Removal of silica from rice straw by using alkaline hydrogen peroxide solution in a fixed bed column

• Main Authors: Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah, Mohd. Rafatullah, Mohd. Rafatullah, Ahmad, Akil, Lokhat, David, Abd. Talib, Norfahana, Khamis, Aidee Kamal
• Format: Article
• Published: Journal of Materials and Environmental Sciences 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/82255/; http://dx.doi.org/10.26872/jmes.2018.9.3.95
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper investigates the efficiency of alkaline hydrogen peroxide (AHP) solution to remove silica from rice straw in a fixed-bed column. Characterization of rice straw was performed by using Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The ex...