Natural solutions for industrial processes, environmental control, and pollutant treatment.
Why use zeolite in industrial applications?
Natural zeolites have a wide range of potential applications in many different types of industry. Synthetic zeolites are perhaps more well known than their natural counterparts as sythetic zeolites have been used in industry for many years to perfrom various functions ranging from molecular seiving to bulking agents and fillers in detergents and paints. Natural zeolites are not as versatile but they are much cheaper to buy that synthetic zeolites, and natural zeolites can perform many useful functions.
Thanks to its physical and chemical properties, natural zeolite is used in filtration, absorption, separation, and decontamination processes across various industrial environments.
Main benefits
The use of natural zeolite in industry provides significant technical and environmental advantages.
Removal of gaseous and liquid contaminants
High absorption capacity
Chemically stable material
Cost-effective and versatile solution
Natural alternative for industrial processes
Common applications
Filtration and environmental control
Air filtration to remove ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, odors, pollutant particles, and moisture
Dehumidification in industrial and domestic applications, including use in air conditioning systems
Separation and absorption
Gas separation through molecular sieving
Removal of carbon dioxide from methane, for example using clinoptilolite
Absorption of hazardous chemical spills
Other uses
Soil decontamination and remediation
Nuclear waste management
Industrial wastewater treatment
Industrial innovation and development
Zeolites can also be modified in various ways to produce new and innovative products for various applications. For more information on the applications mentioned above, and some new ideas for using natural zeolites, please go to the R+D page of our website.