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X-ray Diffraction Analysis on Effect of Time Reaction and

Alkali Concentration in Merlinoite
Eddy Heraldy1,2), Syaiful Ahmad Nur Cahyo1), Nurul Apri Indri1), Fitria
Rahmawati1,2)
1)
Department of Chemistry, Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty, Sebelas Maret
University, Jl.Ir. Sutami 36 A Kentingan, Surakarta, Indonesia 57126
2)
Solid State Chemistry & Catalysis Research Group, Chemistry Department, Sebelas Maret
University, Jl.Ir. Sutami 36 A Kentingan, Surakarta, Indonesia 57126

E-mail : eheraldy@mipa.uns.ac.id

Abstract. This research objectives is to determine the effect of time reaction and alkali concentration
on the synthesis of merlinoite. The synthesis of merlinoite was performed by hydrothermal method
with variation of reaction time in 8, 12, 24 hours and various concentration at 1, 3, 5M. The
quantitative X-Ray Diffraction (QXRD) was employed on product using Le Bail refinement method.
Characterization XRD shows the highest crystallinity of the product was obtained at 3M of alkali
concentration in 8 hours reaction time. The refinement result revealed three other phases such as
quartz, mullite, and tobermorite.

Keywords : Fly ash, Le Bail refinement, Merlinoite, X-ray Diffraction

1. Introduction
Merlinoite is one type of zeolite that has small pores and its presence is very rare in nature [1,2,3,4].
According to Sherman [5], merlinoite has a good ability in ion exchange and adsorption capacity. Merlinoite,
also known as zeolite W [6,7,8] is a potential material because it has been widely used as an adsorbent
removal of pollutant in water [9], ion exchange, and slow-release potassium fertilizer [10]. In addition,
merlinoite also can be used as catalyst through a process of dehydration of methanol [11].
Some researchers have developed a synthesis of merlinoite from various sources (raw material). Collela et
al. [12] used natural glass for synthesis merlinoite. Strohmaier and Robson [13] reported that merlinoite have
been made from alumina, colloidal silica, and potassium hydroxide. While Medina et al. [9] had succesfully
converted fly ash to merlinoite. Moreover, Schubert and Husing [14] suggested the parameters that affect the
synthesis of merlinoite include in time, alkali concentration, temperature, and molar ratio. Alkali
concentration and reaction time has very influent in the formation of merlinoite and its cristallinity [11].
Determine of quantitative phase analysis from merlinoite can be used lattice parameter from standart X-
ray diffraction (XRD). Quantitative phase analysis using XRD data could be further by approached with
Rietveld refinement [15,16] and Le Bail method [17]. The aim of this paper is to discuss the crystal structure
with the Le Bail method on the effect of time reaction and KOH concentration on synthesis of merlinoite
from fly ash.

2. Material and methods

2.1 Material
Raw material that used in this synthesis is coal fly ash (CFA) which was taken from Tanjung Jati B CFPP,
Jepara, Indonesia. The reagents KOH, H2SO4 98%, and aquadest was used as solvent.

2.2 Synthesis of merlinoite

Synthesis merlinoite was performed with alkaline hydrothermal method. To remove the unburned carbon and
some impurity compounds, CFA was purified with H2SO4 solution. The mixture was soaked for 8 h at 60° C
and then filtered, washed with distilled water and dried. After CFA was dried, then it mixed with 3M KOH

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solution into 150 mL Teflon liner of stainless-steel autoclave in comparison of composition between KOH :
fly ash is 2:1. Furthermore, the activation is done by the time variation of 8, 12, and 24 h at 150°C in the
oven. After a varying of time was completed, the autoclave was cooled to the room temperature and the solid
phase is separated with their liquid phase. Solid product is washed with distilled water until pH 10-11. The
solid was dried at 60°C for one night. The dried solids were characterized using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) in
order to note the optimum condition of the reaction time variations. The variation of alkali concentration can
be conducted with the same step of the time reaction variation.
The crystallographic structure of merlinoite was studied using XRD Brucker AXS D8 Advance
diffractometer with Cu Kα radiation. The diffraction intensity was determined between 10° and 60°. The
crystal size of merlinoite was computed using the Scherrer formula D = 0.9.λ/(β.cosθ). the product was
proven by powder XRD (ICSD#81895 for merlinoite). Le Bail refinement was performed using the
refinement program, i.e. Rietica. Experimental parameter refined were the instrument zero, scale factor, peak
shape parameters u, v, w, γ0 and γ1 [15,16].

