Development and characterization of catalyst materials from magnetic sand, Crotalaria pallida and kaolin

  • Authors

    • Shalbugau K.W Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
    • Dass P.M Department of Chemistry, Midibbo Adama University, Yola
    • Iji M Department of Chemistry, Midibbo Adama University, Yola
    • Nkafamiya I I Department of Chemistry, Midibbo Adama University, Yola
    • Maitera O. N. Department of Chemistry, Midibbo Adama University, Yola
    2021-11-19
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijac.v9i2.31812
  • Catalysts, Impregnation, Kaolin, Material Characterization, Morphology.

  • Abstract

    In this study, magnetic sand and Crotalaria pallida gotten from Adamawa and Bauchi states of Nigeria, respectively, were mixed after treatment, and impregnated with kaolin using a wet impregnation method and the resulting material was characterized using scanning electron microcopy (SEM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The result of XRF analysis revealed the existence of a number of dopant-like constituents in the sample, which substitute parts of important atoms in the spinel structure, however, not forming individual phases. The SEM micrographs displayed pore structures with high surface area consistent with effective catalyst materials. XRD analysis confirmed crystalline phases of the hybrid material showing typical diffraction peaks of kaolinite minerals (Al2Si2O9), Muscovite (Al12FeSi12K4NaRbH16O48), quartz, Si3O6 Calcite (Ca6C6O18) and Halite (Na4Cl4) and the average crystallite size was determined to be 75.30 nm.

     

     

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    K.W, S., P.M, D., M, I., I, N. I., & O. N., M. (2021). Development and characterization of catalyst materials from magnetic sand, Crotalaria pallida and kaolin. International Journal of Advanced Chemistry, 9(2), 188-191. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijac.v9i2.31812

    Received date: 2021-10-02

    Accepted date: 2021-11-04

    Published date: 2021-11-19