supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China(21136005);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,2012AA03A606);the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD,38701001)~~
supported by the Malaysian Government (RU Grant 1001/PKIMIA/811092)
Rice husk silica catalyst loaded with 10 wt% vanadium was synthesized from agricultural biomass via a sol-gel synthetic route at pH = 9. The catalyst was characterized by different physico-chemical methods. The FTIR s...