TY - CHAP AU - Adalgisa Tavolaro AU - Silvia Catalano AU - Palmira Tavolaro ED - Karmen Margeta ED - Anamarija Farkaš Y1 - 2020-05-19 PY - 2020 T1 - Zeolites as Chameleon Biomaterials: Adsorption of Proteins, Enzymes, Foods, Drugs, Human Cells, and Metals on Zeolite Membranes with Versatile Physics-Chemical Properties N2 - Natural resources, such as zeolite minerals, have an inexhaustible potential for scientific research and application. Both natural and synthetic zeolites have application in many researched areas including water and soil industries, biochemistry, and medicine due to their environmental and economic acceptability, unique structure, and specific characteristics. Over three sections, this book presents a comprehensive overview of zeolites and their potential applications in science. Chapters cover such topics as the history of zeolites, their structure and properties, layered zeolites, and use of zeolites for gas storage and separation as well as in veterinary medicine. BT - Zeolites SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88422 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.88422 SN - 978-1-78985-470-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -