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

1 https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020043 No. 2020/043 chemistry Characteristics of the structure of natural zeolites and their potential application in catalysis and adsorption processes Natalia Sobuś [email protected] | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-6934 Izabela Czekaj [email protected] | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9322-940X Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology Volodymyr Diichuk [email protected] | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7755-4595 Igor M. Kobasa [email protected] | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-468X Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi, Ukraine Scientific Editor: Radomir Jasiński, Cracow University of Technology Technical Editor: Aleksandra Urzędowska, Cracow University of Technology Press Language Editor: Tim Churcher, Big Picture Typesetting: Małgorzata Murat-Drożyńska, Cracow University of Technology Press Received: May 15, 2020 Accepted: December 21, 2020 Copyright: © 2020 Sobuś, Czekaj, Diichuk, Kobasa. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Data Availability Statement: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Citation: Sobuś, N., Czekaj, I., Diichuk, V., Kobasa, I.M., (2020). Characteristics of the structure of natural zeolites and their potential application in catalysis and adsorption processes. Technical Transactions, e2020043. https://doi. org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020043 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. Keywords: natural zeolites, adsorption, catalysis, clinoptilolite, mordenite, chabazite, analcime, phillipsite