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Conventional Methods for Synthesis of Fly Ash Zeolites

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Fly Ash Zeolites

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 78))

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Though, naturally occurring and chemically synthesized (pure grade) zeolites have been used for various industrial applications in the past, their increasing demand for several novel applications (viz., as adsorbent or absorbent for waste water decontamination, soil remediation as fertilizers, aqua-culture purification, etc.) warrants their enhanced production. With this in view, several researchers have attempted to synthesize zeolites from the fly ash , an abundantly available industrial by-product, as described in this chapter. Furthermore, different methods employed for synthesis of fly ash zeolites , the mechanism of zeolites formation and potential fields of their applications have also been included herein.

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Jha, B., Singh, D.N. (2016). Conventional Methods for Synthesis of Fly Ash Zeolites. In: Fly Ash Zeolites. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 78. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1404-8_3

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