ICNNN&ICMTA 2020

2020 The 9th International Conference on

Nanostructures, Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering
2020 The 5th International Conference on
Materials Technology and Applications

ICMSET 2020
2020 9th International Conference on
Material Science and Engineering Technology

October 9-12, 2020

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 Table of Content

Online Presentation Instruction………………………………………………………… 2

Keynote Speakers………………………………………………………………………. 3

Conference Schedule at a Glance…………………………………….………………… 5

Presentations Overview……………………………………………….………………… 6

Parallel Sessions on October 10, 2020

Session 1………………………………………………………………………………… 8
Session 2………………………………………………………………………………… 12

Parallel Sessions on October 11, 2020

Session 3………………………………………………………………………………… 17
Session 4………………………………………………………………………………… 21
Session 5………………………………………………………………………………… 26
 Online Presentation Instruction

Equipment Needed

1. A computer with an internet connection (wired connection recommended)

2. USB plug-in headset with a microphone (recommended for optimal audio quality)
3. Webcam (optional): built-in or USB plug-in

Environment Requirement

1. Quiet Location
2. Stable Internet Connection
3. Proper lighting

Platform

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Join the Test Session before the Formal Session

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presentation ahead of time, play the video while it’s your turn for presentation. The Video presentation
should be within 12 minutes, 3 minutes for Q&A, in total, one presentation is 15 minutes.

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disciplinary/ lawful action.

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 Keynote Speakers

“Review of Various Types of Metamaterials with Unusual Properties”

Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Abstract: Metamaterials are rationally designed artificial materials composed of tailored functional
building blocks densely packed into an effective (crystalline) material. While metamaterials historically are
primarily thought to be associated with negative refractive indices and invisibility cloaking in
electromagnetism or optics, it turns out that the simple metamaterial concept also applies to many other
areas of physics namely the thermodynamics, classical mechanics (including elastostatics, acoustics, fluid
dynamics and elastodynamics) and in principle also to the quantum mechanics. This lecture will review the
basic concepts and analogies behind the thermodynamic, acoustic, hydrodynamic,
elastodynamic/elastostatic, and electromagnetic metamaterials and differences among them. It will provide
an overview of the theory, the current state of the art and example applications of various types of
metamaterials. The review will also discuss the homogeneous as well as inhomogeneous metamaterial
architectures designed by coordinate-transformation-based approaches analogous to transformation optics.

Biography: Professor Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the department
of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis. From 1994 to
2001, he was the Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the National Institute
for Aviation Research at Wichita State University in Kansas. From 1978 to 1994, he was the Program
Director and McDonnell Douglas Fellow at McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories in St. Louis. Dr.
Agarwal received Ph.D in Aeronautical Sciences from Stanford University in 1975, M.S. in Aeronautical
Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1969 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India in 1968. Over a period of forty years, Professor Agarwal has
worked in various areas of Computational Science and Engineering - Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD), Computational Materials Science and Manufacturing, Computational Electromagnetics (CEM),
Neuro-Computing, Control Theory and Systems, and Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization. He is the
author and coauthor of over 500 journal and refereed conference publications. He has given many plenary,
keynote and invited lectures at various national and international conferences worldwide in over fifty
countries. Professor Agarwal continues to serve on many academic, government, and industrial advisory
committees. Dr. Agarwal is a Fellow eighteen societies including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), Royal Aeronautical Society, Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA),
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He
has received many prestigious honors and national/international awards from various professional societies
and organizations for his research contributions.
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 “Evolution of Platinum(II) Based OLED Phosphors; Tuning Emission from
Purple to Near Infrared”

Prof. Yun CHI, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract: This presentation is aimed at the current research progression of an unique class of Pt(II) metal
complexes bearing the azolate-containing bidentate chelate. The azolate fragment, either pyrazolate or
triazolate, can link to a neutral aromatic fragment or another anionic azolate unit in forming bidentate
chelates, such as monoanionic 3-pyridyl-1H-pyrazolate and derivatives, and dianionic
3,3’-bi-1H-pyrazolate, 3,3'-(1-methylethylidene)-bis-1H-pyrazolate and analogues. These
azolate-containing chelates readily reacted with variety of Pt(II) source reagents to afford the corresponding
bis-bidentate Pt(II) complexes. Majority of them were highly emissive in solution, doped polymer matrix,
thin film, and even as crystal or powder, due to the high ligand field strength exerted by these chelates and
high propensity in forming the singular square-planar architecture and intermolecular aggregates with
substantially strengthened Pt∙∙∙Pt interaction. Dependent to their molecular designs, their emission can
cover a very broad spectral range from ultraviolet and purple, all the way to saturated red and near infrared.
The blue shifted emission is typically caused by enlarging the HOMO/LUMO energy gap within the
molecule while preventing the intermolecular stacking interaction at the same time. In sharp contrast, the
red shifted emission is principally induced by occurrence of excessive intermolecular Pt∙∙∙Pt stacking
interaction.
More specifically, Pt(II) metal complexes with a general formula [Pt(C^C)(X^X)], to which the
charge-neutral dicarbene C^C chelate and dianionic azolate X^X chelate are represented by 1,1′-methylene
bis(3-methyl-imidazol-2-ylidene) and 5,5′-di(trifluoromethyl)-3,3′-bipyrazolate, are capable to exhibit
bright solid-state emission ranging from purple to sky blue color. Time-dependent density functional theory
(DFT/TD-DFT) calculations confirmed that their emission characteristics were dominated by the combined
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LLCT/3LMCT/3IL transition character, where LLCT and LMCT and IL stand for ligand-to-ligand charge
transfer, ligand-to-metal charge transfer, and intra-ligand ππ* transition processes. At the other extreme of
longer emission wavelength, a series of Pt(II) metal complexes flanked by dual pyridyl pyrimidinate
chelates, which are also akin to the azolate chelates, were synthesized and tested as efficient OLED emitters.
The reduced ππ* energy gap of these pyrimidinate chelates, and strong intermolecular stacking interaction
and high crystallinity in vacuum deposited thin films engendered strong intermolecular charge transfer
(ICT) transition including metal-metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MMLCT) process. Thereby, these emitters
exhibited efficient photoluminescence with emission peak maxima between 700 - 900 nm, i.e. into the
genuine region of near infrared (NIR). Consequently, NIR OLEDs based on these Pt(II) complexes are
fabricated, The corresponding OLEDs emit light with a 930 nm peak wavelength and a high external
quantum efficiency up to 2.14% and a radiance of 41.6 W sr-1·m-2, both are at least one order of magnitude
higher than those documented in literature.
Therefore, based on these recorded performances, the relevant Pt(II) metal based phosphors should possess
bright prospective in both academic and industrial arena, particularly to the fabrication of commercial
viable NIR-emitting organic light-emitting diodes.

Biography: Professor Yun CHI received his bachelor degree from National Tsing Hua University in 1978
and doctoral degree under Prof. John R. Shapley from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986.
After spending one year as postdoctoral fellow, he joined the Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua
University as associate professor in 1987 and promoted to professor in 1991. He was awarded the
Academic Award and the National Chair Professorship of Taiwan in 2006 and in 2011, and Permanent
National Chair Professorship in 2016.

