Zeolite 13X was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal treatment using natural kaolin, natural bentonite and natural feldspath.
The optimum conditions of synthesis zeolite 13X were found to be NaOH concentration = 4 M and crystallized at 65 °C for 72 h after homogenization by agitated at room temperature for 120 h.
The prepared zeolite 13X from natural kaolin (13X-K) showed a high BET surface area of 591 m2/g and high micropore volume (0.250 cm3/g) than other materials in this study.
The adsorption behavior of carbon dioxide and methane on zeolite 13X sample at different temperature from 298 K to 328 K was investigated.
It was found that the Langmuir–Freundlich model was more suitable than the others for description of CO2 adsorption isotherms.