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Facile Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zeolitic ANA Membrane from Raw Kaolin
The present paper reported a preparation of zeolitic ANA (analcime) membrane on porous ceramic support by in situ synthesis method using raw kaolin as SiO2 and Al2O3 source with the molar composition of Al2O3 â 2.3SiO2 â 3.6Na2O â 140.4H2O at hydrothermal temperature 200šC. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to characterize the ANA membrane. The effects of aging time and hydrothermal time on the synthesis were investigated. The porous ceramic supports were prepared by adding 10.0 wt% of cristobalite and varying an amount of pore formers (activated carbon and calcite) by sintering at 1400šC. This resulted in the high crystallinity of ANA observed on the support which was prepared from mixing of 2.5 wt% of activated carbon and 2.5 wt% of calcite. In addition to aging, it was observable that small crystals seemed to spread completely on the support within 3 days of aging. It seems that the longer the hydrothermal time is, the more obvious the crystals tightly bound with the support becomes
Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of C-doped TiO2 under Visible Light Irradiation: A Comparison of Corn Starch, Honey, and Polyethylene Glycol as a Carbon Sources
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) represents an effective photocatalyst for removal of polluted water; however, it has a limitation of active under small part of ultraviolet light region from sun spectrum. Herein, reported the carbon doping TiO2 (C-doped TiO2) by using various carbon sources such as corn starch, honey, and polyethylene glycol, for improving the electronic and photocatalytic properties of TiO2. The responsed visible light photocatalysis was synthesized via the ultrasonicâassisted solâgel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared (FTâIR) and X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and UVâvis spectroscopy. The results showed that the photocatalytic C-doped anatase TiO2 nanoparticles have the narrowest band gap down to 2.71 eV with increase the carbon doping up to 2.0% by weight from corn starch as external carbon source. XPS result reveals carbon substitution of titanium positions in the anatase TiO2 structure and also to precipitate at the surface of TiO2. As compared photodegradation efficiency under ultraviolet light, observed 87 %MB maximum photoremoval in neutral aqueous solution within 1 hour reaction time under visible light irradiation. While doping with other carbon sources, C-doped anatase TiO2 showed low photocatalytic activity. Hence, great strategy of wastewater treatment application in large scale pilot plant, selected low cost of corn starch acted as an external carbon source for promoted an excellent visible light nano-anatase TiO2 photocatalytic immobilization on the modified glass supporter throughout adhesive waterproof glue
Effects of thermal and acid treatments on some thysico-chemical properties of lampang diatomite
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Sulfuric Acid and Ammonium Sulfate Leaching of Alumina from Lampang Clay
The rapid development of the global alumina industry has led to a considerable increase in the production alumina and processing of alumina from non-bauxitic sources. Lampang clays comprise various minerals that contain about 22.70 wt% of extractable alumina. Local clay was ground, activated by calcination and treated with sulfuric acid to extract alumina. In the activation step, the effects of temperature and time on the extraction of alumina and iron were investigated. The leaching experiments were performed on clay samples with particle sizes less than 200 mesh. The samples were calcined at different temperatures, ranging from 450°C to 1050°C, and for different periods, ranging from 30 to 150âmin. The optimum conditions for the extraction of alumina from Lampang clay include grinding the clay to pass through a 200 mesh sieve, calcining the ground clay at 750°C for 30âmin, extracting the alumina from the calcined clay by leaching with 3M sulfuric acid, and using an acid to clay ratio of 80 wt% at 100°C for 120âmin. An aluminum dissolution efficiency of 95.1 % was achieved under the conditions that resulted in the maximum dissolution efficiency of iron (26.6 %)
Thermal and acid treatment on natural raw diatomite influencing in synthesis of sodium zeolites
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