Conversion of fly ash into mesoporous aluminosilicate

Hsiao Lan Chang, Chang Min Chun, Ilhan A. Aksay, Wei Heng Shih

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Abstract

Mesoporous aluminosilicate in the hexagonal phase (MCM-41) has been synthesized from fused fly ash solutions and cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactants. We provide direct evidence that an MCM-41 aluminosilicate with a homogeneous chemical composition of Si/Al = 13.4 can be prepared with cationic surfactant. Our results indicate that coal combustion byproducts can be utilized for producing mesoporous molecular sieves even though they contain significant amounts of impurities.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)973-977
Number of pages5
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume38
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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