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Conversion of Bagasse Ash Waste to Nanosized SiC Powder

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In this work, sugarcane bagasse ash (BA) was used as a low-cost starting material for synthesizing nanosized SiC powder as an alternative to existing techniques for utilizing ever increasing amounts of industrial BA wastes. Fine SiC powder was SHS-produced from BA–C–Mg mixtures and characterized by XRD and SEM. The product powder was found to contain SiC, MgO, and a minor amount of Mg2SiO4. Unwanted MgO and Mg2SiO4 were leached out with acid solutions. The leached product represented the agglomerated powder of nanoparticles with a mean size of about 50 nm. Our approach can help not only to diminish harmful effects caused by ash disposal but also to suggest a cost-effective process for production of fine SiC powder.

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  1. Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

    M. Khangkhamano

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Thaksin University, Phatthalung, Thailand

    S. Singsarothai

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

    R. Kokoo

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

    S. Niyomwas

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Khangkhamano, M., Singsarothai, S., Kokoo, R. et al. Conversion of Bagasse Ash Waste to Nanosized SiC Powder. Int. J Self-Propag. High-Temp. Synth. 27, 98–102 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1061386218020103

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