Extraction of silica gel from Sorghum bicolour (L.) moench bagasse ash

Mupa, M. and Hungwe, C.B. and Witzleben, S. and et al, . (2015) Extraction of silica gel from Sorghum bicolour (L.) moench bagasse ash. African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 9 (2). pp. 12-17.

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Abstract

Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench), a crop that is grown by subsistence farmers in Zimbabwe was used to extract silica gel in order to assess its possible use as a raw material for the production of silica-based products....

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Silica gel, Sweet Sorghum, Extration, Ash, Bagasse, X-ray power diffraction (XRD)
Author Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Bindura University of Science Education, P.Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2015 05:10
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2015 05:10
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJPAC2015.0603
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13890

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