Supatchalee Sophonthammaphat

Email: ssophonthammaphat1@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I graduated in Environmental Science (BSc) from Silpakorn University in Thailand in 1996 and completed a bachelor degree in Law at Thammasat University in 2003 and an MSc in Environmental Management at the National Institute of Development Administration in 2006 where I attained the highest grade point averages in this field.

After working as environmentalist of Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau at the Pollution Control Department in Thailand for 10 years I changed to the Bureau of Biofuel Development at the Department of Alternative Energy and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy, where I worked for approximately 2.5 years.

I believe that E-Futures provides great possibilities for exploring renewable energy technologies. Besides her research activities, she also loves cooking Thai food, enjoys spending time at the seaside and hiking in the mountains.

Publications

Energy use and carbon footprint at Darnall forum and Post Office. 

Supervisors:

Dr Robert Edyvean
Dr Stephen Wilkinson

Research Group:

Biological and Environmental Systems Group
F-Futures Programme

Links:

E-Futures student page

Facebook: supatchalee sophonthammaphat

Research interests

Feasibility study of invative technologies using algae for utilization of CO2

At present the UK company are increasingly to reduce their energy consumption. In addition, decreasing CO2 which one cause of the green house gas effect remains to restrict for utilization. The Velolia Environmental Service is the one company which has a willingness to keen an emission. At last year (2011), the Velolia exhausted CO2 emission around 15 million metric tons carbon equivalent. Therefore to potential changing waste to energy, the project will study the possibility to capture CO2 and storage for algae to product biofuel.
The aims of this study are to investigate waste disposal flue gas emissions and evaluate technologies for utilization of CO2 using algae. The student will learn how to monitor flue gas CO2 levels and design innovative technologies for CO2 storage using algae plant system. Accordingly, the student will advice Veolia Environmental Services on future technology strategies to minimize emisisons. The processes might be to study for example;

1. Investigation of waste material
2. Inspection of flue gas emissions (CO2, H2O and CH4)
3. Feasibility study and design to control unit CO2 , CO2 purity separation, concentration and flow for algae suspension
4. Feasibility study CO2 storage tank
5. Feasibility photoreactor process and control unit
6. Feasibility economics study.