemical upgrading of biomass and CO2 utilization using Fe/Ni-derived carbon nanotubes Derived from CO2, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202501404.​
2. Sohail A, Wattanakit C. Electrocatalytic upgrading of furan derivatives. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 2025, 49, 101628.
3. Nunthakitgoson W, Chaipornchalerm P, Sohail A, Thivasasith A, Wattanakit C. Ni-decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) derived from ethanol for electrooxidation of furan derivatives featuring H2 production. Chem Commun. 2024, 60(84), 12177-12180.

POROUS HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS CENTER, PHCC

School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), VISTEC
Wangchan Valley 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210 Thailand
Telephone: +66(0) 33 01 4255  
Email: chularat.w@vistec.ac.th

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