Determination of kinetic parameters for thermal decomposition of bamboo leaf to extract bio-silica

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Ezzat Chan, Kow, Kien Woh, Yusoff, Rozita, Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz
• Format: Article
• Published: TAYLOR & FRANCIS 2016
• Subjects: T Technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/68165/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2016.1141272
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Bio­silica has many applications due to its high reactivity and pozzolanic properties. The extraction of silica from biomass such as bamboo leaf is usually accomplished by thermal decomposition. Currently, the thermal decomposition requires external heat energy input. In this work, the possibility t...