UNITAR pilot project:
Background, current works
and future plan
Presented by:
Mrs. NGUYEN Hoang Anh
Deputy Director
Pollution Control Department (PCD)
Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA)
UNITAR pilot project in Vietnam
Workshop for raising awareness on
nanosafety (March 2014)
 Regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety
 Research and application of
nanotechnology
 Awareness on nanosafety and proposed
plan
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Relevant regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety - research, manufacture and utilization
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Circular 02/2001/TT-BKHCNMT dated on
February 15, 2001 guiding standard for
industrial high-tech projects, production of new
materials, valuable materials, new biotechnology,
new technology for information facility
manufacture, environmental pollution treatment
or waste treatment belong to special incentive
investment projects.
List of industrial high-tech projects includes
chemical trace, pure chemicals, catalyst,
premix, enzyme.
Relevant regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety - research, manufacture and utilization
List of new materials mentioned in Circular 02/2001/TT-BKHCNMT
 High-voltage insulation porcelain, high-voltage insulation glass, polymer
electric insulation porcelain
 High-technique porcelain (temperature resistance, abrasion resistance)
 Organic electronic materials
 Ultra clean inorganic oxides
 Ultra strong materials used in silk, fibre, textile, leather shoe industries
 Special paint with resistance ability of oil, temperature and chemical
 Composite capacitor; sensor making materials; photo electronic parts
 Electronic porcelain
 Thin membrane, reverse osmosis materials
 Superior magnetic materials, photo electronic materials
Relevant regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety - research, manufacture and utilization
Law on High technology 2008
Item c Article 5: New material technology is
prioritized for development
 Decree 80/2010/ND-CP on foreign cooperation
and investment in science and technology:
Point b item 2 Article 4: Encourage foreign
organizations and individuals in cooperation
and
investment in: research, application and
development
information
technology,
biotechnology, new material technology,
nuclear power, …
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Relevant regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety - research, manufacture and utilization
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Decision 127/QD-TTg in 2011 of the Prime
Minister
approving
concrete
plan
for
development of radiation in industry and other
technical economic fields up to 2020: Planning
radiation development by group of products:
manufacture of membrane, thermal shrink tube,
electric cable; manufacture of technical polymer,
metal nanomaterial, composite nano used on
industry, agriculture, public health, cosmetic;
treatment of solid waste, wastewater and toxic
organic
substances;
manufacture
of
semiconductor
Relevant regulations on nanotechnology and
nanosafety - research, manufacture and utilization
Decision 2457/QD-TTg in 2010 approving National Program for high
technology development to 2020:
Investment to produce the products on the list of high-tech products
encouraged. Focussing on:
c) Automation technology: The technology to produce numerical control
machine tools, industrial robots and service, micro-electromechanical
systems, nano-electromechanical systems.
d) In the field of new materials technology: technology for the fabrication of
alloy materials serving industrial machinery manufacturing, particularly highquality steel alloy, the alloy that features synthetic materials super durable,
lightweight construction. The manufacturing technology of composite
products, polymers, and electronic materials in photonic components and
devices of telecommunications systems, especially fiber-optic network.
Nanotechnology for applications in industrial, medical, agricultural and
environmental protection
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Relevant regulations on nanotechnology
and nanosafety - safety
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Law on Environmental Protection 2014:
Article 4: 6. Environmental protection activities must be
carried out in a regular manner, and prioritize the
prevention and control of environmental pollution,
emergencies and degradation.
Article 7: Prohibited acts: item 11. Producing and trading
products that harm human beings, living organisms and
ecosystems; and producing and using building raw materials
containing toxic substances at levels exceeding the
permissible environmental standard.
Relevant regulations on nanotechnology
and nanosafety - safety
Law on Environmental Protection 2014 (cont.):
Article 78. Environmental protection with regard to chemicals,
pesticides, and veterinary medicines:
- Every entity that produces, imports, sells, uses, transports,
stores, transfers, and/or processes chemicals, pesticides,
and/or veterinary medicines must comply with
environmental protection regulations and relevant
regulations of law.
- Chemicals, pesticides, and veterinary medicines with high
toxicity, stability, likely to spread or agglomerate in the
environment and negatively impact the environment and
human health must be registered, managed, assessed, and
processed in accordance with law.
Article 104: Publishing of environmental information:
Information of emission sources, emissions and treatment of
waste
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Relevant regulations on nanotechnology
and nanosafety - safety
Chemical Law 2007:
Article 5. principles in chemical activities: strictly control
chemical activities especially for new chemicals,
dangerous chemicals, limited chemical for business,
prohibited chemicals.
