Effect of temperature on the synthesis of zeolite X from ahoko nigerian kaolin using novel metakaolinization technique

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 786-797

  Kovo, A S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ahoko Nigerian kaolin (ANK); Metakaolinization; Synthesis; Temperature; Zeolite X

Indexed keywords

AGING TIME; AHOKO NIGERIAN KAOLIN (ANK); CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CONTACT TIME; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION TIME; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; IN-SITU; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; ION-EXCHANGE BEHAVIOR; METAKAOLINIZATION; METAKAOLINS; NIGERIANS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL TIME; SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL ANALYSIS; STRONG ION EXCHANGE; SYNTHESIZED ZEOLITE; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS; ZEOLITE FORMATION; ZEOLITE X; ZEOLITIC PHASE;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION EXCHANGE; METAL IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

KAOLIN;

EID: 84859207899     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2011.625065     Document Type: Article

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