Roy, Priyanka and Das, Nandini (2017) Ultrasonic assisted synthesis of Bikitaite zeolite: A potential material for hydrogen storage application. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 36. pp. 466-473. ISSN 1350-4177

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Abstract

Li containing Bikitaite zeolite has been synthesized by an ultrasound-assisted method and used as a potential material for hydrogen storage application. The Sonication energy was varied from 150 W to 250 W and irradiation time from 3 h to 6 h. The Bikitaite nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectral analysis, and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) thermo-gravimetrical analysis and differential thermal analysis (TGA, DTA). XRD and IR results showed that phase pure, nano crystalline Bikitaite zeolites were started forming after 3 h irradiation and 72 h of aging with a sonication energy of 150 W and nano crystalline Bikitaite zeolite with prominent peaks were obtained after 6 h irradiation of 250 W sonic energy. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of the powder by N-2 adsorption-desorption measurements was found to be 209 m(2)/g. The TEM micrograph and elemental analysis showed that desired atomic ratio of the zeolite was obtained after 6 h irradiation. For comparison, sonochemical method, followed by the hydrothermal method, with same initial sol composition was studied. The effect of ultrasonic energy and irradiation time showed that with increasing sonication energy, and sonication time phase formation was almost completed. The FESEM images revealed that 50 nm zeolite crystals were formed at room temperature. However, agglomerated particles having woollen ball like structure was obtained by sonochemical method followed by hydrothermal treatment at 100 degrees C for 24 h. The hydrogen adsorption capacity of Bikitaite zeolite with different Li content, has been investigated. Experimental results indicated that the hydrogen adsorption capacities were dominantly related to their surface areas as well as total pore volume of the zeolite. The hydrogen adsorption capacity of 143.2 c.c/g was obtained at 77 K and ambient pressure of (0.11 MPa) for the Bikitaite zeolite with 100% Li, which was higher than the reported values for other zeolites. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report on the synthesis of a Bikitaite zeolite by sonochemical method for H-2 storage. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Structural Clay Products
Divisions:	Ceramic Membrane
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2018 09:07
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2018 09:07
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/4108

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