Synthesis of Binderless ZK-4 Zeolite Microspheres at High Temperature.

ABSTRACT: Binderless zeolite macrostructures in the form of ZK-4 microspheres were prepared using anion-exchange resin beads as shape-directing macrotemplates. The particles were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions at different temperatures and treatment times. The influence of the different synthesis parameters was investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence X, nitrogen adsorption measurements and ²⁹Si solid-state NMR. Fully crystalline spheres similar in size and shape to the original resin beads were obtained by a hydrothermal treatment at the highest temperatures (150?180 °C) for a short treatment time of 24 h. The synthesized microspheres showed to be promising in the molecular decontamination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

SUBMITTER: Fawaz EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6222458 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature