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Zeolite synthesis has been achieved by alkaline treatment of a local clay, pyrophyllite. The chemical, textural and structural characteristics of the modified clay were evaluated and compared to those of the raw clay. The samples were characterized by X-ray fluorescence, nitrogen adsorption–desorption studies, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and thermoanalysis (TG–DSC). The pyrophyllite was converted to porous hydroxysodalite (HS), nearly pure, which has a surface area of 19.56 \(\hbox {m}^{2}\,\hbox {g}^{-1}\) with a spherical structure and cubic system.
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A. El Gaidoumi thanks Erasmus + Key Action 107 Program for his research grant in order to carry out his internship at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The authors also thank Professor José Antonio Navío Santos of the University of Seville for his collaboration in characterization techniques.
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Gaidoumi, A.E., Benabdallah, A.C., Bali, B.E. et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite HS Using Natural Pyrophyllite as New Clay Source. Arab J Sci Eng 43, 191–197 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2768-8
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