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Synthesis and characterization of zeolites NaA and NaY from rice husk ash

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In this study, both zeolites NaA and NaY were synthesized from rice husk ash (RHA) by a simple conventional hydrothermal route. Rice husk (RH) was used as a silicate source to produce various zeolites. The hydrothermal route was conducted via a seeding technique involving the preparation of two separate gels, i.e. colloidal seed and feedstock gel. The zeolite was first produced using commercially available chemicals and followed by the replacement of the commercial silicate sources with RHA derived silicate. The RHA silicate was obtained by combusting the RH at different temperatures and durations i.e. 450 °C for both 2 and 6 hours, as well as 750 °C for 6 hours. Zeolite NaY (faujasite) was successfully synthesized with commercial chemical seed and RHA derived feedstock gel. On the other hand, using RHA silicate in both colloidal seed and feedstock gel would give only zeolite NaA. Elemental, structural and morphological analyses of RHA and zeolites were carried out with X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

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Abbreviations

RH::

rice husk

RHA::

rice husk ash

NaOH::

sodium hydroxide

NaAlO2::

sodium aluminate

Na2SiO3::

sodium silicate

PTFE::

Polytetrafluoroethylene

XRF::

X-ray fluorescence

LOI::

loss on ignition

XRD::

X-ray diffractometer

SEM::

scanning electron microscope

EDS::

energy dispersive spectrometer

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    Wan-Cheng Tan, Sing-Yoh Yap, Radzali Othman & Fei-Yee Yeoh

  2. Department of Materials Science, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, 441-8580, Japan

    Akihiko Matsumoto

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Tan, WC., Yap, SY., Matsumoto, A. et al. Synthesis and characterization of zeolites NaA and NaY from rice husk ash. Adsorption 17, 863–868 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-011-9350-6

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