Table 1. BET Surface Area and Crystallinity Index of Untreated and Pretreated RH at Optimal Conditionsa.
| surface
area (m2/g) |
degree
of crystallinity (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| biomass | native | pretreated | native | pretreated |
| rice husk | 2.1 | 5.4 | 70.1 | 82.3 |
Optimal pretreatment conditions: 10% (w/v) RH in water/ethanol/MIBK (24%:32%:44%) using 3% H3PO4–AC for 1 h at a microwave power of 300 W.