The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

Dr. Pakorn Opaprakasit

pakorn@siit.tu.ac.th

Dr. Pakorn Opaprakasit

Associate Professor

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology‚ Thammasat University (SIIT)

Research Laboratory

Laboratory at SIIT

Fields of expertise

  • Polymeric materials in environmental applications
  • Characterizations of Materials and fuels
  • Bio/Nanomaterials

Research interests

Degradable polymers, Bio/Nano materials in environmental applications, Water treatments, Coal and fossil fuels, Biofuels, Spectroscopy

Interest research topics

No.
Title
1.  Chemically recycling of postconsumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottles.
2.  Development of degradable Lactic acid -based aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters for packaging and agricultural applications.
3.  Development of magnetic nanoparticles and their use as drug delivery materials, adsorbent for waste water treatment, and materials for treatment of radioactive Cs waste from nuclear accidents.
4.  Modified natural rubber for biomedical and membrane applications.
5.  Electrospun nanofibers from lactic acid-based copolymers and chitosan in wastewater treatment applications.
6.  Development of rapid characterization methods and kits for biodiesel raw materials and products.

International journal publication

Year
Title
2000 Painter, P.C.*; Opaprakasit, P.; and Scaroni, A.W., Ionomers and the Structure of Coal, Energy
2001 Opaprakasit, P.; Scaroni, A.W.; and Painter, P.C.*, Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding and Calixarene-Like Structures in p-Cresol/ Formaldehyde Resins, Journal of Molecular Structure 2001, 570, 25-35. [IF 2011 = 1.634]
2002 Opaprakasit, P.; and Painter, P.C.*, Concerning the Glass Transition Temperature of Coal, Energy
2003 Opaprakasit, P.; Scaroni, A.W.; and Painter, P.C.*, Ionomer-Like Structures and ?-Cation Interactions in Argonne Premium Coals, Energy
2004 Opaprakasit P.*, Opaprakasit M., Tangboriboonrat P., Crystallization of Polylactide and Its Stereocomplex Investigated by Two-Dimensional FTIR Correlation Spectroscopy Employing Carbonyl Overtones, Applied Spectroscopy, 2007, 61, 12, 1352-1358. [IF 2011
2004 Opaprakasit P., Painter, P.C.*, Determination of the Glass Transition Temperature of a Coal Extract, Using a Polymer Blend Methodology, Energy
2005 Larsen J.W.*, Islas-Flores C., Aida M.T., Opaprakasit P., Painter P.C., Low Temperature Anhydride Formation in Kerogens, Energy
2005 Opaprakasit P., Painter, P.C.*, Swelling of Clays in N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone/Carbon Disulfide Mixed Solvents, Energy
2007 Opaprakasit P.*, Petchsuk A., Painter P.C., Malkov S., Dynamic 2D-FTIR Spectroscopic Studies of Poly(Vinylidine Fluoride/Trifluoroethylene/Chloro trifluoroethylene), P(VDF/TrFE/CTFE) Terpolymer, Journal of the Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University, 200
2008 Opaprakasit M.*, Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit P., Chongprakobkit S., Effects of synthesis conditions on chemical structures and physical properties of copolyesters from lactic acid, ethylene glycol and dimethyl terephthalate, eXPRESS Polymer Letters 2009, 3,
2008 Jintakanon N., Opaprakasit P., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M.*, Controlled-Release Materials for Fertilizer Based on Lactic Acid Polymers, Advanced Material Research 2008, 55-57, 905-908. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2008 Papangkorn J., Isaraphan C., Phinhongthong S., Opaprakasit M., Opaprakasit P.*, Controlled-Release Material for Urea Fertilizer from Polylactic Acid, Advanced Material Research 2008, 55-57, 897-900. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2008 Thammawong C., Thongkhong K., Lamtassana K., Sharp A., Opaprakasit P.*, Production and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from Inexpensive Substrates by Alcaligenes latus, Advanced Material Research 2008, 55-57, 893-896. