Zeolite greenly synthesized from fly ash and its resource utilization: A review

S Lin, X Jiang, Y Zhao, J Yan - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Fly ash is an incineration byproduct of thermal power plants. Due to the complex
composition of fly ash, improper disposal will seriously harm the ecological environment …

Green synthesis of carbon nanotubes to address the water-energy-food nexus: A critical review

B Makgabutlane, LN Nthunya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes are valuable materials that possess excellent physicochemical
properties such as high electrical conductivity, thermal stability, mechanical strength, aspect …

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by bimetallic CoMn oxides loaded on coal fly ash-derived SBA-15 for efficient degradation of Rhodamine B

Y Xu, E Hu, D Xu, Q Guo - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we successfully synthesized SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve with coal fly
ash (CFA) as the silicon source, fabricated bimetallic CoMn catalysts with the obtained SBA …

Research progress on synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash and environmental applications

X Chen, P Zhang, Y Wang, W Peng, Z Ren, Y Li… - … Science & Engineering, 2023 - Springer
The by-product of coal combustion, coal fly ash (CFA), has become one of the world's most
emitted solid wastes, and bulk utilization while achieving high value-added products is the …

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Zeolite A from Metakaolinite for CO2 Adsorption

MR Oliveira, JA Cecilia, D Ballesteros-Plata… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global demand for energy and industrial growth has generated an exponential use of
fossil fuels in recent years. It is well known that carbon dioxide (CO2) is mainly produced, but …

A green and facile synthesis of nosean composite from coal fly ash for optimizing Rhodamine B adsorption using response surface methodology

X Ni, X Sun, Y Xu, D Xu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
The study investigated the performance of Rhodamine B adsorption on a novel low-cost
nosean composite synthesized from coal fly ash by a microwave-assisted alkali …

Waste petroleum fluid catalytic cracking catalysts as a raw material for synthesizing valuable zeolites: A critical overview on potential, applications, and challenges

A Pathak, MS Rana, M Marafi, R Kothari… - Sustainable Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process in petroleum refineries produces enormous
quantities of waste (spent) catalysts as solid waste. Due to stricter environmental …

Optimal synthesis of dolochar derived faujasite zeolite X for highly effective Cd (II) removal

D Pal, S Sen - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium-induced water pollution is a major environmental issue because of its persistent
nature and adverse ecological impacts. Adsorption is a highly favored method due to its …

Nanoparticle-enhanced PVDF flat-sheet membranes for seawater desalination in direct contact membrane distillation

I Chimanlal, LN Nthunya, OT Mahlangu, B Kirkebæk… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, hydrophobic functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs) and silica nanoparticles
(fSiO2NPs) were incorporated into polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) flat-sheet membranes to …

Coal fly ash to Y zeolite of great purity and crystallinity: A new and green activation method of combined in situ microwave and ultrasound

Z Chen, G Song, C Li, W Chen, Z Li, S Kawi - Solid State Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly crystalline and pure Y (FAU) zeolite were synthesized from coal fly ash (CFA) using a
combined in situ microwave and ultrasonic irradiation-assisted method, improving the …