TAILORING THE STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF WO3 NANOSTRUCTURES BY HYDROTHERMAL METHOD

Tungsten oxide nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal and acid precipitation (hydrothermal at room temperature) methods without using any supporting agent or structure-directing reactant. The morphology and crystalline structure of nanostructures strongly depended on pH of the precursor solution and synthesis method. With pH = -1.0, using acid precipitation method, orthorhombic nanoplate was observed. Using hydrothermal method, with the pH = - 1.0, we obtained directly stable monoclinic nanoparticle WO3. With pH = 1.1, the mixing of nanoparticle and nanorod with the hexagonal frame was acquired. When pH reaches to 1.7, only bundle of hexagonal nanorods was observed.  To characterize the morphology and structure of tungsten nanostructures, we used Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and micro Raman spectroscopy. The micro Raman spectroscopy was used to support the X-ray diffraction analysis. These results imply that adjusting pH is an efficient and promising method to manipulate both morphology and crystal structure of WO3 nanostructure for selective applications.  

TURBIDITY REMOVAL BY MUCILAGE FROM BASELLA ALBA

Coagulation and flocculation are preliminary used in water treatment processes for turbidity removal, using popularily synthetic chemicals with health and environmental concerns. The use of natural flocculants has known to be a promising alteratives for chemical ones due to their environmental friendly behavior. This research investigated turbidity removal efficiency of mucilage extracted from Basella alba - an indigenous species in Vietnam - in the role of a flocculant. The removal efficiency of mucilage was investigated in combination with PAC or Alum on To Lich river water by mean of Jar tests. PAC or Alum alone can remove maximum 97% and 90% turbidity of To Lich river water at its original pH for the sedimentation time of 30 minutes. The combination of mucilage and PAC or Alum increased the efficiencies of turbidity removal and reduced the amount of chemicals needed. The corresponding increases were maximum 7% and 18%, respectively; while the reduction of PAC/Alum used was 75-80%

The impact of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticle on photosynthesis - related genes expression in soybean leaves Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Dt26)

Photosynthesis is an important physiological process in plants. It plays a crucial role in plant growth and development. In this study, we investigated the impact of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticles on the photosynthesis and expressing of gene involving in this process in leave of soybean Glycine max (L) Merr “DT26” at different growth stages. The results showed that treatment of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticles made in Vietnam and USA (with two doses of 0.17 and 16.67 mg/kg of soybean seed) enhanced the photosynthesis of soybean by increasing the content of chlorophyll a and the ratio of Fv/Fm compared with the control (without treatment of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticles). These values tended to increase and reached the maximum value at 40 days and then decreased in at 70 days. The expression level of photosynthesis-related genes of soybean leaves also changed depending on the soybean’s growth stage and concentration of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticles being treated. The genes psaA, Lhca, psaB, Cytb6f (belonging to photosystem I) and psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE (belonging to photosystem II) in the experimental fomulas were higher expressed than that in control group at 20 and 70 days. However, at 40 days, the expression levels of these genes were significantly different. Obtained results supplied the basis for understanding the active mechanism of the above genes to control/regulates photosynthetic activity of plants with and without the presence of zerovalent cobalt nanoparticles as well as under stress conditions. 

Study of Temperature Effect on Luminous Flux of High Power Chip on Board Light Emitting Diode

High power chip on board light emitting diode (HPCOBLED) are a promising solid state light technology for a variety of lighting applications. In this study, we studied temperature effect on luminous flux of HPCOBLED using VMI-PR-001 system of Vietnam Metrology Institute. The results according to the temperature Tc is increasing, luminous flux reduced. Especially HPCOBLED is larger power, decreasing luminous flux is larger. Reason of this is chance power.   HPCOBLED model describes the temperature affection on luminous flux of HPCOBLED. The results of HPCOBLED model matched with that measured by the luminous flux measurement system (VMI-PR-001, Vietnam)

Study on synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose from pineapple leaf waste and its potential applications as a thickener