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2008 Namkajorn M., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M., Opaprakasit P.*, Synthesis and Characterization of PLA-Based Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters: Effect of Diols, Advanced Material Research 2008, 55-57, 785-788. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2008 Opaprakasit P.*, Opaprakasit M., Thermal Properties and Crystallization Behaviors of Polylactide and Its Enantiomeric Blends, Macromolecular Symposia, 2008, 264, 1, 113-120. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2009 Sriromreun P., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M., Opaprakasit P.*, Synthesis and Characterization of Degradable Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate-co-Lactic Acid) (PET-co-PLA) and Its Blends, Advanced Material Research 2008, 55-57, 789-792. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2010 Tanpantree, S., Opaprakasit, P., Polpanich, D., Smanmoo, S., Tangboriboonrat, P.*, Polymeric Disinfectant Nanocapsules: Effect of Molecular Weight of Poly(methyl methacrylate), Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 2010, 6(4), 385-390. [IF 2011 = 4.216]
2010 Kaewsaneha, C., Opaprakasit, P., Polpanich, D., Smanmoo, S., Tangboriboonrat, P.*, Composite Particles of Disinfectant Nanocapsules-skim rubber latex, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization 2010, 15 (8), 524-535. [IF 2011 = 1.412]
2010 Namkajorn M., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M., Opaprakasit P. *, Synthesis and Characterizations of Degradable Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters from Lactic Acid, Dimethyl Terephthalate and Diol: Effects of Diol Type and Monomer Feed Ratio, eXPRESS Polymer Lett
2010 Tanpantree S., Opaprakasit P., Loykulnant S., Kangwansupamonkon W., Tangboriboonrat P.*, Nanocapsules Embedded in Natural Rubber Latex Gloves, Journal of Applied. Polymer Science 2010, 117, 1798-1803. [IF 2011 = 1.289]
2010 Thammawong C., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M., Chanunpanich N., Tangboriboonrat P., Opaprakasit P.*, Preparation and Characterizations of Electrospun Lactide-based Polymeric Nanofibers, Advanced Materials Research 2010, 93-94, 377-380. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2010 Thai Hien N., Petchsuk A., Tangboriboonrat P., Opaprakasit M., Sharp A., Opaprakasit P*, Synthesis and Characterizations of PLLA/PEG Block Copolymers, Advanced Materials Research 2010, 93-94, 198-201. [IF 2011 = N/A]
2011 Nguyen T.H., Tangboriboonrat P., Rattanasom N., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit M., Thammawong C., Opaprakasit P.*, Polylactic acid/Ethylene Glycol Triblock Copolymers as Novel Crosslinkers for Epoxidized Natural Rubber, Journal of Applied. Polymer Science 2011,
2011 Kongthong W., Petchsuk A., Opaprakasit P., Opaprakasit M.*, Processability enhancement of poly(lactic acid-co-ethylene terephthalate) by blending with poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate),and Poly(butylene succinat
2012 Petchsuk A.*, Submark W., Opaprakasit P., Development of crosslinkable poly(lactic acid-co-glycidyl methacrylate) copolymers and their curing behaviors, Polymer Journal 2012, Published online (29 August 2012) doi:10.1038/pj.2012.159. [IF 2011 = 1.258]
2012 Thammawong C., Sreearunothai P., Petchsuk A., Tangboriboonrat P., Pimpha N., Opaprakasit P.*, Preparation and Characterizations of Naproxen-Loaded Magnetic Nanoparticles Coated with PLA-g-Chitosan Copolymer, Journal of Nanoparticles Research, 2012. 14(8),
2012 Kaewsaneha C., Opaprakasit P., Polpanich D., Smanmoo S., Tangboriboonrat P.*, Immobilization of fluorescein isothiocyanate on magnetic polymeric nanoparticle using chitosan as spacer, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 377, 145-152. [IF 2011