The Effects of Mass Variation Potasium Chloride on Characteristic Nanosilicone from Natural Sand Through the Magnesiothermic
Rizky Agusman (a), Andriayani (b*)
a) Student of Departmen Chemistry, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara
b) Department of Chemistry, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara
Jl. Bioteknologi No 1, Kampus USU, Medan 20155, Indonesia
*andriayani[at]usu.ac.id
Abstract
Synthesis of nanosilicone has been carried out from natural sand with magnesiothermic method. Silica from natural sand was extracted by sodium hydroxide 10 N and hydrochloride acid 6N. Ultrasonication of silica with potasium chloride has been done with ratio of SiO2:KCl (1:7.5 and 1:12.5). Silica converted to silicone by magnesiothermic methode with ratio SiO2:Mg = 1:2, heated up to 800 C for 6 h. Nanosilicone was purified with deionized water and ethanol, HCl 5 N and HF 10%. The result of XRD analysis of nanosilicone of ratio SiO2: KCl (1:7.5 and 1: 12.5) each 88.8% and 73.0%. The disrtibution of particle size wer 28.56 nm - 170.57 nm and 12.70 nm -93.32 nm. Photo SEM Of particle nanosilicone shows a pore and agglomeration.
Keywords: Potassium chloride; magnesiothermic; nanosilicone; natural sand; ultrasonication
Topic: Nanoscience and Nano-material applications