{"id":2806,"date":"2026-06-26T00:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/?page_id=2806"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:57:07","slug":"biomass-and-biochar-utilization-in-asean-context","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/biomass-and-biochar-utilization-in-asean-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomass and Biochar Utilization in ASEAN context"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&lt;Tentative Program&gt;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> <\/strong><strong>Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>\u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in ASEAN context\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>12 November 2026<\/h4>\n<p>The 4th Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability, under the theme \u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in the ASEAN Context,\u201d provides a regional platform for researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, and technology developers to exchange knowledge and experiences on the sustainable utilization of biomass and biochar.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium highlights innovative approaches to converting agricultural residues and biomass resources into value-added materials for environmental remediation, clean energy, water treatment, low-carbon construction, smart cities, and energy-storage applications. It also aims to strengthen regional collaboration and promote practical solutions that support carbon neutrality, circular economy development, and sustainable communities across ASEAN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To exchange knowledge and recent advancements in biomass and biochar technologies among ASEAN and international experts.<\/li>\n<li>To explore value-added applications of biomass and biochar in environmental remediation, water treatment, clean energy, construction materials, and energy storage.<\/li>\n<li>To promote sustainable biomass management, circular economy practices, and carbon-neutral technologies in the ASEAN region.<\/li>\n<li>To strengthen collaboration among universities, research institutions, industries, and relevant stakeholders for future research and technology implementation.<\/li>\n<li>To identify opportunities for translating research outcomes into practical solutions for sustainable community and industrial development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 97.3154%; height: 1090px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\" width=\"113\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\" width=\"265\"><strong>Talk Titles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\" width=\"223\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 216px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 104px;\" width=\"113\">10:30 \u2013 11:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 95.0241%; vertical-align: top; height: 104px;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"265\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Opening Ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome remark by Assoc. Prof. Toemsak Srikhirin, MTEC Executive Director<\/li>\n<li>Opening remark by Prof. Dr. Ruey-An Doong, Tsing Hua International College, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan<\/li>\n<li>Exchange a token of appreciation<\/li>\n<li>Group photo session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top;\">11:00 \u2013 11:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top;\">The Role of MTEC in Achieving Environmental Sustainability Goals<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top;\">Assoc. Prof. Toemsak Srikhirin, MTEC Executive Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top;\">11: 30 \u2013 12:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top;\">Agricultural Residues for Water-Environment-Energy Nexus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top;\">Prof. Dr. Ruey-An Doong, Dean, Tsing Hua International College, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">13.00-13.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Innovations and Technologies in Carbon-neutral Materials for Sustainable Community Development<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Prof. Dr. Keng-Tung WU,\u00a0National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">13.30-14.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Smart Cities with Biomass and Biochar Holistic Management<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Prof. Practice Sate Sampattagul,\u00a0Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">14.00-14.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Thailand\u2019s biomass availability and selection criteria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Mr. Apichart Noochprayoon, Chief\u00a0 Executive Officer \u2013 Bio Business of KTIS group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 104px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 30px;\" width=\"113\">14:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 30px;\" width=\"265\">Turning Biomass into Biochar for a Cleaner Energy and Water Future<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 30px;\" width=\"223\">Dr. Yie Hua Tan, Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 120px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 120px;\">15:00 \u2013 15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 120px;\">Innovative Upcycling of Biochar and Industrial Waste for Low-Carbon Construction Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 120px;\">Dr. Chitiphon Chuaicham,\u00a0Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">15:30 \u2013 16:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">Innovations in Fibrous Biomass Valorization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">Dr. Rangsima Chanlakub,\u00a0Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 113.804%; height: 24px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;\" colspan=\"3\">Refreshment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">16:15 \u2013 16:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">Biomass-to-Biochar for Environmental Remediation and Energy Applications<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 96px;\">Asst. Prof. Dr. Yothin Chimupala, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 144px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 144px;\">16:45 \u2013 17:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 144px;\">Cassava-Derived Biochar for Heavy Metal Removal from Electroplating Wastewater<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 144px;\">Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Shuit Siew Hoong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering &amp; Science (LKC FES), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Sungai Long Campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">17:15 \u2013 17:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">From Biomass to Battery Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thapanee Sarakonsri, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 104px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 74px;\" width=\"113\">17:45 \u2013 18:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.2947%; vertical-align: top; height: 74px;\" width=\"265\">From Fields to Power: Supercapacitor Separators from Paddy Biomass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.7294%; vertical-align: top; height: 74px;\" width=\"223\">Prof. Dr. Hui Lin Ong, Faculty of Chemical Engineering &amp; Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;Tentative Program&gt; The 4th Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability \u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in ASEAN context\u201d 12 November 2026 The 4th Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability, under the theme \u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in the ASEAN Context,\u201d provides a regional platform for researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, and technology developers to exchange knowledge and experiences on &#8230; <a title=\"Biomass and Biochar Utilization in ASEAN context\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/biomass-and-biochar-utilization-in-asean-context\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Biomass and Biochar Utilization in ASEAN context\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2806","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2806"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2806\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}