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 Schedule at a Glance
[Time Zone: UTC/GMT +9]
October 9, 2020 | Friday
Test Sessions
10:00-11:00 Keynote Speeches Test

13:30-17:50 Session 1-5 Test

October 10, 2020 | Saturday

Formal Sessions
10:00-10:05 Opening
Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Remarks
10:05-10:50
Keynote “Review of Various Types of Metamaterials with Unusual Properties”
Speech Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

10:50-11:10 Break
11:10-11:55 “Evolution of Platinum(II) Based OLED Phosphors; Tuning Emission from
Keynote Purple to Near Infrared”
Speech
Prof. Yun CHI, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
11:50-13:30 Break
13:30-15:15
Session 1 Functional Materials and Devices

15:15-15:35 Break
15:35-17:35
Session 2 Environmental and Chemical Engineering

October 11, 2020 | Sunday

Formal Sessions
10:00-11:45
Session 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials and Manufacturing

11:45-13:45 Break
13:45-15:30
Session 4 Nanomaterials and Materials Chemistry

15:30-15:50 Break
15:50-17:35
Session 5 Building Materials and Technology

October 12, 2020 | Monday

Replay Sessions | 09:00-18:00

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 Presentations Overview
Meeting ID: 646 8388 7273
https://zoom.com.cn/j/64683887273

Test Keynote Speeches October 9th Formal Keynote Speeches October 10th

Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal 10:00-10:30 Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal 10:00-10:50

Prof. Yun CHI 10:30-11:00 Prof. Yun CHI 11:10-11:55

Test Session 1 October 9th Formal Session 1 October 10th

N2008 13:30-13:35 N2008 13:30-13:45

N2007 13:35-13:40 N2007 13:45-14:00

ET20-309 13:40-13:45 ET20-309 14:00-14:15

N1001 13:45-13:50 N1001 14:15-14:30

ET20-316 13:50-13:55 ET20-316 14:30-14:45

A202 13:55-14:00 A202 14:45-15:00

ET20-312 14:00-14:05 ET20-312 15:00-15:15

Test Session 2 October 9th Formal Session 2 October 10th

N2003 14:25-14:30 N2003 15:35-15:50

ET20-206 14:30-14:35 ET20-206 15:50-16:05

A208E 14:35-14:40 A208E 16:05-16:20

N2004 14:40-14:45 N2004 16:20-16:35

N1010 14:45-14:50 N1010 16:35-16:50

N1009 14:50-14:55 N1009 16:50-17:05

N1011 14:55-15:00 N1011 17:05-17:20

N2013 15:00-15:05 N2013 17:20-17:35

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Test Session 3 October 9th Formal Session 3 October 11th

ET20-307 15:25-15:30 ET20-307 10:00-10:15

ET20-311 15:30-15:35 ET20-311 10:15-10:30

A208 15:35-15:40 A208 10:30-10:45

ET20-306 15:40-15:45 ET20-306 10:45-11:00

ET20-203 15:45-15:50 ET20-203 11:00-11:15

A209 15:50-15:55 A209 11:15-11:30

N2012 15:55-16:00 N2012 11:30-11:45

Test Session 4 October 9th Formal Session 4 October 11th

N1002-A 16:20-16:25 N1002-A 13:45-14:00

N2009-A 16:25-16:30 N2009-A 14:00-14:15

N1006 16:30-16:35 N1006 14:15-14:30

ET20-204 16:35-16:40 ET20-204 14:30-14:45

ET20-317 16:40-16:45 ET20-317 14:45-15:00

ET20-313-A 16:45-16:50 ET20-313-A 15:00-15:15

N2011-A 16:50-16:55 N2011-A 15:15-15:30

Test Session 5 October 9th Formal Session 5 October 11th

ET20-310 17:15-17:20 ET20-310 15:50-16:05

ET20-315 17:20-17:25 ET20-315 16:05-16:20

ET20-321E-A 17:25-17:30 ET20-321E-A 16:20-16:35

ET20-301 17:30-17:35 ET20-301 16:35-16:50

ET20-322E-A 17:35-17:40 ET20-322E-A 16:50-17:05

ET20-319 17:40-17:45 ET20-319 17:05-17:20

ET20-323E-A 17:45-17:50 ET20-323E-A 17:20-17:35

October 12th
Replay Sessions
9:00-18:00

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Session 1: Functional Materials and Devices
Test Presentation time: 13:30 – 14:05, October 9, 2020
Formal Presentation time: 13:30 – 15:15, October 10, 2020
[Time Zone: UTC/GMT +9]
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Meeting ID: 646 8388 7273
Formal Session 1 | October 10th
Session Chair: Prof. Yun CHI,
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Note:
* The schedule of each presentation is for reference only. Authors are required to attend the
whole session, in case there may be some changes on conference day. Please join in the room
5-10 minutes earlier
13:30-13:45 N2008
Presenter: Siti Nooraya Mohd Tawil
From: Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Influence of Substrate Rotational Speed on the Structural and
Optical Properties of Sputtered Gd-doped ZnO Thin Films
Authors: Nur Amaliyana Raship, Siti Nooraya Mohd Tawil,
Nafarizal Nayan, Khadijah Ismail, Anis Suhaili Bakri and Zulkifli Azman
Abstract: Rare-earth element of gadolinium (Gd) were successfully doped into zinc
oxide (ZnO) using dual sputter source of DC and RF sputtering. The substrate rotation
speed was controlled from 1 rpm to 9 rpm to investigate their effects on the properties
of the films in order to achieve a great feature of thin film. XRD profiles confirmed
the c-axis orientation with structure of ZnO hexagonal wurtzite. No peaks related to
secondary phases were observed. The intensity of dominant peak showed increment
upon improvement of substrate rotation speed. The incorporation of Gd into ZnO
structure was further confirmed by composition element form EDX with average
atomic percentage of 3 at. % for all the films. Surface topology from AFM images
showed the grain size has increased with the higher speed of substrate rotation.
Gd-doped ZnO thin films indicated good transparency with an average transmittance
above 90 % regardless of substrate rotation speed. The bandgap has a slight decrease
from 3.06 eV to 3.03 eV with an increment speed of rotational substrate. These
findings further imply that the substrate rotation speed has a significant influence on
the structural and optical properties of the sputtered thin films.
13:45-14:00 N2007
Presenter: Der-Cherng Liaw
From: National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Title: Feedback Control Design for VCM
Authors: Der-Cherng Liaw, Li-Feng Tsai and Jun-Wei Chen
Abstract: We have presented the evidence of hole self-doping due to excess oxygen
addition in polycrystal LaMnO3 (LMO). The polycrystal LMO samples were prepared
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 by use of a solid-state reaction method. Powder mixtures with a molar ratio of 1:1
between La2O3 and Mn2O3 were pre-annealed at 1100ºC for 18 hours in the
atmospheres of oxygen gas, helium gas and vacuum. By this heat treatment,
non-crystalline LMO samples were produced. After that, the non-crystalline LMO
samples were grinded and were pressed into pellets at the pressure of 3t/cm3. The
pellets were annealed at 1100ºC and 1300ºC for 18 hours in the same atmospheres as
the pre-annealing. Through these processes, polycrystal LMO samples were finally
produced. To investigate crystallographic structure of the LMO samples, X-ray
diffraction (XRD) measurements were performed by use of Cu-K radiation. From the
experimental results of XRD measurements, we have found that all LMO samples
have perovskite structure and are polycrystals. In addition, to investigate surface
structure of the LMO samples, scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements
were carried out. Electrical resistivities (ERs) of the polycrystal LMO samples were
measured as a function of temperature (4K-300K). The ERs of polycrystal LMO
samples produced in an oxygen gas atmosphere show lower values as compared with
other LMO ones in He gas and vacuum atmospheres. Especially, the temperature
dependence of the ER for a polycrystal LMO sample produced at the annealing
temperature of 1100ºC in an oxygen atmosphere shows a metallic behavior. Thus, we
have considered that this LMO sample has the largest hole self-doping concentration
in all LMO ones.
14:00-14:15 ET20-309
Presenter: Bouchaib Zazoum
From: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Deep Neural Network for Dielectric Properties Prediction of
PVDF/BaTiO3 Nanocomposites for Flexible Capacitors
Authors: Bouchaib Zazoum and Abdel Bachri
Abstract: In this work, PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites consisting of polyvinylidene
fluoride (PVDF) as matrix and BaTiO3 (BT) as fillers were prepared by ball milling
and hot-pressing process. It is known that nanofillers content and frequency affect the
effective dielectric permittivity of the nanocomposites materials. Therefore, a
developed model based on deep neural network (DNN) was used to study the effect of
the input parameters on the dielectric permittivity of the nanocomposites. The volume
fraction (vol%) of BT and frequency of alternating current (AC) were selected as the
input parameters and the effective dielectric permittivity as the output response. The
results show that the developed DNN model was able to predict the effective dielectric
permittivity of PVDF/BT nanocomposites with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.997.
Thus, our study confirmed the accuracy and efficiency of the developed DNN model
for predicting the relative dielectric permittivity of PVDF/BT nanocomposites.
14:15-14:30 N1001
Presenter: Xiaohan Ming
From: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Title: Effects of Functionalization and Stress on Graphene
Electronic Properties: Focusing on Bandgap
Authors: Xiaohan Ming
Abstract: Graphene is considered as a promising base material for nanodevices due to
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 the excellent mechanical, thermal and electronic properties. However, when
developing 2D semiconductor device such as a field-effect transistor, one obstacle we
are facing is the zero bandgap of pure graphene, which makes it hard to apply to the
semiconductor field. In this study, we verify the feasibility of opening the bandgap by
functionalizing a graphene and adding stresses based on first principle calculations,
where hydroxyl and epoxy groups are used. The effect on bandgap is also observed in
the calculations after adding stress about a few GPa. The results show that bandgaps of
1~2 eV in functionalized graphene were opened and stresses of 1GPa induced
slightly variations of bandgaps. The electron density differences indicate that the
loaded functional groups take away the charge of graphene, making it a betatopic
system. Our study may provide a potential method to modify the electronic properties
of two-dimensional materials.
14:30-14:45 ET20-316
Presenter: Nurulain Adibah binti Romzi
From: Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia
Title: Synthesis of Ti3C2 MXene through In-situ HF and Direct HF
Etching Procedures as Electrolyte Fillers in Dye-Sensititized Solar
Cell
Authors: N.A Adibah, S.N. Azella and M.F.A Shukur
Abstract: MXene is the new family of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal
carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides discovered in 2011. The unique properties of 2D
MXene such as excellent mechanical properties, hydrophilic surfaces and metallic
conductivity made it interesting for application in electrodes of rechargeable batteries,
supercapacitors, photocatalysts, catalysts, transparent conducting films, and flexible
high-strength composites. The MXene can be synthesized through a selective etching
process by using either in-situ HF (hydrofluoric acid) or direct HF methods. This
study reports on the effect of the in-situ HF and direct HF etching procedures on the
morphology of the synthesis Ti2C3 MXene using titanium aluminum carbide (Ti2AlC3)
as precursor. The morphology and elements presence were evaluated by using variable
pressure field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy dispersion
X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy analyses, respectively. The analysis shows that the MXene
synthesized through the direct HF method was successfully delaminated compared to
the in-situ HF procedures.
14:45-15:00 A202
Presenter: Zhipeng Luo
From: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
China
Title: Multi-objective Optimization of Electronic Components based
on Metamodeling Technology
Authors: Zhipeng Luo
Abstract: Surrogate models are frequently used in the solution of difficult practical
problems in the field of engineering and scientific research. In this literature, an
electronic device is introduced into our research. Two shape parameters are considered
as variables while mass and heat transfer are set as objectives to improve the working
ability and working life of the electronic. To enhance the computing accuracy and
effectiveness, Optimal Latin Hypercube design is applied for sampling points. And the
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 finite element model is built for later computation. Then, compared with Kriging
about approximating precision, RBF model performs better in this problem. With the
surrogate model, the optimal solution is calculated with NSGA-II.
15:00-15:15 ET20-312
Presenter: KHAIRUL ANUAR Mat Amin
From: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Title: Scaffolds Materials from Gellan Gum Incorporated Ball Clay
as Dressing Materials
Authors: NUR MASYITAH Hamdan and KHAIRUL ANUAR Mat Amin
Abstract: The demand for wound management treatment especially advanced and
active wound care products is huge. In this study, the scaffolds were prepared from
gellan gum (GG) incorporated ball clay (BC) at different concentrations to investigate
their swelling properties, water vapor transmission rates (WVTR), mechanical
characteristic and thermal behavior. There are three different concentrations of BC
were added into the GG scaffolds which were 5% w/w (GG/BC5), 10% w/w
(GG/BC10) and 15% w/w (GG/BC15). Swelling ratio of GG scaffolds were increased
upon addition of ball clay, while WVTR values of all scaffolds were decreased in the
range of 1081–1164 g m−2 d−1. The mechanical performance results show that the
GG/BC10 has the highest compressive stress at break (26 ± 5 MPa) and compressive
strain at break (110 ±21%). For thermal behavior, it shows that the thermal stability of
GG scaffolds had improved after the addition of ball clay attributed to the interaction
between GG and ball clay. The results show that the GG/BC scaffolds could be a
potential candidate to be used as an active wound care product.

