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Synthesis, Characterization of NaA Zeolite from Blast Furnace Slag (BFS) via Alkaline Fusion and Hydrothermal Treatment

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A blast furnace slag zeolite (BFSZ) material was successfully synthesized from BFS by alkaline fusion and hydrothermal treatment. Via the analyses of XRD, FT-IR, FE-SEM, XRF, CEC and BET surface area measurement, when zeolite was synthesized at a crystallization temperature of 100 °C with initial Si/Al ratio of 1:1, the main composition in the product is Na-A zeolite. Under the above conditions, the BFSZ was synthesized with CEC of 3.06 meq/g and maximum BET surface area of 37.55 m2·g−1. Moreover, the incorporating of BFS-derived minor metals (such as Mg, Fe, and Ca) are found to be of little importance for the synthesis of BFSZ. Thus the obtained BFSZ material has a great adsorption performance for removing Mn2+, Cu2+, and NH4+ ions diluted in water, owing to the higher CEC.

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  1. College of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, 448000, China

    Changxin Li  (李昌新), Xiaoya Li & Li Li

  2. College of Safety Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China

    Changxin Li  (李昌新) & Chaoyang Li

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Funded by the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (No. 2017M611799) and the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20190690)

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Li, C., Li, X., Li, C. et al. Synthesis, Characterization of NaA Zeolite from Blast Furnace Slag (BFS) via Alkaline Fusion and Hydrothermal Treatment. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 38, 401–407 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-023-2710-8

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