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Variability in Morphology and Composition of Silica Nanoparticles Derived from Different Paddy Cultivars


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1 Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
2 Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
 

Turning rice husk (RH) into silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) is a potential strategy for valorization of rice shelling waste. In this study, SiNPs were synthesized from RH of three Basmati (BcvSiNPs) and six Parmal rice varieties (PcvSiNPs) using physico-chemical approach. The average size of BcvSiNPs and PcvSiNPs varied from 20 to 80 nm and 10 to 60 nm respectively, with occurrence of spherical to irregular-shaped aggregates (up to 200 nm) in the former and quasi-spherical to hexagonal shapes in the latter. The SEM-EDS study indicated higher silicon-content in BcvSiNPs compared to PcvSiNPs. However, FTIR analysis of SiNPs accentuated the presence of similar functional groups for both types.

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Electron Microscopy, Nanosilica, Paddy Cultivars, Pyrolysis, Rice Husk, Spectroscopy.
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Authors

Manpreet Kaur
Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
Anu Kalia
Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India

Abstract


Turning rice husk (RH) into silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) is a potential strategy for valorization of rice shelling waste. In this study, SiNPs were synthesized from RH of three Basmati (BcvSiNPs) and six Parmal rice varieties (PcvSiNPs) using physico-chemical approach. The average size of BcvSiNPs and PcvSiNPs varied from 20 to 80 nm and 10 to 60 nm respectively, with occurrence of spherical to irregular-shaped aggregates (up to 200 nm) in the former and quasi-spherical to hexagonal shapes in the latter. The SEM-EDS study indicated higher silicon-content in BcvSiNPs compared to PcvSiNPs. However, FTIR analysis of SiNPs accentuated the presence of similar functional groups for both types.

Keywords


Electron Microscopy, Nanosilica, Paddy Cultivars, Pyrolysis, Rice Husk, Spectroscopy.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv119%2Fi2%2F335-342