Best Presentation Award

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Session 2: Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Test Presentation time: 14:25 – 15:05, October 9, 2020
Formal Presentation time: 15:35 – 17:35, October 10, 2020
[Time Zone: UTC/GMT +9]
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Meeting ID: 646 8388 7273
Formal Session 2 | October 10th
Session Chair: Assoc.Prof.Takaaki Wajima,
Chiba University, Japan
Note:
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whole session, in case there may be some changes on conference day. Please join in the room
5-10 minutes earlier
15:35-15:50 N2003
Presenter: Masayuki Miyazawa
From: Chiba University, Japan
Title: Recycling Technology for Waste Glass Fiber Reinforced
Plastics (GFRP) Using Pyrolysis with NaOH
Authors: Masayuki Miyazawa, Takaaki Wajima
Abstract: Glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) are composite materials with high
strength and flame retardancy, and the disposal process is expensive to cause illegal
dumping. Therefore, new recycling technology of waste GFRP are desired. In this
study, recycling of waste GFRP using pyrolysis with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) under
an inert atmosphere was attempted by gasification of resin and conversion of glass
fiber into soluble sodium silicate. The pyrolysis behavior of GFRP, the characteristics
of the obtained residue, the composition and the yield of generated gas, and the silica
extraction into the solution were investigated. As a result, the gasification of the resin
and the conversion of the glass fiber into soluble sodium silicate were promoted by
pyrolysis with NaOH. It was confirmed that the gas yield, especially flammable gases
(H2 and CH4), and the silica extraction increased and the residual ratio decreased as
the increase of the heating temperature, NaOH addition and heating time.
15:50-16:05 ET20-206
Presenter: Jarernporn Thawornprasert
From: Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Title: Reduction of Free Fatty Acid in Low Free Fatty Acid of Mixed
Crude Palm Oil (LMCPO): Optimization of Esterification Parameters
Authors: Jarernporn Thawornprasert, Wiriya Duangsuwan and Krit Somnuk
Abstract: The objective of this research was to study the optimum condition of
esterified oil production from low free fatty acid of mixed crude palm oil (LMCPO)
by using a response surface methodology (RSM) with esterification reaction in a batch
mode. LMCPO obtained from a vacuum refining process of mixed crude palm oil
(MCPO) to extract the partial FFA in oil which was used as a raw materials in a food
production. Therefore, remaining FFA of 6.170 wt.% in LMCPO should be reduced to
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 less than 1 wt.% by using esterification when required these oils to use as feedstock
for producing biodiesel. After esterification process, FFA in esterified oil was studied
to optimize the four independent variables of methanol (5-25 vol.%), sulfuric acid
(0.5-4.5 vol.%), reaction time (5-65 min) and speed of stirrer (100-500 rpm). The
results showed that the optimal condition of 25 vol.% methanol, 2 vol.% sulfuric acid,
500 rpm speed of stirrer, and 30 min reaction time at 60 oC reaction temperature can
decreased the FFA level to less than 0.212 wt.%. However, it was found out that the
high consumptions of methanol and sulfuric acid required for reducing FFA to lowest
value. Thus, the selected condition of 17.4% methanol, 1.6% sulfuric acid, 300 rpm
speed of stirrer, and 35 min reaction time was chosen to save the chemical contents
because this condition achieved to reduce FFA to acceptable level of 1 wt.%. For the
actual experiment, FFA can be decreased to 0.212 wt.%, and 1.028 wt.% respectively.
The yields of 96.67 wt.% for crude esterified oil and 94.22 wt.% for pure esterified oil
were achieved based on LMCPO under the selected condition.
16:05-16:20 A208E
Presenter: Yadong Yu
From: School of Ecology and Environmental Science Yunnan
University; The Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Station
of DEEY in Kunming, China
Title: Simulaneous Determination of Heavey Metals in 6 Kind of Mineral Water by
ICP-MS
Authors: Yu Yadong, Zhao Mingshan, Li Shigang and Zhu Yun
Abstract: A method for simultaneous determination of nine kinds of inorganic
elements including Be, B, Ti, Co, V, Ni, Mo, Sb, Ba and Tl in mineral of six
different mountains was established by inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS). The samples were analyzed directly after equilibration
treatment. The results showed that the linearity ranged well among 0-200 ug/L
with correlation coefficient above 0.9999.and the limit of detection was 0.03、
0.90、0.40、0.07、0.03、0.07、0.06、0.07、0.30、0.10 ug/L。While the recoveries
of spiked samples were between 88-110 % and the relative standard deviation
(RSD) were 0 to 0.888 %. The method has simple operation, good
reproducibility, no complicated pre-treatment steps, high sensitivity and
reliable data, and can provide a reference for scientific selection of drinks to
the residents.
16:20-16:35 N2004
Presenter: Takaaki Wajima
From: Chiba University, Japan
Title: Synthesis of X- and A-type Zeolites from Waste Stone Powder
and Aluminium Dross using Alkali Fusion
Authors: Takaaki Wajima
Abstract: Zeolites A and X, well-known as practical materials, were successfully
synthesized with high cation exchange capacity (CEC) using two industrial wastes,
waste crushed stone powder and aluminum dross, by alkali fusion treatment. Waste
stone powder and aluminum dross are industrial wastes, and effective utilization of
these wastes has been highly expected. Since the main components of the two wastes
are Si, Al and O, those wastes can be used as starting materials for synthesis of

