A protocol for the parallel production of precipitated calcium carbonate and zeolitic material from blast furnace slag via mineral carbonation and alkaline hydrothermal conversion, respectively, is presented. The performance of the zeolitic material towards nickel adsorption is tested.
Georgakopoulos, E., Santos, R. M., Chiang, Y. W., Manovic, V. Two-way Valorization of Blast Furnace Slag: Synthesis of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate and Zeolitic Heavy Metal Adsorbent. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e55062, doi:10.3791/55062 (2017).