{"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":"2026-09-16T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:08:20","slug":"biomass-and-biochar-utilization-in-the-asean-context","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/biomass-and-biochar-utilization-in-the-asean-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Biomass and Biochar Utilization in the ASEAN Context"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Session:\u00a0<\/strong>The 4<sup>th<\/sup> Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability \u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in the ASEAN Context\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday 12 November 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 09:00 \u2013 18:00<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Jupiter 7 \u2013 IMPACT Challenger, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Download and share the Session Poster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Final_Poster_Biomass.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\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<p><strong>Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.2053%; height: 929px;\">\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: 36.6753%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\" width=\"265\"><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\" width=\"223\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 159px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; height: 159px;\">09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 159px;\" colspan=\"2\">Opening Ceremony &amp; Welcome Remarks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Professor Dr. Toemsak Srikhirin<br \/>\nExecutive Director of National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, NSTDA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Dr. Ruey-An Doong<br \/>\nDean of Tsing Hua International College, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; height: 73px;\">09:30 &#8211; 10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 73px;\">The Role of MTEC in Achieving Environmental Sustainability Goals<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 73px;\">Associate Professor Dr. Toemsak Srikhirin<br \/>\nExecutive Director of National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, NSTDA, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; height: 29px;\">10:00 &#8211; 10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 29px;\">Agricultural Residues for Water-Environment-Energy Nexus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 29px;\">Professor Dr. Ruey-An Doong<br \/>\nDean, Tsing Hua International College, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center; height: 24px; width: 18.7801%;\">10:30 &#8211; 11:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 96.9658%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\">Refreshment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 35px; text-align: center;\">11:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; height: 35px; vertical-align: top;\">International Development and Prospects of AI Applications in Biomass and Biochar Utilization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 35px;\">Professor Dr. Keng-Tung Wu<br \/>\nNational Chung Hsing University, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 26px; text-align: center;\">11:30 &#8211; 12:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 26px;\">Smart Cities with Biomass and Biochar Holistic Management<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 26px;\">Professor of Practice Sate Sampattagul<br \/>\nFaculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center; height: 24px; width: 18.7801%;\">12:00 &#8211; 13:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 96.9658%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\">Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 42px; text-align: center;\">13:30 &#8211; 14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 42px;\">Thailand\u2019s Biomass Availability and Selection Criteria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 42px;\">Mr. Apichart Noochprayoon<br \/>\nChief\u00a0 Executive Officer \u2013 Bio Business of KTIS Group, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 104px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 10px; text-align: center;\" width=\"113\">14:00 &#8211; 14:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 10px;\" width=\"265\">Turning Biomass into Biochar for a Cleaner Energy and Water Future<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 10px;\" width=\"223\">Dr. Yie Hua Tan<br \/>\nDepartment of 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: 78px; text-align: center;\">14:30 &#8211; 15:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 78px;\">Innovative Upcycling of Biochar and Industrial Waste for Low-Carbon Construction Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 78px;\">Dr. Chitiphon Chuaicham<br \/>\nDepartment 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: 79px; text-align: center;\">15:00 &#8211; 15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 79px;\">Innovations in Fibrous Biomass Valorization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 79px;\">Dr. Rungsima Chollakup<br \/>\nKasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 18.7801%;\">15:30 &#8211; 16:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 96.9658%; height: 24px;\" colspan=\"2\">Refreshment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 52px; text-align: center;\">16:00 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 52px;\">Biomass-to-Biochar for Environmental Remediation and Energy Applications<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 52px;\">Assistant Professor Dr. Yothin Chimupala<br \/>\nDepartment 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: 116px; text-align: center;\">16:30 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 116px;\">Cassava-Derived Biochar for Heavy Metal Removal from Electroplating Wastewater<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 116px;\">Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Shuit Siew Hoong<br \/>\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering &amp; Science (LKC FES), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Sungai Long Campus, Malaysia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.7801%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px; text-align: center;\">17:00 \u2013 17:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">From Biomass to Battery Materials<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 72px;\">Associate Professor Dr. Thapanee Sarakonsri<br \/>\nDepartment 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: 42px; text-align: center;\" width=\"113\">17:30 \u2013 18:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.6753%; vertical-align: top; height: 42px;\" width=\"265\">From Fields to Power: Supercapacitor Separators from Paddy Biomass<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60.2905%; vertical-align: top; height: 42px;\" width=\"223\">Professor Dr. Hui Lin Ong<br \/>\nFaculty of Chemical Engineering &amp; Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Note: The program is subject to change without prior notice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers &amp; Moderator<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Toemsak2026-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Toemsak2026-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Toemsak2026-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Toemsak2026-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/msat-13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Toemsak2026.png 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toemsak Srikhirin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director of National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, NSTDA<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Prof. Dr. Ruey-An Doong<\/strong><br \/>\nDean of Tsing Hua International College, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Prof. Dr. Keng-Tung Wu<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Prof. of Practice Sate Sampattagul<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mr. Apichart Noochprayoon<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Chief\u00a0 Executive Officer \u2013 Bio Business of KTIS group, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Dr. Yie Hua Tan<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Dr. Chitiphon Chuaicham<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Dr. Rungsima Chollakup<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Asst. Prof. Dr. Yothin Chimupala<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Shuit Siew Hoong<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering &amp; Science (LKC FES), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Sungai Long Campus, Malaysia<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thapanee Sarakonsri<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Prof. Dr. Hui Lin Ong<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Faculty of Chemical Engineering &amp; Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session:\u00a0The 4th Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability \u201cBiomass and Biochar Utilization in the ASEAN Context\u201d Date: Thursday 12 November 2026 Time: 09:00 \u2013 18:00 Venue: Jupiter 7 \u2013 IMPACT Challenger, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani Download and share the Session Poster here. 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