What is Natural Clinoptilolite?

Today There are many natural zeolites identified in the world. Clinoptilolite, mordenite, phillipsite, chabazite, stilbite, analcime and laumontite are very common forms whereas offretite, paulingite,barrerite and mazzite, are much rarer. There are over 50 types of natural zeolite mineral and more than 200 synthetic zeolites in world. Among the zeolites, Clinoptilolites (from the heulandite group) are the most abundant natural zeolite and is widely used and suitable natural zeolites type for commercial and industrial applicationsin the world.

According to the world's annual production of natural zeolite approximates 3 million tonnes, More than 80% of the world's zeolite production is clinoptilolite type of natural zeolite mineral. Apart from natural ones, many synthetic zeolite are being developed around the world for custom applications.However, only 232 synthetic zeolite of these structures have been discovered and synthesized so far, so many zeolite scientists question why only this small fraction of possibilities are being observed. Natural zeolites are abundant and low cost resources, which are crystalline hydrated aluminosilicates with a framework structure containing pores occupied by water, alkali and alkaline earth cations. Due to their high cation-exchange ability as well as to the molecular sieve properties, natural zeolites have been widely used as adsorbents in separation and purification processes in the past decades.

Clinoptilolite Zeolite Structure

Natural Zeolite Structure

Currently most of natural zeolite manfacturers process clinoptilolite at the market. However, not all zeolite products have a high content of clinoptilolite. The quality of a zeolite mineral totally depends on the clinoptilolite content of the product since the active agent (that can exchange cations) in the mineral is the clinoptilolite. Unfortunately at the market there are products that have clinoptilolite content as low as 50%, even sometimes 40%, which means that rest of the product is regular stone or clay.

Clinoptilolite possesses tetrahedral framework and form a continuous compositional series referred to as the Zeolitemin zeolites. For known more technical information about zeolite (Clinoptilolite), please visit International Zeolite Association(IZA)'s website. It was found an informing 3D animation of clinoptilolite's tetrahedral structure from their website and how it absorbs the cations into its cage like a magnet.

It forms a series with heulandite:

• Clinoptilolite-Ca – heulandite-Ca solid solution series
• Clinoptilolite-K – heulandite-K solid solution series
• Clinoptilolite-Na – heulandite-Na solid solution series

The naturally occuring zeolite Clinoptilolite consists of linked SiO4 tetrahedra. The diagram demonstrates the relationship between the trapped Caesium ion and the framework.

Specific physicochemical zeolite properties:

• high ion exchange selectivity
• reversible hydration and dehydration
• high gas sorption capacity
• high thermostability
• resistance to aggressive media

Natural zeolites are hydrated aluminosilicate minerals of a porous structure with valuable physicochemical properties, such as cation exchange, molecular sieving, catalysis and sorption. The use of natural zeolites for environmental applications is gaining new research interests mainly due to their properties and significant worldwide occurrence.

The clinoptilolite quality from Xiamen Zeolitemin Biotech Co.,Ltd was passed by SGS laboratory,Top 1 in Asia. The Purity of Clinoptilolite mineral is about 91% content. High quality Clinoptilolite are used in animal feed,aquaculture,agricultural,water treatment and construction markets.Otherwise, Low quality Clinoptilolite are mostly used as aggregate.

The clinoptilolite series comprises three species. Clinoptilolite-K, Clinoptilolite-Na, Clinoptilolite-Ca named after their dominant elements. These elements are exchanged during cation exchange in favor of heavy metals, toxins, ammonia etc. which have a higher attraction for the mineral. To check how these elements are placed inside the clinoptilolite structure 

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Application of Zeolite in Water Treatment

 

Zeolite Filter material is the general name of water treatment filter material, mainly used for domestic sewage, industrial sewage, pure water, drinking water filtration. 

Natural Zeolite Clinoptilolite is a kind of Aluminosilicate mineral with white or brick red appearance. It belongs to weak acid cation exchanger. After artificial introduction of active components, it has new ion exchange or adsorption capacity, and the adsorption capacity is also increased accordingly. It is mainly used for the softening treatment of water for medium and small-sized boilers to remove Ca and Mg ions in water, so as to reduce the formation of scale in the boiler, reduce the corrosion of water testing metal, and extend the service life of the boiler. It can be used to remove phosphorus, lead and hexavalent chromium in waste water treatment. The natural zeolite after failure can be used for the reuse of concentrated brine after countercurrent regeneration.

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Soil Conditioner Zeolite Powder In Modern Agricultural

 

The soil conditioner Zeolite powder plays a very important role in modern agricultural production, especially for soil improvement, fruit and vegetable production, and greenhouse vegetables.

