Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals ›› 2012, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (9): 50-52.

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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZEOLITE Y NANORODS

  

  • Received:2011-12-16 Revised:2012-01-11 Online:2012-09-12 Published:2012-08-29

Abstract: Zeolite Y nanorods was synthesized by hydrothermal method under certain conditions with raw materials including silica sol, aluminum sulfate, sodium hydroxide and de-ionized water. The synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, IR and low temperature nitrogen adsorption techniques. Characterization results indicated that the synthesized samples were NaY zeolite nanorods having typical faujasite crystalline structure with crystal diameter of 100 nm. Its pore size distribution was close to that of nano-particles zeolite Y, and its specific surface area was slightly lower. Zeolite Y nanorods exhibited good thermal stability.

Key words: zeolite Y nanorods, characterization , pore size distribution, thermal stability