Waste-Derived Energy
and Advanced Materials
Laboratory

(WaDE&AM Lab)

Waste-Derived Energy and Advanced Materials Laboratory (WaDE&AM Lab)

Waste-Derived Energy and Advanced Materials Laboratory (WaDE & AM Lab) is dedicated to developing advanced catalytic materials for green energy production and other applications. Established in 2021, the laboratory initially focused on synthesizing porous materials from domestic waste and discarded chopsticks for CO2 adsorption. These materials have shown strong potential for pre-combustion CO2 capture in conventional power plants across a wide range of CO2 concentrations. Currently, the laboratory’s research has shifted toward the development of photocatalysts for precious metal recovery from industrial wastewater, as well as for green hydrogen production from pure water, wastewater, and seawater. In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we aim to design and optimize advanced catalytic materials for sustainable energy production and environmental remediation.

Research Themes

  • Green energy production
  • Wastewater remediation
  • Catalytic reaction and engineering

Selected Publications

  • Gebremariam, T. T.; Thoumrungroj, A.; Longchin, P.; Sutthiphong, T.; Chaemchuen, S.; Hunsom, M. Noble-Metal-Free MoSe₂/CdS/g-C₃N₄ Nanocomposites for Highly Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production. J. Alloys Compd. 2025, 107, 179041.
  • Longchin, P.; Thoumrungroj, A.; Hunsom, M. Photo-Assisted Rapid Recovery of Silver from Cyanide-Based Plating Effluent of Jewelry Industry Using Bi₂WO₆ Nanoparticles. Surf. Interfaces 2025, 72, 107168.
  • Gebremariam, T. T.; Longchin, P.; Thoumrungroj, A.; Sutthiphong, T.; Chaemchuen, S.; Hunsom, M. Solar-Light-Driven Hydrogen Production via Noble-Metal-Free CdS/MoSe₂/UiO-66-NH₂ Heterostructure Photocatalyst. Mater. Today Energy 2025, 53, 102021.
  • Youyencharoen, P.; Junchum, P.; Posachayanan, N.; Thoumrungroj, A.; Longchin, P.; Hunsom, M. Upcycling Industrial Plating Effluent for Rapid Synthesis of Ag-Decorated Defective WO₃ with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. Chemosphere 2026, 394, 144793.
  • Longchin, P.; Gebremariam, T. T.; Thoumrungroj, A.; Hunsom, M. Highly Efficient Photocatalytic H₂ Production from Refined Crude Glycerol via CuO/TiO₂ Nanocomposites: Process Optimization and Role of Co-Catalysts. J. Alloys Compd. 2026, 1050, 185660.
  • Riduan, S.; Kannan, A. M.; Hunsom, M. Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Reduction from Wastewater Using Dual-Functional Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Based Photocatalysts: A Review. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2026, 221, 154201.

Membership

Prof.Dr. Mali Hunsom

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Somboon Chaemchuen

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