Greener Silica from Rice

Two U-M researchers turn useless waste from rice processing into the high-purity silica compounds that are used in everything from toothpaste to tires. The technique could eliminate millions of tons of CO2 emissions every year, and it’s 90 percent less expensive than the
current method.
Richard Laine is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research interests include the synthesis and processing of inorganic and organometallic hybrid polymers and nano-oxide powders.
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[@vijayafernando1]

Rice Husks were used in Sri Lanka to make and export glass beads to the rest of the world in 300BC. The word in singhalese for rice Husks is vee. Hence the singhalese name for glass is vithuru or in vitro (Latin).

[@nursyazwanieizzatichik9464]

Hi, do you have any journal on this procedure? I would like to try the same method but in smaller scale for my project.

[@greenfrog2929]

I am interested in this idea, will you give me more details about machines and working model, chemical reactions details, quality checking, and the final procedure for the extraction

[@shahriarfardin777]

Here in Bangladesh we have huge husk stock and only one company makes Silicon peroxide powder, most of ash goes to ceement factories

[@dvilistiq]

May i know at what temperature and time that suitable to produce silica crystaline??maybe u can share a link to refer some journal paper..tq

[@shanewhite352]

haha he will not share the secret, he's just looking for publicity by creating a video

[@HarryHarshaw]

Have you made cement samples with the silica. I would be interested in testing this silica to produce cement samples.

[@payaljain5063]

plz guide more about manufacturing process.

[@EqhwanVid]

Please let me know on how to produce nanosilica by using simple experiment and method with rice husk as raw material

[@faqihsam7110]

How i can adopt this technology?

[@pratapverma9075]

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[@HarryHarshaw]

@@pratapverma9075 I am interested in testing your silica in cement samples. Whom do I discuss this with?

[@docbrown3139]

@@HarryHarshaw were you able to find anything on this? I’m also looking to use rice hulk ash with cement

[@cobalo7560]

@@HarryHarshaw i am from indonesia, we have so much rice husk in here..

[@aiswaryatr294]

Can I get a animation video how plants itself synthesis silica gel

[@abhinavbansal5969]

Do you have any idea how we made silica from rice husk ash

[@faqihsam7110]

What the meaning of antifreeze?

[@nadiaahmed7206]

i think it's salt it's used to melt ice

[@ElGatoLoco698]

The amount of carbon dioxide produced from the silicon making process is negligible and insignificant. More carbon dioxide is evaporated from dry ice than produced in the silicon making process. Not to mention the single biggest producer of carbon dioxide is mother nature anyway.

[@Super1TruthSeeker]

Plants do pick up heavy metals.