Effect of silica bionanoparticles obtained from rice husk for the treatment of wood of Pinus elliottii

• Published in: Journal of wood chemistry and technology Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 158 - 170
• Main Authors: Nicacio, Marcos Alves, Paes, Juarez Benigno, Bufalino, Lina, Lopez, Yonny Martinez, Sousa, Sara Freitas de, Verly Lopes, Dercilio Junior
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 05.05.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: alternative treatment; biosilica; Brown rot; Chemical treatment; Cryptotermes brevis; Decay fungi; Fluorescence; Forest soils; Fungi; Gloeophyllum trabeum; Heat treatment; Heat treatments; Hydrochloric acid; Hydrochloric acid leaching; Leaching; Nasutitermes corniger; Neolentinus lepideus; Pine trees; Pinus elliottii; Purity; Rhodonia placenta; Scanning electron microscopy; Silica; Silicon dioxide; Soft rot; Sustainability; Termites; Wood; Wood durability; X-ray fluorescence
• ISSN: 0277-3813; 1532-2319
• DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2022.2055074

Renewable products can ensure environmental sustainability, human health, and reduce the use of traditional products that have toxic compounds in their formulation. Therefore, the research aimed to evaluate the biological resistance of Pinus elliottii wood against xylophagous fungi and termites through impregnation with silica bioparticles (SiO 2 ) obtained from rice husks. To obtain the silica, the material underwent chemical treatment, two cycles of acid leaching with hydrochloric acid, and heat treatment at 500 °C, 550 °C or 600 °C. The purity of the silica obtained was characterized by X-ray fluorescence technique (XRF), and the mean particle size by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SiO 2 was applied to the specimens at concentrations of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0%, and the impregnated samples were subjected to tests with brown rot fungi (Gloeophyllum trabeum, Rhodonia placenta and Neolentinus lepideus), soft rot (taken from natural forest soil) and xylophagous termites (Nasutitermes corniger and Cryptotermes brevis). The thermal treatments promoted the obtainment of high purity bioparticles, with value of approximately 90% and diameter of 263.7 nm. In the termite test, the smallest loss of mass and damage were for the impregnated samples. Termite mortality increased with the concentration of solutions. SiO 2 was not effective against xylophagous fungi, with no difference between treatments and controls, indicating that resistance was inherent in the wood itself.