Dr. Nguyen Hong Nam

Qualifications 

• 2009: Bachelor of Electronic, Automatic – Université de Bordeaux, France
• 2012: Master of Sustainable Development, Major Energy and Environment, ERASMUS Program between University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg and  University of Liège, Belgium
• 2018: Doctor of  Renewable energy, University Of Science And Technology Of Hanoi, Vietnam

Teaching interests 

• General Physic
• Thermodynamics
• Renewable energy
• Biomass energy

Research interests

• Converting energy from waste by thermochemical methods (pyrolysis, gasification, co-incineration)
• Fabricating environmentally friendly adsorbents from agricultural by-products (biochar, activated carbon, composites)

Selected publications 

Chapter:

1. Đinh Thị Mai Thanh, Nguyễn Thu Phương, Nguyễn Thị Thơm, Phạm Thị Năm, Nguyễn Hồng Nam, Nguyễn Trung Dũng, Mai Hương, Nguyễn Thị Huệ, Apatit tự nhiên và tổng hợp ứng dụng trong xử lý môi trường, Nhà xuất bản Khoa học tự nhiên và Công nghệ, Hà Nội, 2022, ISBN: 9786043570731

Book chapter:

1. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Duy Anh Khuong, (2022), “Chapter 7: New trends in pyrolysis methods: opportunities, limitations and advantages”, Trong sách: Engineered Biochar, Spinger, ISBN: 978-981-19-2490-3
2. Duy Anh Khuong, Hong Nam Nguyen (2022), “Chapter 13: Engineered biochar as gas adsorbent”, Trong sách: Engineered Biochar, Spinger, ISBN: 978-981-19-2490-3
3. Hong Nam Nguyen (2022), Sách tiếng Pháp: « Gazéification de la balle de riz – Enquête sur le processus de conversion du charbon de bois », May 2022 Publisher: Editions Notre Savoir, ISBN: 978-620-4-61435-9 (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Hong-Nam-Nguyen/dp/6204614355)
4. Van Thuan Nguyen, Thi Thu Hang Tran, Viet Dung Nguyen, Nguyen Hong Nam (2022), “Experimental Study on Sliced Avocados Drying in Modified Air”, Trong sách: The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1968-8_85

SCI(E):

1. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Integrated CO₂-hydrothermal carbonization and high temperature steam gasification of bamboo feedstock: A comprehensive experimental study (2024) Advances in Bamboo Science, Volume 6, February 2024, 100060
2. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Phuong Lan Tran-Nguyen, Duy Anh Khuong, Toshiki Tsubota*, Simultaneous syngas and CO₂ adsorbent production via rice straw gasification: An experimental study (2024) Biomass and Bioenergy 183(4):107137.
3. Thu Phuong Nguyen*, Thi Thom Nguyen, Thi Nam Pham, Thi Hai Do, Magdalena Osial, Minh Khoi Le, Hong Nam Nguyen, Phuong Thu Le, Thi Mai Thanh Dinh*, Metal organic framework composite based on CuBTC/SPION for application in methylene blue adsorption  (2024), Clean Soil Air Water, Volume 52, Issue 5, Focus Issue: Nanotechnology in Environmental Pollution Control, May 2024, 2300018
4. Nguyen Trung Dung, Vu Dinh Thao, Nguyen Phuong Thao, Cao Thi Minh Thuy, Nguyen Hong Nam, Le Viet Ngan, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Ta Cong Khiem, Nguyen Nhat Huy, Turning peroxymonosulfate activation into singlet oxygen-dominated pathway for ofloxacin degradation by co-doping N and S into durian peel-derived biochar, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 483, 1 March 2024, 149099
5. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Duy Anh Khuong, Toshiki Tsubota, Experimental investigation of CO₂ adsorption using adsorbents derived from residual char of agricultural waste gasification, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 49, March 2024, 102446
6. Ngoc Linh Vu, Nang Dinh Nguyen, Thi Mai Thanh Dinh, Hong Nam Nguyen*, Cascading use of macadamia nutshell for production of energy and adsorbents through biomass gasification, Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 206, 15 December 2023, 117662
7. Nga T. Mai, Phuong T. Mai, Thanh T.M. Dinh, Dong V. Nguyen, Phuong T. Nguyen, Nam H. Nguyen*, Towards cost-effective CO2 adsorption materials: Case of CuBTC – Hydrochar composite, Materials Today Communications, Volume 38, March 2024, 107619
8. Hong Nam Nguyen, Thu Phuong Nguyen, Phuong Thu Le, Quang Minh Tran, Thi Hai Do, Trung Dung Nguyen, Phuong Lan Tran-Nguyen, Toshiki Tsubota, Thi Mai Thanh Dinh, Investigation on cost-effective composites for CO₂ adsorption from post-gasification residue and metal organic framework (2023), Journal of Environmental Sciences
9. Nguyen Thu Phuong, Nguyen Hong Nam, Cao Thi Hong, Dang Vu Qui Dac, Le Phuong Thu, Do Thi Hai, Magdalena Osial, Michael Giersig, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh* (2023), “Apatite ore-based nanostructures: novel and eco-friendly sorbent for efficient removal of wastewater containing Pb²⁺ and Fe³⁺”,  Water, Air & Soil Pollution. Ngày 22/7/2023 được chấp nhận đăng.
10. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Duy Anh  Khuong, Phuong Lan Tran-Nguyen, Tokishi Tsubota (2022) “Towards sustainable biomass gasification: Evolution of bagasse char characteristics throughout gasification”, Biomass and Bioenergy 158:106384
11. Khuong Duy Anh, Kieu Trang Trinh, Yu Nakaoka, Toshiki Tsubota*, Daisuke Tashima, Hong Nam Nguyen, Daisaku Tanaka (2022), “The investigation of activated carbon by K2CO3 activation: Micropores- and macropores-dominated structure”, Chemosphere 299:134365 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134365
12.  Van M. Dinh, Hue T. Nguyen, Anh M.Nguyen, Thuy T.Nguyen, Thanh-Lan Nguyen, DanielUteau, Nam H.Nguyen, Tien M.Trang, StefanDultz, Minh N.Nguyen* (2022), “Pelletized rice-straw biochar as a slow-release delivery medium: Potential routes for storing and serving of phosphorus and potassium”, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,, Volume 10, Issue 2, 107237.
13. Paulina Pietrzyk, Nguyen Thu Phuong, J. Olusegun, Nguyen Hong Nam et al (2022), “Titan Yellow and Congo Red Removal with Superparamagnetic Iron-Oxide-Based Nanoparticles Doped with Zinc”, Magnetochemistry 8(91):1-24, DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry
14. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Phuong L.T. Tran Nguyen, Van Bay Tran (2021) “Zero-waste biomass gasification: Use of residues after gasification of bagasse pellets as CO2 adsorbents”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 26(4):101080
