The aim of this study was to determine the effect of natural zeolite (commercial preparation with 80% of clinoptilolite) on counts of different physiological groups of bacteria i.e. sulfide-producing, faecal and total coliform, mesophilic aerobic and anaerobic, and thermophilic bacteria in pig slurry. Zeolite was spread daily directly over partially slatted floor in a dose of 0.4 kg/1 m 2 durin...

The adsorption of ammonium ions onto a Chinese natural zeolite in an agitated batch adsorber was studied. A trial-and-error non-linear method was developed to examine two widely used isotherms, the Langmuir and Freundlich. The data gained from the adsorption system fitted the Freundlich isotherm better. An ion exchange model, describing the relationship among the total metal ions in the solutio...

in order to investigate the effects of composted manure and zeolite on efficacy of trifluralin in control of weed natural population in sunflower under different irrigation regimes, an experiment conducted in 2009 in tarbiat modares university, tehran, iran. a randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement with three replications was used. first factor was irrigation regimes that inv...

A natural zeolite-containing esthetic tile was produced by utilizing a geopolymer reaction between blast furnace slag and sodium silicate solution. Preparation of smooth, flattened, rigid tiles with maximum flexural strength being 8.0 MPa achieved optimizing particle size the (d50 = 5.4 µm) concentration aqueous solution (55 mass %) when dosed rate zeolite fixed to 40 % whole paste. An amorphou...

This experiment was designed to characterize the effects of size and concentration of an Iranian clinoptilolite zeolite on the growth ofFicus benjamina (starlight) in peat base media. Ficus benjamina was stock rooted and grown in a peat consisting perlite (2: 1 v/v) (P: Pe), zeolite (10, 20, 30 and 40 v/v %, two sizes 0.5-3 mm and 3-8 mm) instead of peat in P: Pe (2: 1 v/v) media. Ficus benjami...

perlite or pearl stone is a natural glass which has formed by rapid cooling of viscous lava or magma. perlite is mainly composed of silica, aluminum, potassium and sodium. in this experiment, perlite was used as a low-cost source of si and al to synthesis of sodalite zeolite using the alkaline hydrothermal treatment. a statistical taguchi design of experiments was employed to evaluate the effec...