The soil conditioner Zeolite powder is rich in organic matter of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, mineralized trace elements, ultra-trace elements, and organic active substances.Through the release, transformation, exchange, and replacement of active enzymes, it directly provides comprehensiveness to crops, plants and soil. Direct and indirect nutrients can improve water and fertilizer retention; it can help grass seedlings absorb, transfer, and store organic fertilizer in the soil and help grass seedlings absorb natural nitrogen fertilizer in the air, and decompose more mineral nutrients to the soil. It is conducive to the benignization of the soil circulation system, and can also meet the nutritional needs of crops and plants during the growth process, and it does increase crop yields and improve product quality.

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Feed Grade Zeolite in Animal Husbandry

 

Feed grade zeolite powder plays a very important role in the animal husbandry industry. Used as feed (cattle, pig, chicken) additives and deodorants, etc., it can promote the growth of livestock and increase the survival rate. It has obvious therapeutic effects on animal diseases (such as gastroenteritis, swelling disease, pneumonia, bronchitis, heart disease) while reducing animal mortality and preventing disease occurrence. Feed grade Zeolite powder can generate a variety of biological enzymes in the animal's body. Under its catalytic action, it improves the nutritional value of the feed, improves the utilization rate of the feed, promotes the growth of the animal, reduces the breeding cost, and improves the quality of the product.
Feed grade zeolite powder contains calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, and other elements, which are all indispensable elements in the feed. Adding Zeolite powder to feed can supplement these elements and enhance the digestive function of animals. Zeolite powder also contains trace elements such as titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and selenium. They are the activating substances of enzymes in animals, which can greatly improve the activity of animal enzymes. Zeolite powder also catalyzes certain microbial enzymes in the body, which improves the nutritional value of feed, improves feed utilization rate, and promotes animal Growth rate.

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clinoptilolite zeolite was used in more applications. it is safety and natural mineral. serving the ,agricultural,animal feed,aquaculture,soil amendment,soil-released fertilizer,water treatment,road surfaces,material filler,cement additives and construction.

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Our natural clinoptilolite is mainly used in agriculture, industry and environmental protection. Our well-marketed "UZ-MIN" branded products are widely used in feed, aquaculture, water treatment and other industries.

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What is Natural Zeolite?

Natural Zeolites

are natural hydrated aluminosilicate minerals made from interlinked tetrahedra of alumina (AlO4) and silica (SiO4). Zeolite are three-dimensional crystal structure built from the elements aluminum, oxygen, and silicon, with alkali or alkaline-Earth metals (such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium) plus water molecules trapped in the gaps between them. Zeolites form with many different crystalline structures, which has large open pores in a very regular arrangement and roughly the same size as small molecules.

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Most of the common mineral zeolites are analcime, chabazite, clinoptilolite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite, and stilbite. An example of the mineral formula of a zeolite is: Na 2Al 2Si 3O 10·2H2O, the formula for natrolite. These cation exchanged zeolites possess different acidity and catalyse several acid catalysis.Zeolites transform to other minerals under weathering, hydrothermal alteration or metamorphic conditions.

Synthetic zeolites hold some key advantages over their natural zeolites. The synthetic materials are manufactured in a uniform, phase-pure state. The materials of Synthetic zeolite are liquid alkali,silicate,alminum and etc. It is also possible to produce zeolite structures that do not appear in nature.

 Zeolite Na-A is a well-known example. ( Antenchem is a professional manufacturer of Synthetic Zeolite in China.).Since the principal raw materials used to manufacture zeolites are silica and alumina, which are among the most abundant mineral components on earth, the potential to supply zeolites is virtually unlimited.

Zeolites are widely used as ion-exchange beds in domestic and commercial water purification, softening, and other applications. In chemistry, zeolites are used to separate molecules (only molecules of certain sizes and shapes can pass through), and as traps for molecules so they can be analyzed. Zeolites are also widely used as catalysts and sorbents. Their well-defined pore structure and adjustable acidity make them highly active in a large variety of reactions. for example,Zeolite Na-A is used as softening builder in detergent and soap. it are many type synthetic molecular sieve 3a,4a,5a,10x,13x,ZSM,MOL,NaY,and etc.

 

Mumpton describes the zeolite as a "crystalline, hydrated aluminosilicate of alkali and alkaline earth cations having an infinite, open, threedimensional structure. It is further able to lose and gain water reversibly and to exchange extraframework cations, both without change of crystal structure. The large structural cavities and the entry channels leading into them contain water molecules, which form hydration spheres around exchangeable cations."

Zeolites

is a magnet that can hold cations, like heavy metal, ammonia, low level radioactive elements, toxins, several odours, petrochemicals, many different type of gases and a multitude of various solutions. It is a highly porous sponge with a large surface area that can absorb water up to 40% of its weight.The magic of the mineral lies at its cage structure and at its Aluminium and Silicon content which enables the mineral a high cation exchange capacity.

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