Synthesis of X- and A-Type Zeolites from Waste Stone Powder and Aluminium Dross Using Alkali Fusion

Takaaki Wajima

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1023.97

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Synthesis of X- and A-Type Zeolites from Waste Stone Powder and Aluminium Dross Using Alkali Fusion

Abstract:

Zeolites A and X, well-known as practical materials, were successfully synthesized with high cation exchange capacity (CEC) using two industrial wastes, waste crushed stone powder and aluminum dross, by alkali fusion treatment. Waste stone powder and aluminum dross are industrial wastes, and effective utilization of these wastes has been highly expected. Since the main components of the two wastes are Si, Al and O, those wastes can be used as starting materials for synthesis of zeolites. In this study, these industrial wastes were converted into crystalline zeolite-X and –A using alkali fusion. The stone powder, dross and the mixture of these wastes were transformed into a soluble phase via alkali fusion, and then agitated in distilled water at room temperature to give an intermediate gel-like solid, followed by synthesis at 80 °C to give the final product. The zeolites were successfully synthesized via the alkali fusion process, and selective synthesis of zeolites A and X was achieved by controlling the mixing ratio of aluminium dross to stone powder.