Zeolite History
For How Long Has Zeolite Been Used
• B.C. — Used in Roman Aqua Ducts to purify water • 1760s — Rediscovered by a Swedish mineralogist • 1960s — Mentioned in scientific circles in Europe and the U.S. • 1970s — Used for wastewater ammonia removal and Chernobyl radioactivity removal • 1980s — Used to clarify pool water in Europe and then in USA • 1990s — Used in agriculture and with cattle and poultry and began to be sold as a supplement for detoxifying the human body • 2000s to present — Many companies are now marketing zeolite in numerous productsThe Origin of Zeolite
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Zeolite Sources
Zeolite is mined from zeolite deposits, then crushed and cleaned. Our Zeolite sources are in the United States. These zeolite deposits are among the highest quality in the world due to their high cation exchange capacity, purity, low clay content, low sodium content, homogeneity, and hardness.
Zeolite begins as volcanic ash that is spewed into the atmosphere during violent volcanic
eruptions. Ash plumes can travel thousands of miles before they are deposited on the earth’s
surface.
Where Do Zeolites Form
In nature, zeolites are often formed where volcanic rock of specific chemical composition is
immersed in water so as to leach away some of the components. Composition and pore size, of
course, depend upon what kind of rock minerals are involved.
Rediscovery of Zeolite
• Although Zeolite was known to the Roman empire and used to purify water back then, the knowledge of zeolite was lost to mankind with the demise of the Roman empire. • Zeolites were rediscovered and described in 1756 by Cronstedt, a Swedish mineralogist. • About fifty different natural zeolites are now known and more than one hundred and fifty have been synthesized for specific applications such as industrial catalysis or as detergent builders. • Clinoptilolite (the one used in our products) is a naturally occurring zeolite, formed by the devitrification (ie the conversion of glassy material to crystalline material) of volcanic ash in lake and marine waters millions of years ago. • It is the most researched of all zeolites and is widely regarded as the most useful. • In common with other zeolites, Clinoptilolite has a cage-like structure consisting of SiO 4 and AlO 4 tetrahedra joined by shared oxygen atoms. o The negative charges of the AlO 4 units are balanced by the presence of exchangeable cations - notably calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and iron. o These ions can be readily displaced by other substances, for example heavy metals (mercury, lead, cadmium, etc..) and ammonium ions. This phenomenon is known as cationic exchange, and it is the very high cationic exchange capacity of Clinoptilolite which provides many of its useful properties. o Being a naturally occurring mineral, the precise composition of Clinoptilolite is subject to a degree of variation. However, an approximate empirical formula is (Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na)3-6Si30Al6O72.24H2O. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number for Clinoptilolite is 12173-10-3.
Toxins check in… but they don’t check out!
Zeolite History
For How Long Has Zeolite Been Used
• B.C. — Used in Roman Aqua Ducts to purify water • 1760s — Rediscovered by a Swedish mineralogist • 1960s — Mentioned in scientific circles in Europe and the U.S. • 1970s — Used for wastewater ammonia removal and Chernobyl radioactivity removal • 1980s — Used to clarify pool water in Europe and then in USA • 1990s — Used in agriculture and with cattle and poultry and began to be sold as a supplement for detoxifying the human body • 2000s to present — Many companies are now marketing zeolite in numerous productsThe Origin of Zeolite
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What is Zeolite?
The short answer is micro-porous minerals of volcanic origin. The longer answer is that Zeolite is an inorganic porous material having a highly regular structure of pores, chambers or capillaries that are negatively charged (very unique in nature) that allows some substances (neutral or negatively charged) to pass through, and causes others (positively charged toxins) to be trapped inside its chambers. For our purposes, ”toxins check in, but they can’t check out”. For the chemists out there, our Zeolite is Clinoptilolite, or Potassium-calcium- sodium-aluminosilicate, and is classified as a dietary supplement under US-FDA guidelines (see FAQ for more information). The tiny, nanosized tunnels of Clinoptilolite are so small they can only be detected by electron microscopes or X-Ray Diffraction Analysis.
Zeolite Sources
Zeolite is mined from zeolite deposits, then crushed and cleaned. Our Zeolite sources are in the United States. These zeolite deposits are among the highest quality in the world due to their high cation exchange capacity, purity, low clay content, low sodium content, homogeneity, and hardness.
Zeolite begins as volcanic ash that is spewed into the
atmosphere during violent volcanic eruptions. Ash plumes can
travel thousands of miles before they are deposited on the
earth’s surface.
Where Do Zeolites Form
In nature, zeolites are often formed where volcanic rock of
specific chemical composition is immersed in water so as to
leach away some of the components. Composition and pore
size, of course, depend upon what kind of rock minerals are
involved.
Rediscovery of Zeolite
• Although Zeolite was known to the Roman empire and used to purify water back then, the knowledge of zeolite was lost to mankind with the demise of the Roman empire. • Zeolites were rediscovered and described in 1756 by Cronstedt, a Swedish mineralogist. • About fifty different natural zeolites are now known and more than one hundred and fifty have been synthesized for specific applications such as industrial catalysis or as detergent builders. • Clinoptilolite (the one used in our products) is a naturally occurring zeolite, formed by the devitrification (ie the conversion of glassy material to crystalline material) of volcanic ash in lake and marine waters millions of years ago. • It is the most researched of all zeolites and is widely regarded as the most useful. • In common with other zeolites, Clinoptilolite has a cage- like structure consisting of SiO 4 and AlO 4 tetrahedra joined by shared oxygen atoms. o The negative charges of the AlO 4 units are balanced by the presence of exchangeable cations - notably calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and iron. o These ions can be readily displaced by other substances, for example heavy metals (mercury, lead, cadmium, etc..) and ammonium ions. This phenomenon is known as cationic exchange, and it is the very high cationic exchange capacity of Clinoptilolite which provides many of its useful properties. o Being a naturally occurring mineral, the precise composition of Clinoptilolite is subject to a degree of variation. However, an approximate empirical formula is (Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na)3- 6Si30Al6O72.24H2O. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number for Clinoptilolite is 12173-10- 3.
