Preparation of pure Silica Oxide (Sio2) and Zeolite Y from rice husk as an ion exchanger for emergency water treatment system using in flood affected area

• Main Authors: Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, M. B., Awang, Yusof, Alias Mohd
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland 2012
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23032/1/AMR.445.821-January_2012.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23032/; http://www.scientific.net
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Thermal and acid wash treatment of rice husk has been conducted 550 to 600 0C in air atmosphere and chemical treatments consisted of acid, H2SO4. Purity, pore size distribution, FT-IR and SEM micrographs of treated and non-treated samples are presented. In this study the acid treated rice husk ash...