3. Result and Discussion

The characterization of fly ash was characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to determine the composition
of chemical constituents in the form of metal oxides. SiO2 and Al2O3 in this material can be use as source to
form the framework of merlinoite (Table 1).

Table 1. Chemical composition (%) of fly ash by XRF

Compound Composition (%)

Si 49.86
Al 21.71
Ca 6.76
Mg 5.83
K 2.52
Fe 2.34
Ti 1.33

Table 1 shown that Silica and Alumina (Si and Al) are the main component of CFA sample which is
shows the similarity with zeolite. Thus it possible to converted CFA into merlinoite due to the CFA
components were able to serve as a source of Al and Si.
Crystallinity’s character from merlinoite were analyzed using XRD with a range of 2θ 10-60°.
Diffractogram pattern from merlinoite at the time variation of 8, 12, and 24 hours is present in Fig. 1.

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Figure 1. XRD pattern of merlinoite synthesized with variety reaction of time

Figure 1 showed the pattern of merlinoite synthesized from variety of time. As shown in Figure 1, the
XRD pattern of merlinoite has sharp peak and typical in the range of 2θ = 27° (013); 28° (240); and 30°
(123) [7]. However, the diffractogram showed that still quite amorphous and crystalline yet entirely. The
differences in high or low intensity was expected any differences in the crystal growth of merlinoite.
Furthermore, to determine the conformity of XRD diffraction with the crystal structure based on
comparison with ICSD, followed by refinement process using Le Bail method. Result of refinement process
showed the conformity with the standard data of merlinoite (ICSD#81895). In addition, it found other phases
such as quartz (ICSD#280364), mullite (ICSD#23726). Even, at 24 hours in time variation appear new phase
like tobermorite (ICSD#100405). There is still any quartz because that phase is stable. Therefore, it was quite
difficult to bind with KOH and affecting the formation of merlinoite [18].
Something that is not different showed in Figure 2 for XRD pattern of merlinoite in the variation of alkali
concentration (KOH). In Figure 2 was shown that the higher concentration of alkali emerging a new phase
like tobermorite (ICSD#100405). It phase was as same as phase at variation of reaction time in 24 hour.

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Figure 2. XRD pattern of merlinoite synthesized with variety alkali

concentration

The refinement had the following order zero, lattice parameter, histogram parameter and instrumental
peak shape. For every step were used 30 cycles. Table 2 presented the detail about result of refinement for
merlinoite with variety treatment. The reliability index parameters are the pattern factor (Rp), the weighted
pattern factor (Rwp), and the goodness of fit (χ2), which is shown the quality of refinement in this study. The
ideal value for χ2 is 1.0 [19] or 3.0, and all the refinement were acceptable quality [19]. In Table 2, merlinoite
with variation in 8h and 3M were shown smallest Rp and Rwp than other variations. It is indicated that
optimum condition in synthesis of merlinoite. On the other hand, the higher reaction of time and alkali
concentration would make the possibility to emerge a new phase [10].

Table 2. The result of Le Bail refinement with various phase

Phase composition Value
Variation
merlinoite quartz mullite tobermorite Rp Rwp χ2
8h 76.85 7.89 15.26 0.79 1.43 0.0573
12h 73.67 12.66 13.67 1.28 2.17 0.1423
24h 49.72 4.16 46.13 1.91 2.73 0.1847
1M 68.34 17.43 14.23 1.94 2.46 0.1828
3M 81.73 7.90 10.37 0.79 1.43 0.0573
5M 48.58 2.68 4.01 44.72 1.71 2.11 0.0955

Table 3 showed that the treatment of variation in synthesize of merlinoite made some difference in
crystallite size (D). The diminished in crystallite size with the increasing of various concentration or time
reaction may be explained that a merlinoite structure lead to form a small piece. Furthermore, it can be
explained that there was an incomplete dissolution of early formed amorphous of merlinoite which
contribute to the aggregation of that material.

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Table 3. The crystallite size (D) of merlinoite with Debye-Scherer method

Variation Scherer method (nm)

8h 5.324
12h 8.761
24h 3.882
1M 4.766
3M 5.372
5M 3.394

4. Conclusion
The end of result from this investigation proved that merlinoite was successfully synthesized from fly ash.
The optimum conditions in synthesis are in 8h of reaction time and 3M of alkali concentration (KOH). The
higher reaction time and alkali concentration has decreased the crystallite size of merlinoite. It is showed by
crystal growth occurred in slow formation. The higher reaction time and alkali concentration also provided a
possibility to emerge a new phase. On X-ray diffraction has got another phase beside merlinoite, such as
quartz, mullite, and tobermorite, which is confirmed by analysis of refinement Le Bail.

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