Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk

This work deals with the synthesis of Na-P1 (GIS) zeolite using rice husk as the starting material, instead of the more expensive chemicals currently used in the industry (i.e., Na aluminates and Na silicates). Rice husk is calcined at the temperature of 550 °C to obtain rice husk ash. Na-P1 is synt...

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Main Authors: Daniela Novembre, Domingo Gimeno, Lucia Marinangeli, Anna Chiara Tangari, Gianluigi Rosatelli, Michele Ciulla, Pietro di Profio
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author Daniela Novembre
Domingo Gimeno
Lucia Marinangeli
Anna Chiara Tangari
Gianluigi Rosatelli
Michele Ciulla
Pietro di Profio
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description This work deals with the synthesis of Na-P1 (GIS) zeolite using rice husk as the starting material, instead of the more expensive chemicals currently used in the industry (i.e., Na aluminates and Na silicates). Rice husk is calcined at the temperature of 550 °C to obtain rice husk ash. Na-P1 is synthesized starting from rice husk ash, NaOH, and NaAlO<sub>2</sub> by a protocol involving the mixing of a seed gel and a feedstock gel. Two synthesis runs are carried out at ambient pressure at the temperature of 110 °C by fixing the SiO<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ratio at 3.5 and 5.3, respectively. The synthesized products have been identified as well as the experiments developed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Then, the most successful synthesized powders were also characterized by infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, specific surface area (BET), and differential thermal analysis. The cell parameters are calculated using the Rietveld method. The combined Rietveld and reference intensity ratio methods allows us to exclude the presence of impurities and residual amorphous phase in the conducted experiments. Testing rice husk as a source of amorphous silica in the synthesis of Na-P1 represents both economic and environmental advantages. The high yields and the results of the experiment open the way for the transfer to an industrial production scale.
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spelling doaj-art-68b1df97d661417cbc43b9915c2ac6ed2024-12-13T16:28:24ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-11-012923559610.3390/molecules29235596Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice HuskDaniela Novembre0Domingo Gimeno1Lucia Marinangeli2Anna Chiara Tangari3Gianluigi Rosatelli4Michele Ciulla5Pietro di Profio6Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 30, 66013 Chieti, ItalyDepartment Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 30, 66013 Chieti, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 30, 66013 Chieti, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 30, 66013 Chieti, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, ItalyThis work deals with the synthesis of Na-P1 (GIS) zeolite using rice husk as the starting material, instead of the more expensive chemicals currently used in the industry (i.e., Na aluminates and Na silicates). Rice husk is calcined at the temperature of 550 °C to obtain rice husk ash. Na-P1 is synthesized starting from rice husk ash, NaOH, and NaAlO<sub>2</sub> by a protocol involving the mixing of a seed gel and a feedstock gel. Two synthesis runs are carried out at ambient pressure at the temperature of 110 °C by fixing the SiO<sub>2</sub>/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ratio at 3.5 and 5.3, respectively. The synthesized products have been identified as well as the experiments developed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Then, the most successful synthesized powders were also characterized by infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, specific surface area (BET), and differential thermal analysis. The cell parameters are calculated using the Rietveld method. The combined Rietveld and reference intensity ratio methods allows us to exclude the presence of impurities and residual amorphous phase in the conducted experiments. Testing rice husk as a source of amorphous silica in the synthesis of Na-P1 represents both economic and environmental advantages. The high yields and the results of the experiment open the way for the transfer to an industrial production scale.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5596rice husksynthesiszeolite Na-P1
spellingShingle Daniela Novembre
Domingo Gimeno
Lucia Marinangeli
Anna Chiara Tangari
Gianluigi Rosatelli
Michele Ciulla
Pietro di Profio
Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
Molecules
rice husk
synthesis
zeolite Na-P1
title Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
title_full Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
title_fullStr Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
title_short Synthesis and Characterization of Na-P1 (GIS) Zeolite Using Rice Husk
title_sort synthesis and characterization of na p1 gis zeolite using rice husk
topic rice husk
synthesis
zeolite Na-P1
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5596
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