ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF SAW DUST ASH AS FLUXING RAW MATERIAL IN SODA LIME SILICA GLASS PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT This research was conducted to study the suitabilty of saw dust ash in glass preparations. Saw dust from Isoberlinea doka (doka), Terminalia superba (Afara), Anogeissus leiocarpus (marke) and the mix saw dust (without taking note of the wood type) were used. They were collected from local market Sabon Gari, Zaria. The saw dusts were ashed using muffle furnace at 5500C and analysed using affluent absorption spectrophotometer and percentage ...
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