Determination of cation exchange capacity of natural zeolite: a revisit

Sukor A., . and Azira A. Z. A., . and Husni M. H. A., . Determination of cation exchange capacity of natural zeolite: a revisit. pp. 105-112. ISSN 1394-7990

Natural zeolite has been widely used as an ion exchanger since the 1950s. The purpose of this study was to quantify the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of natural zeolite from different locations (Bayah and Cikembar in West Java Indonesia) based on particle sizes of 0.15 and 0.079 mm using different displacement solutions of 0.5M cesium chloride (CsCl) and 0.5 M potassium chloride (KCl). Higher CEC was observed in Cikembar100 compared to Bayah100 due to its higher surface area (31) and total pore volume (11) compared to Bayah100. Cikembar100 had 11 higher clinoptilolite mineral content compared to Bayah 100. The low CEC measured for Bayah100 and Bayah200 may be due to the lower percentage purity of the clinoptilolite mineral content in those samples. The natural zeolite samples displaced with 0.5M CsCl had 6 higher CEC compared to 0.5M KCl which means that Cs had more strength compared to K in displacing NH4 into the solution from the nanocavity site of the zeolitic framework into the solution. In both displacement solutions (0.5M CsCl and KCl) Cikembar100 had 10 more net negative charge compared to Bayah100 due to its isomorphous substitution properties in natural zeolite. Isomorphous substitution in natural zeolite affects its negative charge and the capacity to retain NH4 in the zeolitic framework thus increasing its CEC and making natural zeolite with the particle size of 0.079 mm (Cikembar100) a promising material for cation removal particularly Cs from aqueous solution.

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Abstract

Natural zeolite has been widely used as an ion exchanger since the 1950s. The purpose of this study was to quantify the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of natural zeolite from different locations (Bayah and Cikembar in West Java Indonesia) based on particle sizes of 0.15 and 0.079 mm using different displacement solutions of 0.5M cesium chloride (CsCl) and 0.5 M potassium chloride (KCl). Higher CEC was observed in Cikembar100 compared to Bayah100 due to its higher surface area (31) and total pore volume (11) compared to Bayah100. Cikembar100 had 11 higher clinoptilolite mineral content compared to Bayah 100. The low CEC measured for Bayah100 and Bayah200 may be due to the lower percentage purity of the clinoptilolite mineral content in those samples. The natural zeolite samples displaced with 0.5M CsCl had 6 higher CEC compared to 0.5M KCl which means that Cs had more strength compared to K in displacing NH4 into the solution from the nanocavity site of the zeolitic framework into the solution. In both displacement solutions (0.5M CsCl and KCl) Cikembar100 had 10 more net negative charge compared to Bayah100 due to its isomorphous substitution properties in natural zeolite. Isomorphous substitution in natural zeolite affects its negative charge and the capacity to retain NH4 in the zeolitic framework thus increasing its CEC and making natural zeolite with the particle size of 0.079 mm (Cikembar100) a promising material for cation removal particularly Cs from aqueous solution.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Zeolites
AGROVOC Term:	Cation exchange capacity
AGROVOC Term:	Particle size
AGROVOC Term:	Surface area
AGROVOC Term:	Distilled water
AGROVOC Term:	Centrifuges
AGROVOC Term:	Atomic absorption spectrometry
AGROVOC Term:	Ammonium
AGROVOC Term:	Cesium
AGROVOC Term:	Potassium chloride
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:53
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7755

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