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 zeolites. In this study, these industrial wastes were converted into crystalline zeolite-X
and –A using alkali fusion. The stone powder, dross and the mixture of these wastes
were transformed into a soluble phase via alkali fusion, and then agitated in distilled
water at room temperature to give an intermediate gel-like solid, followed by synthesis
at 80 °C to give the final product. The zeolites were successfully synthesized via the
alkali fusion process, and selective synthesis of zeolites A and X was achieved by
controlling the mixing ratio of aluminium dross to stone powder.
16:35-16:50 N1010
Presenter: Jem Valerie Perez
From: University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
Title: Fixed-Bed Adsorption Column Studies for the Removal of
Methyl Orange from Water Using Polyethyleneimine-Graphene
Oxide Polymer Nanocomposite Beads
Authors: Jem Valerie Perez, Jirah Emmanuel Nolasco, Camille Margaret Alvarillo,
Joshua Chua and Ysabel Marie Gonzales
Abstract: Continuous fixed-bed column studies were performed using nanocomposite
beads made up of chitosan, polyethyleneimine, and graphene oxide as adsorbents for
the removal of methyl orange (MO) in water. The effects of different operating
parameters such as initial MO concentration (5, 10, and 15 ppm), bed height (10, 17.5,
and 25 cm), and flow rate (27, 43, and 58 mL/min) were investigated using an
upward-flow fixed-bed column set-up. The breakthrough curves generated were fitted
with Adams-Bohart, Thomas, Yoon-Nelson, and Yan et al. models. The results showed
that Yan et al. model agreed best with the breakthrough curves having an R2 as high as
0.9917. Lastly, design parameters for a large-scale adsorption column were determined
via scale-up approach using the parameters obtained from column runs.
16:50-17:05 N1009
Presenter: M Dwiki Destian Susilo
From: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Title: Development of Molecular Imprinting Polymer Nanofiber
For Aflatoxin B1 Detection Based on Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Authors: M Dwiki Destian Susilo, Teguh Jayadi, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja and Ari Dwi
Nugraheni
Abstract: Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the mycotoxins with the most dangerous
poisons and poses a threat to living things. Several detection methods for Aflatoxin B1
(AFB1) with high sensitivity (LC-MS technique, HPLC, ELISA, etc.) still require
lengthy preparation time and are not real-time and portable. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)
detection is one of the major challenges in the field of food safety because Aflatoxin
B1 (AFB1) attacks the food and agricultural products sector. One of the potential
sensors that can be used as a base for Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) detection is the Quartz
Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensor. This study examines the performance of the
Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensor as one of the Aflatoxin B1 detection
techniques through the physical deposition method. The Quartz Crystal Microbalance
(QCM) sensor modified uses polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) material as a container to
embed a molecular model that will be detected through a molecular imprinting
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 polymer (MIP) process coated on QCM using the electrospinning method. The
response results show that the value of the sensor response using the MIP process is
more significant than without the MIP process. The sensor characteristics
demonstrated by the PVAc/AFB 50 sample have a limit of detection (LOD) value is
0.63 ppb, and a limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 1.91 ppb with a coefficient correlation is
0.97 for testing with a concentration range of 5.0 – 40.0 ppb. Therefore, the MIP
process in QCM provides a favorable response for the detection of AFB1 in the future.
17:05-17:20 N1011
Presenter: Jem Valerie Perez
From: University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
Title: Fe/S Co-doped Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes: Optimization
of the Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation Kinetics of Phenol Red
Authors: Edgar Clyde Lopez, Nicole Elyse Saputil, Lance Loza, Fiona Fritz
Camiguing, Marlon Mopon and Jem Valerie Perez
Abstract: Textile dyes are very difficult to treat using conventional wastewater
treatment processes because of their strong chemical bonds and resistance to
biodegradation. Advanced oxidation processes are usually employed to completely
degrade these recalcitrant pollutants into less harmful products. In particular,
photoelectrocatalysis involves the use of a light source and applied potential to drive
catalytic reactions on the surface of a photoelectrode. Here, we synthesized iron and
sulfur co-doped titanium dioxide nanotubes via anodization of titanium sheets through
an in-situ co-doping approach. The Fe/S-TiNTs were used as a photoelectrode for the
photoelectrocatalytic degradation of a model pollutant – phenol red. Response surface
methodology using a Box-Behnken design of experiments was used to investigate the
effects of initial dye concentration, applied potential, and dopant loading on the
kinetics of phenol red degradation, and a reduced cubic model was shown to
adequately correlate these parameters. Maximum dye degradation was achieved at the
optimized conditions: initial phenol red concentration = 5.0326 mg L-1, applied
voltage = 29.9686 V, and dopant loading = 1.2244 wt.%. The experimental
pseudo-first-order kinetic rate constant of k1 = 1.3042 x 10-2 ± 1.2243 x 10-4 min-1
agrees well with the model predicted value of k1 = 1.2004 x 10-2 ± 1.8285 x 10-4
min-1 at 99% confidence level. Complete degradation of phenol red may be achieved
after 11.77 hours of treatment. The robustness of our model enables it to be used for
process modeling and a basis for designing scaled-up photoelectrocatalytic reactors.
17:20-17:35 N2013
Presenter: Hiromi Kobori
From: Konan University, Japan
Title: Evidence of Hole Self-Doping due to Excess Oxygen
Addition in Polycrystal LaMnO3
Authors: Hiromi Kobori, Megumi Sogabe, Akinori Hoshino,
Atsushi Yamasaki, Toshifumi Taniguchi and Tetsuo Shimizu
Abstract: We have presented the evidence of hole self-doping due to excess oxygen
addition in polycrystal LaMnO3 (LMO). The polycrystal LMO samples were prepared
by use of a solid-state reaction method. Powder mixtures with a molar ratio of 1:1
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between La2O3 and Mn2O3 were pre-annealed at 1100ºC for 18 hours in the
atmospheres of oxygen gas, helium gas and vacuum. By this heat treatment,
non-crystalline LMO samples were produced. After that, the non-crystalline LMO
samples were grinded and were pressed into pellets at the pressure of 3t/cm3. The
pellets were annealed at 1100ºC and 1300ºC for 18 hours in the same atmospheres as
the pre-annealing. Through these processes, polycrystal LMO samples were finally
produced. To investigate crystallographic structure of the LMO samples, X-ray
diffraction (XRD) measurements were performed by use of Cu-K radiation. From the
experimental results of XRD measurements, we have found that all LMO samples
have perovskite structure and are polycrystals. In addition, to investigate surface
structure of the LMO samples, scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements
were carried out. Electrical resistivities (ERs) of the polycrystal LMO samples were
measured as a function of temperature (4K-300K). The ERs of polycrystal LMO
samples produced in an oxygen gas atmosphere show lower values as compared with
other LMO ones in He gas and vacuum atmospheres. Especially, the temperature
dependence of the ER for a polycrystal LMO sample produced at the annealing
temperature of 1100ºC in an oxygen atmosphere shows a metallic behavior. Thus, we
have considered that this LMO sample has the largest hole self-doping concentration
in all LMO ones.

