Fuangfa Unob

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Associate Professor Dr. Fuangfa Unob

  • Room 1220 Mahamakut Building, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University Phayathai Road, Patumwan Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • 02-2187609
Research Summary​

Education

  • [2000] Ph.D. (Chemistry), Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France
  • [1998] DEA (Chemistry of transition metals), Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France
  • [1995] B.Sc. (Chemistry), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Work Experiences

  • [2019 - present] Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
  • [2005 - 2019] Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
  • [2003] Swiss Quality Testing Lab (SQTS), Zurich, Switzerland
  • [2001 - 2005] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

Current Research Topics

  • Design platforms and methods for detection of toxic substance and biomarker molecules, Material synthesis for water treatment and application as sensors

Research Themes

Fabrication of functional materials from biomass and plastic waste for water treatment applications

Scholarship and Awards

  • [2013] Chulalongkorn University Research Unit Award 2012 (Environmental Analysis Research Unit)
  • [1992 – 2000] The Development and Promotion of Science Talent Project scholarship awarded by Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), Ministry of Science Technology and Energy, Thailand

Publications

•Upcycling cardboard waste into functional cellulose flocculant: A circular economy blueprint for sustainable surface water treatment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2026. Cited 0
•Biomass-derived composite aerogel from chitosan and spent coffee grounds with the green production of iron particles for applications in wastewater treatment. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2026. Cited 2
•A new gel-based sensing platform for an LED-based colorimetric flow-analysis detection of ammonia in water. Microchemical Journal. 2025. Cited 3
•Recent advances and trends in the applications of nanomaterials in optical sensing platforms. Trac Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 2024. Cited 33
•Silver-doped microcrystalline cellulose as a material for simple detection of urinary cysteine using a smartphone. Cellulose. 2024. Cited 3
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