Congratulations to the new doctorate “Mr. Sorasak Klinyod”

For his wonderful performance on the thesis defense under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Chularat Wattanakit (VISTEC, Thailand) and Prof. Alexandra Kuhn. His thesis title is "Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts and Porous Materials for Green Production of Chemicals, Biomonomers, and Pharmaceuticals​"

 

He has received a double Ph.D. degree between Chemical engineering from VISTEC and Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (Université de Bordeaux).

We sincerely thank all committees: Prof. Dr. Emiel J.M. Hensen, Prof. Dr. Günther Rupprechter​, Prof. Dr. Christine Kranz​, and Prof. Dr. Tawan Sooknoi​.

 

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. Klinyod S, Yomthong K, Suttipat D, Pornsetmetakul P, Kidkhunthod P, Choojun K, Namuangruk S, Sooknoi T, Wattanakit C, Tailoring the first coordination shell of isolated Ti(IV) active sites in zeolite frameworks boosting catalytic activity in epoxidation, ChemCatChem. 2025, e202401862.​

​3. Klinyod S, Yomthong K, Iadrat P, Kidkhunthod P, Choojun K, Sooknoi T, Wattanakit C, Rational design of isolated tetrahedrally coordinated Ti(IV) sites in zeolite frameworks for methyl oleate epoxidation, Chem. Asian J. 2024, 19, e202400669.​

​4. Klinyod S, Yodsin N, Nguyen MT, Pasom Z, Assavapanumat S, Ketkaew M, Kidkhunthod P, Yonezawa T, Namuangruk S, Wattanakit C, Unraveling the electrocatalytic activity in HMF oxidation to FDCA by fine-funing the degree of NiOOH phase over Ni nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide, Small, 2024, 2400779.​

5. Xu S, Dugkhuntod P, Ding S, Zhang Y, Gosalvitr P, Chen S, Huang J, Klinyod S, Chansai S, Hardacre, C, Wattanakit C, Fan X, Product selectivity controlled by the nano-environment of Ru/ZSM-5 catalysts in nonthermal plasma catalytic CO2 hydrogenation, Appl. Catal. B, 2024, 348, 123826.​

6. Somsri S, Suwankaisorn B, Yomthong K, Srisuwanno W, Klinyod S, Kuhn A, Wattanakit C, Highly enantioselective synthesis of pharmaceuticals at chiral-encoded metal surfaces, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29 (61), e202302054.​

7. Tantisriyanurak S, Klinyod S, Leangsiri W, Nunthakitgoson W, Soyphet A, Ketkaew M, Thivasasith A, Iadrat P, Rodaum C, Atithep T, Nguyen M, Yonezawa T, Wattanakit C, Carbon nanotubes deposited on mordenite zeolite/NiAl-layered double hydroxide composites as electrocatalysts for 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid production from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2023, 6 (10), 8784–8794.​

8. Pornsetmetakul P, Klinyod S, Rodaum C, Salakhum S, Iadrat P, J.M.Hensen E, Wattanakit C, Fine-tuning texture of highly acidic HZSM-5 zeolite for efficient ethanol dehydration, ChemCatChem 2023, 15 (9), e202201387.​

9. Rodaum C. Klinyod S, Nunthakitgoson W, Chaipornchalerm P, Liwathananukul N, Iarat P, Wattanakit C, Binder-free hierachical zeolite pellets and monoliths derived from ZSM-5@LDH composites for bioethanol dehydration to ethylene, Chem Commun (Camb) 2022,58 (69), 9618-9621.​

10. Ketkaew M, Assavapanumat S, Klinyod S, Kuhn A, Wattanakit C, Bifunctional Pt/Au Janus electrocatalysts for simultaneous oxidation/reduction of furfural with bipolar electrochemistry, Chem Commun (Camb) 2022,58 (27), 4312-4315.​

11. Salakhum S, Prasertsab A, Klinyod S, Saenlung K, Witoon T, Wattanakit C, Sustainable transformation of natural silica-rich solid and waste to hierarchical zeolites for

sugar conversion to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), Microporous Mesoporous Mater 2021, 323, 111252.​

12. Ketkaew M, Klinyod S, Saenluang K, Rodaum C, Thivasasith A, Kidkhunthod P, Wattanakit C, Fine-tuning the chemical state and acidity of ceria incorporated in

hierarchical zeolites for ethanol dehydration, Chem Commun (Camb) 2020,56 (77), 11394-11397