Green and low-cost synthesis of zeolites from kaolin: a promising technology or a delusion?
Ivan M. Zdretsov, Andrey M. Gerasimov
Abstract
This review demonstrates that kaolin-based synthesis of zeolites is not always as green and low-cost as it may first appear. Here, we discuss both kaolin pretreatment methods and zeolite synthesis per se .
Topics & Concepts
DelusionNatural resource economicsSociologyEconomicsPsychologyPsychiatryZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationMesoporous Materials and Catalysis