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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2017-10-01

发表刊物：ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

收录刊物：Scopus、SCIE、PubMed

卷号：4

期号：10

页面范围：170921

ISSN号：2054-5703

关键字：coal fly ash; Na-A; Na-X; hydrothermal synthesis; tablet compression

摘要：Zeolites Na-A and Na-X are important synthetic zeolites widely used for separation and adsorption in industry. It is of great significance to develop energy-efficient routines that can synthesize zeolites Na-A and Na-X from low-cost raw materials. Coal fly ash (CFA) is the major residue from the combustion of coal and biomass containing more than 85% SiO2 and Al2O3, which can readily replace the conventionally used sodium silicate and aluminate for zeolite synthesis. We used Na2CO3 to replace the expensive NaOH used for the calcination of CFA and showed that tablet compression can enhance the contact with Na2CO3 for the activation of CFA through calcination for the synthesis of zeolites Na-A and Na-X under mild conditions. We optimized the control variables for zeolite synthesis and showed that phase-pure zeolite Na-A can be synthesized with CFA at reactant molar ratio, hydrothermal reaction temperature and reaction time of 1.3Na(2)O: 0.6Al(2)O(3): 1SiO(2): 38H(2)O at 80 degrees C for 6 h, respectively, while phasepure zeolite Na-X can be synthesized at 2.2Na(2)BO: 0.2Al(2)O(3): 1SiO(2): 88H(2)O at 100 degrees C for 8 h, respectively. The composition, morphology, specific surface area, vibration spectrum and thermogravimetry of synthesized Na-A and Na-X were further characterized.