Constituent

Corn cob ash (wt %)

After extraction (wt %)

SiO2

47.78

98.77

Al2O3

9.40

0.00

Fe2O3

8.31

0.00

CaO

16.70

0.00

MgO

7.80

0.00

Mn2O3

2.70

0.00

K2O

5.42

0.74

Na2O

1.89

0.49