According to UK-based market research firm Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd., current demand for zeolites exceeds offer by 15-20%.
China is a major producer of natural zeolites with an estimated annul production volume of 2.5m mt/y (65% of global recovery). However, the bulk of Chinese zeolites is considered to be a low-quality commodity and is used as an additive for pozzolanic cement. Cuba accounts for 15% of global zeolite production, followed by Germany, Japan, and South Korea.
Russia stocks large reserves of this mineral, but zeolite application in Russian industries is close to zero. This is determined by the unconventional character of this mineral paralleled by the high costs of research and technological implementation of zeolites. However, the profitability of industrial manufacture of zeolite-based products ranges between 30% and 50%.
Science branded zeolite as a mineral of the 21st century. It is widely applied in oil industry to produce catalysts.
Presently, zeolites are used in practically all spheres of human activities. They could be widely applied to separate gas mixes from liquids as zeolites able to separate molecules based on differences of size, shape and polarity.
Zeolites feature molecular sieve effect thanks to their specific molecular structure. The shape-selective properties of zeolites are also the basis for their use in molecular adsorption. The ability preferentially to adsorb certain molecules, while excluding others, has opened up a wide range of molecular sieving applications.
The Zeolites Market Research also features the following information::
General description of zeolites;
Analysis of the global zeolite market;
The list of major zeolite producers and consumers in the CIS countries;
To name only a few subjects
