Open AccessA Review on Modification of Zeolite for Photocatalytic Applications
Author(s) -
Hazlini Dzinun,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
multidisciplinary applied research and innovation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2773-4773
DOI - 10.30880/mari.2020.01.01.002
Subject(s) - zeolite , photocatalysis , microporous material , materials science , adsorption , ion exchange , chemical engineering , fabrication , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , catalysis , ion , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Zeolites are microporous crystalline alumina-silicate materials, widely used as catalysts, ion exchangers and adsorbents due to their chemical structure and surface properties. The unique properties of zeolite such as high adsorption capacity and cation exchange make it interesting to be used as a support material. This review article presents the details of various researches of zeolite used as photocatalyst in photocatalytic application. The modifications of zeolite using several methods are described in details for photocatalytic enhancement. The effect of zeolite nanoparticles in membrane fabrication also provided in this article. Furthermore, the efficiency of zeolite used as adsorbents and photocatalyst in the photocatalytic application also presented.