Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Silica from Algerian River Sand for Solar Grade Silicon: Effect of Alkaline Concentration on the Porosity and Purity of Silica Powder
Asmaa Boualem, Liviu Leontie, Salvador Ángel Gómez-Lopera, Saad Hamzaoui
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSodium hydroxideExtraction (chemistry)Fourier transform infrared spectroscopyThermogravimetric analysisScanning electron microscopeMesoporous silicaMesoporous materialPorositySodium silicateChemical engineeringSiliconLeaching (pedology)AdsorptionNuclear chemistryChromatographyCatalysisComposite materialChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistrySoil waterEngineeringEnvironmental scienceSoil scienceClay minerals and soil interactionsMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesIron oxide chemistry and applications