Center for Sustainable Development – Batangas State University TNEU
Batangas State University, The National Engineering University, was recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on June 24, 2025, alongside 113 other Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) for their participation and ranking in international university evaluations. The recognition ceremony, titled “Ranked and Recognized: A Celebration of PHEIs,” was held at the CHED Central Office...
Strengthening its commitment to advancing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Batangas State University, The National Engineering University (BatStateU The NEU), has made a significant leap in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, rising from the 601–800 band to the 401–600 band out of 2,318 participating universities worldwide, as announced on...
The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) of Batangas State University, The National Engineering University, recently conducted a Capacity Building and Sustainability Benchmarking Workshop, gathering Sustainable Development Office (SDO) Heads and Coordinators across the university system. The event aimed to strengthen campus capacities in project development, implementation, and sustainability reporting. The morning session featured a hands-on...
Batangas State University (BatStateU), The National Engineering University of the Philippines, strengthened its commitment to sustainability by hosting its 3rd Annual Sustainability Summit on March 19, 2025. The event, themed “Usapang Sustainability 2025: Innovating Green Practices for Higher Education Institutions,” took place at Narra Hall, 5/F of the Jose Rizal Building at the Pablo Borbon...
Brown seaweed (Sargassum sp.) is one of the most abundant biomass wastes widely available along the Philippine coast and has potential for alginate production. This alginate is a natural polysaccharide, having potential properties in adsorbing contaminants, such as heavy trace metals, through to its properties. In this study, pure sodium alginate (Na-ALG) was extracted and...
Monitoring water quality is essential to guaranteeing the well-being and security of human populations as well as ecosystems. This study uses Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and sensors to investigate cutting-edge approaches and technologies for real-time water quality monitoring. It is possible to continuously detect important factors like temperature, TDS, and turbidity by establishing a...
Chitosan, a natural linear biopolyaminosaccharide, is a non-toxic and environmentally friendly coagulant derived through the deacetylation of chitin, a major component of Tahong (Perna viridis) shells. This study evaluates the efficacy of chitosan in modifying the physicochemical properties of treated swine biogas digester effluent under varying chitosan dosages (8 g/L and 10 g/L) and agitation...
In this study, we evaluate the adsorption efficiency of Philippine natural zeolite/polylactic acid (PNZ/PLA) composite beads for copper removal in fixed-bed columns. The beads were synthesized via alginate cross-linking and characterized for structural, thermal, and adsorption properties. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed polymer–zeolite interactions and Cu2+ coordination, whereas thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)...
In this study, silica (Si) nanoparticles derived from rice husk ash is coated with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), a cationic surfactant, and used as adsorbent of nitrate ion in wastewater. CTAB functionalized Si (CTAB-Si) nanoparticles were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-Ray (EDX), dynamic light scattering (DLS) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and...
Industrialization has a major impact on the ecosystem and the natural water composition particularly in places close to cities andmanufacturing areas. Copper (Cu2+) ion is one of the heavy metals present in the industrial effluent and is considered to be a toxicheavy-metal contaminant accounting to its extreme persistence and bioaccumulation. Current techniques for determining Cu2+ions...
