The Effects of Temperature on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite-Zeolite Using Blast Furnace Slag
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Test Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Crystalline Characteristics
3.2. Microstructural Characteristics
3.3. SEM/EDX Test
4. Concluding Remarks
- Up to 50 °C reaction temperature, only hydroxyapatite was synthesized, while FAU type zeolite was formed at 90 °C and 120 °C in addition to hydroxyapatite. With further increase in temperature to 150 °C, hydroxysodalite was synthesized instead of FAU type zeolite along with hydroxyapatite.
- As the reaction temperature increased, the crystallinity of the specimens tended to increase, and the content of crystalline phases also changed. The content of hydroxyapatite increased with temperature up to 90 °C, while no change was observed with further increment in the temperature.
- The specimens synthesized at 90 °C had the highest specific surface area of 98.7 m2/g, and the specimen synthesized at 150 °C had the lowest specific surface area (51.3) potentially due to the formation of the hydroxysodalite, which has a relatively small specific surface area.
- The pore size distributions of the specimens prepared at room temperature and 90 °C were largely in the mesoporous range, which is advantageous for adsorbing contaminants.
- SEM test results showed that hydroxyapatite and FAU type zeolite phases could be clearly observed at the reaction temperature of 120 °C, while hydroxysodalite phase was observed at the reaction temperature of 150 °C instead of FAU type zeolite.
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | Proportion (wt.%) |
---|---|
Al2O3 | 7.50 |
SiO2 | 18.20 |
SO3 | 3.10 |
K2O | 0.76 |
CaO | 67.60 |
TiO2 | 0.95 |
MnO | 0.44 |
Fe2O3 | 1.0 |
NiO | 0.04 |
CuO | 0.046 |
SrO | 0.019 |
ZrO2 | 0.082 |
Reaction Temperature | Amorphous Phase (%) | Crystallinity (%) | Phases | Quantitative Content (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Room temperature | 64 | 36 | Hydroxyapatite | 36 |
50 °C | 66 | 34 | Hydroxyapatite | 34 |
90 °C | 37 | 63 | Hydroxyapatite | 50 |
FAU type zeolite | 13 | |||
120 °C | 43 | 57 | Hydroxyapatite | 50 |
FAU type zeolite | 7 | |||
150 °C | 30 | 71 | Hydroxyapatite | 46 |
Hydroxysodalite | 25 |
Reaction Temperature | Room Temperature | 50 °C | 90 °C | 120 °C | 150 °C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specific surface area (m2/g) | 84.84 | 69.35 | 98.74 | 78.57 | 51.34 |
BJH Adsorption cumulative volume of pores (cm3/g) | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
BJH Adsorption average pore diameter (nm) | 11.30 | 9.44 | 9.96 | 13.37 | 13.18 |
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Ryu, G.U.; Kim, G.M.; Khalid, H.R.; Lee, H.K. The Effects of Temperature on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite-Zeolite Using Blast Furnace Slag. Materials 2019, 12, 2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12132131
Ryu GU, Kim GM, Khalid HR, Lee HK. The Effects of Temperature on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite-Zeolite Using Blast Furnace Slag. Materials. 2019; 12(13):2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12132131
Chicago/Turabian StyleRyu, G.U., G.M. Kim, Hammad R. Khalid, and H.K. Lee. 2019. "The Effects of Temperature on the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite-Zeolite Using Blast Furnace Slag" Materials 12, no. 13: 2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12132131