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Short Review: Biowaste as A Source of Silica and Its Application as A Filler to Fabricate The Superhydrophobic Silica-Based Coating
Nur Fatihah Mohd Fadzil1, Muhammad Salihin Zakaria2, Razif Muhammed Nordin3, Khairul Anwar Abdul Halim4, Nur Farhana Hayazi5, Lokman Hakim Ibrahim6.
Silica (SiO2) plays a major key ingredient in producing products such as toothpaste, ceramics, and paints, to name a few, as it acts as astabilizing agent, filler and additive. Due to its excellent properties, the use of high-purity SiO2in industrial applications is favourable. Unfortunately, high-purity SiO2 is expensive. Tetraethyl Orthosilicate (TEOS) is an example of a SiO2precursor that is costly and harmful, yet frequently employed. This paper provides a short review of the advantages of biowaste materials as SiO2precursors and their role as fillers in the fabrication of superhydrophobic coating. Researchers nowadays are attempting to lower the expense of employing high-purity SiO2by extracting silica from biowaste using many methods such as acid leaching and alkali treatment as this option is highly sustainable. The growth of agricultural industries is exponential due to the increase in biowaste production. Therefore, this is one of the ways to utilize the use of biowaste in combatting the environmental issues regarding excess biowaste and receding pure resources. SiO2from biowaste also can be utilized as filler and used to develop superhydrophobic coating, providing numerous potential applications.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM Perlis Branch, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kampus Alam UniMAP, Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Malaysia
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