@article{MAKHILLJEAS202116519534, title = {Designing of Synthesizing High Purity Silica by Decarbonization of Rice Husks by Air Flow Firing and Subsequently Hot Water Treatment of the Resulting Rice Husk Ash}, journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, volume = {16}, number = {5}, pages = {182-185}, year = {2021}, issn = {1816-949x}, doi = {jeasci.2021.182.185}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2021.182.185}, author = {Hidetoshi,Tetsuya,Yuki,Michiko and}, keywords = {Rice husk,silica,purify,potassium}, abstract = {Rice husk was fired at 400~1000°C under air flow and a white color rice husk ash was obtained. IR spectral data confirmed the absence of water (-OH group) and organics in the rice husk ash obtained after firing at low-temperatures (<700°C). XRD spectra revealed that the rice husk ash obtained at <700°C was amorphous and that the rice husk ash fired at 1000°C crystallized to the cristobalite phase. The rice husk ashes fired at 400 and 700°C were treated with ion-exchanged water at 80°C. Potassium and phosphorus were removed from these rice husk ashes by the hot water treatment, after which the potassium content in these rice husk ashes (fired at 400 and 700°C) decreased from 5% (before treatment) to 1.5% (after treatment). Summarizing, it was demonstrated that the silica in rice husk can be obtained in high purity by the above-described series of treatments.} }