I-Clinoptolite ibhekisela kumaminerali e-aluminium silicate aqukethe i-sodium, i-potassium, ne-calcium emndenini we-zeolite, kanye namakristalu ikakhulukazi ngesimo samapuleti abonakalayo. I-Zeolite ingenye yamaminerali e-zeolite amaningi kakhulu. Ikristalu yayo iyabonakala futhi ingaba nsundu noma ibe bomvu ngenxa yokungcola. I-Zeolite iyi-alkali metal aluminosilicate enamanzi engasebenza njengesihlungo sama-molecule ngemva kokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, ikhiphe i-nitrogen emoyeni ngokukhetha futhi ithuthukise umoya-mpilo. I-Zeolite ingasetshenziswa futhi njenge-ejenti yokushintshanisa ama-ion ekwelapheni imfucuza yenuzi, futhi iyi-ejenti yokugcwalisa nokukhulisa embonini yokwenza amaphepha.

Ngokusekelwe ekukhiqizweni kwaminyaka yonke kwamathani angaba yizigidi ezintathu ze-zeolite yemvelo emhlabeni jikelele, ngaphezu kwama-80% okukhiqizwa kwe-zeolite emhlabeni wonke kwakhiwe ngamaminerali e-zeolite yemvelo yohlobo lwe-clinoptilolite. Ngaphezu kwalawo emvelo, ama-zeolite amaningi okwenziwa aye enziwe ngokwezifiso emhlabeni wonke ukuze kuthuthukiswe imizuzwana ye-cationic. Kodwa-ke, kuze kube manje, ama-zeolite okwenziwa angu-232 kuphela analezi zakhiwo atholakale futhi ahlanganiswa, ososayensi abaningi be-zeolite bayabuza ukuthi kungani kubonwe ingxenye encane nje yamathuba. I-zeolite yemvelo iyisisetshenziswa esinezinqolobane eziningi, okuyi-aluminosilicate e-crystalline hydrated enesakhiwo samathambo, equkethe izikhala ezihlalwa amanzi, ama-alkali, kanye nama-alkaline earth metal cations. Ngenxa yamandla awo aphezulu e-cationic kanye nezici zezihlungi zama-molecule, ama-zeolite emvelo asetshenziswe kabanzi njenge-adsorbents ama-cation ezindaweni zokuhlukanisa kanye nezindawo zokusebenza ezihlanzekile eminyakeni embalwa edlule.

Uchungechunge lwe-clinoptilolite luhlanganisa izinhlobo ezintathu. I-Clinoptilolite K, i-clinoptilolite Na, kanye ne-clinoptilolite Ca ziqanjwe ngezakhi zazo eziyinhloko. Lezi zakhi zishintshwana ngesikhathi sokushintshana kwe-cation, okuzuzisa izinsimbi ezisindayo, ubuthi, i-ammonia, njll. ezikhanga kakhulu amaminerali.

Umthamo wokushintshana kwama-NH4 cations emadwaleni e-clinoptilolite uphakeme kakhulu, futhi i-clinoptilolite ingashintshanisa izinsimbi ezithile ezisindayo ngokukhetha, okwenza ifaneleke ukususa ama-ion ensimbi esindayo.

1. Ukusebenza kokumuncwa. I-Zeolite inendawo enkulu ethile (500-1000 square metres/gram) futhi ingakhiqiza amandla amakhulu okusabalalisa, okwenza ibe yi-adsorbent enhle kakhulu. Kunezimbobo eziningi ezinobukhulu obufanayo kanye neziteshi ngaphakathi kwamakristalu e-zeolite, anobubanzi obuqondile nobungaguquki (cishe u-3-11A) ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile zomzimba nezamakhemikhali. Izinto ezincane kunalobu bubanzi zingamuncwa yizo, kuyilapho izinto ezinkulu kunalobu bubanzi zingakhishwa. Lesi simo sibizwa ngokuthi umphumela "we-molecular sieve", kodwa akuwona wonke ama-zeolite angasebenza njengezi-molecule sieve.

2. Ukusebenza kahle kwe-Catalytic. Ngenxa yobuso bayo obukhulu bokumuncwa, i-zeolite ingamukela inani elikhulu lezinto ezimuncwayo, ezingakhuthaza ukusabela kwamakhemikhali ebusweni bayo. Ngakho-ke, i-zeolite isebenza njengesikhuthazi esisebenzayo kanye nesithwali se-catalytic.

3. Ukuqina kokushisa. Ukuqina kokushisa kwedwala le-zeolite kuhlobene nezici ezifana nohlobo lwama-cation aqukethwe edwaleni le-zeolite, isilinganiso se-silicon aluminium se-zeolite, kanye nesakhiwo sangaphakathi se-zeolite.

4. Ukumelana ne-asidi. I-Zeolite inokumelana okuhle ne-asidi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-zeolite inezici zenqubo ezifana nokusabela kwamakhemikhali, imisebe ye-infrared ekude, kanye nokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni okubuyela emuva