Structural Characterization of Silica Particles Extracted from Grass Stenotaphrum secundatum: Biotransformation via Annelids

Table 1

EDS to silica particles synthesized without bioprocess and with bioprocess.

Without bioprocess			With bioprocess
Element	% atomic	% weight	Element	% atomic	% weight
O K	70.15	56.23	O K	68.25	54.01
Na K	0.49	0.56	Mg K	1.28	1.54
Mg K	0.44	0.54	Al K	6.13	8.18
Al K	1.06	1.43	Si K	22.09	30.69
Si K	25.19	35.44	K K	0.63	1.21
K K	1.12	2.19	Ti K	0.28	0.66
Ca K	0.81	1.62	Fe K	1.34	3.70
Ti K	0.28	0.68
Fe K	0.47	1.31
Total	100.00	100.00	Total	100.00	100.00