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Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from green container glass

Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from green container glass

Maisuria, Jenika, Elmes, Victoria K., Hurt, Andrew P, Coleman, Aimee A. and Coleman, Nichola Jayne (2020) Hydrothermal synthesis of zeolites from green container glass. Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 56 (5). pp. 784-796. ISSN 1643-1049 (doi:https://doi.org/10.37190/ppmp/125495)

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Abstract

Landfilling and stockpiling unrecycled colored container glass represents a considerable failure in sustainability with respect to the conservation of energy and mineral resources. In this study, the single-step hydrothermal synthesis of low-silica zeolites from a mixture of waste green container glass and aluminum foil (Al:Si = 1) in 4 M NaOH(aq) at 125 °C was followed at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days. The principal phases, sodalite and cancrinite, appeared within 1 day accompanied by minor quantities of hydrogarnet and tobermorite arising from a stoichiometric excess of calcium ions in the parent glass. Products of 63, 67, 71 and 72% crystallinity were obtained at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days, respectively, with partial successive conversion of sodalite to cancrinite over time. Ion-exchange and catalytic applications of sodalite and cancrinite arise from the high anionic charge of the 1:1 ratio of alternating SiO44- and AlO45- units within their aluminosilicate frameworks. In this respect, the uptake capacity of the 14-day zeolitic product for Cu2+ and Cd2+ ions (1.58 meq g-1 and 1.66 meq g-1, respectively) was within the expected range for zeolites and compared favorably with those reported for other inorganic sorbents derived from industrial and municipal wastes. The 14-day product was also found to be an effective basic heterogeneous catalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sodalite, cancrinite, container glass, Knoevenagel condensation, ion-exchange
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
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Last Modified: 11 Aug 2020 18:09
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/29133

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