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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2015.32.2.240

Synthesis of zeolite A from coal fly ash by alkali fusion followed by hydrothermal treatment  

Jeong, Ji-Baek (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Choi, Ko-Yeol (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.32, no.2, 2015 , pp. 240-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
Zeolite A was prepared from coal fly ash upon NaOH fusion treatment, followed by hydrothermal treatment. The effects of treatment conditions such as NaOH/ash ratio, fusion temperature, the amount of sodium aluminate added, hydrothermal treatment temperature and time on the type and the crystallinity of zeolites were investigated. The optimal NaOH/ash weight ratio and fusion temperature to produce high crystalline zeolite A were 1.2 and $550^{\circ}C$, respectively. The dissolution of $Si^{4+}$ and $Al^{3+}$ from the fused fly ash was not affected by stirring time. The type of synthetic zeolites was found to be dependent on the amount of sodium aluminate added. The low amount of sodium aluminate favored zeolite X, while a single phase zeolite A was produced by increasing the amount sodium aluminate. Zeolite A was transformed into hydroxysodalite with increasing hydrothermal treatment time and temperature. A high crystalline zeolite A could be obtained by decreasing the temperature increasing time up to the reaction temperature.
Keywords
zeolite A; coal fly ash; alkali fusion; hydrothermal treatment;
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