MIKHLESH KUMARI, RAJESH KUMAR LOHCHAB*, KULBIR SINGH AND A. K. HARITASH
Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology,
Hisar-125 001 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: rajeshlohchab@gmail.com; Mobile: 90340 43909)
(Received: August 5, 2022; Accepted: September 3, 2022)
ABSTRACT
Rice straw, a biomass feedstock that is produced at a large rate throughout the world, could be used in
an inventive way to create a product with additional value. The goal of this work was to synthesize and
characterize TiO2 nanoparticles making use of this technique. The process involved a reaction between titanium isopropoxide and acetic acid combination with rice straw powder and resultant product was titanium dioxide nanoparticle. The resulting nanoparticles were confirmed by X-Ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infraredand Energy Dispersive X-Ray
analysis. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles 24 nm were attained. The results obtained in the characterization techniques showed that the use of rice straw as biotemplate was an environment friendly, cost-effective method for obtaining nanosized titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. Key words : Rice straw, valorization, bio template, biomass, nanoparticles