Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite A-Calcium Carbonate for Carbon Capture

Muhammad Nauval Farras Russamsi; Triati Dewi Kencana Wungu; Suprijadi Suprijadi

Muhammad Nauval Farras Russamsi Nanotechnology Graduate Program, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Triati Dewi Kencana Wungu Physics Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Suprijadi Suprijadi Physics Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia

Keywords: adsorption, calcium carbonate, carbon capture, kinetics, selectivity, zeolite

Abstract

Carbon capture by solid adsorbents is one of the most promising ways to implement carbon capture. Zeolites, a class of aluminosilicate minerals with a honeycomb-like framework structure, has excellent carbon dioxide adsorption characteristics, attributed to its microporous nature. However, challenges remain to improve its adsorption characteristics, mainly related to its kinetics and selectivity. In this paper, zeolite A was treated with NaOH (zeolite-NaOH) and intercalated with calcium carbonate (CaCO3) (zeolite-CaCO3). The resultant material was then characterized by its morphology, crystallography, and its CO2 adsorption characteristics. The results showed that treatment with NaOH did not change the morphology and crystallography of zeolite A, while intercalation with CaCO3 showed that CaCO3 formed nanoflowers in the surface of zeolite A and CaCO3 exist in zeolite-CaCO3 in both amorphous and crystalline form, co-existing with Ca(OH)2 and CaO. Adsorption characteristics measured using thermogravimetric methods showed that zeolite-CaCO3 had superior adsorption capacity, selectivity, and kinetics compared to zeolite A and zeolite-NaOH, especially by accounting for zeolite mass only in zeolite-CaCO3.

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