Teerawit (Air) Prasomsri
Teerawit (Air) Prasomsri
Address: 1110 Baxter Ave, Unit #3, Louisville, KY 40204
E-mail: tprasomsri@gmail.com
Phone: 405.532.5380
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