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Session 3: Mechanical Properties of Materials and
Manufacturing
Test Presentation time: 15:25 – 16:00, October 9, 2020
Formal Presentation time: 10:00 – 11:45, October 11, 2020
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Formal Session 3 | October 11th
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Khairul Anuar Mat Amin,
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
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10:00-10:15 ET20-307
Presenter: Watsada Siripongtana
From: King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok,
Thailand
Title: Influence of Nickel on the Microstructure and Mechanical
Properties of Nodular Cast Iron
Authors: Watsada Siripongtana and Rungsinee Canyook
Abstract: This research investigates the nickel content added by 1.1wt%, 2.2wt%,
3.7wt% and 4.5wt% on the microstructure and mechanical properties in the nodular
cast iron. The results demonstrate that the microstructure of nickel addition consists of
nodule graphite, ferrite and pearlite phase while nickel was added to 4.5 wt% the
microstructure becomes ferrite transform to fully pearlite phase. In addition the ductile
iron has the highest nodularity (0.79%), followed by 1.1%Ni (0.75%), 2.2%Ni
(0.71%), 3.7%Ni (0.69%) and 4.5%Ni (0.58%). The hardness and tensile strength
increase when increasing the nickel content. Elongation is enhanced with nickel
increasing and reaches a maximum of 12% at 1.1 wt% Ni, then decreases with the
further increase of nickel.
10:15-10:30 ET20-311
Presenter: Aappo Mustakangas
From: University of Oulu, Kerttu Saalsti Institute, Finland
Title: Enhancement of the Compressive Strength of 3D-Printed
Polylactic Acid (PLA) by Controlling Internal Pattern
Authors: Aappo Mustakangas, Atef Hamada, Antti Järvenpää
Abstract: Cost-efficient 3D-printing can create a lot of new opportunities in
engineering as it enables rapid prototyping of models and functional parts. In the
present study, Polylactic acid (PLA) cubic specimens with different types of infill
patterns (IPs), rectilinear, grid and cuboid, were additively manufactured by Fused
Filament Fabrication 3D-printing. The PLA cubes are fabricated with one perimeter
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 and different IPs density (10, 20, and 30%). Subsequently, the compressive strengths
of the PLA materials were measured in two loading directions, i.e., the layers building
direction is parallel (PD) to the loading axis and perpendicular (ND) to the loading
direction. An optical microscope was used to examine the deformed IPs in both
loading directions. The compressive flow stress curves of the PLA cubes infilled with
rectilinear and grid patterns exhibited strong fluctuations with lower compressive
strengths in the loading direction along ND. The PLA with 30% grid IP revealed a
ng PD. On the contrary, the
same material exhibited a worst compressive strength 3 kN along ND.
10:30-10:45 A208
Presenter: Xiaoyan Wang
From: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Title: Effect of Cooling Rate on Performance Repair of Creep
Damage
Authors: Xiao-Yan Wang, Hao Cheng and Zhi-Xun Wen
Abstract: After solid solution treatment at 1335℃ for 4 hours and cooling to
room temperature at different rate, the nickel-based single crystal superalloy
were made into three kinds of nickel-based single crystal superalloy materials
containing different size γ′ phases, respectively. The tensile test of I-shaped
specimens was carried out at 980℃, and their effect of γ′ phase microstructure
on the tensile properties was studied. The results show that the yielding
strength of the material air-cooled to room temperature was lower than that
with cooling rate at 0.15℃/s, but both of them were lower than the yielding
strength of original material. Little difference was found on the elastic modulus
of I-shaped specimens made of three kinds of materials. When the cubic degree
of the γ′ phase is higher and the size is larger, the tensile properties of the
material is better, which can be attributed to the larger size and narrower
channel of the matrix phase that lead to higher dislocation resistance.
10:45-11:00 ET20-306
Presenter: Ordóñez Salazar Santiago
From: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
Title: Preparation of a Rice Husk Composite and Effects of Cold
Pressing on the Flexural Strength Properties
Authors: Ordóñez Salazar Santiago, Aguirre Maldonado Eduardo,
Balcázar Arciniega André
Abstract: The study of composites made from residual organic materials and
polymeric resins, has a great projection due to the use of new raw materials and the
good physical, mechanical and aesthetic characteristics these materials present in the
construction industry. The manufacturing processes of these composites include the
necessary pressure application to generate an efficiently compact material, where
matrix and reinforcement bonding are efficient. This study defines how the
compaction force influences the flexural strength of composites made from polyester
resin as polymer matrix, and rice husk as reinforcement material. This is achieved by
testing different series of specimens, made by applying different compaction forces in
a cold process, to analyse the relationship between compaction and flexural strength.
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 Specimens are made varying only the compaction force, from 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17
tons. The results show that, when the compaction force increases, the flexural strength
in the composites also increases, however, there is a pressure range where the flexural
strength values are very close, conditioning the use of pressure in relation to the
decrease in the specimen section.
11:00-11:15 ET20-203
Presenter: Wenduan Yan
From: Minnan University of Science and Technology, China
Title: Effects of Oxide Inclusions on Texture of 1235 Al-Alloy
After Deformation
Authors: Wenduan Yan, Gaosheng Fu, Wanqing Lai, Hongling Chen, Yan Li,
Long Xiao, and Xiumin Zhou
Abstract: Texture characteristics of compressed 1235 Al-alloy treated by
different purification methods are studied by electron backscattered diffraction.
The effects of oxide inclusions on texture components of material are studied
as well. The main textures in hot-compressed 1235 Al-alloy are Cube texture,
R texture, Gross texture, Brass texture, and Rotated cube texture. The lower
the content of oxide inclusions in the material, the smaller the total relative
ratio of textures. The total relative ratio of textures goes to the smallest by
1.8 % in high-efficient purified 1235 Al-alloy by oxide inclusion content of
0.051 %. The purification results have obvious effects on types and percentage
of texture in the deformed alloy. With the decreasing content of oxide
inclusion, the ratio of deformation texture decreases and recrystallization
texture increases. Brass texture is gradually replaced by Goss texture in the
deformation textures. R texture is the main texture in recrystallization textures.
Therefore, reducing the content of oxide inclusions is effective for improving
the hot deformation properties of 1235 Al-alloy.
11:15-11:30 A209
Presenter: Berenice Cecibel Zúñiga Torres
From: Technical University of Loja, Ecuador
Title: Influence of Carbon Nanotures on Traditional Material
Authors: Berenice Cecibel Zúñiga Torres ,Francisco Hernández
Olivares , Francisco Fernández Martínez ,Alonso Rodrigo Zúñiga
Suárez and Brad Emilio Noboa Ruiz
Abstract: Brick as a material is of vital importance in the construction industry,
however, the burning processes for its preparation contribute to environmental
pollution and the generation of greenhouse gases; for this reason, the present
research has as aims to propose quality traditional materials for sustainable
buildings through the design of soil-cement mixtures in making brick using
raw materials from the amazon region of Ecuador: Centza mine (MC) and
Quiringue mine (MQ) and improve the mechanical properties of the brick by
incorporating carbon nanotubes, which have been dispersed in two aqueous
media, sodium naphthalene sulfonate (NSS) and calcium chloride (CC) in
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 (analysis: physicochemical and mineralogical) was of great help. The optimum
percentage of cement and water was determined through simple compression
tests and soil compaction respectively. The different combinations were tested
at indirect traction strength at ages 7, 14 and 28 days, determining an optimal
mixture for each group of combinations, in this way the simple compressive
strength of bricks has been estimated using the Griffith criterion and validation
of results by finite element method applying the CivilFEM software, obtaining
a resistance of 4 MPa in mixtures of SC-Ar1, 6.3 MPa in combinations of
MWCNTs NSS-9 and 5.3 MPa in mixtures of CC-4 MWCNTs, increasing
resistance by 57.5% and 32.5% with respect to soil -cement bricks and
qualifying them as suitable for use in construction according to standars.
11:30-11:45 N2012
Presenter: Ramiro Correa-Jaramillo
From: Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
Title: Innovative Materials for Sustainable Construction
Authors: Berenice Zúñiga-Torres, Ramiro Correa-Jaramillo,
Francisco Hernández-Olivares, Francisco Fernández-Martínez,
Alonso Zúñiga-Suárez, Israel Briceño-Tacuri, Lenin Loaiza-Jiménez.
Abstract: The construction industry has focused on trying to minimize and control the
environmental impacts caused within the process of production and manufacture of
fired bricks, for this reason the present research proposes five different alternative
mixtures for the elaboration of ecological bricks, four of these based on soil -cement
and one obtained through a geopolymerization process, using raw materials from the
amazon region and the southern highlands of Ecuador, such as soil from the Centza
mine (MC), sand from the Quiringue mine (MQ), organic correctors of husk rice
(RH ), peanut shell (PS), natural gypsum (G) from the Malacatos sector and fired brick
residues from the same sector. The raw materials were characterized (analysis:
physicochemical and mineralogical); the soil-cement-based combinations used
different percentages of substitution of organic correctors and gypsum, the optimum
percentage of water and cement was determined through the compaction test and
resistance to simple compression respectively, the samples were cured and tested at
ages of 7, 14 and 28 days. In the geopolymerization process, an alkaline solution
NaOH was used in different concentrations of molarity and solution contents, the
specimens were cured at temperatures of 90 °C, 120 °C, 150 °C, 180 °C and 200 °C.
The different combinations were subjected to indirect traction with the purpose to
determine the optimal mixture and subsequent estimation of the compressive strength
of bricks applying the Griffith criterion, the results were validated by the finite
element method, obtaining strengths of 4 MPa in the combination soil-cement sand
(SC_Ar1), in soil-cement rice husk (SC_RH2) and soil-cement peanut shell (SC_PS2)
mixtures its resistance is 3 MPa, while in the soil-cement gypsum (SC_G4) mixture
the resistance is 6.90 MPa and finally the resistance in geopolymeric mixture (GBW)
is 13.75 MPa; In this way, the optimal combinations comply and increase the
resistance to simple compression of bricks by 35% the SC_Ar1 mixture, 130% in the
SC_G mixture with respect to the spanish standard and 129% the GBW mixture with
respect to the ecuadorian standard.
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Session 4: Nanomaterials and Materials Chemistry
Test Presentation time: 16:20 – 16:55, October 9, 2020
Formal Presentation time: 13:45 – 15:30, October 11, 2020
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Formal Session 4 | October 11th
Session Chair: Asst. Prof. Bouchaib Zazoum,
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
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13:45-14:00 N1002-A
Presenter: Aura Alejandra Burbano Patiño
From: INQUISUR-CONICET-UNS, Argentina
Title: Magnetic Hydrochar (MHC) nanocomposite obtained from
sunflower husk (SFH)
Authors: Aura Alejandra Burbano Patiño, Veronica Lassalle and Fernanda Horst
Abstract: The oil industry in Argentina produces just over 1.25 million Mg year-1 of
sunflower oil, leaving 600000 Mg year-1 of shell residue. This shell residue can be
transformed into hydrochar by hydrothermal carbonization where the biomass is
treated at different conditions of temperature, pressure and residence time that will
conduct to a material with particular chemical and physical properties. This method
has attracted attention because it operates at relatively low temperatures ≈100-300 °C
(compared to pyrolysis) and autogenous pressure. Furthermore, the hydrochar can be
modified by adding iron oxides (Fe3O4, Fe2O4) on its surface. The incorporation of this
inorganic oxides would be useful due to the magnetic properties acquire by the
material, so this could be removed from the aqueous media easily, by an external
magnetic field. The magnetic properties of magnetic hydrochars materials represent an
advantage because it could be possible to overcome some of the conventional
difficulties when working with hydrochars that include centrifugation, filtration, and
bottleneck problem.
This study aimed to obtain an industrial waste-based magnetic hydrochar (MHC) by
hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) method using 150 °C, 3 hours and H3PO4 as the
activating agent. Sunflower Husk (SFH) is a highly important residue in Argentina,
especially in Buenos Aires province and it was used as the feedstock to obtain the
hydrochar. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy
(SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR),
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), elemental analysis, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
and zeta potential were implemented to characterized the synthesized materials.
Characterization results showed a successful obtainment of the MHC. BET surface

