생활폐기물 소각재를 용융시켜 제조한 슬래그에는 제올라이트 합성에 영향을 주는 많은 불순물이 포함되어 있다. 이러한 불순물들은 원하는 제올라이트 합성을 방해하며, 수율과 순도를 저하시킨다. 용융 슬래그에는 특히 Fe2O3, FeO 그리고 CaO가 많이 포함되어 있다. 이런 불순물들을 제거하기 위해 염산으로 슬러리의 초기 pH를 1, 3, 5 그리고 7로 하여 각각 처리하였다. 실험결과, 슬러리의 초기 pH가 낮아질수록 SiO2, Fe2O3, TiO2 등의 함량은 증가되었으나, Al2O3, FeO, CaO, Na2O, K2O, MgO 등의 함량은 감소되었다. 염산처리한 슬래그를 NaOH 용액과 함께 80℃에서 반응시킨 결과, 슬래그, pH 7과 pH 5에서 처리한 시료로부터는 토버모라이트(tobermorite)가, pH 3과 pH 1에서 처리한 시료로부터는 Na-P1형과 Na-X형 제올라이트가 생성되었다. 또한 CaO가 제올라이트 합성을 방해한다는 것을 확인하였다.

Two different kinds of cases, with and without addition of noncrystalline silica to the Hadong kaolin were studied to obtain useful information on the synthesis of zeolite. The research was carried out to investigate the formation area and the crystalized degree of zeolite according to a synthetic time, the water content of raw material mixture, KOH concentration, and stirring intensity. In the case of without addition of noncrystalline silica to the Hadong kaolin and the low concentration range of KOH, the structure of the kaolin was not changed. However, when the mole ratio of K2O/SiO2 in natural kaolin was increased, Linde-L zeolite and unknown structure of kaolins, U-1 and U-2 were produced. While in the high concentration range of KOH, the unknown structure of kaolins, U-6 and U-2, were produced and the production rate of U-6 was increased with the increased of K2O/SiO2 mole ratio. In the case of with addition of noncrystalline silica to the Hadong kaolin and treatment with KOH hydrothermal processing, ZSM-5, ZSM-35, and Linde-L zeolites and the mixture of unknown structure of zeolites, U-1, U-2, U-3, and U-4, were obtained. Both cases demonstrated that the synthesis of zeolite from the Hadong kaolin was highly influenced by KOH concentration of raw material mixture.