Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJEAT)
Volume-3 | Issue-02 | 94-96
Original Research Article
Characterization of the Crystalline Structure of Wheat Bran Burned by Nd: YAG Laser
Muna A. Pn Gawbah, Ali A. S. Marouf, Yousef A. Alsabah, Mohammed U. Orsod, Abdelrahman A. Elbadawi
Published : Feb. 28, 2018
Abstract
This paper reports obtaining of useful and highly value materials from
wheat bran. For this purpose, wheat bran sample was burned for 30 s using Nd: YAG
laser with output power 60 W. The product of synthesis process and non-burned
wheat bran were characterized by x-ray diffractometer (XRD), energy dispersive xray (EDX) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) so as to investigate its crystal
structure and chemical components. XRD results of the sample before burning
process revealed amorphous silica, cubic phase of silicon carbide and rhombohedral
phase of carbon. The obtained results showed that burning process using Nd: YAG
laser can convert the cubic structure of silicon carbide into hexagonal and
rhombohedral structure and convert rhombohedral structure of carbon into hexagonal
structure; also it revealed a monoclinic structure of silica after burning. FTIR showed
a number of absorbance peaks assigned to silica and silicon carbide.