Article
Improvements in the synthesis of zeolites with low Si/Al ratio from Venezuelan sodium silicate for an environmentally friendly process
Registro en:
Ingeniería e Investigación vol. 36 n.° 1, april - 2016 (62-69)
0120-5609
2248-8723
Autor
Garía, A.
López, C.M
Garía, L. V
Casanova, J
R. Goldwasser, Mireya
Institución
Resumen
LTA and FAU zeolites were successfully synthesized from a Venezuelan sodium silicate solution, by hydrothermal crystallization
under autogenous pressure at 100°C, with 2–24h crystallization times. The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, BET
specific surface area and SEM. A series of synthesis tests were performed to study the influence of the molar composition of the starting
mixture over zeolites crystallization. The effect of crystallization time for a particular synthesis mixture composition was studied for
both zeolites types. The reuse as alkaline medium of the mother liquor separated during filtration, and the effect of the aging before
crystallization were additionally studied. The experimental results are in agreement with the crystallization mechanism proposed for
zeolites synthesis in liquid phase. The use of a 2SiO2
:Al2
O3
:6.Na2
O:240H2
O synthesis mixture composition allows obtaining LTA
zeolite within 2h of crystallization. For FAU zeolite, no aging period was needed when starting with a 4SiO2
:Al2
O3
:6.6Na2
O:264H2
O
composition. It was possible to synthesize both zeolites with high purity and crystallinity and with adequate water adsorption
properties.