Influence of Temperature and Alkaline Activation for Synthesis Zeolite A from Natural Kaolin

Abstract:

Zeolite A from natural kaolin have been successfully synthesized via calcination and hydrothermal. However, these techniques have one drawback since, the impurities in kaolin such as muscovite and quartz in the kaolin structure, which depend on temperature and alkaline activation. This work was separated into two steps, first step was used calcination technique, and second step was used hydrothermal technique. Reaction of temperature in the first step was studied the influence of temperature from 500°C to 800°C for 3 hours. In this step, kaolin transformed to metakaolin and remain the impurities. Next, reaction of alkaline activation in second step was studied about the influence of NaOH. The concentration of NaOH in hydrothermal was varied from 1M to 4M and mixed with metakaolin at 90°C for 72 hours. X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were used for characterization. The solid products were formed to zeolite A at 1M NaOH hydrothermal with 500°C to 800°C calcination and it can be seemed good of euhedral structure at 700°C

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 751)
• Pages: 410-416
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.751.410
• Online since: August 2017
• Authors: Pimpreeya Thungngern, Phanwatsa Amnaphiang, Panuruj Asawaworarit, Vituruch Goodwin, Nuwong Chollacoop, Apiluck Eiad-Ua*
• Keywords: Calcination, Hydrothermal, Kaolin, Zeolite A

References

[1] D.W. Breck, Zeolite molecular sieves: structure, chemistry, and use, Wiley, New York, (1973).

[2] E. Araujo, Hildebrando, Synthesis and characterization of zeolite NaP using kaolin waste as a source of silicon and aluminum Materials Research, 17 (2014), pp.174-179.

DOI: 10.1590/s1516-14392014005000035

[3] Mousa Gougazeh , J. -Ch. Buhl, Synthesis and characterization of zeolite A by hydrothermal transformation of natural Jordanian kaolin, Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 15 (2014), pp.35-42.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaubas.2013.03.007

[4] A.R. Loiola , J.C.R.A. Andrade, J.M. Sasaki, L.R.D. da Silva, Structural analysis of zeolite NaA synthesized by a cost-effective hydrothermal method using kaolin and its use as water softener, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 367, 2012, p.34.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.11.026

[5] T.M. Salama, et al. : Materials Chemical Physical, 113 (2009), p.159–165.

[6] H. Yang, et al., Incorporating platinum precursors into a NaA-zeolite synthesis mixture promoting the formation of nanosized zeolite, Microporous Mesoporous Materails., 117 (2009), p.33–40.

DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.06.009

[7] H. Youssef, D. Ibrahim, S. Komarneni, Microwave-assisted versus conventional synthesis of zeolite A from metakaolinite, Microporous Mesoporoud Materials, 115, 2009, pp.527-534.

DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.02.030

[8] K. Menad et al, Synthesis and Study of Calcination Temperature Influence on the change of structural properties of the LTA zeolite, J. Chem., 9, 2016, p.788 – 797.

[9] M. Tavasoli, H. Kazemian, S. Sadjadi, M. Tamizifar, Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite NaY Using Kaolin with different synthesis methods, Clays and Clay Minerals, 62, 2014, p.508–518.

DOI: 10.1346/ccmn.2014.0620605

[10] M. Murat, A. Amokrane, J.P. Bastide, L. Montanaro, Synthesis of Zeolite from thermally activated kaolinite some observations on nucleation and growth. Clay Minerals, 27, 1992, pp.119-130.

DOI: 10.1180/claymin.1992.027.1.12

[11] P.K. Dutta, B. Del Barco, Raman spectroscopy of zeolite A: influence of silicon/aluminum ratio, J. Phys. Chem. 92 (1988), p.354–357.

DOI: 10.1021/j100313a022

[12] J. Rocha, J. Klinowski, J.M. Adams, Synthesis of Zeolite Na-A from Metakaolinite Revisited, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 87 (1991), pp.3091-3097.

DOI: 10.1039/ft9918703091

[13] B. R. Ilic, A. A. M. Ljiljana, R. Mitrovic, Thermal trreatment of Kaolin clay to obtain metakaolin, Hem. ind., 64 (4), 2010, p.351–356.

DOI: 10.2298/hemind100322014i