Article
Direct synthesis of ZSM-5 from kaolin and the influence of organic template
Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences
(2017)
Abstract
We investigated the transformation of kaolin to ZSM-5 using hydrothermal synthesis method and the influence of organic template as a structure-directing agent. The formation of ZSM-5 from kaolin occurred via dissolution of kaolin to form amorphous silica. Zeolite-like analcime produced when the hydrothermal treatment was extended to 18 h. We found synergistic effect of using a mixture of TPAOH and TPABr organic template to enhance kaolin dissolution, initiate ZSM-5 formation and inhibit the transformation of ZSM-5 to analcime. The ZSM-5 framework formed after crystallization for 6 h by using the mixture of TPAOH and TPABr, while when using TPAOH or TPABr only, ZSM-5 formed at longer crystallization time, i.e. 12 h.
Keywords
- Crystallization time,
- kaolin,
- phase transformation,
- TPABr,
- TPAOH,
- ZSM-5
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
Citation Information
Rustam Rustam, Berty Septiyana, Yusuf Muhammad Zein, Hasliza Bahruji, et al.. "Direct synthesis of ZSM-5 from kaolin and the influence of organic template" Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences Vol. 13 Iss. 2 (2017) p. 137 - 142 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hadi_nur/164/