Dr Piyanart Sommani

Department of Electrical Engineering

Assistant Professor

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piyanart.so@kmitl.ac.th

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Department of Electrical Engineering

School of Engineering

King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

1 Chalongkrung Rd. Ladkrabang

Bangkok 10520

Thailand  

Piyanart Sommani is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology (KMITL). With an academic background in multiple disciplines, her research interests include science and engineering, particularly medical sciences, energy, and environmental technologies. In addition to the academic work, she is involved in supporting industry, professional organizations, and governmental agencies. Due to experience working in the industrial sector, she has a growing interest in industrial safety, particularly process safety management (PSM); and she incorporates safety concepts from her industrial experience to foster awareness in her students.

  • Doctor of Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Master of Science, Food and Nutritional Toxicology, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • Bachelor of Science, Product Development, Faculty of Agro-industry, Kasetsart University, Thailand.

Piyanart Sommani is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology (KMITL). With an academic background in multiple disciplines, her research interests include science and engineering, particularly medical sciences, energy, and environmental technologies. In addition to the academic work, she is involved in supporting industry, professional organizations, and governmental agencies. Due to experience working in the industrial sector, she has a growing interest in industrial safety, particularly process safety management (PSM); and she incorporates safety concepts from her industrial experience to foster awareness in her students.

  • General Chemistry for Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Energy Conversion and Energy Storage
  • Industrial Safety
  • Process Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment
  • Renewable Energy and Environmental Related
  • Safety Engineering and Process Safety Management (PSM)

Recent Publications

International Publications

Janyasupab, M., Asavakijthananont, N., Chanlek, N., Chio-Srichan, S., Zhang, Y., Surareungchai, W., and Sommani, P. (2023). Electrochemically non-enzymatic urea estimation in human dialysate waste using indirect NiOOH-Urea oxidation. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 170(5), 057512. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acd353.

Sommani, P., Mankong, N., Vitidsant, T., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2013). Cracking of used vegetable oil mixed with polypropylene waste in the presence of activated carbon. ASEAN Engineering Journal, 4(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v4.15423.

Mori, H., Nishinaka, Y., Nonogawa, M., Sommani, P., Makino, K., Yamashita, K., and Arai, T. (2010). Substituent effects of pterin derivatives on singlet oxygen scavenging activity. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 33(5), 905–908. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.33.905

Watanabe, S., Sommani, P., and Makino, K. (2008). Metabolic fate of L-lactaldehyde derived from an alternative L-rhamnose pathway. The FEBS journal, 275(20), 5139–5149. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06645.x.

Nonogawa, M., Sommani, P., Arai, T., Endo, N., Pack, S.P., Kodaki, T., Kotake, Y., and Makino, K. (2007). Chemical natures of 6-formylpterin nucleoside analogs. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series, 51(1), 227–228. https://doi.org/10.1093/nass/nrm114.

National Publications

Jumpasri, P., Sommani, P., Lothongkum, A.W., and Vitidsant T. (2016). Thermal and catalytic cracking of tung oil using activated carbon and Fe/activated carbon catalyst in a batch reactor. Kasetsart Engineering Journal, 29(95), 1–10. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kuengj/article/view/79034.

Prombut, P., Lothongkum, A.W., Sommani, P., and Vitidsant T. (2014). Thermal and catalytic cracking of non edible oil using CaO and used FCC catalysts in a batch reactor. Kasetsart Engineering Journal, 27(89), 37–46. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kuengj/article/view/79551.

Kangsadalampai, K., and Sommani, P. (2003). Antimutagenicity on urethane of various soybean products using in vivo somatic mutation and recombination test. The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 27(1), 17–32. https://doi.org/10.56808/3027-7922.2266

Proceedings 

Sommani, P., Tipves, K., Hongbin, N., and Lothongkum, A.W. (In Press). CO2 emissions reduction through a case study of solar rooftop PV power generation.

Sommani, P., Hongbin, N., Tipves, K., Lothongkum, A.W. (2025). Trends of hydrogen applications in Thailand. In: Kim, J., Chen, Z. (eds) Trends in Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy. CGEEE 2024. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences (pp. 260–269). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81560-7_21.

Sommani, P., Yoomak, S., and Ananwattanaporn, S. (2024). Estimation of power consumption in screw gas compressor installed on natural gas power plant. In: Chen, L. (eds) Trends in Clean Energy Research. Green Energy and Technology (pp. 101–110). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67987-2_10.

Sommani, P., Hongbin, N., Tipves, K., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2024). The status and practices of WEEE management: A case study in Thailand. In: Kim, J., Chen, Z. (eds) Trends in Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy. CGEEE 2023. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences (pp. 73–82). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52330-4_6.

Sommani, P., Nookwan, J., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2023). Solar rooftop PV power generation for a commercial building in Thailand. In: Kim, J., Chen, Z. (eds) Trends in Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy. CGEEE 2022. Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences (pp. 83–92). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27803-7_8.

Sommani, P., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2022). Status and opportunities of biogas power plants in Thailand and a case study. In: Kolhe, M.L. (eds) Renewable Energy Systems in Smart Grid. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 938(pp. 25–31). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4360-7_3.

Sommani, P., Krittametaporn, T., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2020). Cogeneration system for energy saving and CO2 emission reduction: A case study of textile factory. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 778 (012151). IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/778/1/012151.

Sommani, P., Lothongkum, A.W., Jumpasri, P., Hongbin, N., and Kowhakul, W. (2019). Effective process safety management for highly hazardous chemicals. In: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol. 268 (02007). EDP Sciences-Web of conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201926802007.

Lothongkum, A.W., Hongbin, N., and Sommani, P. (2017). RAGAGEPs in atmospheric storage tanks. In: Asia Pacific Symposium on Safety (APSS) 2017 (pp. 1–5, SB4-03). Kitakyushu, Japan.

Lothongkum, A.W., Sommani, P., Hongbin, N., and Jumpasri, P. (2017). Successful process safety management implementation. In: Asia Pacific Symposium on Safety (APSS) 2017 (pp. 1–4, SB4-04). Kitakyushu, Japan.

Sommani, P., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2017). Feasibility study on a plastic waste-to-energy power plant. In: The 7th International TIChE Conference (ITIChE2017): Innovative Chemical Engineering and Technology toward a Sustainable Future (pp. 532-535, I-SEGE-OP-05). Bangkok, Thailand.

Lothongkum, A.W., Suwanpituk, P., and Sommani, P. (2017). Thermal and catalytic cracking of used lubricating oils by spent FCC catalysts. In: The 7th International TIChE Conference (ITIChE2017): Innovative Chemical Engineering and Technology toward a Sustainable Future (pp. 560-563, I-SEGE-OP-12). Bangkok, Thailand.

Sommani, P., Hongbin, N., Jumpasri, P., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2017). Process safety design strategies: Inherent safer design. The 17th Congress of the Asian-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE): Chemical Engineering for a Sustainably Developing World the Role for the Asia Pacific Region (p. 473, RMPS-Oral III-1). Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Jumpasri, P., Sommani, P., Hongbin, N., and Lothongkum, A.W. (2017). Prevention and mitigation of aluminum dust explosion: A practical approach based on risk management. The 17th Congress of the Asian-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE): Chemical Engineering for a Sustainably Developing World the Role for the Asia Pacific Region (p. 478, RMPS-Oral III-6). Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

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