Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39539534›Full record

ArticleRSC advances2024

Single step eco-efficient mild chemical process for the total valorisation of rice husk: a focus on the inorganics as a cement additive.

Eleonora Conterosito, Geo Paul, Valentina Toson, Valentina Gianotti, Marco Milanesio, Daniela Gastaldi, Enrico Boccaleri

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in RSC advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Eleonora ConterositoDipartimento per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro piazza S. Eusebio 5 13100 Vercelli Italy enrico.boccaleri@uniupo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-1322
Geo PaulDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0944-0016
Valentina TosonDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy.
Valentina GianottiDipartimento per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro piazza S. Eusebio 5 13100 Vercelli Italy enrico.boccaleri@uniupo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7273-4474
Marco MilanesioDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3276-8757
Daniela GastaldiBuilt - Buzzi Innovation Lab and Technology Via Restano 3 13100 Vercelli Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-8537
Enrico BoccaleriDipartimento per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro piazza S. Eusebio 5 13100 Vercelli Italy enrico.boccaleri@uniupo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-9176

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rice husk biomass remaining from the industrial processing of rice constitutes approximately 25 wt% of the edible rice produced, and its disposal is challenging due to its high silica content. Here, we describe the optimization of a single step innovative chemical process for the conversion of rice husk-based biomass into useable products which tackles all fractions of the input biomass. The chemical process consists of a single step hydrothermal low temperature treatment of rice husk biomass leading to three easy-to-recover fractions. With appropriate chemical treatments, each of these fractions can serve specific applications effectively, overcoming the issues present in the original biomass. This paper will present the treatment method and the optimization of chemical conditions for ideal fractionation as well as include the characterization of the recovered materials. Additionally, the paper will explore the use of one of these materials-the inorganic precipitate fraction (P), which is rich in calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phase-as an additive to promote C-S-H nucleation in cementitious materials. The process also yields a liquid fraction (S) rich in sugars and soluble inorganic species, and a fibrous fraction (HR) containing lignin and cellulose residues. All these components were characterized to assess their suitability for potential applications. A detailed study on the application of these materials in the fields of plant biology and polymer science will be presented in (a) subsequent publication(s). The three fractions were characterized by a multi-technique approach involving PXRD, XRF, TGA/DSC, Electron microscopy and NMR. The above chemical process can be extended to any straw and husk-based cereal crops (wheat or barley), broadening and strengthening the bio-based industries and improving the circularity of food-related byproducts.

Identifiers

PMID39539534
PMCPMC11558517

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.