Production of Amorphous and Crystalline Silica from Philippine Waste Rice Hull

Abstract:

Rice husk is the covering of rice seeds and a by-product of milling rice grain. This study is conducted to investigate the production of silica (SiO₂) formed from waste rice hull (RH) at different processing temperatures and study its structure, morphology, and thermal properties. Thermal analysis by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the dried RH showed two mass-loss steps associated to the moisture desorption and thermal decomposition. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns of the rice hull calcined at 550 ^oC showed a purely amorphous SiO₂ structure while those calcined for 900 ^oC for 1 hour and for 3 hours showed a glass-ceramics and crystalline SiO₂ structure, respectively. This structural result is supported by the results obtained from the FTIR and Raman analyses of the samples. On the other hand, the Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed the morphology of the samples revealing an increasing particle and grain size of the samples calcined at higher temperatures and longer heat treatment duration. In addition, Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectra of both amorphous and crystalline SiO₂ samples confirm that the sample contains mostly silicon and oxygen. Thus, in this study, the desired form of either amorphous or crystalline SiO₂ from waste rice hull can be successfully obtained by controlled heat treatment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1098)
• Pages: 80-85
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1098.80
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: Emie Salamangkit Mirasol, Rinlee Butch M. Cervera
• Keywords: Amorphous SiO₂, Crystalline SiO₂, Rice Hull, Silica

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