Medium effect on dielectric relaxation behaviors of 4A zeolite bulk dispersion system

Dielectric spectra of 4A zeolite particles bulked in deionized water (4A/W) or cyclohexane (4A/C) were measured respectively under different temperatures, and two dielectric relaxations were found in both of 4A/W and 4A/C. Because of existence of water molecules in pores, both low and high frequency relaxation times (τLFR and τHFR) of 4A/W decreased more sharply than 4A/C with increasing temperature. According to the temperature dependence of τLFR and τHFR, the activation energies of Na+ interacting with framework under hydrated and dehydrated environments were calculated respectively, and the original properties of Na+ in dehydrated zeolite were obtained by analyzing the dielectric properties of 4A/C. Furthermore, a transient state of Na+ motion with temperature was found in 4A/C system.

The difference between the dielectric relaxation spectra of 4A zeolite dispersed in water and cyclohexane is due to the diameter ration of dispersed particle's pore and dispersing medium molecule, and matched medium can be use to evaluate in situ the dielectric properties of zeolite by slurry method.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide