ACETONE ADSORPTION ON SYNTHESIZED ZEOLITE FROM NATURAL CLAY MATERIAL

Polish clay material was used as an initial material for synthesis of the FAU type zeolite Y. For clay pre-synthesis preparation was adopted technique of its thermal activation in the temperature range 600-800°C. The temperature of clay material activation and the crystallization time of reaction mixtures on its basis were selected as the most important factors which strongly determined zeolite-formation process and their influence on zeolite Y synthesis was primary investigated. Performed complex investigations for establishment of qualitative and quantitative parameters of zeolitical probes synthesized in the reaction mixture of molar composition Na₂O:Al₂O₃:SiO₂:H₂O= 5:1:10:200 and additional amount of NaCl (NaCl/Al₂O₃=2). Powder XRD analysis applied for phase identification and quantitive analysis, confirm increasing of zeolite Y amount up to 53 and 58% for materials synthesized during 48 hours from reaction systems on basis of clay material burned at 600 and 700°C, respectively. Results of XRD analysis correspond with experimental data of gravimetrical analysis on solid part of reaction mixture (losses of ignition and relative mass grow) and determination of residual Na₂O in liquid phase. With help of home-made installation confirmed fine adsorptive properties of obtained zeolite powders for dynamic removal of acetone from air. Established, that adsorption effectivity of tested materials is strongly related with amount of zeolite phase in the investigated powders and reaches maximal values in the range of 100-105 mg/g for probes after 48 hours of crystallization in cases of clay material activation 600 and 700°C.

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