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Zeolite

 

Silicon-oxide or aluminium-oxide compound with a special porous, crystalline structure. Used for special applications in the fields of adsorption and separation of substances, as well as for highly selective catalysts.

Zeolite catalyst

 

Used in the petrochemical industry and more recently also for purifying emission caused by vehicles and industrial plant.

Ziegler-Natta catalyst


 

Polymerization catalyst