<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The use of zeolites as sorbents has been investigated as a replacement for existing costly methods of removing organic contaminants from water solutions. Zeolites can be modified by inorganic salts, organic surfactants, metals or metal oxides in order to increase their adsorption capacity. The unique ion exchange and adsorption properties of zeolites make them very suitable for application in the removal of organic compounds such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols and other complex petrochemicals. Many different studies have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing the concentrations of organic contaminants as well as petroleum derivatives in water, which has been summarized in this paper.</p></abstract>

The use of zeolites as sorbents has been investigated as a replacement for existing costly methods of removing organic contaminants from water solutions. Zeolites can be modified by inorganic salts, organic surfactants, metals or metal oxides in order to increase their adsorption capacity. The unique ion exchange and adsorption properties of zeolites make them very suitable for application in the removal of organic compounds such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenols and other complex petrochemicals. Many different studies have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing the concentrations of organic contaminants as well as petroleum derivatives in water, which has been summarized in this paper.

The Removal of Organic Compounds by Natural and Synthetic Surface-Functionalized Zeolites: A Mini-Review

Mineralogia

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The use of zeolites as sorbents has been investigated as a replacement for existing costly methods of removing organic contaminants from water solutions....

The Removal of Organic Compounds by Natural and Synthetic Surface-Functionalized Zeolites: A Mini-Review

Published Online: Dec 01, 2017

Page range: 145 - 156

Received: May 09, 2017

Accepted: Aug 30, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mipo-2017-0017

Keywords
organo-zeolites, volatile organic compounds, surface modification, petroleum derivatives

© 2018 Barbara Muir, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Removal of Organic Compounds by Natural and Synthetic Surface-Functionalized Zeolites: A Mini-Review

Published Online: Dec 01, 2017

Page range: 145 - 156

Received: May 09, 2017

Accepted: Aug 30, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mipo-2017-0017

Keywordsorgano-zeolites, volatile organic compounds, surface modification, petroleum derivatives

© 2018 Barbara Muir, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
organo-zeolites, volatile organic compounds, surface modification, petroleum derivatives