Article 7. Prohibited behaviors
Do not disclosure required information, provide
incomplete information, false information, concealing
information about hazardous properties of chemicals
and products containing dangerous chemical.
Using toxic chemicals to hunt animals, perform acts of
harming human health, property and the environment.
Article 44-48: regulations on registration, assessment,
management, provide information and properties of
new chemicals
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Relevant regulations on nanotechnology
and nanosafety - safety
Law on High technology 2008
Item c Article 5: New material technology is a
high technology need to be developed
Article 8: Prohibited behaviors
Perform high-tech activities cause adverse health
consequences, human life, ethics, habits and
customs of the people; environmental
degradation, natural resources.
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There are quite many laws, regulations had been
issued but nothing directly on nanosafety
Research and application of nanotech in VN
Institutes related to researching and applying nano technology
in Vietnam
 Institute of Materials Science; Institute of Physics; Institute of
Chemistry; Institute of Tropical Technology; Institute of
Biotechnology of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
 Hanoi University of Science and Technology
 University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University
 University of Technology, Vietnam National University
 Hanoi National University of Education
 Some universities in the north-central of Vietnam: Hue University,
Vinh University, Hong Duc University)
 Some universities in the north east of Hanoi (Hung Yen University
of Technology and Education, Thai Nguyen University)
 Vietnam Institute of Industrial chemistry
 Nanotechnology Lab. of Ho Chi Minh City National University
 HCMC University of Technology.
 HCMC University of Science
Research and application of nanotech in VN
Some projects
Nano
bandages for burn wounds treatment (Institute of
Environmental Technology)
Nano particles for increasing the contrast of magnetic resonance
imaging techniques (MRI) (Institute of Materials Science)
Nano paint with air pollution treatment function (TiO2/Apatite,
TiO2/Al2O3 AND TiO2/ quartz cotton)
Application of metallic nano particles (Fe, Cu) in livestock
(Environmental Technology Institute)
Synthesis of biomedical materials: the powder of calcium
hydroxyapatite (HA) in nano size used as a calcium dietary
supplement and osteoporosis drugs, the foam blocks of HA used in
orthopedic surgery, (Institute of Chemistry)
Nano Curcumin (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology)
Synthesis of Nano-Ag using extracts from plants and microwave
(Science University, Hue University)
Research and application of nanotech in VN
Some projects (cont.)
Nano optoelectronic materials: Professor Nguyen Quang Liem,
Institute of Materials Science
Polymer Nano – dendrimers materials: Synthesis and applications
in medicine and pharmacy
Saving energy with new lighting technology, applying in residential,
industrial, transportation, agriculture;
Nano-Carbon tube technology(CNTs), nano clay, Graphene
material (foundation for other applications);
Technology of composite materials with polymer foundation, rubber
foundation, cement foundation, metal foundation, using nano
materials to strengthen and create remarkable features, applying in
the irrigation industry, construction, security and defense…;
Cooperation with other units in and out of Institute of Academy, in
partnership with enterprises to research and develop, apply and
commercialize the products of advanced materials.
Research and application of nanotechnology in Vietnam
Distribution of nanotechnology product based on (a) trading professon and
on (b) originality
Awareness on nanosafety and proposed
plan
Nanosafety is new issue
 Popular thinking of advantage of nano
applications
 Lack of information on nanomaterials
 Initial steps toward nanosafety:
- Legal framwork: Law on Environment
Protection (2014) => protect environment
and human health from hazardous materials,
toxic chemicals; new concept on
environmental health…
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Proposed National nanosafety management
project
Objectives:
 Define a pathway for addressing nanosafety management
policy issues takes into account economic – social factors.
 Establish a system of standards and regulations relating to
the nanosafety.
 Raising awareness and responsibility of organizations and
individuals in nanosafety issues on environmental and
human health.
 Develope control and process technology for harmful
elements to the environment and human health of nano
materials technology.
 Minimize the risk of the technology nanomaterials.
 Control nano pollution for habitat.
Proposed National nanosafety management
project
Missions
 Complete organization, mechanisms, policies and legal
documents on nano safety.
 Construction of nano safety project for environment and
human health.
 Organization of scientific research, transfer and application
for control and nano pollution treatment technology.
 Propaganda and education to raise awareness and
responsibility for nanosafety.
Proposed National nanosafety management
project
Solutions
 Solutions of organization, management,
mechanisms and policies
 Solutions of investment, financial and
market:
 Solutions of science and technology
 Solutions of international cooperation and
development of human resources
 Solutions of communication, awarenessraising