期刊名称：Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2666-0164
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
页码：1-4
DOI：10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100063
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractIn this study,Ficus exasperata (Fe) leaf (sand paper leaf) raw sample was characterized using proximate and ultimate analysis and the ash was characterized using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. XRF analysis showed that Alumina (Al2O3) and Silica (SiO2) were 6.50% and 67.50%, Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis showed high presence of silica (42.40%), alumina (15.00%) and Oxygen (20.80%). FTIR unveiled peaks with zeolite-Y patterns. SEM analysis indicates good surface morphology and hexagonal shaped crystal lattice in comparison with commercial zeolite-Y.