15. Duy Anh Khuong, Hong Nam Nguyen, Toshiki Tsubota (2021), “CO₂ activation of bamboo residue after hydrothermal treatment and performance as an EDLC electrode”, RSC Advances (SCI(E)), Vol. 11 No. 16, pp.9682-9692, DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00124H
16. Nga T. Mai, Minh N. Nguyen, Toshiki Tsubota, Phuong L.T. Nguyen, Nam H. Nguyen*, “Evolution of physico-chemical properties of Dicranopteris linearis-derived activated carbon under various physical activation atmospheres”, Scientific reports (SCI(E)), Volume 11, Article number: 14430 (2021)
17. Phuong Thu Le, Huyen Thuong Bui, Duy Ngoc Le, Thi Hue Nguyen, Le Anh Pham, Hong Nam Nguyen, Quoc Son Nguyen, Thu Phuong Nguyen, Ngọc Trinh Bich, Thi Thuy Duong, Marine Herrmann, Sylvain Ouillon et al. (2021) “Preparation and Characterization of Biochar Derived from Agricultural By-Products for Dye Removal”,Volume 2021 |Article ID 9161904.
18. Duy Anh Khuong, Hong Nam Nguyen, Toshiki Tsubota (2021), “Activated carbon produced from bamboo and solid residue by CO2 activation utilized as CO2 adsorbents”, Biomass and Bioenergy (SCI(E)), Vol. 148 No. 38, DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106039
19. Trang K. Trinh, Toshiki Tsubota, Shuto Takahashi, Nga T. Mai, Minh N. Nguyen & Nam H. Nguyen (2020), “Carbonization and H 3 PO 4 activation of fern Dicranopteris linearis and electrochemical properties for electric double layer capacitor electrode”, Scientific Reports (SCI(E)), Vol. 10, Article number: 19974, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77099-7
20. Trang K. Trinh, Toshiki Tsubota, Shuto Takahashi, Nga T. Mai, Minh N. Nguyen & Nam H. Nguyen , “Carbonization and H3PO4 activation of fern Dicranopteris linearis and electrochemical properties for electric double layer capacitor electrode” Scientific Reports, volume 10, Article number: 19974 (2020)
21. Hong Nam Nguyen*,  Duy Anh Khuong,  Thi Thu Ha Vu,  Thi Nga Mai,  Toshiki Tsubota,  Van Bay Tran,  Joel Blin,  Laurent Van De Steene (2020), “Kinetic and structural changes during gasification of Cashew Nut Shell char particles”, Environmental progress and sustainable energy, DOI: 10.1002/ep.13580
22. Nguyen, H.N*. and Tsubota, T. (2020), “Complete Parametric Study of Bagasse Pellets During High-Temperature Steam Gasification”, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 12 No. 4 DOI: 10.1115/1.4045698 (Q1)
23. Tilia Dahou, Françoise Defoort, Hong Nam Nguyen, Simona Bennici  Mejdi Jeguirim Capucine Dupont. (2020), Biomass steam gasification kinetics: relative impact of char physical properties vs. inorganic composition, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. DOI: 10.1007/s13399-020-00894-9
24. Nga T. Mai, Anh M. Nguyen, Nga T.T. Pham, Anh T.Q. Nguyen, Thom T. Nguyen, Chi L. Do, Nam H. Nguyen, Stefan Dultz, Minh N. Nguyen (2020), “Colloidal interactions of micro-sized biochar and a kaolinitic soil clay,” Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 738, 2020, 139844, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139844 (Q1)
25. Anh T.Q. Nguyen Tu A. Bui,  Nga T. Mai, Hien T. Tran, Son V. Tran, Nam H. Nguyen, Toshiki Tsubota*, Yoshiyuki Shinogi,  Stefan Dultz, Minh N. Nguyen*, (2020), “Release kinetics of potassium from silica‐rich fern derived biochars”, Agronomy Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20209 (Q1)
26. Nguyen, H.N.* and Steene, L.V.D. (2019b), “Steam gasification of rice husk: effects of feedstock heterogeneity and heat-mass transfer”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol. 0 No. 0, pp. 1–15. DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2019.1694104
27. Mai, N.T., Nguyen, N.H., Tsubota, T., Shinogi, Y., Dultz, S. and Nguyen, M.N*. (2019), “Fern Dicranopteris linearis-derived biochars: Adjusting surface properties by direct processing of the silica phase”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 583, p. 123937. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123937
28. Nguyen, H.N.*, Steene, L.V.D. and Le, D.D. (2018), “Kinetics of rice husk char gasification in an H2O or a CO2 atmosphere”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol. 40 No. 14, pp. 1701–1713. DOI:10.1080/15567036.2018.1486900.

