Conversion of exhausted fluid cracking catalysts into zeolites by alkaline fusion

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 611-614

  Basaldella, Elena I ^a   Torres Sánchez, Rosa M ^b   Conconi, Maria S ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Tecnologia de Recursos Minerales y Ceramica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cracking catalysts; Zeolite synthesis; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FUSION REACTIONS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZEOLITES;

ALKALINE FUSIONS; CRACKING CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; ELECTRONIC SCANNING MICROSCOPIES; FLUID CRACKING CATALYSTS; HEATING TREATMENTS; MASS RATIOS; NAA ZEOLITES; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; STARTING MATERIALS; ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS;

CATALYTIC CRACKING;

CATALYST; CLAY MINERAL; CRACKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; MINERAL SYNTHESIS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 56749155627     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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