SioTeX™, a specialty chemical and performance materials manufacturer, has developed a drop-in replacement for fumed silica called Eco-Sil™. Our patent pending technology uses rice hulls, an abundant biowaste, as the raw material. The process is much simpler than the conventional method, consumes substantially less energy, and involves few toxic reactants. Every year, millions of tons of rice hulls are discarded. Our technology won an EPA award for its ability to reduce rice hull landfilling and field burning.