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Synthesis of low Si/Al ratio hydroxysodalite from oil shale ash without pretreatment
Author(s) -
Hu Tao,
Qiu Jieshan,
Wang Yu,
Wang Chunyan,
Liu Ruihuan,
Meng Changgong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.4350
Subject(s) - sodalite , oil shale , crystallization , hydrothermal circulation , materials science , zeolite , mineralogy , chemical engineering , chemistry , geology , organic chemistry , paleontology , engineering , catalysis
BACKGROUND Sodalite has been commonly employed as a photochromic material, and low Si/Al ratio sodalite is theoretically suitable for hydrogen storage. Consequently, a green and energy‐saving synthetic route towards sodalite from inexpensive sources is highly desirable. Oil shale ash is a fly ash by‐product produced from oil shale and has been used to synthesize NaA and zeolite X. In this paper, oil shale ash was selected as raw material to synthesize hydroxysodalite. RESULTS The highly crystallized hydroxysodalite was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction without any pretreatment. The binary crystallization phase diagram was obtained. The optimum reactant molar ratio, hydrothermal reaction temperature, and time are as follows: 10Na 2 O : 2SiO 2 : 75H 2 O , 180 °C, 24 h. The synthesized hydroxysodalite was further characterized by scanning electron microscopy. CONCLUSION High purity and well‐crystallized hydroxysodalite was successfully synthesized from oil shale ash without pretreatment. Relatively high molar ratios of Na 2 O / SiO 2 as well as low molar ratios of H 2 O / Na 2 O favour the formation of hydroxysodalite. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry