Materials Research (Nov 2013)

Synthesis of high value-added zeolitic materials using glass powder residue as a silica source

  • J. A. B. L. R. Alves,
  • E. R. S. Dantas,
  • S. B. C. Pergher,
  • D. M. A. Melo,
  • M. A. F. Melo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-14392013005000191
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 213 – 218

Abstract

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In this work, zeolite A was obtained using alkaline fusion followed by a hydrothermal treatment of glass powder residue derived from the manufacturing of glass. The following parameters were evaluated: leaching of the stock material (silica source), mineralizing agent, alumina source, and the alkaline fusion and crystallization temperatures. The synthesized materials were characterized by chemical analysis using energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD and SEM results showed that zeolite A was obtained under almost all of the evaluated parameters. The use of pseudoboehmite as an aluminum source led to the formation of zeolite X as a secondary phase and a change in the temperature of fusion, which at 500 °C, there was formation of zeolite A, hydrated sodalite and zeolite X.

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