Rice husk is the only agro residue having maximum siliceous ash content and available in dry form. The present work on rice husk describes processes for producing controlled carbon-silica mixtures in amorphous form, electronic-grade potassium silicate and activated carbon. Rice husk is first pyrolised in a reactor at less than 973 K to obtain the char which is subsequently heated and activated with steam at 1073-1173 K for about 1 h in another reactor. The char is leached with HCl. Analysis of the leached char indicates that it is amorphous in nature and contains mainly 40% carbon and 56% silica with small quantities of volatile matter. The utility of the material as filler for reinforcement of rubbers is tested. Test results show that a tenfold increase in tensile strength and modulus of elasticity can be achieved with 100 phr. In another development, the leached char is digested with 10-15% KOH solution in the temperature range of 303-373 K for about 1-10 h. It is found that electronic-grade potassium silicate could be easily produced compared to the conventional method of fusion of sand with alkali at 1273-1473 K. The residue from this process is a good-quality activated carbon. A process flowsheet is presented for producing these chemicals with energy recovery aspects from rice husk.