Effect of TiO2 Sol Impregnation on Biogenic Hierarchical Porous Structure of Rice Husk after High Temperature Treatment

Biogenic hierarchical porous rice husk SiO2 samples were prepared from pre-treating rice husk （RH） at low temperatures following TiO2 sol impregnation and pyrolysis process.The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectrometer.Biogenic hierarchical porous structure of untreated RH SiO2 starts to crack and break down from 800 ℃,whereas TiO2 grain film is formed on the pore wall and surface of RH SiO2 after sol impregnation and heat treatment,which enhances the skeleton strength ; the biogenic hierarchical porous structure of the rice husk still maintains after firing at 1 400 ℃.