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The effect of ammonia activation on the desalination potential of natural zeolite

Aruzhan K. Kenessova, Akmaral B. Rakhym, Bagashar B. Zhaksybay, Gulziya A. Seilkhanova

Abstract


Despite the abundance of water bodies on Earth, there is a limited amount of potable water. Therefore, the desalination process is of great interest. Adsorption of the main contaminants of saline water (Na+, K+, Cl– ions) is an alternative process of desalination. In the present work, a sorbent based on natural zeolite (NZ) modified with ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) is obtained and the effect of modification on the removal of Na+ and K+ ions from saline water is studied. According to the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, the modification of zeolite with NH4Cl leads to an increase in its surface area (7.85 to 8.09 m2/g). According to the results of the cation exchange capacity (CEC) determination, the modification leads to a decrease in total CEC of zeolite (431.67±29.01 to 300.88±31.86 meq/100 g). According to the obtained results, ammonia modification enhances the adsorption ability of NZ to extract Na+ and K+ ions from saline water. The extraction degree (E) of Na+ ions by NH4-Z increases from 7.93±1.63 to 10.44±1.52%, while for K+ ions it increases about 2 times (27.69±2.45 to 56.46±3.71%). These results indicate that the ammonia-modified NZ can potentially be used as a desalination agent for the removal of Na+ and K+ ions from saline water.

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natural zeolite; ammonia activation; desalination; sodium adsorption; potassium adsorption

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/chimtech.2023.10.3.05

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