Synthesis of Zeolite Y From Nagar Parker Kaolin

Authors

  • Babar Ali Qureshi Quaid E Awam University of Engineering and Technology, Nawabshah
  • Hidayatullah Mahar NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan
  • Zafar Ali Siyal Quaid E Awam University of Engineering and Technology, Nawabshah
  • Abdul Sattar Jatoi Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
  • Suhail Ahmed Soomro Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
  • Abdul Rehman Memon Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24949/njes.v12i2.292

Keywords:

Kaolin, Zeolite, China Clay, Nagar Parker, Catalyst

Abstract

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Pakistan is a developing country which has huge deposits of kaolin (China clay) at Nagar Parker in Sindh province and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The total reserves in Nagar Parker and KPK are estimated to be 4.33 and 2.81 million tons respectively. Nagar Parker kaolin was used as an indigenous source to covert kaolin in to a value added product as zeolite Y with Si/Al ratio 3.57. The kaolin was believed an inactive phase and possess inert Si-O and Al-O structure which was transformed to active phase through fusion at elevated temperature (850oC) and autogeneous pressure in the presence of alkali hydroxide(NaOH).The raw kaolin and final product was characterized by X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray Florescence Spectrometer (XRF) and Particle size analyzer.

Author Biographies

Babar Ali Qureshi, Quaid E Awam University of Engineering and Technology, Nawabshah

Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor

Hidayatullah Mahar, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan

Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor

Zafar Ali Siyal, Quaid E Awam University of Engineering and Technology, Nawabshah

Engergy and Environment, Assistant Professor

Abdul Sattar Jatoi, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

Chemical Engineering, PhD Scholar

Suhail Ahmed Soomro, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

Chemical Engineering, Professor

Abdul Rehman Memon, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

Chemical Engineering, Professor

Published

2019-12-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Engineering Sciences

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