Ajayi O. A

Department of Chemical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

2 Publications

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Research Article Vol. 7, Issue 2

Zeolite NaY from Kankara Kaolin using Commercial Grade Chemical: Effect of Crystallization Time and Temperature

Ajayi O. A^*, Mamman J., Adefila S. S.

Zeolite Y was synthesized using commercial sodium hydroxide and Kankara kaolin as starting material in the presence of sodium silicate formed from kaolinite clay. Synthesis was done at 90°C, 95°C and 100°C for crystallization time of 12, 18, 24 and 36 hours. Results showed that commercial sodium hydroxide could be used to successfully produce ze...

Dec, 2016 Vol. 7, Issue 2

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Research Article Vol. 7, Issue 1

Comparative synthesis of sodium silicate from rice husk and kaolin

Ajayi O. A^*, Mamman J., Adefila S. S.

Sodium silicate in powdered form was successfully synthesized from both rice husk ash and Kankara kaolinite clay. The impure nature of both monomer and NaOH used does not seems to hinder the depolymerization reaction viz-a-viz product formation. The crystallinity of sodium silicate produced tends to increase with reaction time, temperature, and ...

Jun, 2016 Vol. 7, Issue 1

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