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Phase-Transition Process in the Hydrothermal Zeolitization of Volcanic Ash into LTA and FAU Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Jorge D. Monzón ,
Maximiliano R. Gonzalez Open the ORCID record for Maximiliano R. Gonzalez [Opens in a new window] ,
Mercedes Muñoz ,
Andrea M. Pereyra  and
Elena I. Basaldella
Jorge D. Monzón
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. J.J. Ronco (CINDECA) (CONICET-CIC-UNLP), 47 N°257, B1900 AJK La Plata, Argentina
Maximiliano R. Gonzalez*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. J.J. Ronco (CINDECA) (CONICET-CIC-UNLP), 47 N°257, B1900 AJK La Plata, Argentina
Mercedes Muñoz
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. J.J. Ronco (CINDECA) (CONICET-CIC-UNLP), 47 N°257, B1900 AJK La Plata, Argentina
Andrea M. Pereyra
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. J.J. Ronco (CINDECA) (CONICET-CIC-UNLP), 47 N°257, B1900 AJK La Plata, Argentina Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional La Plata, 60 y 124, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Elena I. Basaldella
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. J.J. Ronco (CINDECA) (CONICET-CIC-UNLP), 47 N°257, B1900 AJK La Plata, Argentina
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: maximi_gonz@yahoo.com.ar
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Abstract

Minerals such as quartz, present widely in various volcanic ashes, remain unaltered throughout the low-temperature hydrothermal process currently used in industry to obtain zeolites, causing an incomplete hydrothermal transformation of the starting solid. This study presents a novel and cost-effective procedure which improves the reactivity of ash toward the generation of zeolite by increasing the availability of silica and alumina components. This method leads to a final product with a large zeolite content. The transformation consisted of an ash-activation step followed by hydrothermal zeolitization. The influence of the structural, chemical, and morphological characteristics of the volcanic ash as well as the effect of the activation procedure on the ash reactivity were studied. A collected sample (VA) and an amorphous fraction obtained after VA sieving (VA40, retained on #40 mesh) were used for zeolite production. These solids were alkaline-treated separately, aged, and reacted under controlled conditions of temperature at autogenous pressure. Throughout the process, the solid phases were characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and N2adsorption-desorption porosimetry measurements. After activation and alkaline aging, the presence of quartz and plagioclase minerals in the natural ash seemed to improve the growth of NaAlSiO4 polymorphs, which in turn were transformed easily to zeolite structures. Even under adequate pretreatment and suitable synthesis conditions, the coarse non-crystalline fraction led to low conversion, while the highest conversions to zeolites A and X were obtained from the natural ash. The outcomes of the present study could be used to improve the conversion levels of other non-conventional aluminosiliceous minerals into zeolites.

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Alkaline pretreatmentHydrothermal synthesisMineralogical and chemical compositionNaAlSiO4 polymorphsVolcanic ashZeolites
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 69 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 735 - 745
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2021

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