Review Article
Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review
Table 7
Summary of FTIR analysis of zeolites.
| Zeolite | Synthesis method | Observations | References | Wavelength (cm−1) | Group or Reason |
| Needle-like nanozeolite | Hydrothermal synthesis | 3400 | O-H stretch | [171] | 1640 | Zeolitic water influence |
| Hydroxy-sodalite/cancrinite | Hydrothermal alkali activation | 1400–400 (disappear) | Si-O, Si-O-Al vibrations | [226] | 4000–3500 (disappear) | -OH vibrations |
| ZIF-8 | Solvothermal synthesis | 421 | Zn-N | [227] | 692 | Co-N | 755 | CN | 1100–1310 | C = N | 1577 | C = C |
| NaP zeolite | One step hydrothermal synthesis | 1008 and 735 | Si-O or Al-O assymetric stretching | [228] | 690 | Symmetric stretching of Si-O or Al-O symmetric stretching | 600 | Double ring in NaP | 435 | Si-O or Al-O bending |
| Phillipsite zeolite | Hydrothermal synthesis | 439.19 | O-Si-O | [229] | 607.47 | Si-C | 693.06 | Mn-O | 1026.96 | Assymetric Si-O-Al | 1638.92 | H-O-H or C = C | 3435.81 | Si-OH |
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