Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Silica Composite Produced from Rice Husk without Binder

Mechanical properties and dimensional stability of cement bonded particleboard from rice husk and sawdust

This study was conducted to evaluate the properties of cement bonded particleboard made from rice husk and sawdust. Sawdust and rice husk fine boards were made using two ratios of cement and particles of 70:30 and 80:20, but rice husk coarse was made with a ratio of cement and particle of 80:20. The density of sawdust and rice husk fine boards in a ratio of cement and particles of 70:30 was 960...

Synthesis of Si/MgO/Mg2SiO4 Composite from Rice Husk-Originated Nano-Silica

Silica exists in Rice husk, an agriculture waste, as a naturally occurring phase. In first step, acidic pre-treatment and calcination of the rice husk were performed to obtain nano-silica, in which various sizes of the nano-silica, totally with sizes under 80 nm, were achieved. Second, to reduce nano-silica to elemental Si and subsequently formation of the composite, Mg used as the reducing age...

Characterization of hydrochars produced by hydrothermal carbonization of rice husk

Biochar is the carbon-rich product obtained when biomass, such as wood, manure or leaves, is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. In more technical terms, biochar is produced by so-called thermal decomposition of organic material under limited supply of oxygen (O2), and at relatively low temperatures (< 700 C). Hydrochar differentiates from biochar because it is produce...

Effect of Rice Husk Ash on High-Temperature Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Concrete

Effects of rice husk ash (RHA) on the strength and temperature resistance of concrete were investigated. Different amounts of cement in concrete were replaced by RHA and fly ash (FA), used as mineral admixtures, under the condition of a constant binder content. The compressive strength and temperature resistance were tested at different temperatures. The results show that mixing concrete with t...

Mechanical properties of epoxy composites with plasma-modified rice-husk-derived nanosilica