Curriculum Vitae

JATUPORN WITTAYAKUN

Current Position:      Associate Professor in Chemistry

Address:

School of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology
111 University Ave., Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Thailand
Tel. 66-44-224256 Fax. 66-44-224193, 66-44-224185
Email: jatuporn@sut.ac.th, jatuporn01@yahoo.com

Education:

1988-1991 B. Sc. (Chemistry) Khon Kaen University, Thailand

1993-1995 M. S. (Chemistry) Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, USA(Thesis Title: Feasibility of On-Board Catalytic Decomposition of Ethanol for Cold-Start Assistance)

1995-2000 Ph. D. (Chemistry) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
(Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Homometallic/Heterometallic Palladium Carbonyl Phosphine Clusters Generated via Reactions of a High-Nuclearity Palladium-Nickel Cluster Precursor with Trialkylphosphines)

2002-2003 Postdoctoral research in heterogeneous catalysis, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria (Project Title: Adsorption Behavior of NO and CO and Their Reaction on Co/BEA)

Research Interest:

• Heterogeneous catalysis of supported transition metal (monometallic and bimetallic) which involves catalyst preparation, characterization and testing
• Synthesis and utilization of porous material as adsorbent and catalyst support
• Crystallography of inorganic and organometallic compounds
• Environmental chemistry and instrument techniques

 

Selected Publications:

International Papers

Loiha, S. Prayoonpokarach, S. Songsiriritthigun, P. and Wittayakun, J., Synthesis of zeolite beta with pretreated rice husk silica and its transformation to ZSM-12, Material Chemistry and Physics, accepted.
Chumee, J., Grisdanurak, N., Neramittagapong A., and Wittayakun, J., Characterization of platinum-iron catalysts supported on MCM-41 synthesized with rice husk silica and their performance for phenol hydroxylation, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, accepted.
Chumee, J., Grisdanurak, N., Neramittagapong S. and Wittayakun J., Characterization of AlMCM-41 synthesized with rice husk silica and utilization as supports for platinum-iron catalysts, Brazil Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2009, 26(2), accepted.
Artkla, S., Choi, W. and Wittayakun, J., Enhancement of catalytic performance of MCM-41 sythesized with rice husk silica by addition of titanium dioxide for photodegradation of alachlor, Environment Asia, 2009, 1(3), 41-48.
Wittayakun, J., Khemthong, P., Prayoonpokarach, S., Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite NaY from Rice Husk Silica, Korean Journal of Chemical  Engineering, 2008, 25(4), 861-864.
Chotisuwan, S., Wittayakun, J., Lobo-Lapidus, R., Gates, B. C., MgO-supported cluster catalysts with Pt-Ru interactions prepared from Pt3Ru6(CO)21(m3-H)(m-H)3, Catalysis  Letters, 2007, 115 (3-4), 99-107.
Chotisuwan, S., Wittayakun, J., Gates, B. C., Pt3Ru6 Clusters Supported on g-Al2O3:  Synthesis from Pt3Ru6(CO)21(m3-H)(m-H)3, Structural Characterization, and Catalysis of Ethylene Hydrogenation and n-Butane Hydrogenolysis, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 12459-12469.
Chotisuwan, S., Wittayakun, J., Gates, B. C., EXAFS characterization of supported PtRu/MgO prepared from a molecular precursor and organometallic mixture, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 2006, vol. 159, 209-212.
Mednikov E. G., Wittayakun,  J., Dahl,  L. F., Synthesis and stereochemical/ electrochemical analyses of cuboctahedral-based Pd23(CO)(x)(PR3)10 clusters (x=20 with R3 = Bu3(n), Me2Ph; x=20, 21, 22 with R3 = Et3): Geometrically analogous Pd23(PEt3)(10) fragments with variable carbonyl ligations and resulting implications, J. Cluster Science, 2005, 16 (3): 429-454.
Wittayakun, J., Grisdanurak, N., Nuntaitawegon, B., Kinger, G., and, Vinek, H., “NO Reduction by Carbon Monoxide Over Cobalt on Zeolite Beta”, ASEAN J. Chem. Eng., 2005, 5(2), 147-155.
Wittayakun, J., Grisdanurak, N., Kinger, G., and Vinek, H., Adsorption Beheavior of NO and CO and Their Reaction over Cobalt on Zeolite Beta, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 2004, 21(5), 950-955.
Grisdanurak, N., Chiarakorn, S., Wittayakun, J., Utilization of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves Synthesized from Natural Source Rice Husk Silica to Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds (CVOC) Adsorption, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 2003, 20(5), 950-955.
Mednikov, E. G., Ivanov, S. A., Wittayakun, J., Dahl, L. F. Metal-Ligated Induced Structural Interconversion between Pd23(CO)20(PEt3)10 and Pd23(CO)20(PEt3)8 Possessing Highly Dissimilar Pd23 core-geometries, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2003, 1686-1692.

National Papers

Khabuanchalad, S., Khemthong, P., Prayoonpokarach S. and Wittayakun, J. Transformation of zeolite NaY synthesized from rice husk silica to NaP during hydrothermal synthesis, Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 2008, 15(3):225-231.
Artkla, S., Grisdanurak, N., Neramittagapong, S. and Wittayakun, J. Characterization and catalytic performance on transesterification of palm olein of potassium oxide supported on RH-MCM-41 from rice husk silica, Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 2008, 15(2):133-138.
Khemthong, P., Prayoonpokarach, S., Wittayakun, J. Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite LSX from Rice Husk Silica, Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 2007, 12(4), 367-379.
Wittayakun, J., Chotisuwan, S., Grisdanurak, N., Characterization of bimetallic Pt-Ru on alumina, silica and MCM-41, Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 2006, 13(1), 47-54.
Chotisuwan, S., Wittayakun, J., Gates, B. C., Supported PtRu catalysts from a Mixture of Platinum and Ruthenium Acetylacetonate: Characterization and Activity for Ethylene Hydrogenation, Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 2005, 12(1), 54-60.
Wittayakun, J., Watcharasiribanlue, S., Grisdanurak, N., Mahachanon, K Removal of Sulfur Dioxide from Flue Gas by Copper Supported on Activated Carbon, Journal of Engineering, Chaimai Univeristy, 2002, Number 1, 9-14.
Wittayakun, J.,General Comment of Cluster Chemistry and Palladium Containing Metal Clusters, Suranaree J. Sci. Technol., Suranaree University of Technology, 2001, 8(4), 219.
Wittayakun, J., Cowley, S.W., Grisdanurak, N., “Ethanol Decomposition over Lanthana-modified Platinum Catalysts.”  The Journal of Science, Khon Kaen University, 1997, 25(1) Col. 2, 124-133.
Grisdanurak, N., Wirojanagud, W., and Wittayakun, J. “Natural Gas Release from a Containment: A Basic Approach.” KKU Engineering Journal, 1997, 2(25), 97-104.
Wittayakun, J., “Nobel Fullerene.” The Journal of Science, Khon Kaen University, 1997, 25(1), 34-43.