Synthesis of zeolite A, X and P from a South African coal fly ash

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 512-515, Issue , 2012, Pages 1757-1762

  Musyoka, Nicholas Mulei ^a   Petrik, Leslie ^a   Hums, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Consulting Environmental Catalysis ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Coal fly ash; Synthesis; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COAL FLY ASH; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST OF DISPOSAL; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; FTIR; HIGH QUALITY; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; XRD; ZEOLITE-A; ZEOLITIC MATERIALS;

SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZEOLITES;

FLY ASH;

EID: 84861629756     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.512-515.1757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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