CEH: Zeolites

Feb 2022. Synthetic zeolites account for 63% of total zeolites consumption; natural zeolites account for the remainder. Synthetic zeolites are used mainly as detergent builders, catalysts, and absorbents/desiccants, while natural zeolites are used for feed additives, soil amendment, water treatment, environmental uses, and construction. The largest-volume use for synthetic zeolites is as a builder in home laundry detergent, accounting for 62% of the total. Catalysts, primarily fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts, are the second-largest synthetic zeolite use, with about 20% of the total volume. Consumption for adsorbent/desiccant applications accounts for the smallest share, but will be the fastest-growing market, driven by the recovery of construction markets (use as a desiccant in insulated multiglazed windows), the natural gas market (as a drying agent), and environmental applications (trapping volatile organic compounds [VOCs] to prevent release into the environment).

• Publish Date: 2022-02-15
• Chemical Focus: Chlor-Alkali, Inorganics and Mining Materials
• Number of Pages: 100
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

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