Synthesis of zeolites Na-P1 from South African coal fly ash: effect of impeller design and agitation

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dc.contributor.authorMainganye, Dakalo
dc.contributor.authorOjumu, Tunde V.
dc.contributor.authorPetrik, Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-13T04:00:07Z
dc.date.available2017-06-13T04:00:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSouth African fly ash has been shown to be a useful feedstock for the synthesis of some zeolites. The present study focuses on the effect of impeller design and agitation rates on the synthesis of zeolite Na-P1 which are critical to the commercialization of this product. The effects of three impeller designs (4-flat blade, Anchor and Archimedes screw impellers) and three agitation speeds (150, 200 and 300 rpm) were investigated using a modified previously reported synthesis conditions; 48 hours of ageing at 47 °C and static hydrothermal treatment at 140 °C for 48 hours. The experimental results demonstrated that the phase purity of zeolite Na-P1 was strongly affected by the agitation rate and the type of impeller used during the ageing step of the synthesis process. Although zeolite Na-P1 was synthesized with a space time yield (STY) of 15 ± 0.4 kg d−1m−3and a product yield of 0.98±0.05 g zeolites/g fly ash for each impeller at different agitation speeds, zeolite formation was assessed to be fairly unsuccessful in some cases due the occurrence of undissolved mullite and/or the formation of impurities such as hydroxysodalite with the zeolitic product. This study also showed that a high crystalline zeolite Na-P1 can be synthesized from South African coal fly ash using a 4-flat blade impeller at an agitation rate of 200 rpm during the ageing step at 47 °C for 48 hours followed by static hydrothermal treatment at 140 °C for 48 hours.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMainganye, D. et al. (2013). Synthesis of zeolites Na-P1 from South African coal fly ash: effect of impeller design and agitation. Materials, 6: 2074 - 2089en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-1944
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2979
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma6052074
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 3.0).
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectFly ashen_US
dc.subjectZeolitesen_US
dc.subjectImpeller designen_US
dc.subjectAgitationen_US
dc.subjectZeolites Na-P1en_US
dc.titleSynthesis of zeolites Na-P1 from South African coal fly ash: effect of impeller design and agitationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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