Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite

Acid treatment of natural zeolites is considered to be an effective method of “improving” their structure and properties, among which thermal stability occupies a special place, especially for catalytic applications of zeolites. The influence of hydrochloric acid solutions with concentrations up to...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: V. G. Tsitsishvili, N. M. Dolaberidze, M. O. Nijaradze, N. A. Mirdzveli, Z. S. Amiridze, B. T. Khutsishvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of Ukraine 2023-11-01
Series:Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні
Subjects:
Online Access:https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/700
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849316409555812352
author V. G. Tsitsishvili
N. M. Dolaberidze
M. O. Nijaradze
N. A. Mirdzveli
Z. S. Amiridze
B. T. Khutsishvili
author_facet V. G. Tsitsishvili
N. M. Dolaberidze
M. O. Nijaradze
N. A. Mirdzveli
Z. S. Amiridze
B. T. Khutsishvili
author_sort V. G. Tsitsishvili
collection DOAJ
description Acid treatment of natural zeolites is considered to be an effective method of “improving” their structure and properties, among which thermal stability occupies a special place, especially for catalytic applications of zeolites. The influence of hydrochloric acid solutions with concentrations up to 2 mol/L and calcination at temperatures up to 1100 °C on the structure and properties of heulandite-containing tuff from the Georgian Dzegvi-Tedzami deposit, selected for the creation of new bactericidal zeolite filter materials for purification and desinfection of water from various sources, was studied by the X-ray energy dispersion spectra, diffraction patterns and thermal analysis, as well as by adsorption of water, benzene and nitrogen methods. It has been found that an acidic environment leads to significant dealumination (Si/Al molar ratio increases from 3.6 to 9.5) and decationization (total charge of metal ions per Al atom decreases from 1 to 0.68) of the sample; solutions of hydrochloric acid do not lead to amorphization of the zeolite microporous crystal structure, but gradually dissolve it. As a result of acid treatment, there is also a sharp increase in the volume of micropores available for large molecules (from ? 7 to 80–90 mm3/g) and surface area (from ? 13 to  120–175 m2/g), as well as changes in the mesoporous system, leading to the prevalence of pores with a diameter of up to 4 nm. Heulandite heating leads to stepwise dehydration proceeding up to ? 800 °C, amorphization starting at ? 250 °C, and structural changes: the transition to methastable heulandite B phase at ? 340 °C is not fixed, but at ? 500 °C wairakite (Ca(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O) is formed, at temperatures above ? 1000 °C, amorphous aluminosilicate contains crystalline inclusions of cristobalite (polymorph of SiO2), ?-quartz, albite (Na(AlSi3O8), hematite (Fe2O3) and magnetite (FeO·Fe2O3); heating-induced changes in micro- and mesopore systems are insignificant. It is also shown that heat treatment increases the acid resistance of heulandite, which is expressed in a decrease in the degree of dealumination after acid treatment of calcined samples. Thus, acid and heat treatment of heulandite make it possible to obtain materials with different sorption and ion-exchange properties.
format Article
id doaj-art-91adaa4fa4d3477896369d554a7f840f
institution Kabale University
issn 2079-1704
2518-1238
language English
publishDate 2023-11-01
publisher Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of Ukraine
record_format Article
series Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні
spelling doaj-art-91adaa4fa4d3477896369d554a7f840f2025-08-20T03:51:44ZengChuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NAS of UkraineХімія, фізика та технологія поверхні2079-17042518-12382023-11-0114410.15407/hftp14.04.519Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulanditeV. G. Tsitsishvili0N. M. Dolaberidze1M. O. Nijaradze2N. A. Mirdzveli3Z. S. Amiridze4B. T. Khutsishvili5Georgian National Academy of SciencesTbilisi State UniversityTbilisi State UniversityTbilisi State UniversityTbilisi State UniversityTbilisi State University Acid treatment of natural zeolites is considered to be an effective method of “improving” their structure and properties, among which thermal stability occupies a special place, especially for catalytic applications of zeolites. The influence of hydrochloric acid solutions with concentrations up to 2 mol/L and calcination at temperatures up to 1100 °C on the structure and properties of heulandite-containing tuff from the Georgian Dzegvi-Tedzami deposit, selected for the creation of new bactericidal zeolite filter materials for purification and desinfection of water from various sources, was studied by the X-ray energy dispersion spectra, diffraction patterns and thermal analysis, as well as by adsorption of water, benzene and nitrogen methods. It has been found that an acidic environment leads to significant dealumination (Si/Al molar ratio increases from 3.6 to 9.5) and decationization (total charge of metal ions per Al atom decreases from 1 to 0.68) of the sample; solutions of hydrochloric acid do not lead to amorphization of the zeolite microporous crystal structure, but gradually dissolve it. As a result of acid treatment, there is also a sharp increase in the volume of micropores available for large molecules (from ? 7 to 80–90 mm3/g) and surface area (from ? 13 to  120–175 m2/g), as well as changes in the mesoporous system, leading to the prevalence of pores with a diameter of up to 4 nm. Heulandite heating leads to stepwise dehydration proceeding up to ? 800 °C, amorphization starting at ? 250 °C, and structural changes: the transition to methastable heulandite B phase at ? 340 °C is not fixed, but at ? 500 °C wairakite (Ca(Al2Si4O12)·2H2O) is formed, at temperatures above ? 1000 °C, amorphous aluminosilicate contains crystalline inclusions of cristobalite (polymorph of SiO2), ?-quartz, albite (Na(AlSi3O8), hematite (Fe2O3) and magnetite (FeO·Fe2O3); heating-induced changes in micro- and mesopore systems are insignificant. It is also shown that heat treatment increases the acid resistance of heulandite, which is expressed in a decrease in the degree of dealumination after acid treatment of calcined samples. Thus, acid and heat treatment of heulandite make it possible to obtain materials with different sorption and ion-exchange properties. https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/700heulanditedealuminationdecationizationdehydrationamorphization
spellingShingle V. G. Tsitsishvili
N. M. Dolaberidze
M. O. Nijaradze
N. A. Mirdzveli
Z. S. Amiridze
B. T. Khutsishvili
Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні
heulandite
dealumination
decationization
dehydration
amorphization
title Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
title_full Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
title_fullStr Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
title_full_unstemmed Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
title_short Acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
title_sort acid and thermal treatment of natural heulandite
topic heulandite
dealumination
decationization
dehydration
amorphization
url https://cpts.com.ua/index.php/cpts/article/view/700
work_keys_str_mv AT vgtsitsishvili acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite
AT nmdolaberidze acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite
AT monijaradze acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite
AT namirdzveli acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite
AT zsamiridze acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite
AT btkhutsishvili acidandthermaltreatmentofnaturalheulandite