Optimized Conditions for Characterizing Zeolite-A synthesized from Kankara Clay

Zeolite A was synthesized from Kankara clay, following alkaline fusion method which compared favourably with other conventional method of synthesis to obtain a high yield of zeolite A. The raw material was hydrothermally activated with NaOH to synthesized zeolite A. the method used eliminated a lot of challenges, cost and energy of production using conditions which include 3.75Na 2 O:Al 2 O 3 :2.5SiO 2 :243.7H 2 O crystallization temperature of 100 o C and time of 6 h. This produced zeolite A with a specific surface area of 533.05m 2 /g. the SEM images demonstrated that the produced zeolites A are highly ordered cubic crystals. The transformation of the starting material into Zeolite A was evaluated using X-Ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy to elucidate the crystallization process of Zeolites