DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY

E-Mail

chemtech@chula.ac.th

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pichaya In-na

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pichaya In-na

ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร. พิชญา อินนา

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pichaya In-na

B.Eng. (1st Hons) (Chem.Eng.), Newcastle University, UK
M.Sc. (Distinction) (Clean Technology), Newcastle University, UK
Ph.D. (Chem.Eng.), Newcastle University, UK

Office hour : Mon-Fri from 10:00-17:00
E-mail : pichaya.i@chula.ac.th
Tel : (662) 218 7481

Research Interests

My research interests include biomimetic chemical engineering, living biocomposites, algae biotechnologies, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), and bio-based/living materials.


Publications

Scopus Database: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57219699185

ResearchGate Database: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pichaya-In-Na

• Pichaya In-na, Gary S. Caldwell, and Jonathan G.M. Lee. “Microalgae-textile biocomposites deliver enhanced carbon dioxide capture”. In press by the Journal of Industrial Textiles.

• Assia Stefanova, Pichaya In-na, Gary S. Caldwell, Ben Bridgens, and Rachel Armstrong. “Photosynthetic textile biocomposites: Using laboratory testing and digital fabrication to develop flexible living building materials”. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, 2021, 28: 223-236. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2021-0023

• Gary S. Caldwell, Pichaya In-na, Rachel Hart, Elliot Sharp, Assia Stefanova, Matthew Pickersgill, Matthew Walker, Matthew Unthank, Justin Perry, and Jonathan G.M. Lee. Immobilising microalgae and cyanobacteria as biocomposites: New opportunities to intensify algae biotechnology and bioprocessing. Energies, 2021, 14, 2566. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092566

• Rachel Hart, Pichaya In-na, Maxim Kapralov, Jonathan G.M. Lee, and Gary S. Caldwell. “Textile-based cyanobacteria biocomposites for potential environmental remediation applications”. Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021, 33, 1525-1540. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02410-6

• Assia Stefanova, Ben Bridgens, Pichaya In-na, Gary S. Caldwell, and Rachel Armstrong. “Architectural Laboratory practice for the development of clay and ceramic-based photosynthetic biocomposites”. Technology, Architecture, and Design, 2020, 4:2, 200-210. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24751448.2020.1804764

• Pichaya In-na, Abbas A. Umar, Gary S. Caldwell, Adam D. Wallace, Michael C. Flickinger, and Jonathan G.M. Lee. “Loofah-based microalgae and cyanobacteria biocomposites for intensifying carbon dioxide capture”. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2020, 42, 101348. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101348

• Assia Stefanova, Ben Bridgens, Rachel Armstrong, Pichaya In-na, and Gary S. Caldwell. “Engineering a living building realm: development of protective coatings for photosynthetic ceramic biocomposite materials”. Conference paper from the 7th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment with Architecture AWARDs (ed. Stosic, M.), Tokyo, Japan. 7th – 9th April 2020. (Available upon request)

• Pichaya In-na, Abbas A. Umar, Adam D. Wallace, Jonathan G.M. Lee, Gary S. Caldwell, and Michael C. Flickinger. “Algae bio-composites for carbon capture and storage”. Conference paper from the 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Melbourne, Australia. 21st – 25th October 2018. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3366019

Conferences

• Assia Stefanova, Ben Bridgens, Rachel Armstrong, Pichaya In-na, and Gary S. Caldwell. “Engineering a living building realm: development of protective coatings for photosynthetic ceramic biocomposite materials”. Oral presentation at the 7th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment with Architecture AWARDs (ed. Stosic, M.), Tokyo, Japan. 7th – 9th April 2020.

• Assia Stefanova, Ben Bridgens, Rachel Armstrong, Pichaya In-na, and Gary S. Caldwell. “Living bio-composite clay materials as a new type of architectural fabric”. Poster presentation at OpenPlant Forum: Smart Design for the Future Bioeconomy, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, UK. 29th – 31st July 2019.

• Abbas A. Umar, Pichaya In-na, Adam D. Wallace, Michael C. Flickinger, Gary S. Caldwell and Jonathan G.M. Lee. “Continuous carbon capture using inexpensive loofah-based algae biocomposites and enhancement in lipid content for biofuel application”. Poster presentation at the 10th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage, Trondheim, Norway. 17th – 19th June 2019.

• Pichaya In-na, Abbas A. Umar, Adam D. Wallace, Jonathan G.M. Lee, Gary S. Caldwell, and Michael C. Flickinger. “Algae bio-composites for carbon capture and storage”. Poster presentation at the 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Melbourne, Australia. 21st – 25th October 2018.

• Pichaya In-na, Jonathan G.M. Lee, Gary S. Caldwell, and Michael C. Flickinger. “Development of bio-composites using loofah scaffold with immobilised cyanobacteria for carbon capture and utilisation”. Oral presentation at the 12th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal. 9th – 12th September 2018.

• Pichaya In-na, Jonathan G.M. Lee, Gary S. Caldwell, and Michael C. Flickinger. “Carbon capture and conversion using textile-based algae biocomposites”. Poster presentation at the 8th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Seattle, WA, USA. 11th – 13th June 2018.

• Abbas Umar, Pichaya In-na, Gary S. Caldwell, and Jonathan G.M. Lee. “Growth and maintenance of microalgae on a filter paper strip and its potential for biological CO2 mitigation”. Poster presentation at the 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spain. 1st – 5th October 2017.