Green synthesis of zeolites from a natural aluminosilicate mineral rectorite: Effects of thermal treatment temperature

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-60

  Liu, Haiyan ^a,c   Shen, Tong ^a   Li, Tiesen ^b   Yuan, Pei ^c   Shi, Gang ^c   Bao, Xiaojun ^a,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b PetroChina Company   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

In situ synthesis; Rectorite; Thermal treatment; Zeolite P

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894033885     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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