Study on Filtration Performance of Silica/Alumina Slurry in the Process of Recycling Mother Liquor o

In order to recover the SiO2 contained in the mother liquor in the course of NaY zeolite synthesis to minimize pollution, the influence of various preparation conditions on the filtering velocity of gel slurry was studied using the SiO2/Al2O3 gel recovered from the NaY mother liquor in the laboratory. The results of study had shown that at a SiO2/A12O3 ratio in the feed equating to 9:1 the SiO2 recovery rate and Al2O3utilization rate were high with a faster flow velocity of the filtrate. The pH value of the system had great impact on the flow velocity of filtrate. Between the two methods for regulating the pH value, the one for formation of silica/alumina gel slurry by addition of sulfuric acid prior to adding aluminium sulfate in the solution could secure a faster filtration velocity. The filtration velocity was decreased in tandem with increasing SiO2 concentration in mother liquor, meanwhile an increase in dry filter cake yield.