Utilization of Rice Husk, an Abundant and Inexpensive Biomass in Porous Ceramic Membrane Preparation: A Crucial Role of Firing Temperature

Figure 1

Variation in the porosity of PCMs with rice husk content (wt%) in a ceramic mixture fired at 1000°C (a) and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm of a PCM sample prepared from a ceramic mixture containing 20 wt% rice husk fired at 1000°C (b).

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