International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 3 5 2013 May 18 Elimination of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions using Zeolite LTA Synthesized from Sudanese Clay 93 98 EN Markmanuel D. 1 Department of Chemistry, Bayelsa State College of Education, Okpoma, Brass Island, Bayelsa State, NIGERIA TarawouT. 2 Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, PMB 071, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, NIGERIA HorsfallM. jnr. 3 Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Port-Harcourt, P.O. Box 402, Choba, Port- Harcourt, NIGERIA Das Bakul 1 Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Nellore, AP, INDIA Reddy T.V.Ramana 2 Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, AP, INDIA Balaji MTK 3 Reddy T.Veera 4 Yehouenou E.A.P. 1 Laboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA) Adamou R. 2 Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 526, Cotonou, BENIN Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC), Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 2009, Cotonou, BENIN Azehoun P.J. 3 Institut National de recherches Agricoles du Bénin, 07 BP 265 Cotonou, BENIN Edorh P.A. 4 Département de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Faculté des Sciences et Technique (FAST) Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, BENIN Ahoyo T. 5 Joshi Sahira 1 Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, NEPAL Adhikari Mandira 2 Department of Chemistry, Bhaktapur Multiple College Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, NEPAL Central Pokharel BhadraPrasad 3 Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, NEPAL Pradhananga RajaRam 4 Nwoye C.I. 1 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NIGERIA Nwabanne J.T. 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NIGERIA Odo J.U. 3 K. Manoj 1 Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Science, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, Birbhum, West Bengal, INDIA Ghosh S 2 Padhy P.K. 3 A. Prathima 1 Department of Physics, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram-623 501, Tamil Nadu, INDIA S. Karthikeyan 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram-623 501, Tamil Nadu, INDIA B. Jayalakshmi 3 Department of Chemistry, Syed Ammal Engineering College, Ramanathapuram-623 501, Tamil Nadu, INDIA G Veerapandian 4 SinghR.K. 1 Department of Chemistry, M.L.K. P.G. College, Balrampur, UP, INDIA KhanMohd. Adil 2 Rane Rajashree 1 Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA Gangolli Divya 2 Panigrahy Smita 3 Saptashree Sarkar 4 Kundalwal Sachin 5 Abah J. 1 Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Makurdi, P.M.B. 102119, Makurdi, Benue State NIGERIA Ubwa S.T. 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State NIGERIA AuduS.I. 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, Federal University, Wukari NIGERIA Malu S.P. 4 N. Mohanty 1 Dept. of physics, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, INDIA Paikaray R. 2 OnigbindeAdebayo O. 1 School of Basic Sciences, Chemistry Unit, Babcock University, Ilishan, Remo, Ogun State, NIGERIA Munson B. 2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware Newark DE, 19716, USA Amos-Tautua 3 Department of Chemistry, Niger-Delta University, Bayelsa State, NIGERIA Bamidele M.W. 4 Gnanaprakasam A. 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Kannadasan T. 2 Prasath ManojK.V. 3 Syed AshifA. 4 Elangovan K. 5 Ismail M.A. 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al Neelain University, Khartoum 11121,SUDAN Eltayeb M.A.Z. 2 AbdelMaged S.A. 3 > Research Paper 2013 4 27 2013 May 18 The synthesis of zeolite LTA from Sudanese clay has been studied by hydrothermal treatment with various sodium hydroxide concentrations. The process for synthesis have been optimized to produce zeolite LTA at economical manner. Also, the chemical composition of clay and synthesized zeolite were investigated and they were analyzed using the X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Flourence (XRF). It was found that, the Zeolite LTA was successfully synthesized under controlled conditions (750 C/1h) for the clay calcination, 100C/2h for the reaction time, temperature and 5 M NaOH for the alkali concentration. The removal capacity for Pb2+ was 99.99 % and for Zn2+ was 95.68. Copyright@ International Science Community Association