Journal
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Volume 115, Issue 1-2, Pages 189-196Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.12.032
Keywords
ZSM-5 zeolite; synthesis; low temperature; atmospheric pressure; RHA
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In this study, a simple synthetic route is demonstrated towards the efficient production of ZSM-5 zeolite. Crystalline rice husk ash (R HA) was utilized as ail alternative silica source for the synthesis of ZSM-5. The reaction of RHA with the organic template TPABr at low temperature and under atmospheric pressure led to the successful transformation of the crystalline ash to ZSM-5. The synthesis was studied as a function of time and the products at each stage were characterized using a variety of analytical techniques, including Xray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetry-differential thermogravimetry analyses (TG-DTG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron dispersion X-ray analysis (EDX). Porosimetry measurements revealed that the product is a microporous material having a high specific surface area of 397 m(2) g(-1). (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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