Some physicochemical properties of silver loaded clinoptilolite from Beli plast, East Rhodopes by spray pyrolysis method

Silver loaded zeolite was obtained by the spray pyrolysis method. The material was characterized by DC arc atomic emission spectroscopy (AES), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The concentration of Ag in the final samples, calculated from the XPS spectra, corresponds to that in the precursor solution. The SEM photographs reveal both separate silver particles and agglomerates located on the zeolite surface and inside the channels.