Trakarn Prapaspongsa

Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 September 2010 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa
PCPer Christensen
Per Christensen
JSJannick H. Schmidt
Jannick H. Schmidt
MTMikkel Thrane
Mikkel Thrane

3 April 2022 in Science of The Total Environment
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BBBalasuriyage Thulangi Gayathma Balasuriya
Balasuriyage Thulangi Gayathma Balasuriya
AGAgneta Ghose
Agneta Ghose
SGShabbir H. Gheewala
Shabbir H. Gheewala
TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa

17 November 2024 in Sustainable Production and Consumption
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POPhyo Zaw Oo
Phyo Zaw Oo
TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa
Vladimir StrezovVladimir Strezov
Vladimir Strezov
NHNazmul Huda
Nazmul Huda
KOKazuyuki Oshita
Kazuyuki Oshita
Shabbir GheewalaShabbir Gheewala
Shabbir Gheewala

1 June 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa
CMCharongpun Musikavong
Charongpun Musikavong
SGShabbir H. Gheewala
Shabbir H. Gheewala

1 May 2009 in Animal Feed Science and Technology
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VVVan Thi Khanh Vu
Van Thi Khanh Vu
TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa
HPHanne Damgaard Poulsen
Hanne Damgaard Poulsen
HJHenry Jørgensen
Henry Jørgensen

21 December 2022 in Sustainability
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MRManeechotiros Rotthong
Maneechotiros Rotthong
MTMasaki Takaoka
Masaki Takaoka
KOKazuyuki Oshita
Kazuyuki Oshita
PRPichaya Rachdawong
Pichaya Rachdawong
Shabbir GheewalaShabbir Gheewala
Shabbir Gheewala
TPTrakarn Prapaspongsa
Trakarn Prapaspongsa
The majority of municipal solid waste in Thailand is organic waste including food and garden waste. Improper waste management has caused negative impacts on the environment. This study aimed to find a hypothetical municipal organic waste management scenario with the lowest environmental impacts using life cycle assessment (LCA). The system boundary of organic waste management includes collection and transportation; treatment, including centralized and on-site treatment technologies; and by-product utilization. The two main waste management systems considered in this study were centralized and on-site waste management systems. The first two scenarios take into account all the amount of the municipal organic waste collected and transported and then treated by centralized waste treatment technologies (composting, anaerobic digestion, and landfill). The remaining three scenarios are integrated between 10% on-site (home composting, food waste processor, and composting bin) and 90% centralized (composting, anaerobic digestion, and incineration) waste treatment technologies; the scenario combining centralized (food waste anaerobic digestion, garden waste composting, and incineration) and on-site (home composting) systems yielded the lowest environmental impacts (except short-term climate change, freshwater, and marine eutrophication). On-site systems can help reduce collection, transportation, and treatment impacts, particularly photochemical oxidant formation, which was proportional to the amount of waste or distance reduced. Benefits from the by-product utilization can offset all impacts in terms of fossil and nuclear energy use and freshwater acidification, and result in a negative impact score or impact reduction. This research can be used as guidance for developing countries with conditions and waste composition similar to Thailand for making initial decisions on environmentally sustainable municipal organic waste management.