Comparative environmental assessment of zeolites synthesized from chemicals and natural minerals
Xiaoling Chen, Guoxi Xiao, Tiesen Li, Chan Wang, Qingyan Cui, Xiaojun Bao, Yuanyuan Yue
Abstract
Life cycle assessment and green metrics were used to comparatively assess the synthesis of zeolites from natural minerals and chemicals in which the former exhibits a better balance between efficiency and environmental impacts than the latter.
Topics & Concepts
Natural mineralNatural (archaeology)Environmental chemistryChemistryZeoliteEnvironmental scienceMineralogyOrganic chemistryGeologyCatalysisPaleontologyChemistry and Chemical EngineeringExtraction and Separation ProcessesZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis