Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Silica from Rice Husk

Authors

  • Shanta Pokhrel Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, TU, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Sanjeeb Dahal Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, TU, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/acadview.v9i1.71253

Keywords:

EDX, FTIR, Incineration, Nano silica, Rice husk, XRD

Abstract

The rice process produces a large amount of rice husk which is most economically important a natural source of silica. In this work, the nano silica was synthesized from dried and cleaned rice husk by treating with hydrochloric acid followed by incineration at 700 ℃ in muffle furnace. Thus, formed silica nanoparticles were characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The FTIR results showed different peaks at 800 cm-1, 1078 cm-1 and 455 cm-1 resembling the peaks of Si-O symmetric stretching frequency, Si-O asymmetric stretching frequency and Si-O-Si bending frequency respectively. The average crystallite size was found 39.49 nm from XRD results. Whereas, EDX results showed silica elements with 58.20% composition along with Fe and Cr as major impurities. Thus, agricultural waste i.e. rice husk was found to be a major source of silica.

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Pokhrel, S., & Dahal, S. (2023). Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Silica from Rice Husk. Academic View, Journal of TUTA Tri-Chandra Campus Unit, 9(1), 143–148. https://doi.org/10.3126/acadview.v9i1.71253

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