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. 2020 Dec 23;11(1):250–267. doi: 10.1039/d0ra09434j

Summary of synthesis of mordenite zeolite.

S. no. Title Source for silica and alumina Template Reaction conditions Reference
1 Rice husk ash Rice husk ash (RHA) and metakaolin Absence Room temperature for sol–gel process; calcinated at 550 °C for 6 h 25
2 Waste coal fly ash Waste coal fly ash for both No information Crystallization at 150 to 170 °C 27
3 Silica gel/low-cost mixed organic templates Silica gel and aluminum nitrate Low-cost mixed organic templates (glycerol (GL), ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene glycol 200 (PEG)) Crystallization at 180 °C for 2 days; calcinated at 550 °C for 2 h 30
4 Silica fume (microsilica) Silica fume and metakaolin Absence Heated for 24 h at 180 °C in a Teflon reactor; no calcination 31
5 Faujasite/N-cetyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium (C16NMP) Sodium silicate and faujasite zeolite Pyrrolidine-based mesoporogen Crystallization at 140 °C for 6 days with stirring (50 RPM); calcined at 550 °C for 10 h 32
6 Ball milling, solvent-free synthesis Sodium silicate, SiO2, Al2(SO4)3·18H2O Absence In an oven for 24, 48, or 72 h at 180 °C 33
7 Ultrafast, organic structure-directing agent-free synthesis 40 wt% LUDOX HS-40 (colloidal silica) and NaAlO2 Absence Heated at 210 °C in an oil bath 38
8 Piperazine as OSDA Ludox AS-40 and NaAlO2 Piperazine Hydrothermally treated at 150 °C for 72 h to 192 h 43