Ph.D (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida, USA
M.Eng (Chemical Engineering), University of Florida, USA
M.Sc (Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering), Mahidol University, Thailand
B.Sc (Food Science and Technology), 1st Class Honors, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Area of Expertise
Metabolic Engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca to produce homo-succinate, lactic acid, and 2,3-butanediol
Development of symbiotic products-based Bifidobacterium animalis to potentially use as functional products
Production of succinic acid from cellulosic materials by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Process Scale-up and Purification of succinate and 2,3-butanediol
Current Research
Metabolic Engineering of Klebsiella oxytoca to produce homo-succinate, lactic acid, and 2,3-butanediol
Development of symbiotic products-based Bifidobacterium animalis to potentially use as functional products
Production of succinic acid from cellulosic materials by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Process Scale-up and Purification of succinate and 2,3-butanediol
Publications by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Apichat Boontawan
Total Publications: 39
Year
Title
Journal
Nov 2019
Pretreatment of mulberry stem by cholinium-based amino acid ionic liquids for succinic acid fermentation and its application in poly(butylene) succinate production
Bioresource Technology
1 April
Membrane-based purification of optically pure D-lactic acid from fermentation broth to poly(D-lactide) polymer
Journal of Membrane Science
201
Extractive Fermentation of Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum Using Vacuum Fractionation Technique: Optimization and Techno-Economic Assessment
International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
15 February
Production of very-high purity succinic acid from fermentation broth using microfiltration and nanofiltration-assisted crystallization
Journal of Membrane Science
201
Fermentation and crystallization of succinic acid from Actinobacillus succinogenes ATCC55618 using fresh cassava root as the main substrate
Bioresource Technology
1 June
Nanofiltration coupled with vapor permeation-assisted esterification as an effective purification step for fermentation-derived succinic acid
Journal of Membrane Science
201
Extractive fermentation of ethanol from fresh cassava roots using vacuum fractionation technique
Advanced Materials Research
Dec 2012
Purification of l-(+)-lactic acid from pre-treated fermentation broth using vapor permeation-assisted esterification
Process Biochemistry
201
Purification of succinic acid from synthetic solution using vapor permeation-assisted esterification coupled with reactive distillation
Advanced Materials Research
201
Separation of methanol/water mixtures from dilute aqueous solutions using pervaporation technique
