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Structural transformation of kaolin as an active matrix for the in situ synthesis of zeolite Y

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2020

Jessyka Padilla Open the ORCID record for Jessyka Padilla [Opens in a new window] ,
Alexander Guzman ,
Daniel Molina V  and
Juan Carlos Poveda-Jaramillo
Jessyka Padilla*
Affiliation:
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Carrera 27 calle 9 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Alexander Guzman
Affiliation:
ECOPETROL S.A. Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo, Piedecuesta, Colombia
Daniel Molina V
Affiliation:
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Carrera 27 calle 9 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Juan Carlos Poveda-Jaramillo
Affiliation:
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Carrera 27 calle 9 Bucaramanga, Colombia
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*E-mail: jessyka.padilla@correo.uis.edu.co, jessykpadilla@hotmail.com
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Abstract

To produce an optimized matrix for the in situ crystallization of zeolite Y, a commercial kaolin chemically treated with NaOH solution at 97°C for 24 h and thermally transformed from 750 to 1100°C was studied. The kaolin calcined at 750°C has 20% more reactive tetrahedral aluminium species for the synthesis of zeolite Y than kaolin calcined at 865°C. The kaolin calcined at 1000°C has amorphous silica zones that may be extracted using caustic solution; this increases the surface area by a factor of 16 and generates mesopores ~5 nm in diameter. These structural changes in the calcined and treated kaolins were combined to prepare microspheres of the mesoporous matrix, upon which well-dispersed crystals of zeolite Y crystallized.

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FCC matrixin situ hydrothermal synthesiskaolinphase transformationzeolite NaY
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Clay Minerals , Volume 55 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. 293 - 302
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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Associate Editor: A. Turkmenoglu

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