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 area and pore volume of the hydrochar are found to be 150 m2/g and 0.19 cm3/g
respectively. The carbon content of the hydrochar reached a value of 69%.
Furthermore, TEM analysis provided information on the morphology and size particle
showing a stabilization of magnetite nanoparticles by hydrochar matrix as it can be
seen in Figure 1 and exhibiting a size which is around 20 nm. Besides, the
diffractograms show a crystalline phase owing to magnetite and an amorphous phase
due to the hydrochar. For MHC material, the mechanism of interaction between
hydrochar and the iron oxide moieties was studied where it was suggested an
electrostatic interaction. Furthermore, a stability test in water was carried out in terms
of iron leaching, resulting in a negligible value. This test was important because the
materials might be used in water remediation on the adsorption of organic pollutants
from water especially those called emergent pollutants such as pharmaceutic, dyes
among others.
14:00-14:15 N2009-A
Presenter: Ruipeng Chen
From: Southeast University, China
Title: Vertical flow assay based on nanoporous alumina and
core-shell SERS nanotags for multiplex inflammatory biomarkers
detection
Authors: Ruipeng Chen, Xiangwei Zhao
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease diagnosis and inflammation monitoring require
simultaneous and sensitive detection of multiple inflammation biomarkers considering
that single biomarker analysis present inadequate information to predicte the
underlying biological evolution. Currently, surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) is a promising technique and has been employed in chemical and biological
sensing field, owning to its attracted merits, such as photostability, high sensitivity, as
well as narrow emission peak which makes it a nice encoding element in multiplex
bioassays.
In addition, nanoporous anocic aluminum oxide (AAO) with packed regular
nanofluidic array has been widely used for biosensing or fabrication of SERS active
nanostructioes. However, the cost of those fabrication is expensive, as well as the
operation procedure is time consuming, complex and laborious. Nevertheless, vertical
flow assay (VFA) is the most widely used point of care testing (POCT) technique
owing to its simple operation, rapid detection and robustness in various applications.
Thus, by combining porous AAO with vertical nanofluidic channels which allows
actual nanofiltration, with the high sensitivity and multiplex coding capacity of SERS
nanotags, we developed a high-throughput multiplex vertical flow array assay (VFAA)
for quantitative and simultaneous detection of inflammatory biomarkers (Figure 1).
Because of the high surface area to volume raito (SVR) of the porous AAO, as well as
the absorption peak of the periodic structure of porous AAO matches with the
excitation wavelength, resulting in the enhancement of electromagnetic field of SERS
nanotags, thus in turn greatly improve the signal to noise ratio of SERS signal, which
is favorable for ultral-sensitive detection. Therefore, the proposed biosensor shows
great promise for carrying out high throughput sensitive biomarkers detection and
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14:15-14:30 N1006
Presenter: Yi Xiang
From: Tohoku University, Japan
Title: A Data Mining Approach to Investigate the Carbon
Nanotubes Mechanical Properties via High-throughput Molecular
Simulation
Authors: Yi Xiang and Go Yamamoto
Abstract: The relationship of geometrical properties and mechanical properties of
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was investigated by using high-throughput molecular
simulation. Geometrical properties such as diameter, number of walls, chirality, and
crosslink density were considered. As a key factor in determining the mechanical
properties of composites reinforced with CNTs, nominal tensile strength is the focus in
this study, which can be calculated by fracture force divided by the full cross-sectional
area including the hollow core and the wall thickness. The fracture mode, nominal
tensile strength, and nominal Young’s modulus under the condition of CNTs outermost
tube loading axial tensile test were evaluated. Three types of fracture modes led by
different crosslink densities of CNTs were obtained. By data-mining through large
amounts of datasets, we showed that CNTs with small diameter, large number of
walls, and crosslinks between walls can have high nominal tensile strength. We
demonstrated that zigzag-type CNTs with crosslink density of approximately 1.5% -
2.5%, armchair-type CNTs with crosslink density of approximately 3% - 4% can help
improve the load transfer from the outer tube to the inner tube the most.
14:30-14:45 ET20-204
Presenter: Klin Tuangsitthisombat
From: NIST International School, Sukhumvit soi 15, Thailand
Title: Silver Nanoparticle Impregnation onto Different Types of
Fabric
Authors: Klin Tuangsitthisombat and Nopphon Weeranoppanant
Abstract: Silver nanoparticles have long been used as antibacterial agents as
they can release silver ions, which are likely to bind to and deactivate proteins
in the bacteria’s cell membrane. Therefore, AgNPs have been incorporated into
different materials for preventing the growth of microorganisms. During the
COVID-19 pandemic, the masks or cloths with this antibacterial property such
as impregnated AgNPs, are needed. A recent report showed that the bacteria
may act as a co-infection agent and worsen those with viral respiratory
infections. In some cases, AgNPs can also serve as antiviral agent. Therefore,
in this work, we aimed to develop an understanding of AgNPs impregnation
into different types of common fabrics: 100% polyester, 100% cotton, and their
blended fabrics (50%-50% cotton-polyester and 60%-40% cotton-polyester).
The chemical synthesis, with sodium citrate as a reducing agent, was used as a
method for AgNPs production. The impregnation of AgNP onto fabric was
performed using the pad dry-cure method, commonly used in the textile
industry. During this process, perapret CFF has been used as a binder. The
fabric was padded for 5 mins, then cured for 2 mins at 150 oC . The AgNPs are
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 402 nm. The four impregnated fabrics were characterized with their whiteness,
water permeability, and FE-SEM-EDS. In all fabrics, the 100% cotton and the
blended fabrics showed the highest portion of AgNPs on the surface while the
100% polyester showed a very minimal amount of AgNPs. The 100% cotton
and 100% polyester were then characterized for their antibacterial activity with
Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
14:45-15:00 ET20-317
Presenter: K. Vignarooban
From: University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Title: Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium Batteries Raman and
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic Studies
Authors: G. Menisha, J.H.T. B. Jayamaha, K. Vignarooban, G. Sashikesh, K.
Velauthamurthy, H.W.M.A.C. Wijayasinghe and M.A.K.L. Dissanayake
Abstract: Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) as low-cost alternatives to expensive
lithium-ion batteries become a hot R&D topic in the recent days due to the natural
abundancy of sodium in the Earth’s crust and also in the oceans. As far as solid
electrolytes for SIBs are concerned, larger size of Na+ ions compared to that of Li+
ions hinders the ionic mobility resulting to insufficient ionic conductivity for practical
applications. Development of quasi-solid state gel-polymer electrolytes (GPEs) would
be a feasible solution to overcome this challenge. In this work, we developed Poly
(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) based GPEs with six different compositions dissolved
in EC:PC (ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, 1:1 wt%) mixture. Among six
different GPE samples investigated by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic
(EIS) and Raman Spectroscopic techniques, the best ambient temperature ionic
conductivity of 4.2 mS cm-1 was obtained for 9PMMA:9NaPF6:41EC:41PC (wt%).
Variation of ionic conductivity with inverse temperature showed Arrhenius behavior
with almost constant activation energies. The best conducting GPE showed an
activation energy of 0.14 eV. In the Raman spectra, very sharp crystalline peaks
(400-850 cm-1 wave number range) of NaPF6 disappear in the gel state of the
electrolytes confirming the non-crystalline nature of the GPEs. Boson modes remain
almost constant in intensity for all the six different compositions. The best conducting
GPE seems to be highly suitable for practical applications in SIBs as it has sufficient
ambient temperature ionic conductivity.
15:00-15:15 ET20-313-A
Presenter: Syun Gohda
From: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD., Japan
Title: Highly Soluble Oxygen-Containing Carbon Materials Prepared
from Phloroglucinol
Authors: Syun Gohda, Hironobu Ono, Yasuhiro Yamada
Abstract: High solubility and dispersibility of nanocarbon materials are important to
compose with the other materials such as resin. Graphene oxides (GO) is one of the
oxygen-containing nanocarbon materials with high dispersibility, and it has been
developed for various applications. However, it is too dangerous to manufacture GO at
a large scale because it needs severe process using strong acids and oxidants.
Therefore, the methods for manufacturing highly soluble carbon materials safely,
stably, and cleanly are essential. In this work, highly soluble oxygen-containing
nanocarbon materials were synthesized in high yield by simply pyrolysis of
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 phloroglucinol. Phloroglucinol has symmetric three hydroxyl groups and high
carbonization reactivity at low temperature. Moreover, the by-product of this reaction
is water and carbon oxides only. Therefore, it is safety and clean process. By analyzing
the carbon materials prepared from phloroglucinol at various temperatures, the
structures caused high solubility were discussed. Utilizing the solubility, the new
applications were also developed such as a coating material to the surface of the base
material. For example, silica nanoparticle can be coated with the soluble carbon
material, and by further carbonizing after coating, the resulting nanoparticle has lower
frictional resistance and higher electric conductivity than uncoated one.
15:15-15:30 N2011-A
Presenter: Peng Shen
From: Southeast University, China
Title: Liposomal Spherical Nucleic Acid Scaffolded Site-Selective
Hybridization of Nanoparticles for Biosensing
Authors: Peng Shen and Qingjiang Sun
Abstract: In the past decade, hybridization of liposomes with rapidly developed
nanoparticles to construct liposome-nanoparticle hybrids has been widely used for
bosensing and bioimaging. As an excellent biological platform, spherical nucleic acid
(SNA) plays an important role in biosensing and imaging. Herein, the advanced
liposomal spherical nucleic acid (L–SNA) platform is exploited for the first time to
establish a spherical, three–dimensional biosensing system by hybridizing with a set of
nanoparticles.
By hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions as well as programmable base-pairing,
red-emission, green-emission quantum dots and gold nanoparticles are encapsulated
into the internal aqueous core, the intermediate lipid bilayer and the outer SNA shell,
respectively, producing an L–SNA–nanoparticles hybrid. As a result of the
site-selective hybridization, the hybrid comprises a liposomal “fluorescent core–
fluorescence resonance energy transfer” system surrounded by a SNA shell. The SNA
shell functions as three-dimensional substrate for the duplex-specific nuclease target
recycling reaction.
As schemed in fig.1, by the DSN target recycling reaction, the SNA shell can be
completely hydrolyzed, and all AuNP-labeled “sunspot” sequences are released from
the hybrid. As a consequence, the 3D FRET is fully eliminated and the green corona is
recovered which produces ratiometric fluorescence. More importantly, the ratiometric
fluorescence facilitates the hybrid for visual biodetection with remarkably high
resolution. This is exemplified by traffic light-type transition in fluorescence-color
achieved for sensing circulating microRNAs in clinical serum samples. Clearly, the
controllable hybridization with functional nanoparticles opens a new avenue for the
exciting biomedical applications of liposomal spherical nucleic acids.

