NATURAL ZEOLITES

Zeolite crystals are a fascinating class of materials. The properties of their aluminosilicate framework and the presence of well-defined channel systems make possible a variety of industrial applications in adsorption, ionexchange, catalysis etc. The increasing number of publications in every field of zeolite science demonstrates that every year new potential uses of zeolites are discovered and that the demand for basic research in this field is still growing. The extensive interest is evident by the fact that twelve international conferences have been organized on zeolite science so for. The fundamental properties and applications of zeolites involve several scientific fields and cross many of the traditional boundaries. Fields involved are geology, mineralogy, inorganic and physical chemistry and physics including crystallography, spectroscopy and solid state physics.