SCOPUS, ESCI:

1. Vu Ngoc Linh, Nguyen Thu Phuong, Le Phuong Thu, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, Nguyen Hong Nam, Physico-chemical properties of macadamia nut shell post-gasification residues and potential agricultural application, Vietnam J. Sci. Technol., vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 58–67, Feb. 2024.
2. Nguyen Hong Nam*, Dao Thanh Duong, Trinh Bich Ngoc, Le Phuong Thu, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, Nguyen Van Dong, Nguyen Thu Phuong* (2023), ” Potential use of residues from thermal conversion processes for CO2 capture”, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology 61(2), 232-241, DOI:10.15625/2525-2518/17308
3. Nguyen Thu Phuong, Do Thi Hai, Thomas Doneux, Nguyen Hong Nam*, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh* (2023), “Synthesis of metal organic framework based on Cu and benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (H3BTC) by potentiodynamic method for CO2 adsorption”, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 61(2),210-219. DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202200125
4. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Ngoc Linh Vu (2021), “Investigation on gasification of agricultural wastes: the case of macadamia husk”, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry (VAST1) 59(5):599-605 DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202100011.
5. Dzung Le Duc, Anh Minh, Nguyen Huu Linh, Nguyen Hong Nam, Emi Ohno, Hiroki Ishii, Laurent Van de steene (2021),  “Char Burnout Characteristics of Various Vietnamese Woody Biomass: Effect of Lean and Rich Oxygen Concentration on Char Conversion”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developments 44(2):260-267
6. Hong Nam Nguyen*, Linh Ngoc Vu, Duc Dung Le, Thu Ha Vu Thi, (2020), “Physico-chemical characterization of forest and agricultural residues for energy conversion processes”, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry (VAST1), Vol. 58 No. 6, pp. 735–741, DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202000054
7. Huu Linh, N., Duc Dung*, L., Hong Nam, N. and Viet Thieu, T. (2020), “Thermal Behavior of Woody Biomass in a Low Oxygen Atmosphere Using Macro-Thermogravimetric Analysis”, GMSARN International Journal, Vol. 14, pp. 37–41.
8. Dzung Le Duc, L Nguyen Huu, E Ohno, T Kozaki, H Ishii, Hong Nam Nguyen. (2020), Experimental Investigation Of Combustion Characteristics Of Woody Biomass Grown In Vietnam, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developments 43(1):217-227.
9. Nguyen, H.N.*, Steene, L.V.D., Le, T.T.H., Le, D.D. and Ha-Duong, M. (2018), “Rice Husk Gasification: from Industry to Laboratory”, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 159 No. 1, p. 012033. DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/159/1/012033.
10. Nguyen Hong Nam*, Khuong Duy Anh, Le Gia Thanh Truc, Truong An Ha, Vu Thi Thu Ha, (2020) “Pyrolysis of cashew nut shell: a parametric study”, Vietnam Vietnam Journal of Chemistry 58(4):506-510, DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202000015.
11. Nguyen, H.N.* and Steene, L.V.D. (2019a), “Thermal behavior of woody residues in a reduced-oxygen atmosphere using Macro-thermogravimetric technique”, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 57 No. 6, pp. 717–722, DOI:  10.1002/vjch.2019000102.

Peer-reviewed national paper:

1. Nguyen Hong Nam*, Ashish Vashishtha, Adriana Cunha Neves, Tran Van Bay, Most-common agricultural residues in Vietnam and Ireland: Characterization serving for energy purposes, Dec 2023, Journal of science and technology, Vol. 59 – No. 6C.
2. Nguyen Hong Nam*,  Nguyen Trung Dung, DETERMINATION OF PROPERTIES OF RESIDUAL CHAR AFTER GASIFICATION OF BAGASSE (2024) Journal of Science and Technique -ISSN 1859-0209, Section on Physics and Chemical Engineering-Vol. 02, No. 01
3. Phuong Lan Tran-Nguyen, Kim Phung Ly, Luong Huynh Vu Thanh, Nguyen Hong Nam, Quyen Thi Bich Tran, Phan Hung Le (2022) Removal of methylene blue using zeolite NaX with silica derived from rice husk ash, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 64(6) 6.2022, DOI: 10.31276/VJST.64(6).14-18
4. Nguyen Van Dong, Vu Ngoc Linh, Tran Van Bay, Nguyen Hong Nam*, CO2 apture by biochar from macadamia nut shell”, Journal of Science and Technology, 58(4):126-129
5. Nguyen Hong Nam*, Cao Thi Anh Ngoc (2021) “Gasification of coffee husk under various industrial relevant atmospheres”, Journal of Science and Technology 226(16):218-224 DOI: 10.34238/tnu-jst.4679
6. Tran Van Bay, Nguyen Hong Nam*, COMBINATION OF ENERGY AND BIOCHAR PRODUCTION FROM AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES November 2021Journal of Science and Technology 57(5):100-105
7. Nam, N.H.*, Anh, K.D. and Truc, L.G.T. (2020), “Waste to energy: investigation of characteristics and thermal behaviors of wastes”, TNU Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 225 No. 02, pp. 3–9, DOI: 10.34238/tnu-jst.2020.02.2170
8. Hong Nam Nguyen, Bùi Văn Đức, Ngoc Linh Vu, Thi Thu Ha Vu, Adisak Pattiya (2020), “Bio-oil from rubber wood: effects of upgrading conditions”, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology (VAST2), Vol. 58 Issue 5 DOI: 10.15625/2525-2518/58/5/15023
9. Nguyen, H.N*. and Van De Steene, L. (2019), “Steam gasification of bagasse: Effect of heating rate”, TNU Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 203 No. 10, pp. 23–29, DOI: 10.34238/tnu-jst.2019.10.1873