Development of Barium Borosilicate Glass Using Rice Husk Ash: Effect of BaO

Abstract

This paper is report on the physical and optical properties of development barium-borate-rice husk ash (BaBRHA) glass system. The glasses containing BaO in xBaO:(80-x)B2O3:20RHA where x = 30, 35, 40 and 45 wt% have been prepared by melt quenching technique. The physical properties of this glass are shown from density data. The optical properties were investigated from refractive index and transmission by using Abbe-refractometer and UV-visible spectrometer respectively.