Abstract
Abstract In this study, the effects of crystallization time, temperature and SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio in the synthesis gel on the end products (NaX zeolite) were investigated. The results revealed that crystallization time and temperature determined whether or not NaX zeolite was formed. Furthermore, SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio was found to play a significant role in the particulate properties of the crystalline end products. A single phase NaX zeolite was obtained only with the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 1.5–4.0; the NaA zeolite was developed at SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 = 1.0 in addition to the NaX zeolite. However, at SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 = 0.5, a single phase NaA zeolite was generated. The Si/Al molar ratios of NaX zeolites were tested to be 1.38, 1.33, 1.29, 1.24 and 1.18 for the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios of 4.0, 3.5, 2.9, 2.0 and 1.5. The corresponding samples had the mean particle sizes of 464, 548, 689, 836 and 980 nm, with the particle size distribution ranges of 120–810, 202–815, 445–975, 605–1096 and 770–1218 nm, respectively. N 2 adsorption–desorption results showed that the BET surface areas and micropore volume of the end product increased with the decrease of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio in synthesis gel, but all the NaX zeolite particles have relatively high total pore volumes. In addition, the effect of molar ratio of SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 on the amount of NaX zeolite formed in the products was also considered.
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