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Session 5: Building Materials and Technology
Test Presentation time: 17:15 – 17:50, October 9, 2020
Formal Presentation time: 15:50 – 17:35, October 11, 2020
[Time Zone: UTC/GMT +9]
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Formal Session 5 | October 11th
Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Marvin Herrera,
University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines
Note:
* The schedule of each presentation is for reference only. Authors are required to attend the
whole session, in case there may be some changes on conference day. Please join in the room
5-10 minutes earlier
15:50-16:05 ET20-310
Presenter: Mizuki Takigawa
From: Tokai University, Japan
Title: Effects of Silica Fume Addition on Properties of Fresh Mortar
Authors: Mizuki Takigawa, Hiromitsu Koyama, Yoshiki Uno,
Shigeyuki Date
Abstract: In recent years, concrete structures have tended to be taller and larger than
before. With that trend, concrete as a material has diversified, and various kinds have
been developed to meet differing quality requirements. In particular, the need for
high-strength concrete is increasing. In general, high-strength concrete has a low
water-binder ratio, so its workability is inferior to general concrete. Including
admixtures such as silica fume is one way to remedy this problem. Previous studies
have discussed the quality and hardening characteristics achievable using silica fume.
Nevertheless, expected increasing demand for high-strength concrete dictates the need
to understand not only its properties when fresh, but also to have an accurate picture of
its vibration compaction properties on construction sites. In this study, the effect of
adding silica fume on the workability of mortar was investigated by evaluating its
fresh properties, plastic viscosity, and vibration propagation characteristics. Changes
to mortar’s fresh properties due to pressure were also investigated to clarify its
behavior in pumping environments. The study confirmed that the addition of silica
fume decreases plastic viscosity and increases vibration propagation characteristics,
and that increased plastic viscosity due to pressurization can be reduced.
16:05-16:20 ET20-315
Presenter: Akbota Aitbayeva
From: Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Title: Assessment of Recycled Toilet Bowl Wastes as Pozzolanic
Materials: Material Characterization and Performance of Mortar
Mixtures
Authors: Akbota Aitbayeva, Chang-Seon Shon, Dichuan Zhang and Jong Ryeol Kim
Abstract: The growing demand for finding alternative applications for ceramic
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 products wastes develops their usage as construction materials. The main objective of
this paper is to evaluate the feasibility of recycled toilet bowl (RTB) wastes as
pozzolanic materials in mortar mixture. The properties of RTB material were
examined in terms of chemical composition, particle size distribution (PSD), X-ray
diffraction (XRD) analysis, compressive strength, pozzolanic reactivity, sulfate
resistance, and alkali-silica reaction according to ASTM C 618 and C 311 test
specifications. The results demonstrated that the use of RTB materials as pozzolanic
materials positively affects compressive strength development and durability by fully
corresponding to all criteria of the ASTM C 618 guideline. Furthermore, chemical
composition, PSD, and XRD test results had equivalent values to ASTM class F fly
ash analysis.
16:20-16:35 ET20-321E-A
Presenter: Fuminori SHOKYU
From: Tokai University, Japan
Title: To Study on Quality Improvement of Precast Concrete by the
Steam-Curing Method
Authors: Fuminori SHOKYU, Mizuki TAKIGAWA, Shigeyuki
DATE
Abstract: In the Japanese construction industry, there is a demand for streamlining
and labor saving in construction work, and precast concrete is drawing attention. It is
generally known that placing precast concrete outdoors after steam curing reduces its
strength. Therefore, we focused on sprinkling curing as a method to facilitate water
supply to parts after steam curing. According to the results of the survey so far, the
compressive strength of sprinkling curing was higher than that of outdoor installation.
This study investigated the effect of the materials used and curing conditions on the
secondary curing effect. As a result, B-type blast-furnace slag cement tended to be
more effective than ordinary cement in improving the compressive strength by
changing the material. Also, when changing the pre-steaming time, The effect of
pre-steaming time on the watering effect could not be clearly confirmed. Therefore, it
needs to be further examined and verified in the future.
16:35-16:50 ET20-301
Presenter: Van Phuc Le
From: University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
Title: Determining Optimum Carbon Nanotubes Content for
Asphalt Mixture in Road Pavements
Authors: Van Bach Le, Van Phuc Le
Abstract: Although small amount of binder in asphalt concrete mixture may
commonly range from 3.5 to 5.5% of total mixture as per many international
specifications, it has a significant impact on the total cost of pavement construction.
Therefore, this paper investigated the effects of five carbon nanotubes contents of
0.05%, 0.1%, 0.15%, 0.2%, 0.25% by asphalt weight as an additive material for binder
on performance characteristics of asphalt mixtures. Performance properties of CNTs
modified asphalt mixtures were investigated through the Marshall stability (MS) test,
indirect tensile (IDT) test, static modulus (SM) test, wheel tracking (WT) test. The
results indicated that asphalt mixtures with CNT modified binder can improve both the

