H. Luong, Thi Nhu Y Nguyen, V. Nguyen, T. Ngo, Nhu-Ngoc Nguyen, P. T. Ly
{"title":"Synthesis and application of Fe3O4/GO/PVP composite material for methylene blue adsorption","authors":"H. Luong, Thi Nhu Y Nguyen, V. Nguyen, T. Ngo, Nhu-Ngoc Nguyen, P. T. Ly","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.014","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, Fe3O4/GO/PVP (FGP) was successfully synthesized and efficiently applied for absorbing methylene blue. First, GO was synthesized by Hummer’s method from waste home-batteries. The chemical co-precipitation method was used to fabricate Fe3O4/GO from a mixture solution of GO, Fe3+, Fe2+. Polyvinylpyrrolidone PVP was selected to functionalize Fe3O4/GO and form Fe3O4/GO/PVP for improving dispersibility purpose in aqueous solution. The obtained Fe3O4/GO/PVP was characterized by XRD, FT-IR, BET, FE-SEM, UV-Vis techniques. Moreover, the effecting factors as pH, time adsorption, initial concentration of methylene blue were conducted. Adsorption isotherm models were also identified. The results showed that specific surface area of FGP-3 was 70.0 m2.g-1, the Freundlich isotherm model was suitable and the Dubinin - Radushkevich isotherm model showed that the process was physical adsorption. The maximum capacity (qmax) was 30.4 mg.g-1. These findings prove Fe3O4/GO/PVP as an inexpensive and efficient adsorbent for removal of cationic dyes.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124957373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thai Le Truong Giang, Quang Thi Hue Minh, Thai Nguyen Trieu Nguyen, Cu Hoang Minh, K. Le, Mai Hai Nghi, Le Huy Hoang, Quang Long Nguyen, Ngo Tran Hoang Duong
{"title":"Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TIO2 for gaseous toluene removal by simple mechanical mixing with modified zeolite","authors":"Thai Le Truong Giang, Quang Thi Hue Minh, Thai Nguyen Trieu Nguyen, Cu Hoang Minh, K. Le, Mai Hai Nghi, Le Huy Hoang, Quang Long Nguyen, Ngo Tran Hoang Duong","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.016","url":null,"abstract":"A zeolite Y was modified by the microwave-assisted method (MWA) for generating mesopores and was mechanically mixed with TiO2 for photocatalytic application. The external surface area, which is represented to the mesopore, was significantly increased about 5 to 10 times in the modified zeolites compared to the parent zeolite. The catalysts were used to catalyze the gas phase photodegradation of toluene, a volatile organic compound (VOC). The photocatalytic activity and stability of the catalyst were improved when the mesoporous zeolite was presented. The mechanical mixture contained 30 wt%. TiO2 and 70 wt%. mesoporous zeolite showed the highest toluene removal efficiency.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115010027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical and experimental assessment of the effect of adhesive bond thickness on the flexural capacity of CFRP strengthened beams","authors":"E. Nwankwo, TrustGod John","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.028","url":null,"abstract":"Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is a material of choice in the structural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) elements. In order to strengthen RC elements, CRFP is bonded externally to RC elements using adhesives. This paper investigates the effect of varying adhesive bond thickness on the moment capacity of CFRP strengthened RC beams in flexure. Thirty-eight (38) Reinforced concrete beams (1.2m length) were cast in the laboratory and their failure loads and corresponding moment capacities obtained when the adhesive bond thickness between the CFRP wraps and RC beams were varied. This paper examines the comparison between flexural moment capacities obtained experimentally and the predicted moment capacities using a theoretical procedure set out in AC440-2R-17 after structural strengthening with CFRP. It was observed that the adhesive thickness had a significant effect on the flexural capacity of strengthened beams. As the adhesive thickness increased beyond certain thresholds, the flexural capacity of strengthened beams reduced. At the optimum adhesive thickness threshold, the ACI 440-2r-17 procedures could predict to high accuracy the moment capacities of strengthened beams.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"154 1-2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120907485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thuy an Nguyen, Phuoc Huong Le, Huu Dang Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Tu Luong, M. Ngo
{"title":"The effect of environmental accounting information disclosure on financial performance of Vietnamese listed industrial firms: The moderating role of Leverage and Big4","authors":"Thuy an Nguyen, Phuoc Huong Le, Huu Dang Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Tu Luong, M. Ngo","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.027","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental Accounting Information Disclosure (EAID) is the most recent novelty in corporate non-financial information reporting practice. This study aims to evaluate the effects of EAID on the financial performance of Vietnamese enterprises. The population of this study comprises listed companies in the industrial sector on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange for the period of five years (2017–2021). The research employed a purposive sampling technique and some analysis techniques, such as content analysis and regression analysis, including Ordinary Least Squares, Fixed Effects Model, Random Effects Model, and Feasible General Least Squares. The final regression results show a positive effect of EAID on profitability. Specifically, as a moderating variable, leverage weakens the relationship when financial performance is measured by ROA and ROE, whereas the quality of financial statements is assured by the Big 4, which strengthens the nexus between EAID and ROE. The study cannot confirm the negative moderating variable of the duality of the CEO position in the relationship. The research gives implications for improving financial performance with increased EAID and some future research directions.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126744685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham, Van Hoa Le, T. Le, Van Ban Trinh
{"title":"Effects of different plant growth regulators as the foliar application on growth and flower quality of potted rose (Rosa chinensis Jacq. cv. Nhung)","authors":"Thi-Phuong-Thao Pham, Van Hoa Le, T. Le, Van Ban Trinh","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.019","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to evaluate the different concentrations of Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), Benzyladenine (BA) and Gibberellic acid (GA3) as foliar applications on growth and flower quality of potted rose Nhung (Rosa chinensis Jacq. cv. Nhung). The experiment was constructed in a completely randomized design, that included seven treatments, such as control (sprayed water), NAA, BA and GA3 at two different concentrations of 25 and 50 ppm, in six replications, with one plant/pot for each replication. The chemical solutions were applied three times at an interval of fifteen days. The results revealed that some plant growth regulators increased the growth and flowering time of rose cv. Nhung. Using pre-harvest foliar sprays of NAA and BA at 25 and 50 ppm concentrations showed maximum bud diameter, flower diameter and flowering duration as compared with the control treatment. The concentration of GA3 foliar application at 25 ppm increased plant growth (the height of flowering branches and Spad values) without affecting flower quality values and the flowering duration in comparison with the control treatment.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126857007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An insight into non-English major learners’ task engagement from a sociocultural perspective","authors":"Thinh Nguyen, Quoc Lap Trinh, Mai Anh Pham","doi":"10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22144/ctu.jen.2023.022","url":null,"abstract":"Under the lens of a sociocultural view, this qualitative study was conducted with 83 non-English major learners at a university in the Mekong Delta to examine English learners’ task engagement. Twelve of them were further invited to be interviewed. Data were collected from class observations, learning journals, semi-structured interviews and stimulated recall. The study showed that the same task was performed differently by learners, and that the way learners implemented a given task was shaped by the negotiation between their personal and contextual factors because of their sense of agency in the situated sociocultural learning context. The study has acquired an increased insight into learners’ task engagement regarding their agency in the teaching and learning context of Vietnam from a sociocultural view.","PeriodicalId":310835,"journal":{"name":"CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development","volume":"154 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116203632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}