TY  - JOUR
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 29
TI  - Simultaneous preparation of nano silica and iron oxide from palm oil fuel ash and thermokinetics of template removal
SP  - 20788
SN  - 20462069
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
EP  - 20799
N2  - Nanomaterials have potential applications in the fields of catalysis, drug delivery, nanocomposites, and nanofluids. This study suggests a method for simultaneous preparation of nano silica and iron oxide from palm oil fuel ash (POFA). First, POFA was leached out with H2SO4 followed by alkali (NaOH) leaching. Basification (pH = 14) of the filtrate of the first leaching process produced iron oxide, while acidification of the alkali leachate produced nano silica. Addition of polymeric surfactant polyethylene glycol (PEG MW 20 000) resulted in deagglomeration of the silica nanoparticles. Silica nanoparticles with sizes in the range of 20-80 nm, surface area of 326 m2 g-1, and pore diameter of 8.2 nm were obtained. Thermokinetic and thermodynamic studies of template (PEG) removal from the silica matrix were performed using the Kissinger and Ozawa methods based on model-free kinetics. The activation energy of PEG decreased from 330 kJ mol-1 to 140 kJ mol-1 when it was used as a template; this result demonstrates the lack of chemical bonding between the surfactant and silica. The findings are supported by the Fourier-transform infrared spectra of the PEG-silica composites. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015.
IS  - 27
KW  - Activation energy; Chemical bonds; Drug delivery; Filtration; Iron; Leaching; Nanofluidics; Nanoparticles; Oil shale; Palm oil; Silica; Surface active agents
KW  -  Chemical bondings; De agglomerations; Fourier transform infrared spectra; Model free kinetics; Polymeric surfactant; Silica composites; Silica nanoparticles; Thermodynamic studies
KW  -  Iron oxides
ID  - scholars6380
Y1  - 2015///
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84923902316&doi=10.1039%2fc4ra15922e&partnerID=40&md5=62fbad8d67196de8a38824b90ff574a0
A1  - Irfan Khan, M.
A1  - Azizli, K.
A1  - Sufian, S.
A1  - Man, Z.
A1  - Khan, A.S.
JF  - RSC Advances
VL  - 5
ER  -