| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72752 | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials | 2015 | 6 Pages |
•EMT nanozeolites are prepared in organotemplate-free system at 28 °C.•Rice husk ash biomass is used as cheap and renewable silica source.•The nucleation and crystallization of nanozeolites are monitored and studied.•The nanocrystals have equilateral hexagonal shape and sized of ca. 15 nm.•The resulting nanocrystals have high pore volume and high external surface area.
Nanosized EMT-type zeolite crystals with a diameter of 15 nm are synthesized from a precursor suspension free of organic template using rice husk ashes (RHA) as a silica source. The crystallization process of the EMT-type zeolite is accomplished within 28 h at 28 °C. The fully crystalline EMT-type zeolite nanoparticles have equilateral hexagonal shape, Si/Al ratio of 1.28 and high crystalline yield of 75%.
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