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Modification of natural zeolites and their applications for heavy metal removal from polluted environments: Challenges, recent advances, and perspectives

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Senila, Marin, Cadar, Oana·2024·Heliyon

DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25303PMC PMC10862511

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In recent decades, environmental pollution has become a significant problem for human health and environmental impact. The high accumulation of heavy metals in waters and soils from different sources was conducted by finding efficient and environmentally friendly treatment methods and materials for their removal. Natural zeolites have found wide-ranging applications in environmental remediation and protection, considering various treatment and modification methods designed to enhance the natural zeolites' adsorptive or ion-exchange capabilities for increased efficiency. This paper briefly consolidates the recent scientific literature related to the main characteristics of natural and modified zeolites, the advantages and limitations of their environmental remediation application, and summarizes the methodologies applied to natural zeolites in order to improve their properties. Their application for removing heavy metals from water systems and soils is also comprehensively discussed. This review highlights the excellent potential of natural zeolites to be used after specific treatment or modification as a sustainable and green material to solve numerous environmental pollution issues.

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Authors: Senila, M., & Cadar, O.
Affiliations: Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (RO)
Corresponding author: Cadar, Oana
ORCID: Cadar, Oana
Venue: Heliyon
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2024-02
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: e25303
ISSN: 2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25303
PMC: PMC10862511
OpenAlex: W4391519229
Cited by: 161
References: 147
Citations by year: 2026: 73 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 28
FWCI: 18.51
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Funders: Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării şi Digitalizării
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Keywords: natural zeolite, zeolite modification, heavy metal removal, environmental remediation, adsorption, ion exchange, water pollution, soil contamination, eco-friendly materials, sustainable remediation

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