Physicochemical Characteristics of Zeolite Mineral by Alkali Solution Treatment

알칼리 처리에 의한 Zeolite 광물의 물리화학적 특성

The effect of sodium hydroxide treatment on some physicochemical properties of zeolite mordenite mineral was studied with chemical analyses, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses, infrared analysis, measurement of carbon dioxide adsorption and gas chromatography. Mordenite mineral from tuffaceous rocks in Yeongil and Wolsung area was used as a starting material and treated with 0.1-5N NaOH aqueous solution at about $95^{\circ}C$ in the water bath for three hours.At the concentration of sodium hydroxide below 0.5N, all chemical compositions in the tuff were virtually insoluble and the mordenite structure did not change. At the concentration above 1N, the chemical compositions such as silica, alumina, etc., were dissolved. The dissolution ratio of silica was lager than that of alumina, and the ratio of silica to alumina in the tuff decreased sharply in the concentration range of 2 to 3N. Intensity of X-ray diffraction peak of mordenite (202) plane and the adsorbed amount of carbon dioxide also decreased with the increasing concentration of sodium hydroxide above 1N. These decreases corresponded to the degree of mordenite structure collapsed.The separation of gas chromatography of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon monoxide was not affected by the sodium hydroxide treatment, but elution peaks of methane and krypton tended to be broadened and their retention time was shortened. The elution peaks of both methane and krypton tended to be overlapped with those of nitrogen and oxygen.

Zeolite인 mordenite 광물을 수산화나트륨용액으로 화학처리한 효과에 대해서 화학분석, X-선 분말회절, 열분석, 이산화탄소의 흡착측정 및 GC를 통하여 조사하였다. 출발원료로 mordenite 광물을 3시간동안 water bath 중 약 $95^{\circ}C$에서 NaOH 0.1-5N의 농도범위로 화학 처리한 결과, 시료중 함유된 모든 화학성분은 NaOH 0.5N 이하의 농도에서는 불용이고 mordenite 구조는 변화하지 않았으며 1N 이상의 농도에서는 실리카, 알루미나 등과 같이 성분들이 용해되었고 시료중 실리카의 용해비율이 알루미나의 용해보다 높으며 실리카와 알루미나의 비가 2-3N 농도 범위에서는 급격히 감소하였다.Mordenite 의 (202)면의 X-선 회절피크 강도와 $CO_2$ 흡착량은 1N 이상의 NaOH 농도가 증가함에 따라 감소하며 이로 인하여 mordenite 구조의 붕괴가 나타났다.산소, 질소 및 일산화탄소의 GC분리공정에서는 NaOH 용액 처리에 의한 영향을 받지 않으나 메탄과 크립톤의 용출피크가 넓어지는 경향이 나타나며 retention time 은 단축되었고 이 두 기체모두 용리피크는 산소 또는 질소와 중복되기 쉬운 경향을 보여주었다.