Question

What is zeolite?
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Answer 1

any of a large group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium. They can be readily dehydrated and rehydrated, and are used as cation exchangers and molecular sieves.........................

Answer 2

What is Zeolites?

A shape-selective catalyst having Honeycomb structure which permit only selective molecules.

Formula: Mx/n [(AlO₂)x (SiO₂)y].zH₂O

Examples:

• ZSM-5
• Linde-A (synthetic)
• Faujasite (natural)

Application of Zeolites:

1. Acts as water softener & selective absorbents.
2. Used as "ions-exchanger" in softening of hard water.
3. For cracking of Hydrocarbons & Isomerization.