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Technical Transactions
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Volume 117: Issue 1

Characteristics of the structure of natural zeolites and their potential application in catalysis and adsorption processes

Natalia Sobuśhttp://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-6934 1 , Izabela Czekajhttp://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9322-940X 1 , Volodymyr Diichukhttp://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7755-4595 2 , and Igor M. Kobasahttp://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-468X 2
  • 1 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology
  • 2 Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi, , Ukraine
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https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020043
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28 Dec 2020
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Abstract

Authors present a short review of selected natural-origin zeolite materials. This article discusses the structure, classification and ability to modify natural zeolites, along with examples of their potential applications as adsorbents or catalysts.

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