Propiedades de adsorción en zeolitas con anillos de 8 miembros I. Microporosidad y superficie externa

In this work synthesis of LTA zeolite and its ionic exchange with inorganic chemical salts were studied. Likewise experimental results are reported about LTA zeolite external surface area by using the t-plot method. Physicochemical characterization of this zeolite was carried out by XRD, SEM, IR and nitrogen adsorption (76 K) techniques. LTA zeolite was synthesized hydrothermally starting from a hydrogel mixture composed by NaOH, Na[Al(OH)4] and Na2SiO4 in stoichiometric amounts determined by its crystallization field. An ion exchange was carried out in LTA zeolite with AgNO3, KCl, CaCl2, CdCl2, ZnCl2, CuCl2 and MnCl2 (0.1 N for all of them). The LTA zeolite exchanged with bivalent cations showed the best properties to nitrogen adsorption. X-Ray diffraction showed good crystallization. Scanning electronic microscopy showed very well defined crystals existence. Textural studies of exchanged zeolite with chemical salts mentioned before by nitrogen adsorption method indicated that it is possible to obtain LTA zeolite substrates which contain high porosity. A great number of micropores of these zeolites are supermicropores (0.7 - 2 nm, pore-diameter). Microporosity studies by αs-plots of Sing was carry out and revealed that in LTA zeolite exchanged with CaCl2 exist ultramicropores and supermicropores in which the primary and secondary filling is carried out respectively.