Clinoptilolite is not the most well known, but is one of the more useful natural Clinoptilolite is used in many applications such as a chemical sieve, a gas absorber, a feed additive, a food additive, an odor control agent and as a water filter for municipal and residential drinking water and aquariums. Clinoptilolite is well suited for these applications due to its large amount of pore space, high resistance to extreme temperatures and chemically neutral basic structure.

Environmental regulation, increased pressure on water resources and rising cost for wastewater discharges make wastewater treatment for recycling an essential investment for many industries. Ammonia is a major pollutant in many industrial and agricultural wastewaters, and its elimination is essential for wastewater to be reused or meeting local discharge standards.

Experiment on ammonia distillation

By Rakesh Govind in Engineering and Environmental Engineering.

Ammonia in wastewater is present as ion where pH is neutral. Ammonia is separated as gas from wastewater by raising pH of water with alkaline addition. Separation is enhanced by increasing the operating temperature of the tower