Research Article

Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic Aluminosilicates/Lateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane

Table 2

Elemental concentrations of the raw materials determined by PIXE technique.

ElementConcentration (ppm)Statistical error (%)

Clay materialZeolitic aluminosilicateClay materialZeolitic aluminosilicate

Na29187.037206.024.4627.43
Mg3648.45524.99.488.91
Al244295.981148.70.793.31
Si213689.8355515.20.610.60
K8055.53018.31.112.49
Ca1149.55451.15.451.51
Ti3229.3836.30.821.85
V190.4135.57.017.44
Mn311.918.12.4828.72
Fe11668.93528.90.560.65
Co1324.74.12
Ni79.526.72
Cu155.37.12
Zn56.447.211.4029.97
Sr53.728.82