In this study, cellulose and hemicellulose were successfully extracted from pineapple leaf waste at yields of 58.8 and 16.1% by dried weight, respectively. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was synthesised from pineapple leaf cellulose by an esterification process using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and monochloroacetic acid (MCA) with isopropanol as the supporting medium. Preparation of CMC was investigated by varying three free factors, namely, NaOH concentration, MCA dose, and cellulose size. The carboxymethylation process was optimised to produce CMC with differing degrees of substitution (DS). The highest DS of CMC (0.86) was obtained with 15% (w/v) NaOH solution, 0.6 g of MCA/g cellulose, and 50 μm cellulose. The obtained CMC were characterised by FTIR spectroscopy, SEM images and XRD diffractions. Moreover, the thickening performance of obtained CMC was also determined. The influence of the CMC’s molecular weight and degree of substitution on the viscosity of 1% (w/v) aqueous solution was tested. The experimental results suggest that the viscosity of the solution increases with increasing molecular weight and degree of substitution of CMC

Influence of Spray Rate on Structural and Optical Properties of Sprayed ZnO Films

In this report, the ZnO nanostructure films have been deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique (USP) on fluorine doped tinoxide~(FTO) substrate using zinc acetate and aqueous 2-propanol as reactants. The effects of solution spray rate on structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO nanostructure films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-Vis measurements. ZnO films were crystallized in the hexagonal wurtzite phase and preferential orientation changed with changing of spray rate. Grain size and roughness of films depended on spray rate. Increasing spray rate made the films grown with bigger grain size and higher roughness. Band gap energy was determined from the UV-Vis. Its value was found to be of 3.25 eV and was almost independent on the spray rate

ТЕРМОХРОНОЛОГИЯ ГРАНИТОИДНЫХ БАТОЛИТОВ И ИХ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ В КОМПЛЕКСЫ МЕТАМОРФИЧЕСКИХ ЯДЕР (НА ПРИМЕРЕ МАССИВА ШОНГЧАЙ, СЕВЕРНЫЙ ВЬЕТНАМ)

Based on the reconstruction of the thermal evolution of granitoid batholith, represented by the Song‐Chai gneiss‐granite massif (Northern Vietnam), the long‐term existence of granitoid magma at deep levels of the Earth's crust (H≥25 km, Δt~20–50 Ma) is established. The geodynamic analysis of the granitoid batholith and mathematical modeling of its thermal history shows that the magmatic chamber should be considered as a thermal trap at the lower level of the crust, which preserved residual granite melts for a long time. Activation of the magmatic chamber occurs in post‐collisional strike‐slip fault zones and is accompanied by tectonic exhumation of large crustal segments. As a result, the batholith is transformed into a Cordilleran‐type metamorphic core complex, residual rare‐metal melts are emplaced, and, commercial deposits are thus formed.На основе реконструкции термической эволюции гнейсогранитного массива Шонгчай (Северный Вьетнам) обосновано длительное существование гранитоидной магмы на глубинных уровнях земной коры (H≥25 км, Δt~20–50 млн лет). Геодинамический анализ и математическое моделирование термической истории остывания гранитоидного батолита показывают, что эта магматическая камера представляла собой термоловушку на нижнем уровне земной коры, длительное время сохранявшую остаточный гранитный расплав. Выведение этой термоловушки из квазистационарного состояния происходит в зонах трансформного скольжения литосферных плит и сопровождается тектоническим экспонированием крупных геоблоков (сегментов земной коры). В конечном итоге это приводит к трансформации батолитов в комплекс метаморфического ядра кордильерского типа, внедрению остаточных расплавов и, как следствие, – к формированию промышленных редкометалльных месторождений

Facile synthesis Cu2O nanomaterials via hydrothermal method: Effect of precursors ratio on structural and morphological characteristics

The single phase Cu2O nanomaterials had been fabricated via facile hydrothermal method using non-toxic precursors of CuSO4.5H2O and Na2SO3 (then, the CuSO4 0.3M and Na2SO3 0.3M solution are mixed with volume ratios of 1:5, 1:6, 1:7 and 1:10, respectively). The observed materials were characterized using fine analysis methods such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The fabricated Cu2O samples had flower-like morphology which was assembled from octahedral. The samples had an average crystalline size of ~20.1-23.3 nm and a narrow bandgap of ~1.98 eV. The photocatalytic activity of samples was investigated via Congo red (CR) dye photodecomposition experiment, the catalyst dose and the concentration of CR values were studied as the factors affecting the photocatalytic efficiency. The results showed that the fabricated Cu2O samples had good photocatalytic ability in decomposing the CR solution in the visible region. The Cu2O (M­1-6) sample had the best degradation efficiency of the CR solution was the (reached 91.3% after 300 min under visible light radiation of the 150W Led lamp at the CR concentration of 20 ppm). The photo-decomposition rate constant of M­1-6 sample reached 0.00774 min-1. &nbsp