Extraction and Characterization of Potassium Carbonate from Pennisetum Glaucum (Millet) Straw from Mulai Ward, Borno State Nigeria for Domestic and Industrial Applications

Authors

  • Bala Adamu Thliza Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069 Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria Author
  • Iliya Ibrahim Nkafamiya Department of Chemistry, Modibbo Adama University of Technology P.M.B 2076 Yola. Adamawa State Nigeria. Author
  • Halima Nasir Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069 Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria. Author

Keywords:

Potassium Carbonate, spectroscopic analysis, Pennisetum Glaucum

Abstract

The investigation of the feasibility of extracting Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3) from agricultural waste 
locally is paramount, and can be achieved by sampling and preparing the wastes by ashing, extraction 
and crystallization, the obtained crystals were analyzed by spectroscopic analysis (XRF, EDX and SEM). 
The high value of Potassium (K) obtained in both the crystals of millet straw (MS) at sampling areas A 
and B (MSA and MSB) are 27.3 – 36.66 g/100mg, compared to that of Oxygen (O) 35.4 – 37.7 g/100mg, 
followed by Carbon (C) 16.6 – 31.7 g/100 mg shadows that the produced crystals met the standard value 
of the conventional K2CO3. Conclusively, this research will be useful to those researchers interested in 
authenticating the fact that the use of K2CO3 is an important ingredient used in various industrial 
applications.

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Published

2025-03-02

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025): ChemClass Journal

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