Recycle of gold mine tailings slurry into MCM-41 mesoporous silica with high specific surface area
In this study, MCM-41 was prepared from the gold mine tailings slurry as an alternative silica source. The effects of the reaction time, temperature, and pH adjustments on the synthesis of MCM-41 were investigated. The optimum condition for the synthesis process of pure and highly ordered MCM-41 fro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-9372/2017/1451-93721700012A.pdf |
| Summary: | In this study, MCM-41 was prepared from the gold mine tailings slurry as an alternative silica source. The effects of the reaction time, temperature, and pH adjustments on the synthesis of MCM-41 were investigated. The optimum condition for the synthesis process of pure and highly ordered MCM-41 from tailings slurry was found to be at 30°C for 60 min with a pH of 11. In addition, MCM-41 was synthesized from a pure silica source, in order to compare the structural properties of the obtained sample from that of the slurry produced at optimum conditions. The samples synthesized from tailings slurry had a high surface area of 983 m2/g and a pore volume of 0.74 cm3/g. The structural properties of the samples produced from the slurry were closely related with those that were synthesized from a pure silica source. Results indicate that the tailings slurry has the potential to be used as a cheap, alternative silica source which can be used for the synthesis of a pure and ordered mesoporous silica MCM-41. |
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| ISSN: | 1451-9372 2217-7434 |