Element Content (%) Iron Trioxide (Fe,O;) 0.05 ‘Aluminium Trioxide (ALO3) 0.14 Calcium Oxide (CaO) Less Than 0.01 Magnesium Oxide (MgO) 0.01 Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) 0.02 Chromium Trioxide (Cr203) Less Than 0.01 Sodium Oxide (Na;0) Less Than 0.01 Potassium Oxide (K:0) Less Than 0.01 Silicon Dioxide (SiO) 99.42 Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) 0.04 Loss On Ignition (LOI) 0.04 Preparation of Sodium Silicate Solution. Silica sand was milled by High Energy Milling in order to reduce the size to form silica powder for 30 (a), 60 (b) and 90 (c) minutes respectively, After that, silica powder was reacted with sodium hydroxide 8 M for stirring at 90° C for 2 h, and then filtered to separate the silica powder and the sodium silicate solution, To confirm sodium and silicon content, the solution was characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy (Shimadzu AA-625-01). Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles, 100 ml of a, b, and ¢ solution was wisely added by titrating the solution with 3 M HCI to reach pH about 1-2 to form clean white silicic acid (Si(OH),) gel. The