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 rutting performance, IDT strength and marshall stability of tested asphalt mixtures
significantly at higher percentages of carbon nanotubes. However, the issue that
should be considered is the construction cost of asphalt pavement. Based on the
asphalt pavement structural analysis and construction cost, it can be concluded that an
optimum CNT content of 0.1% by asphalt weight may be used as additive for asphalt
binder in asphalt mixtures.
16:50-17:05 ET20-322E-A
Presenter: Yasuaki UNO
From: Tokai University, Japan
Title: To Verify the Function of an Absorbent Accelerated Test by
using Epoxy Resin as a Crack Injectant based on Exposure and
Accelerated Tests
Authors: Yasuaki UNO, Toshihiro SENGA, Tadashi YAMAUCHI, Shigeyuki DATE
Abstract: One of the deterioration of reinforced concrete is salt damage. “Salt damage
deterioration” means that chloride ions penetrate into the inside of reinforced concrete
to generate rust on the reinforcing bar, and the rust expands, causing cracking and
peeling of the concrete. As a countermeasure against deterioration of reinforced
concrete structures subjected to salt damage, repair materials with added salt
adsorbents have been developed. In this research, the epoxy resin was used as an
organic material, and the corrosion inhibitory effect of “Hybrid Epoxy Resin Repair
Agent” was grasped and evaluated. As a result, it was confirmed that the reinforcing
steel bar corrosion suppression effect assuming salt damage repair.
17:05-17:20 ET20-319
Presenter: Inzhu Mukangali
From: Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Title: Effects of Waste Soda-Lime Glass Sand and Glass Fiber on
Physical and Mechanical Properties of None-Autoclaved Aerated
Concrete
Authors: Inzhu Mukangali, Chang-Seon Shon, Kirill Kryzhanovskiy, Dichuan Zhang,
and Jong Ryeol Kim
Abstract: This paper investigates the combined effect of waste soda-lime glass sand
and glass fiber on the physical and mechanical properties of none-autoclaved aerated
concrete (NAAC). The use of both soda-lime glass sand and glass fiber can provide
silica-rich materials in the aerated concrete and can enable the elimination of an
autoclaved curing by enhancing the physical and mechanical properties in aerated
concrete. In this study, a total of six mixture proportions were designed to evaluate
these properties in NAAC. The mixture parameters included the partial substitutions
of normal sand with soda-lime glass sand (0%, 15%, and 30%) and glass fiber (1%,
2%, and 3%). A series of tests were conducted to determine density, absorption,
porosity, and both compressive and flexural strengths of the NAAC. Test results
present that the increase of glass sand content leads to the increasing of both
compressive and flexural strengths. Moreover, the combination of the use of glass
sand with glass fiber also increases the strength up to 2 times (the mixture of 30%
glass sand and 3% glass fiber). Furthermore, test results indicate the relatively good
relationship between the density, porosity, and of NAAC with good accuracy.
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17:20-17:35 ET20-323E-A
Presenter: Takaki FUJITA
From: Tokai University, Japan
Title: Study on the Salt Preventive Property by using Blast-Furnace
Slag
Authors: Takaki FUJITA, Prang SUBPA-ASA, Sigeyuki DATE
Abstract: The reinforcing structure is important for the main structure, which is an
obligation to protect against structural damage and extend its lifespan effectively. Blast
furnace slag is the inevitable by-product of steel product manufacturing as sustainable
materials and renewable materials course of low cost. Therefore, to extend the
structure's life and reduce the costs of materials, it is essential such materials could be
used to improve the properties of the construction materials industry. The purpose of
this study aimed to examine the blast furnace slag with difference Blaine value affects
the salt preventive property. The influence of blast furnace slag on blocking resistance
and the effective diffusion coefficient of chloride ions was measured by accordance
with the Japan Society of Civil Engineers standard as "Standard on Test Methods for
Chloride Ion Diffusion Coefficients in Concrete" by electrophoresis (Draft)
(JSCE-G571-2003). The Rapid chloride permeability testing confirmed salt preventive
property, and immobilization performance was measured using blast furnace slag with
different Blaine value. The result is shown as the permeability rate was decreasing
with w/b=35%, on the other hand, increasing with w/b=50%. Furthermore, to
confirmed that the immobilization performance could be greatly improved by
increasing Blaine's value and penetration rate.

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