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Teerawit (Air) Prasomsri

Address: 1110 Baxter Ave, Unit #3, Louisville, KY 40204

E-mail: tprasomsri@gmail.com

Phone: 405.532.5380

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Education
 

Hobbies & Interests

Ph.D in Chemical Engineering 2011
University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Academic Advisor: Prof. Daniel E. Resasco

Title: Combined Experimental and Computational Studies of Model Compounds to Gain Understanding of Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oils

M.S. in Petroleum Technology 2007
Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Thailand



B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Fuel Technology) 2005 

(Honors)

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

  • Photography
  • Cooking/Baking
  • Tennis

2010 - present

Experience
 

Senior Research Scientist Sep. 2017 - current 

Clariant -  Catalysts Business Unit, Louisville KY, USA



Projects: 

+ Catalyst research and development for GTL application

+ Design, build, and commission a new testing unit

 
Research Engineer / Project Leader Jul. 2014 - Aug. 2017 

Rive Technology, Inc, Princeton NJ, USA



Projects: 

+ Catalyst evaluation of mesoporous zeolites and FCC catalysts

+ Synthesis, characterization, and testing of mesoporous zeolites

 
Postdoctoral Associate Sep. 2011- Jun. 2014 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA, USA

Román Research Group, ChemE



Projects: 

+ Catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass 
+ Bio-oil upgrading to fuels and chemicals



Research Assistant May 2006​ - May 2011

University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, USA

Center for Biomass Refining



Projects:

+ Conversion of biomass-derived model compounds

2010 - present

Book chapter
 

D. E. Resasco, S. Sitthisa, J. Faria, T. Prasomsri, and M. P. Ruiz 

“Furfurals as chemical platform for biofuels” Book chapter in Heterogeneous in biomass to Chemicals and Fuels, 155-188, ISBN 978-81-308-0462-0, Research Signpost, Ed. D. Kibicka and I. Kubicková, 2012 

Publications
 

M. Shetty, K. Murugappan, T. Prasomsri, W. H. Green, Y. Román-Leshkov
“Reactivity and stability investigation of supported molybdenum oxide catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of m-cresol,” J. Catal., 331:86-97 (2015)

 

N. Sathitsuksanoh, M. Sawant, Q. Truong, J. Tan, C. G. Canlas, N. Sun, W. Zhang, S. Renneckar, 
T. Prasomsri, J. Shi, Ö. Çetinkol, S. Singh, B. A. Simmons, and A. George

“How alkyl chain length of alcohols affects lignin fractionation and ionic liquid recycle during lignocellulose pretreatment,” Bioenerg. Res., 8:973-981 (2015)

 

T. Prasomsri, W. Jiao, S. Z. Weng, J. Garcia Martinez

“Mesostructured zeolites: bridging the gap between zeolites and MCM-41,” Chem. Commun., 51:8900-8911 (2015)

 

H. Luo, T. Prasomsri, and Y. Román-Leshkov

“Al-MFI nanosheets as highly active and stable catalysts for the conversion of propanal to hydrocarbons,” Top Catal., 58:529-536 (2015)

 

S. Van de Vyver, C. Odermatt, K. Romero, T. Prasomsri, and Y. Roman-Leshkov

“Solid Lewis acids catalyze the carbon−carbon coupling between carbohydrates and formaldehyde,” ACS Catal., 5:972-977 (2015)

 

A. J. Crisci, H. Dou, T. Prasomsri, and Y. Román-Leshkov

“Cascade reactions for the continuous and selective production of isobutene from bioderived acetic acid over zinc-zirconia catalysts,” ACS Catal., 4:4196-4200 (2014)

 

T. Prasomsri, M. Shetty, K. Murugappan, and Y. Román-Leshkov

“Insights into the catalytic activity and surface modification of MoO3 during the hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived model compounds into aromatic hydrocarbons under low hydrogen pressures,” Energy Environ. Sci., 7:2660-2669 (2014) – Cover page image

 

T. Prasomsri, T. Nimmanwudipong, and Y. Román-Leshkov

“Effective hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oxygenates into unsaturated hydrocarbons by MoO3 usinglow H2 pressures,” Energy Environ. Sci., 6:1732-1738 (2013) – Cover page image

 

M. P. Ruiz, J. Faria, M. Shen, S. Drexler, T. Prasomsri, and D. E. Resasco

“Nanostructured carbon-metal oxide hybrids as amphiphilic emulsion catalysts,” ChemSusChem, 4:964-974 (2011)

 

T. Prasomsri, A. T. To, S. Crossley, W. E. Alvarez, and D. E. Resasco

“Catalytic conversion of anisole over HY and HZSM-5 zeolites in the presence of different hydrocarbon mixtures,” Appl. Catal. B-Environ., 106:204-211 (2011)

 

S. Sitthisa, T. Pham, T. Prasomsri, T. Sooknoi, R. G. Mallinson, and D. E. Resasco

“Conversion of furfural and 2-methylpentanal on Pd/SiO2 and Pd-Cu/SiO2 catalysts,” J. Catal., 280:17-27 (2011)

 

T. Prasomsri, R. E. Galiasso Tailleur, W. E. Alavarez, T. Sooknoi, and D. E. Resasco

“Conversion of 1-tetralone over HY zeolite: an indicator of the extent of hydrogen transfer,” Appl. Catal. A-Gen., 389:140-146 (2010)

 

T. Prasomsri, R. E. Galiasso Tailleur, W. E. Alavarez, T. Sooknoi, and D. E. Resasco

“Conversion of 1- and 2- tetralone over HY zeolite,” Catal. Lett., 135:226-232 (2010)

 

T. Prasomsri, D. Shi, and D. E Resasco

“Anchoring Pd nanoclusters onto pristine and functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes: a combined DFT and experimental study,” Chem. Phys. Lett., 497:103-107 (2010) – Cover page image

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