Zeolite Facts
- Zeolites are minerals that have a micro-porous structure.
- Natural zeolites form where volcanic rocks and ash layers react with alkaline ground water.
- The synthesis conditions were optimized to obtain highly crystalline zeolite with maximum BET surface area.
- Commercially available natural zeolites are usually of the clinoptilolite (clino) variety which are known chemically as hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicates.
- Zeolites contribute to a cleaner, safer environment in a great number of ways.
- Synthetic and natural Zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicates with symmetrically stacked alumina and silica tetrahedra which result in an open and stable three dimensional honey comb structure with a negative charge.
- Currently, the world’s annual production of natural Zeolite is about 4 million tons. Of this quantity, 2.6 million tons are shipped to Chinese markets to be used in the concrete industry. Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Australia, and Asia areworld leaders in supplying the world’s demand for natural Zeolite.
- Zeolites are used in Animal Feed Supplements, Water Treatment, Radioactive Waste Treatment, Pollution Control, Pet Litter and Odor Control, Agriculture, Slow-Release Fertilization, Zeoponics, Soil Amendment, Miscellaneous Agricultural Applications, Horticulture, Aquaculture, Thermal Storage and Solar Refrigeration, Natural Gas Purification, Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds.