@article{env2014214,
author={{Fungaro, Denise A. and Reis, Thais V. S. and Logli, Marco Antonio and Oliveira, Nara A.},
title={Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolitic Material Derived from Sugarcane Straw Ash},
journal={American Journal of Environmental Protection},
volume={2},
number={1},
pages={16--21},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/env/2/1/4},
issn={2328-7233},
abstract={Sugarcane straw ash (SCSA), an agricultural waste of sugar industry with disposal problems, was utilized as a source for the synthesis of zeolitic material. Zeolitic material was synthesized by alkali fusion followed by hydrothermal treatment. The effect of crystallization time was studied and the conditions optimized. The<b> </b>materials were characterized by XRD, XRF, SEM, FT-IR, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area techniques, particle size analyzer, TG /DSC and nitrogen physisorption. The presence of zeolite NaP1 in adsorbent confirms successful conversion of native SCSA into zeolitic material. The physico-chemical properties of SCSA and zeolitic material were compared. The particle size distribution of zeolitic material was in the range of 0.796 ¨C 399 ¦Ìm and nitrogen adsorption indicated a surface area around 350 m<SUP>2</SUP> g<SUP>-1</SUP>. Zeolitic material from sugarcane straw ash was examined by removal of Crystal violet from aqueous solution.},
doi={10.12691/env-2-1-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}