Assessment of Chemical Composition of Rice Husk Using Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Technique from Kano State, North Western Nigeria

Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Technique was used to study the chemical compositions of rice husk in four selected Local Governments, namely-Wudil, Tofa, Kura and Rano Kano State, Nigeria. Rice is edible part paddy one major agricultural wastes that has potential produce composition which can be useful manufacturing industries. The samples were obtained during dry season grounded into powdered form irradiated with X-rays, X-rays interact individual atoms samples, these respond by producing their own whose energy levels abundance are different for each element. Fourteen compounds revealed all are; SO3, P2O3, SrO,BrO, ZnO, CuO, NiO, Fe2O3, MnO, CaO, K2O, Rb2O, Cl, SiO2. Herein, fourteen elements below detection limit (BDL) rest Wudil, Kura, Tofa have ten detected. concentration SiO2, CaO (in %), ranged from (82.12to 78.84), (12.964 7.0227), (6.0753 4.518) (2.3725 1.50716) respectively. Likewise, following %) constitutes minor elements; SrO CuO within range (0.705 05122), (0.2103 0.0147), (0.1838 0.01547), (0.73 0.023), (0.04586 0.017608) (0.04034 0.008503) In % P2O3(27.038), Cl(0.4766), SO3(3.79704) BrO (1.3992) new discovered sample not common other findings very as raw material production