Understanding interactions in zeolite colloidal suspensions: A review

Over the last five years significant progress has been made in understanding interactions in zeolite colloidal suspensions by elucidating the molecular interactions between zeolite crystal surface and species such as water, cations, and organic templates. This is the outcome of multidisciplinary work involving the generation of experimental data concerning the magnitude of ζ-potential, the theoretical and experimental identification of the zeolite crystal surface structure, combined with theoretical models spanning different length scales.